List of Melbourne bus routes

For detailed travel information, do not rely solely on this page; please refer to the Metlink Melbourne website, or the appropriate bus company website.

This is a list of bus routes that are part of the bus network, in Melbourne, Australia. They are organized by route number and by bus company.

Metropolitan bus contracts were recently renewed on 1 July 2008, with all Melbourne bus operators signing the new contracts, to run bus services until 2018.

Route numbering scheme

The route number of buses in Melbourne can tell a little about the route's operator, area served and even its history.

Route numbering was a reflection of the designated zonal area used during the 1980s. Areas were referred to as "Neighbourhood Zones". However, as part of the "Grow or Go" policies, route numbers across the bus network were affected. There are no two-digit route numbers — these are used exclusively by trams.

Route numbers in the 150 range are school-only services that mostly operate in the Kew area.

200 – 399: These routes were former government-run routes (Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board and then MetBus). They are found mostly in inner suburbs such as Footscray/Sunshine, Elsternwick-Brighton, Clifton Hill and Port Melbourne. Routes in the Doncaster/Templestowe area also have these numbers due to a Tramways board takeover after the area's private operator collapsed.

In the 1990s all MetBus routes were put out to private franchise. Operators of these services include Melbourne Bus Link and National Bus Company (now owned by Ventura).

400 – 899: These routes have always been run by private companies. Most are found in the middle and outer suburbs, where they provide feeders to railway stations and provide local travel.

900-903: Historically these route numbers were used by Victorian Railways, who ran buses co-ordinated with trains on some routes. Routes with these numbers have either been abolished or incorporated into other routes. The 900 series is now used for normal routes, just like the 400 - 899 series.

By route number

150-160 school services

These services are operated during school hours by National Bus Company (now owned by Ventura Bus Lines), servicing schools in the Kew area.

Route No.	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
150	Kew The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Formerly part of Route 204
151	Kew The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Formerly Route 208
152	Kew Eltham	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Formerly Route 203
153	Kew The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Formerly part of Route 204
155	Kew Warrandyte	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Formerly Route 203
156	Kew Warrandyte	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Formerly Route 206
157	Kew Donvale	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
158	Kew Fitzroy	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Formerly Route 209
159	Kew The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Formerly Route 210
160	Kew Park Orchards	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines

200-299

Route No.	Image	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
200		City via Bulleen Westfield Doncaster (Doncaster)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
201		City via Kew Junction Westfield Doncaster (Doncaster)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
202		Box Hill via Balwyn Kew East	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
203		City Westfield Doncaster (Doncaster)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
205		Melbourne University via Kew Junction Westfield Doncaster (Doncaster)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
207		City via Westfield Doncaster Donvale	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
215		Caroline Springs via Albion Station Highpoint Shopping Centre (Maribyrnong)	Melbourne Bus Link
216		Burnside via Footscray, City Brighton Beach	Melbourne Bus Link
219		Sunshine Park via Footscray, City Gardenvale	Melbourne Bus Link
220		Sunshine via Footscray, City Gardenvale	Melbourne Bus Link
223		Yarraville via Footscray Highpoint Shopping Centre (Maribyrnong)	Melbourne Bus Link
232		Altona North Queen Victoria Market	Melbourne Bus Link
235		City Fisherman's Bend (Port Melbourne)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
237		City Fisherman's Bend (Port Melbourne)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
238		City (Port Melbourne)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
246		Elsternwick via Clifton Hill La Trobe University, Bundoora	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
250		Garden City (Port Melbourne) via City La Trobe University, Bundoora	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
251		Garden City (Port Melbourne) via City Northland SC (Preston)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
253		Garden City (Port Melbourne) via City North Carlton	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
270		Box Hill via Mitcham Ringwood	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
271		Box Hill via Mitcham, Park Orchards Ringwood	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
273		The Pines SC (Doncaster East) via Donvale Nunawading	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
279		Box Hill Westfield Doncaster (Doncaster)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
280		The Pines SC Westfield Doncaster The Pines SC	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Clockwise circular service Formerly Doncaster to Box Hill
281		Templestowe via Westfield Doncaster Deakin University	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Formerly Doncaster to Eltham until 24 November 2008 24 November 2008 - 5 April 2010, Eltham to Box Hill
282		The Pines SC Westfield Doncaster The Pines SC	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Anti-clockwise circular service Formerly Doncaster to Bulleen
284		Box Hill via Mont Albert Westfield Doncaster (Doncaster)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
285		Westfield Doncaster (Doncaster) via Balwyn Camberwell	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
286		Box Hill via Blackburn The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
293		Box Hill via Westfield Doncaster Greensborough	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
295		Box Hill via Westfield Doncaster The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines

300-399

Route No.	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
302	City via Kew East Box Hill	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
303	City North Ringwood	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
305	City via Bulleen The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
309	City Donvale	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
313	City Doncaster Park & Ride	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
315	City Box Hill	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
318	City The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
319	City The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
340	City via Thornbury La Trobe University, Bundoora	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	All Stops
350	City via Thornbury La Trobe University, Bundoora	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Same as Route 340 Express Service
364	Warrandyte Ringwood	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
366	Ringwood via Croydon Hills Croydon	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
367	Ringwood via Ringwood East Croydon	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines

