FAQs

You can either email info@partybus.co.nz or speak to our friendly staff by calling 09 417 0030

A deposit of $200 – $500 is required to secure the bus and confirm your booking. This deposit is non refundable if you have a late notice cancellation. The remainder of the total is to be paid before the hire, and this can be paid by cash at the pick-up point given to the driver.

Absolutely. We cater to any itinerary with as many pick up locations as you wish.

Our fleet of buses caters for a range of different group sizes. Our smallest vehicle can seat as little as 18 passengers and our largest vehicle can seat up to 75.

All of our vehicles are strictly smoke free environments. Under no circumstances are you to smoke onboard any of our vehicles.

You need to be 18 years or older to book a licensed Party Bus.

Yes we do. Although there is a small relocation fee, we can definitely hire buses for transport outside of the Auckland area.

If for whatever reason you need to contact us on the date of the pick-up or after office hours, you can call 0800 727 892 and speak to our operations manager.

We have four fully licensed buses which allow you to drink on board while travelling. All of these come with your own personal host who will serve you your drinks and look after you for the entirety of your trip. Check out our licensed buses: Premium Party Bus, The Rock, Ultimate, and VIPER. If using any of our other non-licensed buses, you will not be able to drink on board unless you personally obtain a separate licence from the Auckland Council.

A condition of our liquor licences onboard our fully licensed vehicles is that you are permitted to make a stop at a maximum of one pub or bar during your hire. The moment you stop at a second venue that primarily serves alcohol, your event turns into a pub crawl and we legally have to stop serving onboard our vehicles.

We only allow BYO on one of our licensed vehicles, this being our Premium Party Bus. Drinks have to be a maximum of 6% alcohol content (with the exception of wine) and are to be brought on in a chilli bin and served to you by your host.

n cases where you have a BYO licence onboard our Premium Party Bus, your drinks have a maximum alcohol content of 6%. This means you cannot bring any bottles of spirits onboard for shots or any mixed drinks.

Our beer and RTD selection are priced at $6 each. This selection includes Heineken, Amstel Light, Jim Beam and Vodka cruisers. Our bubbles and wine singles are sold at $8 each. You are welcome to request a different selection of drinks; however the prices for requested beverages will differ from our house selection. As always we also have soft drinks and water available for $2 each.

Yes you can. Simply let your host know you would like to set up a bar tab and they will sort you out for the night. Tabs can be paid by cash or EFTPOS/credit card.

Our party buses are on-licence venues. A requirement of our liquor licenses is that no alcohol is to be taken off and consumed outside of the bus. If you do take alcohol off the bus, there is a chance you may not be allowed back on, or you may even get fined by the police.

If it is a licensed hire, you will need to have food onboard the bus as a requirement to have alcohol. This needs to be arranged by the organiser of the hire.

Absolutely. Plenty of our stag and hens nights arrange for topless waiters/bikini waitresses and adult dancers to join them onboard their hire. We can even arrange this for you.

Yes you are more than welcome to bring your own music onto the bus. All of our licensed vehicles, along with the majority of our non-licensed vehicles have an AUX cable on board. You can plug in your phone/iPod and play your own tunes during your hire. Alternatively, our licensed vehicles will have a selection of music controlled by your host to play during your hire.

Both our VIPER and Ultimate Party Bus now have karaoke onboard. Your host can easily set this up so you can grab the mic and have a go!

The Rock Party Bus has an exclusive dance floor complete with dancing pole with plenty of room for you to get down and boogie.

oth our VIPER and Ultimate Party Bus have a fully functioning toilet onboard for your convenience. This means that you do not have to worry about where and when you are making the next stop and can enjoy the party.

During a licensed Party Bus hire, all passengers will need to be 18 years or older for alcohol to be served.

This can be arranged by appointment only at our Albany depot. Just give us a call to organise a viewing.

Absolutely. If you have balloons and decorations that are easily put up and take down, then you are welcome to set these up upon pick up of your hire.