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Christmas Holiday Timetables 2018/2019
Customers, please note that from Christmas Day through to January 2 service times will vary on existing Transborder Express Services.
From December 24 2018 to January 2 2019.
DATE | HOLIDAY | TIMETABLE |
Monday 24th December | Christmas Eve | Normal timetable |
Tuesday 25th December | Christmas Day | No Service |
Wednesday 26th December | Boxing Day | No Service |
Thursday 27th December | Reduced Service (see below) | |
Friday 28th December | Reduced Service (see below) | |
Monday 31st December | Reduced Service (see below) | |
Tuesday 1st January | New Years Day | No Service |
Reduced services:
(Only these services will operate)
6:40am departure to Canberra
5:08pm departure to Yass
Normal services will resume from Wednesday 2 January 2019.
School Route Number & Name Changes from Monday 3 September 2018
All School route numbers and names will be effective from Monday 3rd September 2018.
The new numbers will ensure that school buses are easily identifiable. All new school bus numbers will start with a capital 'S' and be followed by a new 3 digit bus number, e.g. S100.
You can access further information in the following ways:
- View the Schedule of School Route Service Changes.
- Contact us by calling (02) 6299 3722 or contact us online to submit your enquiry.
- Ask for the Schedule of School Route Service Changes from your school office.
- Contact Transport for NSW directly on 131500.
Bus Route Number & Name Changes from Monday 3 September 2018
All regular route numbers and names will be updated effective from Monday 3rd September 2018.
The new numbers will ensure that regular buses are easily identifiable. All new regular bus numbers will consist of 3 digits, e.g. 101.
You can access further information in the following ways:
- View the Schedule of Bus Route Service Changes below.
- Contact us by calling (02) 6299 3722 or contact us online to submit your enquiry.
- Contact Transport for NSW directly on 131500.
Schedule of Regular Route Service Changes
Qcity Transit & Transborder Express - New Bus Route Numbers & Names
Old Route Number | New Route Number | New Route Name |
830 | 830 | Canberra City Centre to Queanbeyan Interchange via Manuka & Kingston |
831 | 831 | Queanbeyan Interchange to Woden Interchange via Fyshwick & Canberra Hospital |
832 | 832 | Queanbeyan Interchange to Queanbeyan East |
833 | 833X | Queanbeyan Interchange to Canberra City Centre (Express Service) |
834 | 834 | Queanbeyan Interchange to Brindabella Business Park via Airport Precinct, Fyshwick & Majura Park (Loop Service) |
835 | 835 | Queanbeyan Interchange to Jerrabomberra via Letchworth |
836 | 836 | Queanbeyan Interchange to Jerrabomberra via Jerrabomberra North Tce |
835/6 | - | Combined with routes 835 and 836 |
837 | 837 | Queanbeyan Interchange to Googong via Karabar Cooma St |
838 | 838 | Queanbeyan Interchange to Oaks Estate via Queanbeyan Station & Queanbeyan Hospital (Loop Service) |
839 | 839 | Queanbeyan Interchange to Karabar via Barracks Flat (Loop Service) |
840 | D840 | On Demand Queanbeyan |
850 | D841 | On Demand Queanbeyan Interchange to Bungendore |
850 | 844 | Queanbeyan Interchange to Bungendore Elmslea Dr |
981 | 842 | Yass Orion St to Canberra City Centre via Woden Interchange & Canberra Hospital |
982 | 843 | Yass Rossi St to Canberra City Centre via Belconnen & Calvary Hospital |
Platform change for Route 981 at Woden Bus Station
From Monday 2nd July 2018, due to construction at the Woden Bus Station, Route 831 will now depart from Platform 3 until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Easter and ANZAC Day Timetables 2018
Passengers, please note that from Good Friday (March 30) through to Easter Monday (April 2), and on ANZAC Day (April 25), there will be temporary changes to existing Transborder services.
DATE | HOLIDAY | TIMETABLE |
Friday 30th March | Good Friday | No service |
Saturday 31st March | Easter Saturday | No service |
Sunday 1st April | Easter Sunday | No service |
Monday 2nd April | Easter Monday | No service |
Wednesday 25th April | Anzac Day | No service |
Normal timetables will apply on all other days.
Transborder wish to advise that our office hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. Our office will be closed on Public Holidays.
We wish all our passengers and Happy and Safe Easter period.
New bus fares - Effective 5th of March 2018
Commencing Monday, 5 March 2018, a new fare structure will be introduced on all Qcity Transit and Transborder services.
