--- title: "Great Journeys New Zealand vs InterCity: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Great Journeys New Zealand or InterCity? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coach and scenic rail operators set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/great-journeys-new-zealand-vs-intercity" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Great Journeys New Zealand vs InterCity: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Great Journeys New Zealand or InterCity? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coach and scenic rail operators set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Great Journeys New Zealand and InterCity - **Competitive set**: Coach and scenic rail operators - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Great Journeys New Zealand Share of Search**: 8.4% - **InterCity Share of Search**: 91.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Great Journeys New Zealand or InterCity? - In August 2026, InterCity had more branded searches than Great Journeys New Zealand among coach and scenic rail operators in New Zealand. InterCity was estimated to have 48K branded searches compared to Great Journeys New Zealand’s 4.4K, and held a 91.4% Share of Search versus Great Journeys New Zealand’s 8.4%. - InterCity was ahead of Great Journeys New Zealand in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Great Journeys New Zealand’s estimated Share of Search among coach and scenic rail operators in New Zealand moved from 9.9% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.5K to 4.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, InterCity’s estimated Share of Search among coach and scenic rail operators in New Zealand moved from 89.7% to 91.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.2K to 48K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand coach and scenic rail operators in August 2026? - In August 2026, Great Journeys New Zealand gained estimated Share of Search among coach and scenic rail operators in New Zealand, from 6.7% to 8.4%. - In August 2026, InterCity lost estimated Share of Search among coach and scenic rail operators in New Zealand, from 93.1% to 91.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Great Journeys New Zealand estimated searches | Great Journeys New Zealand Share of Search | Great Journeys New Zealand rank | InterCity estimated searches | InterCity Share of Search | InterCity rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.5K | 9.9% | 2 | 49.2K | 89.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 5.8K | 10.4% | 2 | 50K | 89.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 5.6K | 7.2% | 2 | 71.5K | 92.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 6.7K | 8.4% | 2 | 72.8K | 91.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 5.3K | 8% | 2 | 60.5K | 91.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 5.5K | 7.1% | 2 | 71.4K | 92.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 5.5K | 7.2% | 2 | 71.3K | 92.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 5.2K | 8.3% | 2 | 57.1K | 91.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 7% | 2 | 57.9K | 92.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 6.7% | 2 | 61.1K | 93.1% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 8.4% | 2 | 48K | 91.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Great Journeys New Zealand’s and InterCity’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Great Journeys New Zealand**: Measured on the search terms “coastal pacific”, “great journeys new zealand”, “great journeys new zealand train”, “greatjourneysnz com”, “northern explorer”, “northern explorer new zealand” and “tranzalpine”, summed into one figure. - **InterCity**: Measured on the search terms “auckland intercity bus”, “bus tracker intercity”, “intercity bus”, “intercity bus auckland to hamilton”, “intercity bus booking”, “intercity bus booking online”, “intercity bus contact”, “intercity bus cost”, “intercity bus hamilton to auckland”, “intercity bus near me”, “intercity bus number”, “intercity bus routes”, “intercity bus stops”, “intercity bus terminus”, “intercity bus tickets”, “intercity bus tracker”, “intercity bus wellington to auckland”, “intercity gold bus”, “intercity nz” and “intercity train”, summed into one figure. - [Great Journeys New Zealand profile](/demand/nz/brands/great-journeys-new-zealand) - [InterCity profile](/demand/nz/brands/intercity) - [All coach and scenic rail operators in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-coach-and-scenic-rail): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Great Journeys New Zealand or InterCity? In August 2026, InterCity had more branded searches than Great Journeys New Zealand among coach and scenic rail operators in New Zealand. InterCity was estimated to have 48K branded searches compared to Great Journeys New Zealand’s 4.4K, and held a 91.4% Share of Search versus Great Journeys New Zealand’s 8.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Great Journeys New Zealand vs InterCity: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/great-journeys-new-zealand-vs-intercity This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/great-journeys-new-zealand-vs-intercity. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.