Monday 26 July 2021
Bathurst now has more than 500 new additional weekly bus services as part of bus network improvements in the region introduced on Monday 26 July 2021.
There are more peak and weekend services, new express services, and longer operating hours to connect customers to where they need to go. For the first time, services now run on Sundays.
The new bus network includes better connections with Bathurst CBD, train station and coach stop, Charles Sturt University, TAFE and the hospital.
Growing suburbs including Eglinton, Laffing Waters, Kelso, Windradyne and Llanarth have also received improved services.
Plan your trip
Bathurst bus network map (pdf 545KB)
Route
Changes
Route 515
Adjusted route now includes Bathurst Station, Bathurst Hospital and Blue Ridge Drive, White Rock
Route 520
More direct route between Bathurst and Westpoint Shopping Centre, in both directions
Buses every hour in both directions, Monday to Sunday
Better access to buses for Windradyne and Booth Street estates
Better connections to and from the Bathurst Bullet 2.0 Monday to Saturday, with reduced wait times at Bathurst Station
More Saturday services
New Sunday services
Routes 526 and 528 now service Rocket Street and Bathurst Correctional Centre
Route 521
Adjusted route runs via Hereford Street, reducing travel time
All services run via Federation Drive and Mendel Drive estates
Better access to buses for Graham Drive and Wentworth Drive estates
Adjusted route to include Oak Tree Retirement Village
Route 522
Adjusted route runs from Bathurst to Gormans Hill only, in both directions
Buses every hour in both directions, Monday to Saturday
New connections to and from the Bathurst Bullet 2.0 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
More Saturday services
Route 523
Adjusted route now runs between Bathurst and Eglinton, via Bathurst Hospital and Llanarth, in both directions
Buses every hour in both directions Monday to Saturday
Better access to buses for Llanarth and Eglinton estates
Better connections to and from the Bathurst Bullet 2.0 Monday to Saturday, with reduced wait times at Bathurst Station
More Saturday services
New Sunday services
Eglinton and Abercrombie services supplemented by express bus on Route 523X
Route 523X
New weekday morning and evening peak hour services from Eglinton and Abercrombie to Bathurst, via Eglinton Road and Bathurst Hospital
Faster trips from Eglinton and Abercrombie to Bathurst CBD
Route 524
Adjusted route runs via Kelso in both directions
All services run via the Emerald Drive Estate
Better access to train and coach services at Bathurst Station
Route 525
New direct route between Kelso Community Hub, Charles Sturt University and TAFE, running via Hereford Street and the CBD
Faster trips and no need to change services
More Saturday services
New Sunday services
Hourly services seven days a week
Route 529 now services McBriens Drive and Hughes Street in Kelso
Route 526
Clockwise loop now links Bathurst with South Bathurst, Charles Sturt University, the Trade Centre precinct and West Bathurst
New services to Bathurst Correctional Centre on weekdays
New evening connections with the Bathurst Bullet 2.0 at Bathurst Station
Route 527
New early morning and late evening services for better connections between Raglan, Kelso, the Bathurst Bullet 2.0 and Charles Sturt University
Reduced wait times when connecting with the Bathurst Bullet 2.0
Route 528
Anti-clockwise loop now links Bathurst with South Bathurst, Charles Sturt University, the Trade Centre precinct and West Bathurst
New services to Bathurst Correctional Centre on weekdays
Route 529
Better access to buses for Sunbright Road and Newlands Crescent estates
More direct route via Marsden Lane and Hereford Street, reducing travel time
