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Better bus services from Sunday 4 October

From Sunday 4 October, new timetables will start for 36 bus routes across Melbourne.

Published date:

18/09/2026

From Sunday 4 October 2026, new timetables will start for 36 bus routes across Melbourne.

Some routes will also get extra trips, later services or new weekend services, giving passengers more options during busy school travel times, in the evenings and on weekends.

The changes will better connect buses with train services following the opening of the Metro Tunnel.

To plan your journey:

RouteChange
Route 215 Highpoint Shopping Centre - Caroline Springs - via Ballarat RdNew timetable
Route 234 City (Queen Victoria Market) - Garden CityNew timetable
Route 236 City (Queen Victoria Market) - Garden City via South Melbourne
  • New timetable
  • 126 new services per week
  • New Sunday services
  • Better frequency
  • Longer operating hours
Route 418 St Albans Station - Caroline Springs via Keilor Plains StationNew timetable
Route 426 Sunshine Station - Caroline SpringsNew timetable
Route 429 Sunshine Station - Sunshine South LoopNew timetable
Route 465 Essendon Station - Keilor Park via East Keilor
  • New timetable
  • 5 new services per week
  • Better frequency
Route 467 Moonee Ponds Station - Aberfeldie via Holmes Road
  • New timetable
  • 10 new services per week
  • Better frequency
Route 468 Essendon - Highpoint SC via MaribyrnongNew timetable
Route 469 Moonee Ponds - Keilor East via Airport WestNew timetable
Route 476 Moonee Ponds Interchange - Watergardens Station via KeilorNew timetable
Route 503 East Brunswick - Essendon Station via Albion StNew timetable
Route 505 Moonee Ponds - Melbourne University via Parkville GardensNew timetable
Route 506 Westgarth Station - Moonee Ponds via BrunswickNew timetable
Route 509 Barkly Square SC - Brunswick West via Hope St & Sydney RdNew timetable
Route 510 Essendon Station - Ivanhoe Station via Brunswick & Northcote & Thornbury
  • New timetable
  • 20 new services per wee
  • Better frequency
  • Longer operating hours
Route 512 Strathmore - East Coburg via Pascoe Vale South & Coburg West & CoburgNew timetable
Route 526 Coburg - Reservoir via Elizabeth StreetNew timetable
Route 546 Heidelberg Station - Melbourne University via Clifton Hill and CarltonNew timetable
Route 551 Heidelberg - La Trobe University Interchange
  • New timetable
  • 124 new services per week
  • Services on public holidays for the first time
  • Longer operating hours
Route 552 Northcote Plaza - North East Reservoir via High StNew timetable
Route 553 Preston - West Preston via ReservoirNew timetable
Route 558 Reservoir via North West ReservoirNew timetable
Route 567 Regent Station - Northcote via Northland SCNew timetable
Route 600 St Kilda Station - Southland Shopping Centre via SandringhamNew timetable
Route 603 Burnley Station - Brighton Beach Station via Elsternwick StationNew timetable
Route 604 Anzac Station - Elsternwick Station via Toorak StationNew timetable
Route 677 Lilydale Station - Chirnside Park via Switchback Road
  • New timetable
  • Two new stops added to route:
  • Switchback Rd/Roseman Rd (stop IDs 29078 and 29079)
Route 680 Lilydale - Mooroolbark via Lilydale East Estate & Lakeview Estate
  • New timetable
  • Two new stops added to route:
  • Hull Rd/Honour Ave (stop IDs 29077 and 29076)
Route 766 Box Hill Station - Burwood via Surrey Hills
  • New timetable
  • 10 new services per week
Route 822 Chadstone SC - Sandringham via Murrumbeena & Southland SCNew timetable
Route 823 North Brighton - Southland via MoorabbinNew timetable
Route 885 Glen Waverley - Springvale via Wanda Street
  • New timetable
  • Sunday services for the first time
  • 78 new services per week
  • Longer operating hours
Route 906 City (King St) - Warrandyte via Eastern Fwy & The Pines SCNew timetable
Route 922 St Kilda Station - Southland Shopping Centre via SandringhamNew timetable
Route 923 St Kilda Station - Southland Shopping Centre via SandringhamNew timetable