400-499

Route No.	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
400	Sunshine Laverton	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Altona Depot Sita Bus Lines	Formerly Flinders St. (City) to Victoria Dock Known as the "Prison Bus", as it services Port Phillip Prison, the Metropolitan Remand Centre and the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.
401	North Melbourne Station via Royal Melbourne Hospital University Of Melbourne	Sita Bus Lines	Melbourne's highest service frequency for any bus route Services every 3 minutes during peak Services every 6 minutes during off-peak You must already have a valid Metcard prior to boarding. Purchasing tickets from the driver is unavailable. Operates on weekdays only.
402	Footscray via Kensington Station East Melbourne	Sita Bus Lines
404	Footscray via Newmarket Moonee Ponds	Sita Bus Lines
406	Footscray via Highpoint SC Keilor East	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
407	Highpoint Shopping Centre (Maribyrnong) Avondale Heights	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
408	Highpoint Shopping Centre (Maribyrnong) via Sunshine St Albans	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
409	Highpoint Shopping Centre (Maribyrnong) via Footscray Yarraville	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Altona Depot	Formerly Yarraville to West Footscray
410	Footscray Sunshine	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
411	Footscray Laverton	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Altona Depot
412	Footscray Laverton	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Altona Depot
413	Laverton via Hoppers Crossing Werribee Plaza SC	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Altona Depot
414	Footscray Aircraft Station	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Altona Depot
415	Laverton via Altona Williamstown	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Altona Depot
416	Aircraft Station Hoppers Crossing	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Altona Depot
417	Laverton Laverton North	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Altona Depot
418	St Albans Caroline Springs	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
419	St Albans via Taylors Lake Watergardens	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
421	St Albans via Keilor Downs Watergardens	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
422	St Albans Delahey	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
423	St Albans via Cairnlea Brimbank SC	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
424	St Albans via Kings Park Brimbank SC	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
425	St Albans Watergardens	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot
431	Yarraville Yarraville West	Sita Bus Lines
432	Newport via Altona Gate SC Yarraville	Sita Bus Lines	Formerly Newport to Paisley.
436	Werribee via Werribee Plaza Hoppers Crossing	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
437	Werribee via Werribee Plaza Hoppers Crossing	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
439	Werribee Werribee South	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
441	Werribee Westleigh Gardens	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
442	Hoppers Crossing via Werribee Plaza, The Grange Tarneit	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
443	Werribee South Ring Road	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot	Circular service
444	Hoppers Crossing via Werribee Plaza Tarneit	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
445	Werribee via Werribee Plaza Hoppers Crossing	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
446	Laverton via Truganina, Werribee Hoppers Crossing	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
	Werribee via Ballan Rd Manor Lakes	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
	Werribee Plaza SC via Greaves Street North Manor Lakes	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
	Werribee via Black Forest Rd Manor Lakes	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot
451	Sunshine Brimbank SC	Sita Bus Lines
	Melton via Brookfield Melton Station	Sita Bus Lines	Commenced 19 July 2010
454	Sunshine Sunshine West	Sita Bus Lines
	Melton Station via Woodgrove SC Micasa Rise	Sita Bus Lines	Commenced 19 July 2010
456	Sunshine via Caroline Springs Melton (Woodgrove SC)	Sita Bus Lines
457	Melton via Melton West Melton Station	Sita Bus Lines
458	Melton Station via Woodgrove SC Kurunjang	Sita Bus Lines
459	Melton Station via Melton South Arnolds Creek	Sita Bus Lines
460	Watergardens Caroline Springs	Melbourne Bus Link
461	Watergardens Taylors Hill	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Sunshine Depot	Circular service
465	Essendon via Keilor East Keilor Park	Ryans Bros Bus Service	Connects to most trains 6am-9pm weekdays, 6am-9pm Saturdays and 9am-9pm Sundays
467	Aberfeldie Moonee Ponds	Ryans Bros Bus Service
468	Essendon Highpoint Shopping Centre (Maribyrnong)	Ryans Bros Bus Service
471	Williamstown via Newport, Altona Gate SC Sunshine	Sita Bus Lines
472	Williamstown via Footscray Moonee Ponds	Sita Bus Lines
475	Moonee Ponds via Niddrie Keilor East	Kastoria Bus Lines
476	Moonee Ponds via Taylors Lake, Watergardens Hillside	Kastoria Bus Lines
477	Moonee Ponds via Airport West SC Broadmeadows	Tullamarine Bus Lines
478	Moonee Ponds via Airport West SC, Essendon Melbourne Airport	Tullamarine Bus Lines
479	Moonee Ponds via Melbourne Airport Sunbury	Tullamarine Bus Lines	Extends to City on weekends.
481	Sunbury Sunbury (Mount Lion)	Sunbury Bus Service
483	Sunbury via Diggers Rest Moonee Ponds	Sunbury Bus Service
484	Broadmeadows Roxburgh Park	Tullamarine Bus Lines
485	Sunbury Sunbury (Wilsons Lane)	Sunbury Bus Service
486	Sunbury Sunbury (Rolling Meadows)	Sunbury Bus Service
487	Sunbury Sunbury (Killara Heights)	Sunbury Bus Service
488	Sunbury Sunbury (Jacksons Hill)	Sunbury Bus Service
	Sunbury Sunbury (Canterbury Avenue)	Sunbury Bus Service
490	Airport West Gowanbrae	Tullamarine Bus Lines	On demand bus service, requires passengers to book 15 mins in advance from designated bus stops.

