Cook Islands Travel Forum

how long does it take to circle the island with the bus?

are 3-4 days enough to explore it?

Hi

The bus takes approximately 50 minutes to circumnavigate the island.

As at May 2006, the cost of tickets were as follows:

Single trip: 3 NZD
Return trip: 5 NZD
10 trips: 20 NZD

I saw much of the island in 3 days, but I would have liked to have spent a few more days there. If you're just wanting to sightsee, then you can probably see everything that you want to see in 3 days. I'd have liked to have spent a few more days there in order to spend more time on the beach and complete the cross-island hike.

Enjoy the Cooks!!

Jonathan

thanks so much :D

You're welcome! :-)

A bit more information that you'll probably find useful:

The buses run continuously throughout the day (Mon - Sat) from 7am to 4pm. The night buses (clockwise only) run from 6pm to 11pm (Mon - Thurs + Sat) and until 2am on Fridays.

On Sundays, only the clockwise bus runs. It runs from 8am - noon and then 2pm to 4pm. There are no night buses on Sundays.

There are bus stops right around the island, but you can also stop it wherever you like in between stops!

Have fun!

Jonathan

it sounds like so much fun
are the locals nice people?

The locals are really friendly! They are completely laid back, nothing is done in too much of a hurry!

greatttt
that is what i need, i want to get rid off this stress

thanks have a wonderful day
i am counting down the days (too many now :P )

You'll love the Cook Islands. The bus is easy and inexpensive but you might also want to rent a scooter for a day. If you do, you'll have to get a Cook Island driver's licence which costs $10 and you will need to take a "test" - easy enough. Three days is enough to explore the island as it's only 32 k around but just relaxing on the almost deserted beaches might take you a little longer :)

oh i am dieing to go :)
thanks so much to all of u