If you are planning a trip to New Zealand, I bet you have a tough time deciding which means of transportation to use there. So here is a brief advice that I hope will help you.

Using buses as your general transport is mostly reasonable if you come to New Zealand only for a short period of time, lets say a couple of weeks, and you have planned in advance all your destinations, so that you can book all the tickets you need in advance. Even for such a short periods I still recommend hiring a car.

That said there are several companies that perform targeted organized tours. Their advantage is in their good knowledge of the area, therefore such companies will enable you to see and experience more than you could by yourself. It is also a good way to meet new people. So you might consider using their services as part of your trip.

photo by Daniel Kelpe

If you come to New Zealand for about a month you should consider renting a car, and probably book your car in advance on the Internet. Many rental companies will pick you up from the airport, drive you to their office and give you the car, so that you will have it from the very moment you arrive to NZ.

photo by Jams_123

If you intend to be in NZ for a period longer than a month, best choice for you would be to buy a used car. This also you can do on the internet, before beginning your trip in order to save precious vacation time. There are many car yards that have web sites. Here are just a couple examples:

http://www.autotrader.co.nz/

http://www.thecaryard.co.nz/

Remember, that you can also sell your car at the end of your trip on the internet. Just start publishing the selling add (on the same sites) about a week or two in advance.

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