All detours and updates

On Saturday 29^th November for 1 night there will be a detour on Rolleston Ave/Park Terrace due to Christmas in the Park that will require Route 8 to detour from its usual route.

Buses travelling northbound towards the Airport will continue the normal route to Hereford St, turn right on Montreal Ave, turn left on Victoria St, turn left on Bealey Ave, and turn right on Carlton Mill Rd to resume the normal route.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the northbound detour map.

Buses travelling southbound towards Lyttelton will continue the normal route to Carlton Mill Rd, turn left on Bealey Ave, turn right on Durham St, and turn left on Hereford St to resume the normal route.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the southbound detour map.

From Monday 17^th November there will be road works on Harewood Rd that will require the Route 8 service to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling northbound towards the Airport will have no detour required.

Buses travelling southbound towards Lyttelton will continue the normal route to Harewood Rd, take the 3^rd exit at the Russley Road roundabout, continue on Russley Rd, take the 1^st exit from SH1 Russley Rd. turn left onto Wairakei Rd, and continue on Wairakei Rd to resume the normal route.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Tuesday 25^th November for 11 days there will be road works on King St that will require school route 721 to detour from its usual route.

Morning trips travelling towards Christchurch Boys High School will have no detour required.

Afternoon trips travelling towards Rangiora will continue the normal route to High St, turn right on Church St, turn left on George St, and turn right on King St to resume the normal route.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

[Updated 26/11] On Wednesday 26th November & Sunday 30th November there will be road works on Carmen Rd that will require Route 140 to detour from its usual route.

Buses travelling eastbound towards Mt Pleasant will continue the normal route to Chalmers St (Hornby Mall), turn right on Main South Rd, turn right on Parker St, turn right on Waterloo Rd, and turn left on Carmen Rd to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling westbound towards Russley will have no detour required.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 24^th November there will be road works on Marine Pde that will require Route 135 to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling westbound towards The Palms will have no detour required.

Buses travelling eastbound towards New Brighton will continue the normal route to Marine Pde, turn right on Bowhill Rd, take the 1^st exit at the Keyes Rd roundabout, turn left on Hawke St, take the 2^nd exit at the Shaw Ave roundabout, and turn right on Marine Pde to resume the normal route.   

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 24^th November there will be road works on Marine Pde that will require school route 653 to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Morning trips travelling towards Chisnallwood Intermediate will have no detour required.

Afternoon trips travelling towards Southshore will continue the normal route to Marine Pde, turn right on Bowhill Rd, take the 1^st exit at the Keyes Rd roundabout, turn left on Hawke St, take the 2^nd exit at the Shaw Ave roundabout, and turn right on Marine Pde to resume the normal route.   

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 24^th November there will be road works on Athelstan St that will require school route 641 to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Morning trips travelling towards Cashmere will have no detour required.

Afternoon trips travelling towards Woolston will continue the normal route to Barrington St, turn right on Milton St, and continue on Milton St to resume the normal route.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

[Updated 26/11] On Thursday 27th November & Sunday 30th November there will be night road works on Carmen Rd that will require Route 125 to detour from its usual route.

Buses travelling northbound towards Redwood will continue the normal route to Chalmers Street (Hornby Mall), turn right on Main South Rd, right on Parker St, right on Waterloo Rd, and let on Carmen Rd to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling southbound towards Westlake will have no detour required.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 17^th November there will be road works on Harewood Rd that will require the Route 125 service to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling northbound towards Redwood will continue the normal route to Harewood Rd, take the 3^rd exit at the Russley Rd roundabout, continue on Russley Rd, take the 1^st exit from SH1 Russley Rd, turn left onto Wairakei Rd, turn left onto Wooldridge Rd, and resume onto Harewood Rd to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling southbound towards Westlake will have no detour required.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 17^th November there will be road works on Harewood Rd that will require the Route 27 service to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling northbound towards Northwood will continue the normal route to Harewood Rd, take the 3^rd exit at the Highsted Rd roundabout, and take the 2^nd exit at the Sawyers Arms Rd roundabout to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling southbound towards Huntsbury will continue the normal route to Highsted Rd, take the 2^nd exit at the Sawyers Arms Rd roundabout, and take the 1^st exit at the Harewood Rd roundabout to resume the normal route.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

On Monday 10th November until the end of the school year there will be road works on Winchester Street that will require the Route 742 service to detour from its usual route in the afternoon.

Buses travelling in the afternoon will now pick up St Margaret's students from Papanui Rd near Clare Rd instead of Winchester Street. The bus time remains the same 3:40pm.

Click here to view the detour map. 

From Monday 3^rd November there will be road works on Sparks Rd that will require the Route 60 service to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling westbound towards Hillmorton have no detour required.

Buses travelling eastbound towards Southshore will continue the normal route to Hoon Hay Rd, continue on Hoon Hay Rd, turn left on Rose St, left on Lyttelton St, and right on Frankleigh St to resume the normal route.  

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Tuesday 28^th October the final stage of road works on Maidstone Rd will require the Route 3 service to detour from it’s usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling westbound towards the Airport have no detour required.

Buses travelling eastbound towards Sumner will continue the normal route to Maidstone Rd, turn right on Waimairi Rd, left on Wadeley Rd, and right onto Maidstone Rd to resume the normal route

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Sunday 31st August there is an update to the detour for works on Maidstone Rd that requires the Route 3 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

[Updated 18/09] Buses travelling eastbound towards Sumner will follow the normal route along Maidstone Rd, turn left on to Waimairi Rd, right on to Greers Rd, right on to Memorial Ave and right on to Ilam Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling westbound towards the Airport will not be impacted by these works. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

From Monday 27^th October there will be road works on Waimairi Rd that will require the Orbiter service to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling clockwise have no detour required.

Buses travelling anticlockwise will continue the normal route to Waimairi Road, turn right on Wentworth St, left on Hounslow St, left on Maidstone Rd, and right onto Waimairi Rd to resume the normal route

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Tuesday 28^th October the final stage of road works on Maidstone Rd will require the Route 130 service to detour from it’s usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling northbound towards Avonhead have no detour required.

Buses travelling southbound towards Hei Hei & Hornby will continue the normal route to Waimairi Rd, turn right on Wadeley Rd, and right onto Maidstone Rd to resume the normal route.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

*Please note: Detour map updated 25.11.2025

From Monday 22nd September there will be road works on Flockton St that will require the Route 44 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling northbound towards Shirley will follow the normal route along Warrington St, continue on Warrington St, turn left on to Hills Rd, left on to Aylesford St, left on to Westminster St and right on to Kensington Ave to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling southbound towards Westmorland will follow the normal route along Westminster St, continue on Westminster St, left on to Francis Ave, left on to Warrington St and right on to Barbadoes St to resume the normal route. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

There will be several closed and temporary bus stops along Halswell Rd due to the road improvements currently underway and estimated to take two and a half years. These will impact Route 7 passengers as well as some other routes that use Halswell Rd.

Please take note of the signs installed by contractors at the closed stops, directing you to the nearest stop/temporarily placed stop. Allow for additional time to get to your stop in case stops have been moved as the road works progress.

Please safely signal to your bus when it approaches, especially if visibility is restricted. We apologise for any inconvenience. 

For the latest information on these works, please visit this website: NZTA Halswell Rd improvements.