Auckland Airport No trains until end of April

[AustraliaPoochie]

No suburban AT trains running as of now, (earlier this month, till end of Apr 2025).
Ie none in any ɔines.
Esp Puhinui.

 

[markis10]

Replaced by buses (who knew Auckland had trains???)

 

[Mwenenzi]

Replaced by buses (who knew Auckland had trains???)

Hardly anyone, including those people who live in Auckland.

Public transport

Get to the airport by booking a taxi, shuttle or catching a bus

www.aucklandairport.co.nz

Airport services

Airport services

at.govt.nz

 

[NZflygirl]

Yes, yes, we are a joke when it comes to PT

 

[SYD]

Replaced by buses (who knew Auckland had trains???)

They’re hiding in plain site in Auckland - buried underground and camouflaged as just another bit of the “Britomart” (a meaningless term / name for anyone not from Auckland!) .

But like MEL, they don’t actually go to the airport. There is another thread on the bus/train combo here.

Thread 'Auckland Airport to city by bus & train'

Oct 24, 2022

I visited Auckland last week and found a pretty convenient (and very cheap) way to get into the city.

The AirportLink bus runs every 10 minutes past the domestic and international terminals, then goes directly to Puhinui train station (around 15 minutes away). You can then take a direct train to Britomart, with trains running frequently.

Puhinui station has been recently refurbished and is a pleasant place to change between the train/bus.



The trip took an hour and cost $1.76 with an AT Hop card. The normal price is double that (which is still cheap) but the NZ government...

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Skybus was a permanent Covid casualty….. .

SkyBus - E noho rā

Thank you for having SkyBus in beautiful Aotearoa/New Zealand for 6 wonderful years.

www.skybus.com.au

I think my last Uber in from AKL in December was ~$70…

 

[markis10]

Just so long as the Milk trains are not affected, Butter is at a record price on world markets!

 

[CaptJCool]

They’re hiding in plain site in Auckland - buried underground and camouflaged as just another bit of the “Britomart” (a meaningless term / name for anyone not from Auckland!) .

But like MEL, they don’t actually go to the airport. There is another thread on the bus/train combo here somewhere.

Skybus was a permanent Covid casualty….. .

I think my last Uber in from AKL in December was ~$70…

No

There’s a skydrive service from / to Auckland airport

SkyDrive

www.skydrive.co.nz

 

[markis10]

Skybus was a permanent Covid casualty….. .

Not a bad thing given they are now owned by the Canadians and British, as Kinetic they run all the Sunny coast public transport, except for the school busses which are CDC (French)

 

[moa999]

who knew Auckland had trains??

They've actually been spending a ton of $$s on creating a city loop, which is seemingly what this closure is about.

 

[Mwenenzi]

Off topic
Current Auckland rail shutdown is maintenance ~ upgrades.
rnz --> Auckland passenger trains shut down for most of April

Trains in Auckland will not run for 16 days over the Easter holidays, as work persists ahead of the City Rail Link opening next year.

KiwiRail says no passenger rail will operate from 12 April to 27 April, allowing crews to build critical upgrades and complete major infrastructure on the Auckland underground. A small number of freight trains will be working at times, it said.
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"The 16-day shutdown set for the Easter to Anzac holiday period will also be part of this concerted push to prepare for the City Rail Link and ensure the metro network is primed and ready for the increase in the number of trains."

Auckland Transport was running replacement buses alongside regular scheduled buses for those still needing to travel.
<snip>

April rail upgrades

Auckland Transport is responsible for Auckland's transport services (excluding state highways). From roads and footpaths, to cycling, parking and public transport.

at.govt.nz

 

[clifford]

Not a bad thing given they are now owned by the Canadians and British, as Kinetic they run all the Sunny coast public transport, except for the school busses which are CDC (French)

CDC NSW is a part of ComfortDelGro Corporation Australia (CDC), which in turn is owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited. Parent company ComfortDelGro is headquartered in Singapore, and also operates in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, China, Ireland, France, Malaysia, Spain, Portugal, Greece and the Netherlands.

 

[ffhound]

Yes, yes, we are a joke when it comes to PT

No sorry. We in Melbourne hold that crown, having no train to our Airport.

 

[PERLHR]

So how much in average would be a late evening Uber into AKL town from the airport?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Are you HLO and daring enough to meet our dear friends/bros/siss on the train from Puhinui to Waitemata?
If you can dep the int terminal, ie, be at the transport hub by 7.30pm, you could be a Waitemata by 8.45pm, for cheaps.
Done the Puhinui change from the bus to the train, since they upgraded the station, its now easy to get from the bus to the ramp, to the train dep platform to the city.
CRL now 99.9% complete, and its only the Western Line that might get closed, but the Southern Line should now be running all the time.

 

[clifford]

So how much in average would be a late evening Uber into AKL town from the airport?

Just doing a sample booking right now (21:19 SYD time) suggests the cost would be in the region of NZ$60.

But of course, you could have done this too.

 

[PERLHR]

Just doing a sample booking right now (21:19 SYD time) suggests the cost would be in the region of NZ$60.

But of course, you could have done this too.

Thanks though.

 

[L2.]

Another long rail closure coming up in Auckland:

Planned rail closures

Find out about travelling during rail closures on Auckland's train network.

at.govt.nz

All lines: Full network closure from Saturday 27 December 2025 to Sunday 18 January 2026. Some services resume between 19 January to 26 January 2026. Full closure 27 – 28 January 2026.

It must be a Kiwi tradition for the railway system to take a break over the summer holidays, as I can see that the entire train network in Wellington is also closed from Friday 26 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026, with most lines not re-opening until another week after that.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Not take a break, but for them to do major works while most are on holidays.
Buses will be full of our friends (...).