MICE lists 14 Christchurch transport operators — coaches, shuttles, chauffeured cars and taxis for moving delegates.
Moving delegates smoothly between the airport, their hotels and your venue is one of the quietest but most important parts of running a conference in Christchurch. MICE lists 14 transport operators serving Christchurch, spanning coaches, shuttles, chauffeured cars, vans and taxis — enough to cover everything from a single VIP pickup to a full plenary transfer.
### Coaches for large delegate movements For moving a whole conference at once, Christchurch has dedicated coach lines: ScenicNZ, Clarks Coachlines and Bayes Coachlines. Coaches are the workhorses of any large programme — airport arrivals, venue-to-dinner transfers and off-site excursions where the group needs to travel together and arrive together.
### Shuttles and airport transfers For rolling airport pickups and smaller group runs, look to Steves Shuttles, A1 Shuttle, NZ Look Shuttles and Blue Star Taxis (which runs both taxis and shuttles). Shuttles suit staggered arrival times where delegates land throughout the day rather than on one charter.
### Chauffeured cars and VIP transfers Keynote speakers, sponsors and executives usually travel separately. Exclusive Driver, PrimeTravel Chauffeurs, ChauffeurNZ and Canterbury Trails offer private cars and vans for VIP transfers; Canterbury Trails also runs vans suited to small-group touring around Canterbury.
### Taxis and on-demand For ad-hoc and after-hours movement, Gold Band Taxis, Corporate Cabs Christchurch and Blue Star Taxis provide metered and account-based taxi services.
### How to plan it
See the full list in the transport directory, browse Christchurch conference venues to plan your pickup and drop-off points, and check venue capacities to size your coach fleet to the room.
MICE lists 14 event and delegate transport operators serving Christchurch, covering coaches, shuttles, chauffeured cars, vans and taxis.
Coach lines such as ScenicNZ, Clarks Coachlines and Bayes Coachlines are best for bulk delegate transfers between the airport, hotels and venues.
Staggered arrivals are usually best served by shuttle operators like Steves Shuttles, A1 Shuttle or NZ Look Shuttles, which can run rolling airport pickups through the day.
Yes. Chauffeured car and van operators including Exclusive Driver, PrimeTravel Chauffeurs and ChauffeurNZ handle VIP, speaker and executive transfers.
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