Transborder Route Services
ONE WAY | DAILY | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Full Fare | Concession | Full Fare | Concession | |
Yass to Murrumbateman Village | $4.90 | $2.40 | $12.10 | $6.00 |
Yass to Hall | $9.60 | $4.80 | $21.50 | $10.70 |
Yass to Civic/Woden | $9.60 | $4.80 | $21.50 | $10.70 |
Yass to Queanbeyan | $9.60 | $4.80 | $21.50 | $10.70 |
Murrumbateman to Hall | $4.90 | $2.40 | $14.00 | $7.80 |
Murrumbateman to Civic/Woden | $7.20 | $3.60 | $16.70 | $8.30 |
Murrumbateman to Queanbeyan | $9.60 | $4.80 | $21.50 | $10.70 |
Hall Region to Civic | $4.90 | $2.40 | $12.40 | $6.80 |
Daily ticket is available for daily travel within the appropriate travel band
SSTS
ONE WAY | |
---|---|
Full Fare | |
Local - QBN < > Jerra | $1.70 |
Urban - QBN < > Canberra | $2.40 |
Country | $4.80 |
Fares authorised by Transport for NSW
Christmas Holiday Timetables
Our 2017/2018 Christmas route services will operate as listed below:
DATE | HOLIDAY | TIMETABLE |
Monday 25th December | Christmas Day | No Service |
Tuesday 26th December | Boxing Day | No Service |
Wednesday 27th December | Reduced Service (see below) | |
Thursday 28th December | Reduced Service (see below) | |
Friday 29th December | Reduced Service (see below) | |
Monday 1st January | New Years Day | No Service |
Tuesday 2nd January | Normal services resume |
Reduced services:
(Only these services will operate)
6:40am departure to Canberra
5:08pm departure to Yass
Bus pass applications for 2018
Applications for next year are now open for lodgement with Transport for NSW at the following website:
https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/applyNow
Please note: Students who are currently eligible under the SSTS and transitioning from Year 2 to Year 3 or Year 6 to Year 7 at the same school campus will no longer need to re-apply, however, eligibility will be re-assessed by Transport for NSW to determine if the student is still eligible based on their residential distance from the school.
Students who are changing campuses or schools will still need to reapply for the SSTS as normal.
If you have any further questions about the SSTS or the eligibility requirements please contact the Qcity Transit School Services Coordinator on (02) 6299 3722 (option 1).
School Service Change commencing Thursday 1 June 2017– Emu 80/Possum 87 from Yass and Murrumbateman to Canberra schools
Parents/care givers and students please be advised of the following change to the school bus service from Yass and Murrumbateman to several Canberra schools commencing Thursday 1st June 2017.
Students who currently catch school bus 80 Emu from Yass, Barton Hwy and Murrumbateman in the morning and afternoon and transfer to 87 Possum from Hall will now be able to catch school bus 97 Kookaburra.
School bus 97 will operate both morning and afternoon and travel direct to the schools listed below. Bus 97 will not service Hall Interchange in the mornings or afternoons.
This proposal will operate as a trial service and is subject to scheduling variations as needs require.
*All existing services will continue to operate as normal, including the Possum and Emu school services.
*Bus 97 will not service Hall Interchange in the mornings or afternoons.
*Bus 97 will not service Marist College in the mornings.
School Bus 97 AM services
Origin | Pickup AM | Destination |
Yass Depot (Rossi St | 6:55am | Canberra Grammar campuses and St Edmunds College |
Yass Interchange | 6:58am | Canberra Grammar campuses and St Edmunds College |
Murrumbateman Village | 7:15am | Canberra Grammar campuses and St Edmunds College |
Merryville Dr & Suffolk Pl | 7:29am | Canberra Grammar campuses and St Edmunds College |
Barton Hwy/Braidwood Ln | 7:45am | Canberra Grammar campuses and St Edmunds College |
School Bus 97 PM services
Origin | Pickup AM | Destination |
Marist College |
3:15pm | Barton Hwy, Murrumbateman & Yass |
Grammar Girls Jnr | 3:34pm | Barton Hwy, Murrumbateman & Yass |
Grammar Girls Snr | 3:35pm | Barton Hwy, Murrumbateman & Yass |
Grammar Boys Jnr | 3:38pm | Barton Hwy, Murrumbateman & Yass |
Grammar Boys Snr | 3:38pm | Barton Hwy, Murrumbateman & Yass |
St Edmunds College | 3:47pm | Barton Hwy, Murrumbateman & Yass |
If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact our SSTS team on 6299 3722.
Kookaburra Bus Service changes commencing Monday, 17 July 2017
Parents/care givers and students please be advised of the following change to the #97 (Kookaburra) bus service commencing Monday, 17 July 2017.
The #97 (Kookaburra) bus service is still operating as a trial service and will remain as such until the end of the school year, however, there has been a timing change on the departure times for this service from the Yass Interchange.
Please note that there have not been any changes to the route for this service at this stage.