500-599

Route No.	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
500	Broadmeadows via Melbourne Airport Sunbury	Tullamarine Bus Lines
501	Moonee Ponds via Strathmore Niddrie	Kastoria Bus Lines
503	Essendon via Brunswick Brunswick East	Moonee Valley Bus Lines
504	Moonee Ponds via Brunswick East Clifton Hill	Dysons Bus Services
506	Moonee Ponds via Brunswick Westgarth	Moonee Valley Bus Lines
508	Moonee Ponds via Northcote, Brunswick Alphington	Dysons Bus Services
509	Brunswick Brunswick West	Hope Street Bus Line
510	Essendon via Northcote, Brunswick, Thornbury Ivanhoe	Moreland Buslines
512	Strathmore via Coburg Coburg East	Moreland Buslines
513	Eltham via Greensborough, Lower Plenty Glenroy	Dysons Bus Services
517	Northland SC (Preston) via Greensborough, View Bank St Helena	Dysons Bus Services
518	Greensborough via St Helena St Helena West	Dysons Bus Services
520	Greensborough via Doreen, Yarrambat Yan Yean	Dysons Bus Services
526	Coburg Preston West	Ivanhoe Bus Company
527	Northland SC (Preston) Gowrie (Glenroy)	Ivanhoe Bus Company
528	Craigieburn Craigieburn South	Broadmeadows
529	Craigieburn Craigieburn West	Broadmeadows
530	Coburg via Gowrie Station, Fawkner and Coburg North Campbellfield	Broadmeadows
531	Coburg North via Somerset Estate Upfield	Broadmeadows
532	Craigieburn via Upfield Broadmeadows	Broadmeadows
533	Craigieburn via Craigieburn Craigieburn North	Broadmeadows
534	Glenroy Merlynston (Coburg North)	Dysons Bus Services
536	Glenroy Gowrie (Glenroy)	Dysons Bus Services
538	Broadmeadows (Somerset Estate)	Dysons Bus Services
540	Broadmeadows via Coolaroo Upfield	Dysons Bus Services
541	Broadmeadows via Meadow Heights Roxburgh Park	Dysons Bus Services
542	Roxburgh Park via Meadow Heights, Broadmeadows, Glenroy Oak Park	Dysons Bus Services
544	Craigieburn North via Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows	Dysons Bus Services Broadmeadows
546	Heidelberg via Clifton Hill, Carlton University of Melbourne Queen Victoria Market	Dysons Bus Services
548	Kew via Ivanhoe La Trobe University, Bundoora	Ivanhoe Bus Company
549	Ivanhoe Northland SC (Preston)	Ivanhoe Bus Company
550	Northland SC (Preston) La Trobe University, Bundoora	Ivanhoe Bus Company
551	Heidelberg (Preston) La Trobe University, Bundoora	Ivanhoe Bus Company
552	Reservoir North East Northcote Shopping Plaza (Northcote)	Reservoir Bus Company
553	Preston Preston West	Reservoir Bus Company
554	Thomastown Thomastown	Reservoir Bus Company	Clockwise loop via West Lalor
555	Epping via Lalor, Thomastown, Reservoir Northland SC (Preston)	Reservoir Bus Company
556	Epping via Keon Park Northland SC (Preston)	Reservoir Bus Company
557	Thomastown via Lalor Thomastown	Reservoir Bus Company	Anti-clockwise loop via West Lalor
558	Reservoir Reservoir	Reservoir Bus Company	Circular Route via Reservoir North West
559	Thomastown via Lalor Thomastown	Reservoir Bus Company	Circular Route via Lalor Plaza SC
561	Coburg via Latrobe University Macleod	East West Bus Company
562	Humevale via Whittlesea, Yan Yean, Mernda, Bundoora Greensborough	Dysons Bus Services
563	Greensborough via Apollo Parkways, Plenty Valley, South Morang, Mill Park, Bundoora, Northland SC (Preston)	Dysons Bus Services
564	Epping RMIT, Bundoora	Dysons Bus Services
566	Northland SC (Preston) via Bundoora, Greensborough Lalor	Dysons Bus Services
567	Northcote via Northland SC Regent	Dysons Bus Services
570	Thomastown via Lalor Plaza SC RMIT, Bundoora	East West Bus Company
571	South Morang via Epping Roxburgh Park	East West Bus Company
572	Mill Park Lake Estate via Blossom Park, Botanica Park RMIT, Bundoora	Dysons Bus Services
575	Thomastown via Epping Epping North	Reservoir Bus Company
577	Mill Park Lakes via Epping RS Epping Plaza SC	Reservoir Bus Company
578	Eltham via Kangaroo Ground - Warrandyte Rd Warrandyte	Panorama
579	Eltham via Research - Warrandyte Rd Warrandyte	Panorama
580	Eltham via Ryans Rd Diamond Creek	Panorama
582	Eltham via Main Rd Eltham	Panorama	Circular Route via Eucalyptus Rd

