Free Bus
We have a free bus service that connects students between Wellington, Petone, and Porirua campuses. The service runs Monday to Friday, connecting the Petone, Porirua and Wellington City campuses. To use the free bus, present your valid student ID card to the driver.
The service is run by Mana Coach Services. The bus has an electronic banner with the destination saying “Whitireia Porirua”, “WelTec Petone” and “WelTec\Whitireia Wgtn”.
Please do not eat or drink food on the bus. You can bring your children with you if you’re dropping them off at daycare.
Please note, timetables are subject to change. This service is not available on Public Holidays.
Bus routes
The free bus operates on three routes will operate:
Route 1: Petone / Wellington
Pick up: Petone (Cuba Street stop, ML 9008)
Drop off: Wellington (Victoria Street stop, ML 6708)
| 7:00am | Petone to Wellington Central | 7.45am |
| 7.45am | Wellington Central to Petone | 8:15am |
| 8:15am | Petone to Wellington Central |
9:00am |
| 9.00am | Wellington Central to Petone | 9:30am |
| 9:30am | Petone to Wellington Central | 10.00am |
| 2:30pm | Wellington Central to Petone | 3:00pm |
| 3:00pm | Petone to Wellington Central | 3:30pm |
| 3:30pm | Wellington Central to Petone | 4:00pm |
| 4:00pm | Petone to Wellington Central | 4:30pm |
| 4:30pm | Wellington Central to Petone |
5:15pm |
| 5:15pm | Petone to Wellington Central | 5:45pm |
| 5.30pm | Wellington Central to Petone | 6.30pm |
Route 2: Wellington / Porirua
| 7:30am | Porirua City to Wellington Central | 8:30am |
| 8:30am | Wellington Central to Porirua City | 9:15am |
| 9:15am | Porirua City to Wellington Central | 10:00am |
| 10:00am | Wellington Central to Porirua City | 10:45am |
| 2:30pm | Porirua City to Wellington Central | 3:15pm |
| 3:15pm | Wellington Central to Porirua City | 4:00pm |
| 4:00pm | Porirua City to Wellington Central | 4:45pm |
| 4:45pm | Wellington Central to Porirua City | 5:30pm |
| 5:30pm* | Wellington Central to Porirua City | 6.30pm |
*The 5.30pm service from Wellington to Porirua is a Combined Wellington shuttle van that leaves from Dixon Street and Cuba (down from Te Auaha),
Route 3: Petone / Porirua
| 7:00am | WelTec Petone to Whitireia Porirua | 7:45am |
| 7:45am | Whitireia Porirua to WelTec Petone | 8:30am |
| 8:30am | WelTec Petone to Whitireia Porirua | 9:15am |
| 9:15am | Whitireia Porirua to WelTec Petone | 10:00am |
| 10:00am | WelTec Petone to Whitireia Porirua | 10:45am |
| 2:30pm | Whitireia Porirua to WelTec Petone | 3:15pm |
| 3:15pm | WelTec Petone to Whitireia Porirua | 4:00pm |
| 4:00pm | Whitireia Porirua to WelTec Petone | 4:45pm |
| 4:45pm | WelTec Petone to Whitireia Porirua | 5:30pm |
