Bus disruptions Monday 20 June

On Monday 20 June, Newcastle Transport bus services will not operate due to planned industrial action. Dedicated school services will not operate. Bus services will resume from 5am on Tuesday 21 June. Light rail and ferry services will continue to operate as normal. Please check  travel alerts for the latest information or follow us on […]
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Bus disruptions Friday 3 June

On Friday 3 June, Newcastle Transport bus services will not operate between approximately 9am and 3pm due to planned industrial action. There will be no impact to dedicated school services. Limited On Demand services will be operating. Please allow additional travel time. We encourage customers to consider alternative travel options outside of peak periods on […]
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Light Rail Maintenance

From 7.30pm to 1am Thursday 19 May, buses replace light rail due to planned maintenance. Bus routes 11 and 13 will also run along Hunter and King St. Normal services will resume at 5am Friday 20 May. You can view the Light rail bus replacement map here Plan ahead at newcastletransport.info
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Masks remain mandatory, goodbye to green dots

The health and wellbeing of our staff, customers and the community is our top priority. Please follow NSW Health advice and Transport for NSW restrictions when using our services. Across NSW, face masks remain mandatory on public transport including taxis, ride share and hire cars. For the safety of customers and staff, we also ask […]
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Newcastle Transport Travel Experience Day

Newcastle Transport Travel Experience Day is designed to help customers become more familiar with public transport. You can practice getting on and off our accessible trams, buses and ferry in a static situation, and have a chat to our customer service officers who will be there to assist you. The event helps people of all […]
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Bus flashing lights

You must slow down to 40km/h when bus lights flash.   Drivers should look out for children who are crossing the road or waiting to cross. Lights flash on buses to warn motorists that buses are picking up and dropping off children. By law, a driver must not overtake or pass a bus with flashing […]
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Additional services available ANZAC Day Monday 25 April 2022

Newcastle Transport will run additional bus, ferry and light rail services from 3:30am on Anzac Day to help Novocastrians travel to and from the dawn service at Nobbys Beach and other commemorative events on the day. A free Park and Ride bus service will also run from McDonald Jones Stadium to Queens Wharf, with services […]
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