Shuttle Bus: Weekends and School Holidays

The Mt Dobson Shuttle Bus will run on School Holidays (4th – 19th July) and Weekends this season.

Schedule – there will be two buses each day.

Bus 1 Route: 8:00 am-9:00 am pickup depending on location, 4pm return

• 8:00 am – pickup 1 – $45 return – Fairlie, Opposite Ski Shack, 85a Main Street
• 8:15 am – pickup 2 – $35 return – Mt Dobson Access Road Entry, 7km out of Fairlie in Lake Tekapo Direction, follow Mt Dobson Roadsigns
• 9:00 am – pickup 3 – $30 return – Mt Dobson Top Saddle Carpark, approximately 7km up the access road, usual snow chain stop

Bus 1: return 

• 4:00 pm – all bus 1 passengers will be collected from Ticketing and dropped off at the same location as their pick up point.

Bus 2 Route: 10:00 am pickup, 3:00 pm return

• 10:00am – pickup – $30 return – Mt Dobson Top Saddle Carpark, approximately 7km up the access road, usual snow chain stop

Bus 2: return 

• 3:00 pm – all bus 2 passengers will be collected from Ticketing and dropped off at the same location as their pick up point.

To pre-book the shuttle contact: 027 283 6938 or

On arrival: call the intercom at the Top Saddle Car Park 

The driver will keep a record of all passengers.

Payment options include Visa/Mastercard/Eftpos/Cash.