All detours and updates

From 6am on Monday 17th August until approximately 3pm on the same day buses travelling towards Shirley and Dallington will detour away from Innes Rd. They will follow the normal route to Kensington Ave, turning left onto Innes Rd then Nancy Ave, Knowles St, Philpotts Rd and then resume the normal route on Innes Rd. No stops are impacted by this detour. View detour map

Buses travelling towards Ara and the city are not impacted by this detour.

​​Northbound buses heading towards Shirley will be detouring away from Barbadoes St from the first bus on Monday 4th May until further notice. Buses will detour onto Madras St and Forfar St before resuming the normal route on Warrington St. Stops 24015, 24954, 24814, 38505, 38477 and 38483 will be closed and passengers should use the temporary stops on Madras St, Forfar St and Warrington St instead.  View detour map​​

Southbound buses heading towards the city are not affected by this detour.

Buses heading towards the city centre and the Bus Interchange will be detouring away from Victoria St on Sunday 16 August from 8pm until 6am on Monday 17th August whilst overnight road works are carried out. Buses will travel  onto Bealey Ave as normal before detouring onto Durham St North, resuming the normal route on Salisbury St. Bus stops 52894 and 52887 will be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Bealey Ave and stop 53192 on Salisbury St. View detour map

Buses travelling away from the city will be using the other published detour.

​​​Buses will be detouring away from Victoria St from 7th May until further notice. Northbound buses heading away from the city will detour onto Kilmore St, Montreal St and Bealey Ave before resuming the normal route. Bus stop 14497 on Victoria St will be closed and passengers should use stop 54520 on Kilmore St outside the Town Hall instead. Bus stop 14829 on Victoria St will also be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Montreal St near Conference St instead. Bus stop 52904 will also be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Bealey Ave instead. View detour map​

Southbound buses heading towards the city are not affected by this detour.

Buses heading towards the city centre and the Bus Interchange will be detouring away from Victoria St on Sunday 16 August from 8pm until 6am on Monday 17th August whilst overnight road works are carried out. Buses will travel down Papanui Rd as normal before detouring onto Bealey Ave and Durham St North before resuming the normal route on Salisbury St. Bus stops 52894 and 52887 will be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Bealey Ave and stop 53192 on Salisbury St. View detour map

Buses travelling away from the city will be using the other published detour.

​Buses will be detouring away from Victoria St from 7th May until further notice. Northbound buses heading away from the city will detour onto Kilmore St, Montreal St, Bealey Ave, to Papanui Rd to resume normal route. Bus stop 14497 on Victoria St will be closed and passengers should use stop 54520 on Kilmore St near the Town Hall instead. Bus stop 14829 on Kilmore St will also be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Montreal St near Conference St instead. Bus stop 52904 on Victoria St will also be closed and passengers should use stop 12546 on Papanui Rd instead. View detour map​

Southbound buses heading towards the city are not affected by this detour.​

Buses heading towards the city centre and the Bus Interchange will be detouring away from Victoria St on Sunday 16 August from 8pm until 6am on Monday 17th August whilst overnight road works are carried out. Buses will travel down Papanui Rd as normal before detouring onto Bealey Ave and Durham St North, resuming the normal route on Salisbury St. Bus stops 52894 and 52887 will be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Bealey Ave and stop 53192 on Salisbury St. View detour map

Buses travelling away from the city will be using the other published detour.

​Buses will be detouring away from Victoria St from 7th May until further notice. Northbound buses heading away from the city will detour onto Kilmore St, Montreal St, Bealey Ave, to Papanui Rd to resume normal route. Bus stop 14497 on Victoria St will be closed and passengers should use stop 54520 on Kilmore St near the Town Hall instead. Bus stop 14829 on Kilmore St will also be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Montreal St near Conference St instead. Bus stop 52904 on Victoria St will also be closed and passengers should use stop 12546 on Papanui Rd instead. View detour map​

Southbound buses heading towards the city are not affected by this detour.​

From Monday 10 August for two weeks there will be a detour away from part of Opawa Rd affecting buses travelling toward Northwood due to road works. 

