From Monday, February 3 Fullers360 is making changes to our commuter fares for Waiheke Island services. Commuter fares will increase by an average of 4%, ranging from 15c to 75c per trip.
Affected products for this price change are fares for frequent ferry users including Fullers360, Monthly and 10 trip FlexiPasses, 40-trip tickets and off-island tickets. In addition, price increases are being applied to our range of off-island pricing. All other Fullers360 visitor and tourism product pricing remains unaffected.
There will be no changes made to the standard Waiheke visitor fare.
The moderate increase is in-line with other ferry operators and the weighted average increase in fares recently announced by Auckland Transport across its public transport fare structure, reflecting industry-wide cost movements. This is the first change to our commuter fare products since 5 February 2024.
The new fares outlined below will take effect from Monday, 3 February.
Commuter fare changes effective from 3 February 2025:
| Commuter fare types | Current pass price | New pass price | Current price per trip | New price per trip | Price increase per trip |
| Fullers360 Monthly Pass | |||||
| Monthly Pass - adult | $419.00 | $435.00 | $9.11^ | $9.46^ | $0.35 |
| Monthly Pass - tertiary | $304.50 | $317.00 | $6.62^ | $6.89^ | $0.27 |
| Monthly Pass - child | $184.00 | $191.00 | $4.00^ | $4.15^ | $0.15 |
| 40-trip ticket | |||||
| 40-trip - adult | $597.50 | $622.00 | $14.94 | $15.55 | $0.61 |
| 40-trip - child | $273.00 | $284.00 | $6.83 | $7.10 | $0.27 |
| FlexiPass 10-trip ticket | |||||
| FlexiPass - adult | $176.50 | $184.00 | $17.65 | $18.40 | $0.75 |
| FlexiPass - tertiary | $101.00 | $105.00 | $10.10 | $10.50 | $0.40 |
| FlexiPass - child | $80.00 | $83.00 | $8.00 | $8.30 | $0.30 |
| Off-island return ticket | |||||
| Off-island - adult | $34.20 | $35.00 | $17.10 | $17.50 | $0.40 |
| Off-island - child | $16.50 | $17.00 | $8.25 | $8.50 | $0.25 |
| Off-island - family | $83.00 | $85.00 | $10.38 | $10.63 | $0.25 |
^Per trip pricing based on a 46 trip average (21 returns for work/school and 2 weekend returns for leisure).
Despite our efforts to avoid passing on cost increases to our customers, the cost to operate ferry services continues to experience cost escalation across wages, maintenance, fuel, labour and other associated costs to operate a ferry fleet.
Fullers360 recognises the lifeline we provide to the region's communities, including Waiheke Island, and that for many the cost-of-living crisis is enduring. Our business continues to absorb as much of the rising cost of providing services as possible, to keep fare increases to a minimum and to ensure ferry travel is a viable option both now and in the future.
We offer a range of ticket options to suit all passengers, such as Monthly and FlexiPasses. Ticket and price information can be found here.
See you on the water.
