PUBLIC TRANSPORT

NBus regularly runs between Nelson and Richmond on Weekdays and Weekends.

During the week they run every 30 minutes, but move to every 15 minutes during peak times. Weekends see the service reduce to every 45 minutes.

Buses alternate between travelling via Tahuna or Bishopdale.

The main Richmond Bus Stop is located opposite the TDC on Queen Street.

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The new Richmond bus loop service operates six days a week. It starts and finishes in Queen Street to make it easy to visit shops and services in Richmond and to connect to the Nelson and Stoke bus routes.

It’s much easier to have your SuperGold travel concession loaded on to a Bee Card in order to keep enjoying your free bus travel.

The route travels to Hill Street and Champion Road in the east and to Lower Queen Street and Three Brothers Corner in the west. This is a hail and ride route, meaning there are only a few formal bus stops but you can wave down the bus anywhere along the route where it is safe and legal for the bus to stop. Just make sure the driver can see you.

Only one fare zone applies ($2.50 for adults) and it’s even cheaper when you use the new Bee Card ($2 for adults). Bee Card is a pre-paid “tag on – tag off” card that makes it cheaper and easier to catch the bus. The minimum top up amount is $5.

Pick up a Bee Card at beecard.co.nz, from the Council Customer Service Centres (Richmond or Nelson), the bus depot in Bridge Street or your local library.

This late night service runs on Friday and Saturday nights only. It leaves Richmond at Sundial Square on the hour from 10.30pm - 2.30am. The last bus service departs Nelson at 3.15am. It’s a loop service travelling out to Richmond via Tahunanui and returning to Nelson via Bishopdale.

This service runs daily between Nelson and the Abel Tasman National Park via Richmond. This service must be pre-booked, so contact the local i-SITE Visitor Centre to do so.

Connections are also available to Golden Bay, Marlborough & the West Coast.