Buses travelling toward Northwood will detour from Opawa Rd to St Martins Rd, Waltham Rd, then to Brougham St to resume normal route. Bus stops 42916 on Opawa Rd will be closed and passengers should use stop 28732 on Opawa Rd instead. Bus stops 32608 and 32612 on Brougham St will be closed and passengers should use stop 42959 on Brougham St instead. Buses travelling toward Lyttelton are not affected by this detour. View detour map

On Thursday 25 June from approximately 6am until further notice there will be a detour away from Edgeware Rd affecting buses travelling toward Northwood only due to road works.
Buses travelling toward Northwood will detour from Colombo St to Canon St, Sherborne St then to Cranford St to resume normal route. Bus stop 19400 on Colombo St will be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Canon St near Sherborne St instead. Bus stop 19266 on Colombo St will also be closed and passengers should use stop 29452 on Cranford St instead. Buses travelling toward Lyttelton are not affected by this detour. View detour map

​From Friday 7 August until further notice there will be a detour away from part of Edgeware Rd affecting buses travelling toward The Palms only due to road works. 

Buses travelling toward The Palms will detour from Edgeware Rd, to Sherborne St, Canon St, then to Madras St to continue on the Barbadoes St detour. Bus stop 38355 on Edgeware Rd will be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Madras St instead. 
Buses travelling toward Halswell will not be affected by this detour. View detour map

Northbound buses heading towards the Palms will be detouring away from Barbadoes St from the first bus on Monday 4th May until further notice. Buses will detour onto Madras St and Forfar St before resuming the normal route on Warrington St. Bus stops 38505 and 38477 on Barbadoes St will be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Forfar St between Oxley Ave and Winton St instead. Bus stop 38483 will also be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Warrington St near Francis Ave instead. View detour map​

Southbound buses heading towards Halswell are not affected by this detour.

There are two trips a day (Monday - Friday) that drop off and pick up outside Kilmarnock Enterprises on Lodestar Ave. The 6.46am trip departing the Palms arrives at Kilmarnock Enterprises at approximately 7.35am, and the 4.10pm trip departing Halswell picks up passengers outside Kilmarnock Enterprises at approximately 4.27pm.

​From Monday 25 May from approximately 6am there will be a detour affecting buses travelling toward Bryndwr due to road works until further notice. 

Buses travelling toward Bryndwr will exit the Bus Interchange via the Tuam St exit then detour to Manchester St, St Asaph St, Montreal St, then back to Hereford St to resume normal route. Bus stop 53205 on Hereford St will be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Montreal St instead. Bus stop 53171 on Hereford St will also be closed and passengers should use the Bus Interchange instead. 
Buses travelling toward Huntsbury are not affected. View detour map​

​From Sunday 17 May until further notice between the hours of approximately 7pm until 7am there will be a detour away from part of Hereford St affecting buses in both directions due to night road works until further notice.

Buses travelling toward Bryndwr will take the Tuam St exit from the Bus Interchange, to Manchester St, St Asaph St, Montreal St, then to Hereford St to resume normal route. Buses travelling toward Huntsbury will detour from Hereford St, to Cambridge Tce, Durham St, Tuam St, then to the Bus Interchange to resume normal route. Bus stop 53205 on Hereford St will be closed and passengers should use the temporary stop on Montreal St near the corner of Hereford St. Bus stop 53171 on Hereford St will also be closed and passengers should use the Bus Interchange instead. View detour map ​

There are two express trips a day between Lincoln and the city (via Prebbleton). In the morning the express trip leaves Lincoln at 7.20am and in the afternoon it leaves the city at 5.15pm. Both trips use the Southern Motorway to travel between Lincoln and the city. Zone 1 fares apply to trips between Prebbleton and the city. Zone 2 fares apply to trips between Lincoln and the city. View express bus map