Origin | Pickup AM | Destination |
Yass Depot (Rossi St | 7:05am | Canberra Grammar School campuses, St Edmund’s and St Clare’s Colleges |
Yass Interchange | 7:08am | Canberra Grammar School campuses, St Edmund’s and St Clare’s Colleges |
Murrumbateman Village | 7:20am | Canberra Grammar School campuses, St Edmund’s and St Clare’s Colleges |
Murrumbateman Winery | 7:30am | Canberra Grammar School campuses, St Edmund’s and St Clare’s Colleges |
Barton Hwy before Briarwood Lane | 7:40am | Canberra Grammar School campuses, St Edmund’s and St Clare’s Colleges |
Please also note: There are no proposed changes to the afternoon service.
If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact our SSTS team on 6299 3722.
School Service Changes commencing Monday 1 May 2017 – Lyneham High School run 79
Parents/care givers and students please be advised of the following change to school bus services from Lyneham High School run 79 commencing Monday 1st May 2017.
School run 79 will be replaced by new school run 77 and will depart from Lyneham High School at 3.18pm instead of the current time for run 79 of 3.38pm.
If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact our SSTS team on 6299 3722.
School Service Changes commencing Monday 1 May 2017 – Adastra Bus Stop (Valencia Estate) school runs 77, 83 & 89
Parents/care givers and students please be advised of the following changes to school bus services from Adastra bus stop commencing Monday 1st May 2017.
Due to changes involving the servicing of Valencia Estate there will be changes in bus pickup times. The School bus runs 83, 89 and 77 are affected by this change. Please see changes below.
AM Dingo School Bus 89
7:13am Depart Adastra truck stop
7:19am Depart Barton Highway and Valencia Dr
7:24am Depart Jiparu turnaround
Continue normal route in Murrumbateman
PM Crocodile School Bus 77
3:55pm Depart Hall Interchange
4:30pm Arrive Barton Highway and Valencia Dr
4:35pm Arrive Jiparu turnaround
5:10pm Arrive Barton Highway and Valencia Dr
5:15pm Arrive Jiparu turnaround
PM Koala School Bus 83
4:35pm Depart Hall Interchange
4:55pm Arrive McIntosh Circuit (interchange to Crocodile for Valencia Estate)
If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact our SSTS team on 6299 3722.
School News
Students traveling on our Qcity Transit and Transborder Express buses to and from school should now have their bus passes. As of Monday 27th March, our bus drivers will be asking to see a 2017 pass or proof of School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) entitlement on boarding the bus. If you require a pass please don't hesitate to call us on 6299 3722!
Easter Services
Our 2017 Easter route services will operate as listed below:
Transborder Express:
No Services from 14th April – 17th April inclusive
Qcity Transit:
DATE | HOLIDAY | TIMETABLE |
Friday 14th April | Good Friday | Sunday Timetable |
Saturday 15th April | Easter Saturday | Saturday Timetable |
Sunday 16th April | Easter Sunday | Sunday Timetable |
Monday 17th April | Easter Monday | Sunday Timetable |
QCity Transit sponsors bus advertising campaign raising awareness of Paediatric Brain Tumour Research and Funding
A campaign sponsored by Qcity Transit has been launched today by Senator for the ACT Zed Seselja to assist in creating vital awareness of Paediatric Brain Tumour Research and Funding across the wider Canberra and Queanbeyan regions.
Two buses with their bright ‘Dainere’s Rainbow’ themed advertisements will be used to draw attention to the special cause. The campaign will direct people to Dainere’s Rainbow Brain Tumour Research Fund which was created after Dainere Anthoney aged 16 of Gungahlin was diagnosed with a brain tumour on 24 March 2009 and passed away on 24 June 2013.
QCity Transit carries over 6,500 school children daily across our bus network. The buses will operate widely in the region down towards Cooma, up to Yass in the north, and throughout the Canberra and Queanbeyan region with school pickups, drop offs and inter peak charter.
Information about the fund and how you can donate can be found at www.daineresrainbow.com.au, Facebook or Twitter.
Left to right, QCity Transit Depot Manager Mr Steve Bushby, Stephen Anthoney, Yvonne Anthoney and Senator Zed Seselja who launched the two buses at 11am on Monday 27 July 2015 at the QCity bus depot in Queanbeyan.
Multicultural Festival stop closures
The Multicultural Festival will be held between the 17th to 19th of February, 2017. London Cct will be closed between Akuna St and East Row from 10am on Friday 17th of February. This will result in bus stop closures, and service diversions for the 981 on the Friday.
Bus Stop 3004 (London Cct before Nangari St) and Bus Stop 3356 (London Cct outside Legislative Assembly) will not be serviced.
If you use these bus stops, please plan ahead and make alternative arrangements during these times.
The City Bus Station will not be affected during this time.