Route Updates

Detour for Effingham Street works (from 12/12/2023 until 12/12/2023)

On Tuesday 12th December there will be road works happening on Effingham Street, requiring the Route 135 service to detour from its usual route while signage is in place from 7am. 

Buses traveling eastbound towards New Brighton will follow the normal route to Beach Road, turning slight right on to Marine Parade, turning right on to Pacific Rd and left on to Effingham St to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling westbound towards The Palms will follow the normal route to Effingham St, turning right on to Pacific Rd, left on to Marine Parade and dlight left on to Beach 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. 

135

New Brighton to The Palms

Service offers bike racks
New Brighton (Oram Ave) 6:40 am 7:40 am 8:45 am 9:45 am 10:45 am 11:45 am 12:45 pm 1:45 pm 2:45 pm 3:45 pm 4:40 pm 5:40 pm
Taiora/QEII 6:52 am 7:52 am 8:57 am 9:57 am 10:57 am 11:57 am 12:57 pm 1:57 pm 2:57 pm 3:57 pm 4:52 pm 5:52 pm
Burwood Hospital - Main Entrance 6:57 am 7:57 am 9:02 am 10:02 am 11:02 am 12:02 pm 1:02 pm 2:02 pm 3:02 pm 4:02 pm 4:57 pm 5:57 pm
Prestons (Te Korari St) 7:05 am 8:06 am 9:09 am 10:09 am 11:09 am 12:09 pm 1:09 pm 2:09 pm 3:10 pm 4:10 pm 5:05 pm 6:04 pm
The Palms (Marshland Rd mall side) 7:25 am 8:28 am 9:27 am 10:27 am 11:27 am 12:27 pm 1:27 pm 2:27 pm 3:30 pm 4:30 pm 5:25 pm 6:22 pm

Please note

This service does not operate on Sundays.

New Brighton (Oram Ave) 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm
Taiora/QEII 8:12 am 9:12 am 10:12 am 11:12 am 12:12 pm 1:12 pm 2:12 pm 3:12 pm 4:12 pm 5:12 pm 6:12 pm
Burwood Hospital - Main Entrance 8:17 am 9:17 am 10:17 am 11:17 am 12:17 pm 1:17 pm 2:17 pm 3:17 pm 4:17 pm 5:17 pm 6:17 pm
Prestons (Te Korari St) 8:24 am 9:24 am 10:25 am 11:25 am 12:25 pm 1:25 pm 2:25 pm 3:25 pm 4:24 pm 5:24 pm 6:24 pm
The Palms (Marshland Rd mall side) 8:42 am 9:42 am 10:45 am 11:45 am 12:45 pm 1:45 pm 2:45 pm 3:45 pm 4:42 pm 5:42 pm 6:42 pm

Please note

This service does not operate on Sundays.

On public holidays bus and ferry services run to weekend timetables. Check the list of public holidays below to see which weekend timetables will be observed on those days.

Public holiday Date Timetable services will run to
Waitangi Day
Monday 6 February 2023 Saturday timetable
Thursday 6 April Thursday 6 April 2023 Friday timetable
Good Friday
Friday 7 April 2023 Sunday timetable 
Easter Day
Sunday 9 April 2023 Sunday timetable
Easter Monday
Monday 10 April 2023 Saturday timetable
ANZAC Day Tuesday 25 April 2023 Saturday timetable
King's Birthday
Monday 5 June 2023 Saturday timetable
Thursday 13 July Thursday 13 July 2023 Friday timetable
Matariki Friday 14 July 2023 Saturday timetable
Labour Day Monday 23 October 2023 Saturday timetable
Thursday 16 November Thursday 16 November 2023 Friday timetable
Canterbury Anniversary
(Show Day)
Friday 17 November 2023 Saturday timetable
Christmas Day Monday 25 December 2023 Sunday timetable
All services stop at 6pm
Tuesday 26 December –
Saturday 30 December
Monday 26 December –
Saturday 30 December 2023
Saturday timetable
Sunday 31 December Sunday 31 December 2023 Sunday timetable
New Year's Day 
Monday 1 January 2024 Saturday timetable
Day after New Year's Day Tuesday 2 January 2024 Saturday timetable
135

