With over 20,000 visitors to the city, the roads are going to be busy, so Tauranga City Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council are once again putting on free buses to encourage sustainable travel and make it easy for you to get to your games. See below for timetables.

​​​​​​​Zespri AIMS Games buses​​​​​​​

Free for everyone in the community for the week of the games! (Monday  9 September - Friday 13 September) No Bee Card required.

Zespri AIMS Games buses will be clearly branded, blue buses (city buses are yellow). They will run on a continuous 30-minute loop around the major Mount and Pāpāmoa venues, stopping at the following locations:

• Mount Hot Pools

• Blake Park

• Baywave

• Mercury Baypark - free parking area

• Gordon Spratt Reserve - free parking area​​​​​​​

OPENING CEREMONY BUSES

To help everyone get to the Zespri AIMS Games opening ceremonies, there will be FREE dedicated park and ride buses running to and from Mercury Baypark. Park and ride locations for the opening ceremonies are at Gordon Spratt Reserve and Blake Park (on Maunganui Rd). 

Our Opening Ceremony buses have received a huge number of registrations and these have now been closed off - please ensure that if you have registered for these buses, that you arrive at Blake Park or Gordon Spratt Reserve at least 15 minutes prior to your departure time.

ORIENTEERING PARK AND RIDE

Free buses will run between Tauranga Racecourse and The Historic Village on Tuesday 10 September for the orienteering event. We recommend using the bus because parking is limited around The Historic Village.

CITY BUSES

Athletes, referees, and coaches are entitled to travel for free on all Tauranga and Western Bay Bayhopper buses for the week of the Games. 

Simply show your Zespri AIMS Games app to the driver to ride for free. (Please note, parents and family members are not eligible to travel for free unless they are a coach or referee. For paying passengers, buses accept cash or Bee Card.)

When catching the Bayhopper bus

• Visit baybus.co.nz to plan your journey or download Transit App

• Head to your closest bus stop, wave down the driver and show your Zespri AIMS Games app when you board, or pay via cash or Bee Card.​​​​​​​