The team also gave away a few butties to people sleeping rough in the area.
Jo McCormick and her two daughters, Kerris, 4, and Morgan, 14, are regular bus users.
"I don't have a car so we walk or we catch the bus," she said.
Ms McCormick said she never had to worry about finding a carpark or paying for parking.
"It'd be nice to see more people catching it, if you get a card it's really affordable."
The bacon butties went down well with Kerris, who thought they were trying to give her a "bacon party".
"She couldn't wait to get to daycare and tell everybody she got bacon just for catching the bus," Ms McCormick said.
"The other kids at daycare think she's a bit of a legend.
"They just get to catch the bus on special occasions, but she gets to go on it every day."
World Car Free Day is held on September 22 each year and is recognised in more than 40 countries and 1000 cities.
Regional council public transport committee chairman Lyall Thurston welcomed the opportunity to be involved in the annual initiative.
"One full busload of passengers means about 40 less cars on the road and World Car Free Day presents an ideal occasion to promote public transport use and remind the community that there are viable alternatives to cars."
World Car Free Day!!
Posted by The Hits on Thursday, 21 September 2017
