Route Updates

Detour for Halkett Rd road works (from 29/01/2026 until 30/01/2026)

From Thursday 29th January for 2 days there will be road works on Halkett Rd that will require the Route 86 service to detour from its usual route.

Buses travelling eastbound towards the City will follow the normal route to Weedons Ross Rd, turn left on Halkett Rd, turn left on Iris Taylor Ave, take the 2nd exit at the Jacks Dr roundabout, take the 2nd exit at the Preston Ave roundabout, and turn left on West Coast Rd 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.

Buses travelling westbound towards Darfield will follow the normal route to West Coast Rd, continue on West Coast Rd, turn right on Iris Taylor Ave, take the 2nd exit at the Preston Ave roundabout, take the 2nd exit at the Jacks Dr roundabout, turn right on Halkett Rd, and turn right on Weedons Ross Rd to resume the normal route.

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

86 Darfield – City

Route 86 operates as an express service to the city from Darfield, Kirwee and West Melton. The morning trip does not pick-up passengers after Russley Rd (drop-offs only) and the afternoon trip does not drop-off passengers before Russley Rd (pick-ups only).

This service operates Monday – Friday, it does not operate on weekends, public holidays, or during the Christmas/NY period when the network runs to weekend timetables.

To support demand for the morning trips, we now have a second morning bus from West Melton to the city running in the mornings, during school term only. This follows the same timetable as below, starting from West Melton.

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To City AM
Darfield 7.00AM
Kirwee 7.10AM
West Melton 7.20AM
Westfield Riccarton 8.00AM
Bus Interchange (Platform A) 8.12AM
Manchester St Superstop 8.15AM
To Darfield PM
Manchester St Superstop 4.37PM
Bus Interchange (Platform C) 4.40PM
Westfield Riccarton 4.55PM
West Melton 5.25PM
Kirwee 5.35PM
Darfield 5.45PM
To West Melton during school term only* AM
Bus Interchange (Platform C) 6:38AM
Christchurch Hospital 6:45AM
Westfield Mall 6:50AM
Church Corner 6:55AM
Yaldhurst via W Coast Rd to Weedons Ross Rd 7:05AM
West Melton 7:15AM

*Please note this service to West Melton only operates during school term, on weekdays.

Route maps and pick-up/drop-off locations

Bus stops for this service are marked on the following maps. If you are unable to access the advertised stops to board this service, please stand in a safe roadside location along the route, within the townships listed, and signal the driver.

 

Kirwee and West Melton route map for 86 Darfield - City: Kirwee on the northern side of the road near (but east of) the intersection of Courtenay Rd and Tramway Rd; Kirwee Tavern on the southwestern corner of Courtenay Rd and Tramway Rd; West Melton School on the western side of the road, south of Preston Downs reserve (also on the western side of the road); Hallket Rd (corner of Rossington Dr) on the northern side of the road.

This service drops-off in the mornings and picks-up in the afternoons at any bus stop along the route between Russley Rd and Manchester St Superstop, with exception to the morning service to West Melton, that picks up from the city up to Russley Rd.