School holiday bus timetable in place over the festive period

A school holiday bus timetable will be in place from Monday 18 December 2023 to Sunday 28 January 2024 inclusive.

Free travel will be available on Christmas Day and from 5:00 pm New Year’s Eve for bus and light rail services.

The school holiday bus timetable will deliver the same reliable network and frequency that is currently in place while only removing the school services and diversions over the six-week period.

Executive Branch Manager, Transport Canberra Bus Operations, Ian McGlinn said the holiday season is a busy time for everyone in the community and we want to ensure we have the services to meet demand.

“It’s a great time of year to get together with family and friends as well as attending summer events. With Rapid bus services operating between town centres every 15 minutes or better let us do the driving to get you home safely,” Mr McGlinn said.

Christmas Day

Other changes over this period include a special Christmas Day bus timetable. Light rail will run to a regular Sunday/public holiday frequency. Travel on Christmas Day is FREE on both bus and light rail services.

New Year’s Eve

On New Year’s Eve, a regular Sunday bus timetable will operate until 10:00 pm, followed by additional rapid services scheduled after 10:00 pm (excluding route 8) to support the New Year’s Eve celebrations. Information regarding these services is available on the Transport Canberra website.

Light rail will deliver an extended timetable and increased services on New Year’s Eve. This will offer 10-minute frequency from 4:30 pm from Gungahlin Place until last service at 1:00 am, and 5:00 pm from Alinga Street until last service at 1:30 am.

To support Canberrans attending New Year’s Eve celebrations, Transport Canberra will be providing FREE travel from 5:00 pm onwards to the conclusion of service for bus and light rail.

“Passengers with a MyWay card will be encouraged to tap on and tap off to assist with patronage data. No fare will be deducted. Those who don’t have a MyWay card can just hop on and off the services – no need to pay,” Mr McGlinn said.

Plan ahead when travelling through the school holiday period by using the Transport Canberra journey planner.

School holiday bus timetables, the special free Christmas Day timetable and New Year’s Eve transport options can now be viewed online at: www.transport.act.gov.au.