This route commences in Otumoetai and travels to the Kmart transfer point. It then travels to Whakamarama and Plummers Point, travelling along these roads:
Barrett > Whakamarama > Old Highway > Youngson > Plummers Point Road
To get to the transfer point in the afternoon:
- Tauranga Boys’ College and Tauranga Intermediate students take R17
- Tauranga Girls’ College students will take R18