600-699

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Route No.	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
600	St Kilda Light Rail Station (St Kilda) Westfield Southland (Cheltenham)	Melbourne Bus Link
601	Huntingdale Station Monash University, Clayton campus (Clayton)	Eastrans	Service begins 18 July 2011. Pre-paid service. Purchasing tickets from driver unavailable. Operates Weekdays during Monash University semesters only. 4 minute frequency 7 am to 7 pm 12 minute frequency 7pm to 9:30 pm Express service, no intermediate stops.
605	City via Kooyong Rd Gardenvale	Eastrans
606	St Kilda Port Melbourne	Westrans	Limited weekday service.
609	Fairfield via Royal Talbot Hospital Hawthorn	Dyson's	Limited services. Some services terminate/commence at Royal Talbot Hospital.
612	Box Hill via Camberwell Chadstone Shopping Centre	Driver
623	Glen Waverley St Kilda	Driver
624	Kew Oakleigh	Driver
	Elsternwick Chadstone	Driver
	Middle Brighton Chadstone	Driver
630	Elwood Monash University	Eastrans
631	Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre (Mulgrave) via Monash University Southland Shopping Centre (Cheltenham)	Moorabbin Transit
663	Belgrave via Monbulk, Silvan and Mt Evelyn Lilydale	InvictaBus	Some services, in both directions, terminate/commence at Monbulk.
664	Knox City Shopping Centre via Croydon and Bayswater Chirnside Park	InvictaBus	Some services terminate/commence at Croydon. On Sunday, services continue to Lilydale. Some travel via Glen Park Rd
670	Ringwood Lilydale	InvictaBus
671	Chirnside Park Croydon	InvictaBus
672	Croydon via Wonga Park Chirnside Park	InvictaBus
673	Lillydale Lakes Lillydale Lakes	InvictaBus	Circular route.
675	Chirnside Park Mooroolbark	InvictaBus
676	Lilydale via Lilydale East Lilydale	InvictaBus	Circular route.
677	Lilydale via The Gateway Chirnside Park	InvictaBus
679	Chirnside Park via Lilydale and Montrose Ringwood	InvictaBus
680	Lilydale Mooroolbark	InvictaBus
681	Knox City via Rowville and Lysterfield Knox City	InvictaBus	Loop service, on a clockwise route.
682	Knox City via Rowville and Lysterfield Knox City	InvictaBus	Loop service, on an anti-clockwise route.
683	Chirnside Park Warburton	Martyrs	Country Fares apply from Woori Yallock.
684	City (Southern Cross Station) via Healesville and Marysville Eildon	McKenzie's	Country Fares apply from Healesville, minimal services.
685	Chirnside Park via Yarra Glen Healesville Sanctuary	McKenzie's
686	Healesville via Badger Creek and Healesville Sanctuary Healesville	McKenzie's	Loop service.
687	Healesville via Chum Creek and Mt. Lebanon Healesville	McKenzie's	Loop service.
688	Croydon via Mt Dandenong Upper Ferntree Gully	Ventura
689	Croydon Montrose	Ventura
690	Croydon via Kilsyth Boronia	Ventura
691	Bayswater via Boronia, Ferntree Gully and Rowville Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre (Mulgrave)	InvictaBus	Only a handful of services actually depart/arrive at Bayswater, the majority terminate/commence at Boronia. Some services also extend to Monash University.
692	Healesville Yarra Junction	McKenzie's Martyrs
693	Belgrave Oakleigh	InvictaBus
694	Belgrave via Olinda Mt. Dandenong	US Bus Lines
695	Belgrave Gembrook Continues to Fountain Gate on Weekends, timetable found here	US Bus Lines	On Tuesdays, there is one trip each way which travels between Dandenong Market and Belgrave, not servicing Gembrook. Details here.
	Olinda via Olinda Monbulk Road Monbulk	Ventura
697	Belgrave Belgrave South	US Bus Lines	On Tuesday, there is one service each way to Dandenong Market, details here. On Thursday, there is one service each way to Fountain Gate Shopping centre, details here
698	Upper Ferntree Gully via Olinda Mt. Dandenong	US Bus Lines	Some services terminate and commence at Olinda.
699	Belgrave Upwey	US Bus Lines

