From Monday 15 December 2025, morning school bus 6128 & 6129 and afternoon school bus 6628, 6629 & 6630 will operate revised times & path. These changes are designed in partnership with Transport for NSW to improve coverage within the areas of Melonba and Elara for students attending local schools.  

School Bus 6128 will commence from Flametree Dr before Planthopper St, Melonba at 7:44am and arrive to Northbourne Public School at 8:02am

School Bus 6129 will commence from Northbourne Public School at 8:04am, operate an anticlockwise loop and arrive to Northbourne Public School at 8:25am

School Bus 6628 will commence from Northbourne Public School at 2:35pm and arrive to Flametree Dr before Monotreme St at 2:55pm

School Bus 6629 will commence from Northbourne Public School at 2:35pm and arrive Abell Rd opp Lacebark St at 2:50pm

School Bus 6630 will commence from Northbourne Public School at 2:35pm and arrive St Luke's Catholic College, Northbourne Dr at 2:44pm

On New Year's Eve in Sydney, there will be multiple road closures and buses will be diverting around the celebrations.  In North Shore and West region:

• Buses will be diverting while roads are closed in the Sydney CBD from 4am and in North Sydney from 2pm.
• 254 & 291 terminate at North Sydney starting from 7pm, 30 December.
• Wynyard services will be departing from North Sydney between 11pm to 1:30am.
• Park Street and Druitt Street services will be departing from QVB between 5pm to 4am.

For further information see Transport for NSW website

From 27 January 2026, some school bus services in North-Western Sydney will change. These changes support the new access road to Cumberland High School. TfNSW has reviewed and approved the updates following Ride and Site Checks. 

• Cumberland High School – updated routes, new stop, amended morning and afternoon schedules 
• James Ruse High School – amended morning and afternoon routes. 

We encourage you to plan ahead on Trip Planner before travelling. Note: Future trip plans are available two weeks prior to service changes. Please check Trip Planner from two weeks before travel for the most up-to-date timetable information for your route. 

Summary of Service Changes

Cumberland High School

New services 

• 611w Cumberland High School to Carlingford Light Rail Station, departing at 15:05. This replaces the current 550 to Parramatta, currently departing at 15:10 

Amended morning services 

• 618w from West Ryde will operate directly via Evans Road, not via Shortland Street and Marshall Road 
• Route 513 will continue to operate via Shortland Street and Marshall Road 
• Route 717w from Parramatta will operate only 1 trip at 8:07am rather than the current 2 trips at 7:57am and 8:17am. Students will be set down on Pennant Hills Road 

Amended afternoon services 

• All buses departing school will use the new link road to Pennant Hills Road 
• 546 to Parramatta will be re-numbered to 717w and will operate via Carlingford Light Rail Station 
• 550 to Parramatta at 15:15 will operate via Carlingford Light Rail Station 
• 616w to Eastwood will depart 5 minutes later at 15:20 
• 617w to Rydalmere will have a first set down restriction. First set down will be Faith Church on Evans Road, Dundas Valley. First departure will leave 3 minutes later at 15:08 
• 618w to West Ryde will operate directly via Evans Road, not via Marshall Road and Shortland Street 
• Route 513 will continue to serve Marshall Road and Shortland Street 
• 720w to Parramatta will no longer operate via Cumberland High School

James Ruse High School

Amended morning services 

• Route 618w from West Ryde will operate directly via Evans Road, not via Shortland Street and Marshall Road 
• Route 513 will continue to operate via Shortland Street and Marshall Road  
• Route 717w from Parramatta via Oatlands will operate only 1 trip at 8:07am rather than the current 2 trips at 7:57am and 8:17am 

Amended afternoon services 

• Route 616w to Eastwood will depart 5 minutes later than currently 
• Route 546 and 550 from Cumberland High School to Parramatta will no longer travel past James Ruse High School due to the new road configuration at Cumberland High School

From 27 January 2026, some school bus services in the Lower North Shore will change due to the closure of St Phillip Nori Primary School at the end of 2025, with students moving to St Thomas Catholic Primary School. TfNSW has reviewed and approved these service changes following ride and site checks. Affected schools are: 

• St Thomas & St Philip Neri – bus services adjusted due to school relocation 
• Northbridge Public School – amended departure times and route changes 
• Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner Junior School – 637w departs earlier to improve travel 
• Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner Senior School – 637w departs earlier to improve travel 
• Willoughby Girls High School – earlier 758w departures; 701w discontinued. 

Summary of Service Changes

Northbridge Public School

• 700w from Willoughby Girls High School at 08:15 will depart later at 08:42, arriving at Northbridge Public School at 09:02 
• 637w to Northbridge and Castlecrag at 15:23 will depart 8 minutes earlier at 15:15 
• 637w will no longer run via High Street and McClelland Street in Willoughby 
• 701w will no longer operate. Students can continue to use 637w to the Northbridge area 

Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner Junior School

• 637w will pick up earlier, at 15:28 instead of 15:36

Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner Senior School

• 637w will pick up earlier, at 15:42 instead of 15:51 

Willoughby Girls High School

• 758w will pick up earlier on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 
  • Current pick up 15:43, new pick up at 15:25 
• 701w to Crows Nest and Lane Cove will no longer operate. Students can catch Route 751w to Crows Nest, and Route 760w to Lane Cove

From 8 December 2025, some Busways-operated school bus services and route services in the Coffs Harbour will be changed. These changes will improve service reliability and aim to ensure students arrive at school on time. 

Several routes will start earlier, and two services (S197, S244) have been withdrawn, with alternative services available. 

How to plan your school trip under the new timetable

To help you plan your child’s trip, for further information: 

• Review your School’s new timetable here. Select the link adjacent to your school’s name that says: “New timetable | 05 Dec 2025” (revised travel arrangements are highlighted in yellow).  
• Alternatively reach out to your school for a copy of the new school timetable.
• Plan your trip at Trip Planner, or contact Busways’ friendly Customer Service Infoline via 1300 69 2929 or infoline@busways.com.au 

We are confident these adjustments will result in a more reliable and consistent service for students. Thank you for your support in adjusting to these changes.