All detours and updates

From Thursday 19^th May until further notice there will be road works happening on Epsom Rd, Middlepark Road and Craven St, requiring the Route 130 to detour from its usual route.

Buses travelling southbound towards Hei Hei will follow the normal route to Main South Road, taking the 4^th exit at the roundabout onto Epsom Road, before continuing on Epsom Road to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling northbound towards Avonhead will follow the normal route to Waterlook Road, turning right on to Racecourse Road, continuing on Lowther Street, turning left on to Main South Road, taking the first exit at the roundabout into Epsom Road, before turning right on to Middlepark Road 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.

From Monday 14^th March there will be road works happening, requiring the Route 130 to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses traveling southbound towards Hei Hei will follow the normal route to Main South Road, take the 4th exit at the roundabout onto Epsom Road, continue on Epsom road to resume the normal route.

Buses traveling northbound will be unaffected by these roadworks.

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

Due to a car accident on the old Waimakariri bridge the Southbound Lane has been closed to all traffic while repair work is being undertaken, requiring the Route 1 service to detour from its usual route.

Buses travelling southbound towards the city will follow the normal route to Main North Road, turning right on to Tram Road, left onto the motorway, taking the first exit off the motorway, before turning right on to Main North Road to resume the normal route. 

 At this stage there is no detour for all Northbound buses heading towards Kaiapoi/Rangiora.

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

From Monday 16th May 2 nights there will be road works happening on St Asaph Street, requiring the Route 1 to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm and 6am.

Buses departing the Interchange heading south will follow the normal route to Manchester Street, turning right on to Dundas Street, before turning left on to Colombo Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling north towards the Interchange will not be impacted by this detour.

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

From Monday 16th May 2 nights there will be road works happening on St Asaph Street, requiring the Route 28 to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm and 6am.

Buses departing the Interchange heading south will follow the normal route to Manchester Street, turning right on to Dundas Street, before turning left on to Colombo Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling north towards the Interchange will not be impacted by this detour.

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

From Monday 16th May 2 nights there will be road works happening on St Asaph Street, requiring the Route 44 to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm and 6am.

Buses departing the Interchange heading south will follow the normal route to Manchester Street, turning right on to Dundas Street, before turning left on to Colombo Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling north towards the Interchange will not be impacted by this detour.

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

From Monday 16th May 2 nights there will be road works happening on St Asaph Street, requiring the Route 3 to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm and 6am.

Buses travelling westbound towards Airport/Sheffield Crescent will follow the normal route to Ferry Road, turning left on to Barbadoes Street, right on to Moorhouse Ave, right on to Manchester Street before continuing to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling eastbound towards Sumner will not be impacted by this detour.

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

From Monday 16th May 2 nights there will be road works happening on St Asaph Street, requiring the Route 3 to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm and 7am.

Buses departing the Bus Interchange heading towards the Hospital will follow the normal route to Manchester Street, turning right on to Moorhouse Ave, right on to Montreal Street, before turning left on to St Asaph Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling towards the Exchange from the hospital stop will be unaffected by these works.

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

From Thursday 12^th May until further notice there will be road works happening on Avonhead Road, requiring the Route 3 to detour from its usual route.

Buses traveling towards Airport/Sheffield Crescent will follow the normal route to Withells Road, before turning left on to Merrin Street, right on to Hawthornden Road, right on to Avonhead Road, before turning left on to Roydvale Avenue to resume the normal routes.

Buses travelling towards Sumner will be unaffected by this detour.

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

From Monday 16th May 2 nights there will be road works happening on St Asaph Street, requiring the Route 60 to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm and 7am.

Buses departing the Bus Interchange heading towards the Hospital will follow the normal route to Manchester Street, turning right on to Moorhouse Ave, right on to Montreal Street, before turning left on to St Asaph Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling towards the Exchange from the hospital stop will be unaffected by these works.

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

From Monday 16th May 2 nights there will be road works happening on St Asaph Street, requiring the Route 7 to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm and 7am.

Buses departing the Bus Interchange heading towards the Hospital will follow the normal route to Manchester Street, turning right on to Moorhouse Ave, right on to Montreal Street, before turning left on to St Asaph Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling towards the Exchange from the hospital stop will be unaffected by these works.

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

From Monday 16th May 2 nights there will be road works happening on St Asaph Street, requiring the Route 5 to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm and 7am.