700-799

Route No.	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Frequency	Comments
701	Oakleigh Bentleigh	Ventura
703	Blackburn Middle Brighton	Ventura		SmartBus Orange Route
704	East Clayton Oakleigh	Ventura
705	Mordialloc via Braeside & Clayton South Springvale	Moorabbin Transit
706	Mordialloc via Aspendale & Edithvale Chelsea	Ventura
708	Carrum via Southland Hampton	Moorabbin Transit
709	Mordialloc via Governor Road a Waterways	Grenda's
732	Box Hill via Vermont South Tram Terminus Upper Ferntree Gully	Ventura		Several services to/from Knox City connect with Route 75 Tram to/from the City at Vermont South.
733	Box Hill Oakleigh	Ventura
734	Glen Iris Glen Waverley	Ventura
735	Box Hill via K-Mart Plaza, Forest Hill SC Nunawading	Ventura
736	Mitcham via Glen Waverley Blackburn	Ventura
737	Croydon Station via Boronia Station, Knox City Shopping Centre, Glen Waverley Station Monash University, Clayton campus	Ventura	Weekdays 20 minutes from 6 am to 9 am 30 minutes from 9 am to 3 pm 20 minutes from 3 pm to 7:30 pm 30 minutes from 7:30 pm to 10 pm Saturdays 40 minutes from 6 am to 10 pm Sundays 40 minutes from 8 am to 10 pm	Some services run via deviations through Bayswater and Croydon.
738	Mitcham Station via Knox Private Hospital, Wantirna College Knox City Shopping Centre (Wantirna South)	Ventura	Weekdays 30 minutes from 6 am to 9:30 am 60 minutes from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm 30 minutes from 2:30 pm to 7 pm 60 minutes from 7 pm to 10 pm Saturdays 60 minutes from 8 am to 10 pm Sundays 60 minutes from 9 am to 10 pm
740	Mitcham Station via Reserve Avenue, Churinga Avenue Vermont East	Ventura	Weekdays 5 services during peak times No weekend service	One service starts from Vermont Secondary College each weekday.
742	Eastland Shopping Centre (Ringwood) Via Vermont South, Glen Waverley Station, Oakleigh Station Chadstone Shopping Centre (Malvern East)	Ventura	Weekdays 20–25 minutes from 6 am to 10 am 30 minutes from 10 am to 4 pm 20–25 minutes from 4 pm to 7 pm 40–60 minutes from 7 pm to 10 pm Saturdays 30–40 minutes from 7 am to 12:30 pm 50–60 minutes from 12:30 pm to 10 pm Sundays 50–60 minutes from 9 pm to 10 pm	Some early morning and late evening services are shortened. Some services do not utilise the Monash University deviation.
745A	Knox City Shopping Centre via Victoria Road and Sasses Avenue Bayswater Station	Ventura	Weekdays 1 afternoon service to Bayswater Station. No return service. No weekend service
745B	Bayswater Station Via Victoria Road and Sasses Avenue Boronia Station	Ventura	Weekdays 1 afternoon service to Boronia Station. No return service. No weekend service
745C	Bayswater Station Via Victoria Road and Sasses Avenue Wantirna Primary School	Ventura	Weekdays 1 afternoon service to Wantirna Primary School. No return service. No weekend service
745D	Bayswater Station Via Mountain Highway and Stud Road Wantirna Primary School	Ventura	Weekdays 1 evening service to Wantirna Primary School. No return service. No weekend service
753	Bayswater via Boronia Glen Waverley	Ventura		Only limited services run the full route to Bayswater. Many services commence or terminate at Boronia.
754	Glen Waverley via Wheelers Hill Rowville	Ventura		During the morning peak, services run express to Glen Waverley. During the evening peak, services run express to Rowville
755	Bayswater via The Basin and Ferntree Gully Knox City	Ventura		Only services during the morning and evening peaks travel to Bayswater. All other times, buses terminate/commence at The Basin. Knox City bound buses service Ferntree Gully Station, Bayswater bound buses do not.
757	Knox City Scoresby	Ventura
758	Knox City Knoxfield Shops	Ventura
765	Box Hill via Blackburn Mitcham	Ventura
766	Box Hill Burwood	Ventura
767	Southland Shopping Centre (Cheltenham) via Deakin University Box Hill	Ventura
768	Box Hill Deakin University	Ventura
770	Frankston via Ashleigh Ave Karingal Hub Shopping Centre	Peninsula		No return service
771	Frankston via McMahons Rd or Orwil St Langwarrin	Peninsula		Service alternates between travelling down Orwil St (which return to Frankston Station) and McMahons Rd.
772	Frankston Eliza Heights	Peninsula		Loop service, which returns to Frankston via Delacombe Park
773	Frankston Frankston South	Peninsula		Loop service, returning to Frankston. On Saturday, the bus runs to Frankston South via an alternate route, returning via the normal route.
774	Frankston Delacombe Park	Peninsula		Loop Service, which returns to Frankston via a different route.
775	Frankston Lakewood	Peninsula		On weekends, the service runs via Frankston High School
776	Frankston Pearcedale	Peninsula		Loop Service, returning to Frankston. The route is Clockwise in the morning, and anti-clockwise in the afternoon.
777	Karingal Hub Shopping Centre McClelland Drive, Langwarrin	Peninsula
778	Kananook Station Carrum Downs	Peninsula
779	Frankston Belvedere	Peninsula
780	Frankston Carrum	Peninsula
781	Frankston via Mornington Mount Martha	Peninsula
782	Frankston via Hastings Flinders	Peninsula		Country fares apply from Sandy Point Rd to Flinders
783	Frankston Hastings	Peninsula
784	Frankston via Mornington Osborne	Peninsula
785	Frankston Mornington East	Peninsula
786	Rye St. Andrews Beach	Portsea Passenger Service		Country fares apply
787	Sorrento Safety Beach	Portsea Passenger Service		Country fares apply
788	Frankston Portsea	Portsea Passenger Service		Country fares apply
789	Cranbourne West via Woodlands Primary School Frankston	Cranbourne Transit
790	Cranbourne West via South Gateway Frankston	Cranbourne Transit
791	Cranbourne West Frankston	Cranbourne Transit		Same route as 789 & 790.
795	Cranbourne Warneet	Cranbourne Transit
796	Cranbourne Clyde	Cranbourne Transit		Limited services, route serviced on School Days only.
797	Cranbourne Town Service	Cranbourne Transit	Loop service in Cranbourne, limited services.
799	Cranbourne via Merinda Park Station Cranbourne North	Cranbourne Transit