The Palms to New Brighton

Service offers bike racks
The Palms (Marshland Rd mall side) 7:50 am 8:45 am 9:45 am 10:45 am 11:45 am 12:45 pm 1:45 pm 2:45 pm 3:45 pm 4:45 pm 5:50 pm 6:50 pm
Prestons (Te Korari St) 8:04 am 8:58 am 9:58 am 10:58 am 11:58 am 12:58 pm 1:58 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:05 pm 7:03 pm
Burwood Hospital - Main Entrance 8:10 am 9:04 am 10:04 am 11:04 am 12:04 pm 1:04 pm 2:04 pm 3:06 pm 4:06 pm 5:06 pm 6:11 pm 7:09 pm
Taiora/QEII 8:29 am 9:23 am 10:23 am 11:23 am 12:23 pm 1:23 pm 2:23 pm 3:25 pm 4:25 pm 5:25 pm 6:30 pm 7:25 pm
New Brighton (Oram Ave) 8:38 am 9:32 am 10:32 am 11:32 am 12:32 pm 1:32 pm 2:32 pm 3:35 pm 4:35 pm 5:35 pm 6:40 pm 7:35 pm

Please note

This service does not operate on Sundays.

The Palms (Marshland Rd mall side) 8:55 am 9:55 am 10:55 am 11:55 am 12:55 pm 1:55 pm 2:55 pm 3:55 pm 4:55 pm 5:55 pm 6:50 pm
Prestons (Te Korari St) 9:08 am 10:08 am 11:08 am 12:08 pm 1:08 pm 2:08 pm 3:08 pm 4:08 pm 5:08 pm 6:07 pm 7:02 pm
Burwood Hospital - Main Entrance 9:14 am 10:14 am 11:14 am 12:14 pm 1:14 pm 2:14 pm 3:14 pm 4:14 pm 5:14 pm 6:13 pm 7:08 pm
Taiora/QEII 9:33 am 10:33 am 11:33 am 12:33 pm 1:33 pm 2:33 pm 3:33 pm 4:33 pm 5:33 pm 6:32 pm 7:27 pm
New Brighton (Oram Ave) 9:43 am 10:43 am 11:43 am 12:43 pm 1:43 pm 2:43 pm 3:43 pm 4:43 pm 5:43 pm 6:40 pm 7:35 pm

Please note

This service does not operate on Sundays.

On public holidays bus and ferry services run to weekend timetables. Check the list of public holidays below to see which weekend timetables will be observed on those days.

Public holiday Date Timetable services will run to
Waitangi Day
Monday 6 February 2023 Saturday timetable
Thursday 6 April Thursday 6 April 2023 Friday timetable
Good Friday
Friday 7 April 2023 Sunday timetable 
Easter Day
Sunday 9 April 2023 Sunday timetable
Easter Monday
Monday 10 April 2023 Saturday timetable
ANZAC Day Tuesday 25 April 2023 Saturday timetable
King's Birthday
Monday 5 June 2023 Saturday timetable
Thursday 13 July Thursday 13 July 2023 Friday timetable
Matariki Friday 14 July 2023 Saturday timetable
Labour Day Monday 23 October 2023 Saturday timetable
Thursday 16 November Thursday 16 November 2023 Friday timetable
Canterbury Anniversary
(Show Day)
Friday 17 November 2023 Saturday timetable
Christmas Day Monday 25 December 2023 Sunday timetable
All services stop at 6pm
Tuesday 26 December –
Saturday 30 December
Monday 26 December –
Saturday 30 December 2023
Saturday timetable
Sunday 31 December Sunday 31 December 2023 Sunday timetable
New Year's Day 
Monday 1 January 2024 Saturday timetable
Day after New Year's Day Tuesday 2 January 2024 Saturday timetable

Keep it local on Route 135

Linking New Brighton with its local services including Taiora QEII, Burwood Hospital and the Homebase shopping centre, route 135 connects at The Palms with onwards services towards the city centre. The service runs hourly, Monday – Saturday.