Buses departing the Bus Interchange heading towards the Hospital will follow the normal route to Manchester Street, turning right on to Moorhouse Ave, right on to Montreal Street, before turning left on to St Asaph Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling towards the Exchange from the hospital stop will be unaffected by these works.

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

From Monday 16th May 2 nights there will be road works happening on St Asaph Street, requiring the Route 80 to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm and 7am.

Buses departing the Bus Interchange heading towards the Hospital will follow the normal route to Manchester Street, turning right on to Moorhouse Ave, right on to Montreal Street, before turning left on to St Asaph Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling towards the Exchange from the hospital stop will be unaffected by these works.

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

From Monday 2^nd May for 2-3 weeks there will be road works happening on Gerald Street, requiring the Route 80 to detour from its usual route.

Buses traveling towards Lincoln will follow the normal route to Gerald Street, turn left on to West Belt, right on to Tauhinu Avenue, right on to Vernon Drive, before turning left on to Gerald Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling towards Parklands will be unaffected by this detour.

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

From Thursday 12^th May until further notice there will be road works happening on Avonhead Road, requiring the Route 125 to detour from its usual route.

Buses traveling towards Redwood will follow the normal route to Withells Road, before turning left on to Merrin Street, right on to Hawthornden Road, right on to Avonhead Road, before turning left on to Roydvale Avenue to resume the normal routes.

Buses travelling towards Westlake will be unaffected by this detour.

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

From Monday 2^nd May for 2-3 weeks there will be road works happening on Gerald Street, requiring the Route 820 to detour from its usual route.

Buses traveling towards Burnham will follow the normal route to Gerald Street, turn left on to West Belt, right on to Tauhinu Avenue, right on to Vernon Drive, before turning left on to Gerald Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling towards Lincoln will be unaffected by this detour.

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

From Tuesday 15^th February until futher notice there will be road works happening on Aylesbury Road, requiring the Route 820 to detour from its usual route.

Buses travelling southbound towards Burnham will follow the normal route to Izone Drive, then turning left on to Jones Road, right on the Hoskyns Road, then right to continue on Main South Road, turning right on the Aylesbury Road, before turning left on to Godley Road to resume the normal route.

Buses traveling northbound towards Lincoln will be unaffected by these roadworks.

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

From Monday 2^nd May for 2-3 weeks there will be road works happening on Gerald Street, requiring the Route 81 to detour from its usual route.

Buses traveling towards Lincoln will follow the normal route to Gerald Street, turn left on to West Belt, right on to Tauhinu Avenue, right on to Vernon Drive, before turning left on to Gerald Street to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling towards the city will be unaffected by this detour.

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

On Monday until further notice there will be a detour away from Glovers Rd due to road works.

Buses travelling toward Halswell will detour from Halswell Rd, Larsens Rd, School Rd  to resume normal service.

Buses travelling towards the Palms will not be affected

A number of stops will be affected – see map. View detour map

From Monday 31 January the Orbiter will run on a new 15-minute frequency schedule (PDF file, 2.5 MB) while our operator is experiencing driver shortages. Please note that the grid on the Orbiter timetable page does not yet reflect the current Orbiter schedule. In the meantime to access the schedule times, please use this link:

Download PDF (2.5 MB) of Orbiter timetable (effective 31 January 2022).

We realise the disruption this will cause for some Orbiter users and plan to reinstate the 10-minute frequency once driver staffing levels allow. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

More info and FAQ about these changes.

From Monday 31 January the Orbiter will run on a new 15-minute frequency schedule (PDF file, 2.5 MB) while our operator is experiencing driver shortages. Please note that the grid on the Orbiter timetable page does not yet reflect the current Orbiter schedule. In the meantime to access the schedule times, please use this link:

Download PDF (2.5 MB) of Orbiter timetable (effective 31 January 2022).

We realise the disruption this will cause for some Orbiter users and plan to reinstate the 10-minute frequency once driver staffing levels allow. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

More info and FAQ about these changes.

From Monday 28 September until further notice there will be a detour away from Adderley Tce due to road works.

Buses travelling toward Pegasus and Waikuku will detour from Silverstream Blvd to Island Rd, Audley St, Sneyd St then to Adderley Tce to resume normal route. Passengers should use bus stops 53417 on Island Rd or 53349 on Silverstream Blvd.
Buses travelling toward the city will detour from Adderley Tce to Sneyd St, Audley St, Island Rd, then to Silverstream Blvd to resume normal route. Passengers should use stops 53331 on Silverstream Blvd and 53401 on Island Rd. View detour map