800-899

Route No.	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
800	Dandenong via Springvale and Oakleigh Chadstone Shopping Centre	Grenda's
802	Dandenong via Mulgrave and Oakleigh Chadstone Shopping Centre	Grenda's
804	Dandenong via Wheelers Hill and Oakleigh Chadstone Shopping Centre	Grenda's
811	Dandenong via Springvale and Southland Brighton	Grenda's Moorabbin Transit
812	Dandenong via Parkmore and Southland Brighton	Grenda's Moorabbin Transit
813	Dandenong via Parkmore and Springvale Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre	Grenda's
814	Dandenong via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre Springvale South	Grenda's
815	Dandenong Noble Park	Grenda's
821	Southland Clayton	Moorabbin Transit
822	Chadstone via Southland Sandringham	Moorabbin Transit
823	North Brighton Southland	Moorabbin Transit
824	Moorabbin via Clayton Keysborough	Moorabbin Transit
825	Moorabbin via Mentone Southland	Moorabbin Transit
827	Hampton via Dandenong and Hallam Gardens Berwick	Moorabbin Transit Grenda's
828	Hampton via Dandenong Berwick	Moorabbin Transit Grenda's	Same route as 827, without the deviation to Hallam Gardens and terminating at Berwick Railway Station instead of the corner of High St (Princes Highway) and Clyde Rd.
832	Frankston Carrum Downs	Peninsula Bus Lines
833	Frankston Carrum Downs	Peninsula Bus Lines
834	Berwick via Narre Warren Berwick	Cardinia Transit	Loop service, runs anticlockwise
835	Berwick via Narre Warren Berwick	Cardinia Transit	Loop service, runs clockwise
836	Bridgewater via Beaconsfield and Berwick Casey Hospital	Cardinia Transit
837	South Berwick - Earlsfield Rd via Berwick Station North Berwick - Brisbane St	Cardinia Transit
838	Emerald via Beaconsfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre	Cardinia Transit
839	South Berwick - Greaves Rd via Berwick Station North Berwick - Telford Dr	Cardinia Transit
840	Gembrook Pakenham	Cardinia Transit	Trial service Formerly Narre Warren - Berwick Circle
841	Narre Warren Cranbourne	Cardinia Transit
842	Endeavour Hills Fountain Gate Shopping Centre	Cardinia Transit
843	Dandenong via Shetland St Mossgiel Park	Grenda's
844	Dandenong Doveton	Grenda's
845	Dandenong via John Faulkner Dr Endeavour Hills	Grenda's
848	Dandenong Brandon Park Shopping Centre	Grenda's
849	Dandenong via Gleneagles Dr Mossgiel Park	Grenda's
850	Dandenong via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre Glen Waverley	Grenda's
857	Chelsea via Patterson Lakes Dandenong	Grenda's
858	Chelsea Aspendale Gardens	Grenda's
841	Chelsea Aspendale Gardens	Grenda's
861	Dandenong via Hensley Court Endeavour Hills	Grenda's
862	Dandenong Chadstone Shopping Centre	Grenda's
885	Glen Waverley Springvale	Grenda's
886	Rosebud via Rosebud Chisholm TAFE - Rosebud Campus	Portsea
	Lynbrook Station Fountain Gate Shopping Centre	Cranbourne Transit
892	Narre Warren South Dandenong	Cranbourne Transit
893	Cranbourne via Hampton Park Dandenong	Cranbourne Transit
894	Amberley Park (Narre Warren South) via Hallam station Fountain Gate Shopping Centre	Cranbourne Transit	Peak Services terminate at Hallam
895	Hampton Park East via Narre Warren Station Fountain Gate Shopping Centre	Cranbourne Transit	Peak services detour to, and terminate at, Hallam Station
896	Cranbourne Station]] Cranbourne East	Cranbourne Transit	TrainLink Service
897	Cranbourne Station Cranbourne East - Central Parkway	Cranbourne Transit
	Cranbourne	Archers Field Drive (Hunt Club)	Cranbourne Transit

900-999

Route No.	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
900	Stud Park SC via Oakleigh Caulfield	Grenda's Eastrans	SmartBus service
901	Frankston via Dandenong, Knox City, Ringwood, The Pines SC, Greensbrough, Epping, Broadmeadows Melbourne Airport	Grenda's InvictaBus East West Bus Company Tullamarine Bus Lines	SmartBus Yellow Orbital service
902	Chelsea Railway Station via Springvale, Glen Waverley, Nunawading, Doncaster, Eltham, Greensborough, Keon Park, Broadmeadows Airport West (Westfield)	Grenda's East West Bus Company Tullamarine Bus lines	SmartBus Green Orbital service
903	Altona Station via Sunshine, Essendon, Northland SC, Heidelberg, Doncaster, Box Hill, Chadstone, Oakleigh, Mentone Mordialloc (Centreway SC)	Ventura Westrans	SmartBus Red Orbital service
905	City via Eastern Freeway, Templestowe The Pines SC	NationalBus owned by Ventura Bus Lines	Doncaster Area Rapid Transit (SmartBus) service
906	City via Eastern Freeway, The Pines SC Warrandyte Bridge	NationalBus owned by Ventura Bus Lines	Doncaster Area Rapid Transit (SmartBus) service Route extension to Ringwood Station
907	City via Eastern Freeway, Doncaster Mitcham	NationalBus owned by Ventura Bus Lines	Doncaster Area Rapid Transit (SmartBus) service
908	City via Eastern Freeway, Templestowe Lower The Pines SC	NationalBus owned by Ventura Bus Lines	Doncaster Area Rapid Transit (SmartBus) service
922	Southland SC via North Brighton St. Kilda Light Rail Station	Melbourne Bus Link
923	Southland SC via Brighton Beach Station St. Kilda Light Rail Station	Melbourne Bus Link
926	Fountain Gate SC Pakenham	Cardinia Transit
927	Pakenham Town Service via Meadowvale Village	Cardinia Transit	Loop service
928	Pakenham Town Service via Henry St.	Cardinia Transit	Loop service
929	Pakenham Town Service via Army Rd.	Cardinia Transit	Loop service

Airports

Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
City (Southern Cross Station) Melbourne Airport Express Service	Skybus Super Shuttle	Leaves Southern Cross approx. every 20 minutes
City (Southern Cross Station) via Werribee RSL Avalon Airport	Sita Group trading as Sunbus Shuttle	Trips arrive at Avalon approx. 1 hour before flight departure.

NightRider

The Nightrider Bus Service runs after midnight until 4.30am Fridays, 5:30am Saturdays from central Melbourne to the outer suburbs. This service operates on weekends only.

Return services also operate to the city. After a Nightrider service revision in late 2008, doubled services are now taking place (instead of 1 hr frequencies, it is now 30 mins per bus), bus route operators have been reallocated and more minor improvements have affected the system.

