Detour for Railway Tce road works (from 16/02/2026 until further notice)

From Monday 16^th February = there will be road works on Railway Tce that will require the Route 5 service to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling westbound towards Rolleston will follow the normal route to Banks St, turn right on Kirk Rd, turn left on Maddisons Rd, turn left on Dawsons Rd, take the 2^nd exit at the Dawsons Rd roundabout onto Jones Rd to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling eastbound towards New Brighton will follow the normal route to Jones Rd, continue on Dawsons Rd, take the 1^st exit at the SH1 Main South Road roundabout onto SH1 Main North Rd, and turn left on Kirk 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.

Detour for Jones Rd road works (from 16/02/2026 until further notice)

From Monday 16th February on weekdays only there will be road works that will require the Route 5 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Rolleston will follow the normal route to Jones Rd, take the 1st exit at the roundabout on to Weedons Ross Rd, take the second exit at the Weedons Interchange roundabout on to the Overbridge, take the 2nd exit at the Weedons Interchange roundabout on to SH1 Main South Rd and turn left on to Rolleston Drive to resume the normal route. 

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

Buses travelling eastbound towards New Brighton will follow the normal route to SH1 Main South Rd, continue on to Christchurch Southern Motorway, take the 1st exit off the motorway, take the 1st exit at the Weedons Ross Rd roundabout and the 3rd exit at the Jones 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 eastbound detour map. 

Detour for Jones Rd road works (from 15/03/2026 until further notice)

From Sunday 15th March there will be road closures on Jones Rd that will require the Route 5 service to detour from its usual route while signage is in place. Please note there are different detours for westbound and eastbound trips. 

From first bus until 7pm: Buses travelling westbound towards Rolleston will follow the normal route to Jones Rd, take the first exit at the roundabout on to Weedons Ross Rd, take the second exit at the interchange roundabout onto the overbridge (signs for SH1 Timaru), take the second exit at the roundabout on to SH1 Main South Rd and turn left on to Rolleston Drive to resume the normal route. 
 
One stop will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the daytime westbound detour map. 

From 7pm until last bus (except for Fridays and Saturdays): Buses travelling westbound towards Rolleston will follow the normal route to Jones Rd, take the third exit at the roundabout, turn left on to Maddisons Rd, left on to Hoskyns Rd, take the second exit at the Iport Dr roundabout, take the second exit at the Link Dr roundabout and continue on Hoskyns Rd to resume the normal route. 

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

All day and night: Buses travelling eastbound will follow the normal route to SH1 Main South Rd, continue on SH1 Main South Rd on to CHCH Southern Motorway, take the 1st exit of the CHCH Southern Motorway, take the first exit at the Weedons Ross Rd roundabout and take the third exit at the Jones Rd roundabout to resume the normal route. 

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