School Bus Notice :
The Ministry of Education is currently reviewing its school bus services in the Palmerston North area. This means that they are looking at whether the current school bus routes are designed to transport as many eligible students as efficiently as possible.
Information on school transport eligibility can be found here. We will keep you updated as more information comes to hand.
Bus Routes & Times
Longburn Adventist College has six local buses that service it: 4 Palmerston North buses and 2 country buses.
Palmerston North Bus Routes
Drop off point in the afternoon is closest to the morning bus stop, which will be on the opposite side of the road.
Approximate departure time from origin (A): Bus #1 at 8:15am, Bus #2 at 8:00am, Bus #3 at 8:15am.
Click links above to see the complete list of stops for each bus.
Download pdf copy of each bus routes below for more information.
Have a question?
Levin Bus Information
STEP ONE – Apply for a conveyance allowance
The conveyance allowance gives you a maximum of $4.70 per child per day. The maximum is paid for any student 13km away from the school bus stop (Kingston Road).
Apply as soon as possible as payment cannot be backdated. It is paid in arrears and is only paid for those days your child attends school (if they are sick and stay home from school you don’t get paid for that day).
The fill this form out correctly you will need to know that:
- Your nearest school is Longburn Adventist College (because of its special character)
- Your nearest school bus stop is 1 Kingston Rd, Shannon (use Google Maps to get the km detail needed from your home)
- There are no suitable public transport stops to LAC
For example, this will give you a possible $235 per child for a $ 10-week term deposited in your bank account by the Ministry of Education.
STEP TWO
Option 1 – Drop your children off at Kingston Rd, Shannon, this can be a great option if you have time to drive, are close enough to Shannon or you’re able to carpool. The bus leaves Shannon in the morning at 7.45 am and arrives back to Kingston Rd at 4.15 pm.
Option 2 – Use the PNBHS and PNGHS UzaBus school bus. Uz-a-bus supplies the service. Contact Madge Coachlines (06 356 4896) or Uzabus. A term pass costs $600. You can apply for a conveyance allowance which will subsidise up to $4.70 per child per day.
This bus leaves the Library, Bath St. in Levin at 7.30 am. Other stops are McDonald Rd, Ihakara Hall and Heights Rd (all on State Highway 57). When arranged the bus will drop students off at LAC and pick them up in the afternoon.
Feilding Bus Route and Cost Details
Fielding to Palmerston North Bus
| Manchester Square | Manchester Street School | Feilding High School | Countdown | Railway Station | Bunnythorpe | PN Airport | PN Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:45 am | 6:50 am | 6:54 am | 6:58 am | 7:00 am | 7:06 am | 7.13 am | 7.20 am |
| 7:25 am | 7:30 am | 7:34 am | 7:38 am | 7:40 am | 7:46 am | - | 8.00 am |
| 7:45 am | 7:50 am | 7:49 am | 7:58 am | 8:00 am | 8.11 am | - | 8:25 am |
More information on this bus route can be found on the Horizons website: http://www.horizons.govt.nz/buses-transport/bus-routes-transport/feilding-palmerstonnorth
Palmerston North to Feilding Bus
| Main St Terminal | PN Hospital | PN Airport | Bunnythorpe | Manchester Square | Manchester St School | Feilding High School | Countdown | Railway Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:35 pm | 3:50pm* | - | 3:59 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:05 pm | 4:09 pm | 4:16 pm | 4:25 pm |
| 4:30 pm | 4:38 pm | 4:43 pm | 4:54 pm | 5:05 pm | 5:10 pm | 5:13 pm | 5:19 pm | 5:25 pm |
| 5:05 pm | 5:13 pm | 5:18 pm | 5:30 pm | 5:40 pm | 5:45 pm | 5:49 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:00 pm |
For students travelling between Palmerston North and Feilding there are two prices:
- GoCard Fares are $2.50 each way so $5.00 return
- Cash Fares are $3.50 each way so $7.00 return
Fares within Feilding or just to Bunnythorpe are less than this and can be found in the Feilding timetable.
GoCards have an initial cost of $12 for the card and will come with $5.00 worth of travel pre-loaded. While they have an initial cost they will save money over time and with continued use.