Route No.	Destination	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
942	St Albans Later services continue to Sunbury	Dysons Bus Services
943	Melton Extension via Western Freeway	Dysons Bus Services	Connecting Service at Deer Park to Melton/City. This route is a small extension of the 942, but the 943 only carries passengers on a short trip. However to compensate for this, the 943 connects with the 942 to continue the journey to the City/Melton.
944	Werribee	Dysons Bus Services
954	Craigieburn	Dysons Bus Services
956	Epping	Dysons Bus Services
958	Eltham	Dysons Bus Services
961	Doncaster via Westfield Doncaster and Eastern Freeway	Dysons Bus Services
965	Healesville Nightrider service around Healesville only.	McKenzie's	An Hourly loop service, circulating from Lilydale around the Healesville area.
966	Croydon Continues to Lilydale	Ventura
968	Knox City Continues to Belgrave via Bayswater, Boronia and Ferntree Gully	Ventura	Connecting buses at Knox City for Rowville
970	Frankston Continues to Mornington	Peninsula Bus Lines	Connecting hourly buses at Mornington for Rosebud
980	Dandenong	Grenda's Bus Services
981	Cranbourne Loop service between Dandenong, Cranbourne & Berwick	Grenda's Bus Services

Former Routes

Route No.	Destinations	Bus Operator(s)	Comments
249	City La Trobe University, Bundoora	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Route Scrapped
283	Westfield Doncaster (Doncaster) Bulleen	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Incorporated into Routes 280/282 on 24 November 2008
289	Box Hill Donvale	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Incorporated into Routes 280/282, 281 & 305 on 24 November 2008
291	Box Hill via Westfield Doncaster Heidelberg	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Incorporated into Route 903 on 20 April 2009
301	City via Templestowe The Pines SC (Doncaster East)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Replaced by Route 905 on 4 October 2010
304	City via The Pines, Warrandyte Ringwood	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Replaced by Route 906 on 4 October 2010
306	City via Doncaster East Ringwood North	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Incorporated into Route 303 on 4 October 2010
307	City via Donvale Mitcham	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Replaced by Route 907 on 4 October 2010
308	City via Westfield Doncaster Deep Creek	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Replaced by Route 908 on 4 October 2010
316	City Deep Creek	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Scrapped on 4 October 2010
365	Ringwood via Tunstall Square Westfield Doncaster (Doncaster)	NationalBus Operated by Ventura Bus Lines	Incorporated into Routes 271 and 280/282 on 24 November 2008
429	Yarraville Altona East	Sita Bus Lines	Incorporated into Route 432 on 30 June 2008
430	Yarraville Geelong Road, Yarraville	Sita Bus Lines	Circular route Replaced by Routes 431 and 432 on 30 June 2008
433	Newport Geelong Road, Brooklyn	Sita Bus Lines	Incorporated into Route 471
438	Werribee Manor Lakes	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot	Replaced by routes 447, 448 and 449 on 19 April 2010
440	Werribee via Wyndham Vale, Werribee Plaza Hoppers Crossing	Westrans Operated by Westrans - Werribee Depot	Circular route Replaced by routes 446, 448 and 449 on 19 April 2010
547	Kew La Trobe University, Bundoora	Ivanhoe Bus	Section incorporated into Route 548
560	Greensborough via Bundoora, Keon Park Broadmeadows	East West Bus Company	Incorporated into Route 902 on April 5, 2010
565	Greensborough Greensborough North East	Dysons Bus Services	Incorporated into Route 563
568	Northland SC (Preston) North Watsonia Greensborough	Dysons Bus Services	Incorporated into Route 566
571A	Roxburgh Park Epping	Dysons Bus Services East West Bus Company	Incorporated into Route 571
581	Eltham Research	Panorama	Shortworking of Routes 578 & 579
615	Box Hill North Balwyn	Quinces	Incorporated into Route 284
627	Elsternwick East Brighton	Driver	Split and simplified into: Route 625 Elsternwick - Chadstone via Oakleigh Route 626 Middle Brighton - Chadstone Via Carnegie
634	Middle Brighton Lilydale	Quinces	Split up between: Route 703 (Middle Brighton - Monash University section) Route 631 (Monash University - Waverley Gardens section) Route 691 (Waverley Gardens - Boronia section) Route 737 (Boronia - Croydon section) Route 664 (Croydon - Chirnside Park/Lilydale section)
665	Ringwood Dandenong	InvictaBus	Incorporated into Route 901
700	Box Hill Mordialloc	Ventura	SmartBus Route Incorporated into Route 903 on 20 April 2009 Mordialloc - Chelsea extension reverted back to Route 706
731	Camberwell [North Balwyn)]	Quinces	Incorporated into Route 285
769	Karingal Hub Shopping Centre Frankston	Peninsula	Sunday service only Incorporated into routes 770, 771, 777
794	Cranbourne Pearcedale	Cranbourne Transit	Route scrapped
801	Dandenong Keysborough	Grenda's	Route 801 scrapped. More of a Loop Service of the City of Greater Dandenong region. No longer operated until Greater Dandenong council operated its own bus loop services.
826	Hampton via Southland SC, Fountain Gate SC Pakenham	Grenda's Moorabbin Transit	Incorporated into Route 828 between Hampton and Berwick Replaced by Route 926 between Fountain Gate SC and Pakenham
830	Dandenong Frankston	Grenda's	Incorporated into Routes 901, 832 and 833
831	Dandenong Frankston	Grenda's	Incorporated into Routes 901, 832 and 833
888	Nunawading via Edithvale Chelsea	Grenda's	SmartBus Service Incorporated into Route 902 on 5 April 2010 Edithvale section replaced by Route 858
889	Nunawading via Chelsea Heights Chelsea	Grenda's	SmartBus Service Incorporated into Route 902 on 5 April 2010 Chelsea Heights section replaced by Route 858

