Invercargill Getting there & around

Getting around

Invercargill Airport (03-218 6920; 106 Airport Ave) is 3km west of central Invercargill. The door-to-door Airport Shuttle (03-214 3434) costs $10 from the city centre to the airport; more for residential pickup. By taxi it’s around $15; try Blue Star Taxis (03-218 6079) or Taxi Co (03-214 4478).

Cycle Surgery (03-218 8055; www.cyclesurgery.co.nz; 21 Tay St) rents mountain bikes for $35 per day.

Invercargill’s Freebie bus (03-218 7108; www.icc.govt.nz; 10am-2.30pm Mon-Sat) is a free bus service around the town centre, departing every 15 minutes. Stops include Dee, Tay, Esk, Kelvin and Gala Sts. Grab a map of the route from the i-SITE. Other city buses (single trip adult/child $2/1, day pass adult/child $4.50/2.50; 7am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat) run to the suburbs; these buses are free from 9am to 2.30pm.