Dorset House Backpackers (Hostel) -
1 Dorset Street PO Box 253508144 Christchurch New Zealand
General Location: Dorset Street is found in the northern end of the central city, located between Park Avenue and Victoria St. It is directly next to Hagley Park, and is one block below Bealey Avenue.
From airport: Catch the City Flyer bus between 6.35am and 12.55am, weekdays. Weekend hours: Saturday, 8.10am - 12.55am. Sunday, 8.40am - 12.55am. The cost of this bus service is $7 per adult, and services run approximately every half hour. Ask the driver to let you off at the corner of Park Terrace and Peterborough Sts. Walk back the way you have come, 3 blocks to Dorset St (5 minutes walk).
Outside the City Flyer hours, you may choose to catch a direct shuttle. This will cost approximately $17 per person, and will drop you to our door.
$5 bus - a discount shuttle service runs at 20 minute intervals during the day until about 11pm. The $5 bus will drop you in Cathedral Square. Walk back towards Victoria St to Dorset St (approximately 15 - 20 minutes walk).
Taxi - the cost of a taxi from the airport to Dorset House will be approximately $30-$35.
From the train station: Catch a shuttle service ($5-7), or taxi ($10-15) from the train station.
There is a free station-operated shuttle service in the mornings to take guests to catch their trains. Ask at reception for shuttle times.
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