By bus company

Broadmeadows Bus Service

http://www.broadmeadowsbus.com.au/

Routes 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 544

Cardinia Transit

http://www.grenda.com.au

Routes 831, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 841, 842, 846, 847, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 929

Cranbourne Transit

Formerly known as FA Phillips Bus Service http://www.cranbournetransit.com.au

Routes 789, 790, 791, 795, 796, 797, 799, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897 & 898

Driver Bus Lines

http://www.driverbuslines.com.au

Routes 612, 623, 624, 625

Dyson's Bus Services

http://www.dysonsbus.com.au

Routes 504, 508, 513, 517, 518, 520, 534, 536, 538, 540, 541, 544, 546, 562, 563, 564, 566, 567, 572, 609, Werribee Night Rider

Eastrans

http://www.cdcvictoria.com.au/eastrans.html

Routes 605, 630, 900

East West Bus Company

http://www.reservoirbus.com.au/ew_intro.html

Routes 561, 570, 571

Grenda's Bus Services

http://www.grenda.com.au

Routes 800, 802, 804, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 827, 828, 839, 843, 844, 845, 848, 849, 850, 857, 858, 861, 862, 885, 900, 901, 902

Hope Street Bus Line (Sangold)

Previously part of Chris's Coaches until around 2001 No website Some info at http://www.busaustralia.com/fleetlists/hopestreet.htm

Route 509

InvictaBus

Also operates outer-eastern suburbs Telebus services in Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Wonga Park & Rowville http://www.invictabus.com.au/

Routes 663, 664, 670, 671, 672, 675, 676, 677, 679, 680, 681, 682, 691, 693, 901

Ivanhoe Bus Company

http://www.buslines.com.au/ivanhoe/

Routes 526, 527, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551

Kastoria Bus Lines

http://www.kastoria.com.au/

Routes 475, 476, 501

Martyrs Bus Service

http://www.martyrs.com.au/

Route 683, 692

Melbourne Bus Link

http://www.melbbuslink.com.au/

Routes Footscray depot: 215, 216, 219, 220, 223, 232, 460 Sandringham depot: 922, 923 Shared Routes: 600

McKenzie's Tourist Services

http://www.mckenzies.com.au/

Routes 684, 685, 686, 687, 692

Moonee Valley Bus Lines

No website Some info at http://www.busaustralia.com/fleetlists/mooneev.htm

Routes 503, 506

Moorabbin Transit

http://www.grenda.com.au

Routes 631, 705, 708, 811, 812, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 827, 828

Moreland Buslines

http://www.morelandtravel.com.au/

Routes 510, 512

NationalBus

http://www.venturabus.com.au

Routes 200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 235, 236, 237, 246, 250, 251, 253, 270, 271, 273, 279, 280, 281, 282, 284, 285, 286, 289, 293, 295, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 313, 315, 316, 340, 350, 364, 366, 367, 526, 527, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551

Panorama Coaches

http://www.buslines.com.au/panorama/

Routes 578, 579, 580, 581, 582

Peninsula Bus Lines

http://www.grenda.com.au

Routes 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 832, 833

Portsea Passenger Service

http://www.grenda.com.au

Route 787, 788

Reservoir Bus Company

http://www.reservoirbus.com.au/

Routes 525, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 577. Ruthven Secondary College - 001,002,003,004,005 Merrilands Express.

RyansBus

http://www.ryansbus.com.au/

Routes 465, 467, 468

Sita Bus Lines

http://www.sitabus.com.au/

Routes 400, 401, 402, 404, 431, 432, 451, 454, 456, 457, 458, 459, 471, 472, SunBus Shuttle

Skybus Super Shuttle

http://www.skybus.com.au/

Routes Melbourne Airport - City

Sunbury Bus Service

http://www.sunburybus.com.au

Routes 481, 483, 485, 486, 487, 488

Tullamarine Bus Lines

http://www.tullamarinebus.com.au/

Routes 477, 478, 479, 484, 490, 500, 901, 902

US Bus Lines

http://www.usbus.com.au/

Routes 694, 695, 695F, 697, 698, 699

Ventura Bus Lines

http://www.venturabus.com.au/

Routes200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 235, 236, 237, 246, 250, 251, 253, 270, 271, 273, 279, 280, 281, 282, 284, 285, 286, 289, 293, 295, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 313, 315, 316, 340, 350, 364, 366, 367, 526, 527, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 688, 689, 690, 694, 695, 695F, 697, 698, 699, 701, 703, 704, 706, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 740, 742, 745, 753, 754, 755, 757, 758, 765, 766, 767, 903

Westrans

http://www.cdcvictoria.com.au/

Routes 400, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 436, 437, 439, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 461, 606

• Several new routes were added and others have been modified since 2006. An updated list of Melbourne bus routes appears on the Metlink website.

See also

• Buses in Melbourne
• Transport in Melbourne
• List of Victorian Bus Companies
• Transportation in Australia

References

External links

• Bus Services to Clayton Campus (Monash Student Association), for routes 693, 742, 800, 733, 703, 631, 737, 630, 802, 804, 862
• Metlink (official public transport website)
• Kew School Bus Services Buses operating in the Kew area
• 2008 Bus Contract Renewal Bus contract media release