From Saturday 1st February there will be road works on Wairakei Rd that will require the Route 8 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling northbound towards the Airport will follow the normal route along Wairakei Rd, turn right on to Blighs Rd, veer left to stay on Blighs Rd, turn left on to Condell Rd, left on to Greers Rd, veer left to stay on Greers Rd and turn right on to Wairakei Rd to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling southbound towards Lyttelton 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 Thursday the 1st of May there will be road closures on Orchard Rd that will require the Route 8 service to detour from its usual route until further notice.   

Buses traveling southbound towards Lyttelton will start the trip from the normal Airport Timing Point, take the second exit at the Sisters City roundabout onto Memorial Ave, turn left on to SH1 Russley Rd on ramp, take the third exit at the Harewood Rd roundabout on to Harewood Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling northbound towards the Airport will continue the normal route to Harewood Rd, take the first exit at the Russley Rd roundabout onto SH1 Russley Rd, take the second exit at the Memorial Ave off ramp, turn right onto Memorial Ave, take the third exit at the Sisters City roundabout towards the Airport Timing Point to resume the normal route.  

Several stops will be affected during this detour.  

View the Northbound detour map here. 

View the Southbound detour map here.