Service changes - Newcastle Transport

School Route 815 and 816

Newcastle Transport will adjust the school bus routes 815 and 816 to take into account school bell time change at St Pius X Adamstown to make sure students get to school on time in the morning.

From the start of Term 1, Friday 31 January 2025, the school bus route 815 will start 5 minutes earlier:
- Queens Wharf at 8.05
- Customs House at 8.06
- Newcastle Art Gallery at 8.12
- Holy Family School at 8.22
- St Pius X at 8.35
- Kotara High at 8.42

From the start of Term 1, Friday 31 January 2025, the school bus route 816 will start 8 minutes earlier:
- Union St at Kempt St at 8.18
- Sunhill Dr at Bershire Ave at 8.28
- St Pius X at 8.36
- Kotara High at 8.43

To find out more about the changes please visit https://newcastletransport.info/plan-your-trip/service-changes or school timetables will be available online from 17 January 2024. From this date, parents and students will be able to plan their trip at https://newcastletransport.info

School Route 700

Newcastle Transport will adjust the school bus route 700 to take into account school bell time change at San Clemente, Mayfield.

From the start of Term 1, Friday 31 January 2025, the school bus route 700 will start 5 minutes later in the afternoon, departing:

Crebert St near Mayfield East Primary at 15.00
San Clemente High at 15.04
St Columban’s Catholic Church at 15.07
Gregson Ave opp Mayfield West Public School at 15.18
Angophora Dr at Bakeri Cct Warabrook at 15.30

School Route 830

We have made changes for students travelling on the school bus route 830 from New Lambton Heights to Merewether High School, via Hunter School of the Performing Arts.

Newcastle Transport will adjust the school bus route 830 to take into account congestion and travel time to make sure students get to school on time in the morning.

From 9 December, the school service 830 will commence 8 minutes earlier from:

Grandview Rd near Lookout Rd, New Lambton at 8.06am
Wallsend South Public School, Grandview Rd at 8.11am
Lookout Rd after McCaffrey Dr at 8.18am
Alma Rd at Regent St at 8.25am
Hunter School of Performing Arts at 8.31am
Pokolbin St near Merewether High at 8.36am

Plan your school trip

It’s easy for parents and students to check their trip to and from school from Monday 21 October 2024.

Newcastle Transport has created a dedicated school service search function by school here

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…

Visit https://newcastletransport.info/plan-your-trip/school-services/
Type you school name in the search field
Select your bus route to download the PDF timetable that will be effective from 21 October.

Students and parents can also use Trip Planner to plan their trip from home to school. Just follow these steps:

Enter your location in the ‘From’ field, such as your home address
Enter your destination in the ‘To’ field, such as your school name
Set the date and time you wish to travel, e.g. 8.00am
Select ‘School bus’ under the ‘Options’ tab to see school buses.
To narrow down your results to only school buses, untick the checkboxes for the other transport modes.
Look for the school bus icon in your trip plan results.

Useful links to plan your school trip

Long term bus stop closure:
121 Lookout Rd, New Lambton Heights

Due to the extension of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass bus stop 121 Lookout Rd, New Lambton Heights (2305150) will be closed until early-mid 2025. Please use the bus stop on Lookout Rd, opposite Grandview Rd, approx 270m towards Charlestown Rd.

Church St opp Christ Church Cathedral
Due to bus shelter relocation and repair, this stop (230088) will be closed from Monday 13 January until Friday 31 January. Please use stop 230070 Bolton St before Church St located approx. 210m east fronting 55 Bolton Street.

Short term Closures:
34 Newcastle Rd, Wallsend – Roadworks
The stops listed below will be closed from Wednesday 15 January until Friday 17 January between 7pm and 5pm.
2287355 Newcastle Rd before George St – please use stop 228744 Longworth Ave after Newcastle Rd
2287356 Newcastle Rd opp George St – please use stop 228730 Longworth Ave before Newcastle Rd