If you need help getting anywhere within the Auckland Region*, email isaac@aucklandbuses.co.nz at any time (with replies under 1 hour guaranteed between 9AM and 9PM), any day of the week.

You can also email aucklandbuses.co.nz for ANY public transport/Auckland Transport enquiries, regardless of the type of transport used - i.e. bus/train/ferry.

Information for Hamilton BUSIT Bus Routes 21 (Northern Connector) and 44 (Pokeno), which travel through the Southern Auckland Boundary Line, are only available upon request via email.

*Within the Auckland Boundary Lines, including all Islands. Tuakau and Port Waikato are within the Auckland Transport Boundary Line (through bus route 399).

Hover the mouse cursor over Bus Routes, then click on ALL Bus Routes

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Click on Bus Routes then click on ALL Bus Routes

This excludes ALL school bus routes. Navigate to the Schools section to view school bus routes.

Hover the mouse cursor over Bus Routes, then click on By Area, then select the area you would like to view*

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Click on Bus Routes, then click on By Area, then select the area you would like to view*

*You can select from:

North

West

Central and Waiheke

South

East

Hover the mouse cursor over Bus Routes, then click on By Frequent Bus Routes

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Click on Bus Routes then click on By Frequent Bus Routes

Hover the mouse cursor over Bus Routes, then click on By Peak Bus Routes

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Click on Bus Routes then click on By Peak Bus Routes

Hover the mouse cursor over Bus Routes, then click on Schools

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Click on Bus Routes then click on Schools

THEN

Click on the school name you would like to see the bus routes for

The school bus routes will appear at the top, sorted by bus company. Below are the local public bus routes, sorted by bus company. At the very bottom, you'll see a map with of the local public bus routes nearest to the school in question.

You should see the Service Updates section when you visit the home page. If not, scroll down the home page until you see 'Service Updates'

Scroll down the home page until you see the section titled 'Auckland Buses Newsletter'

Scroll down the home page until you see the section titled 'Website Information'. You'll see the date and time listed under 'Bus routes were last updated at:'

This includes ALL school bus routes.

Scroll down the home page until you see the section titled 'Website Information'. You'll see the date listed under the 'This website's data will be reassessed on:'

Scroll down the home page until you see the section titled 'Website Information'. You'll see the contact email address listed under the subsection titled 'Any questions, reports or changes? Email:'. Alternatively, below is the same contact email address that is found in that section (there is only one contact method for this website):

aucklandbuses@isaactheitguy.co.nz

• If you use the Ctrl + F (For Windows computers) or the ⌘ + F (For Apple Mac computers) keys, you can find bus route maps on any of the bus route map pages.

Just press and hold the keys and type in the find box the route or location you'd wish to find. Then use the down [or up] keys to go through the results. Once you reach the bus route map(s) you'd like to view, click on them to view them!

• You can also you THIS tip in conjunction with the one above to better help you pinpoint the bus route map(s) you wish to find.

Just click the 🔍 (search) icon at the top of the website - you can do this on any page. Then type in the 'Search this site' box the route or location you'd wish to find. If the search entry is correct, it will return with the area that the particular route or location is located in. If it is a peak service, then 'By Peak Services' will also be listed as a result. N.B. Any correct bus route will always appear under 'ALL Bus Routes'. It is recommended that you click on the area that appears so you can view other bus routes related to the one(s) you are trying to find.

Once you're on the particular area's page for that route or location, use the tip above this one to pinpoint the bus route that you're trying to find.

This is the only place on this website where you can view this information.

Below is a list for all the corrections and/or changes made to the bus routes on this website and their corresponding year of when they occurred (these are added to this list on the 31st of December every year). Please note, the latest year of corrections will always be at the top of the masterfile. However, for each year, the first changes made for that year will be at the top, while the last changes made for that year will be at the bottom of each year's list:

2023:

984 - Route information changed to accurately describe direction of bus route. However, this does not apply to route towards Orewa

70H - 'Howick' changed to back of route information. Problem was caused due to incorrect placement of information on route map

68 - Blockhouse Bay and White Swan Rd swapped around to correct route order. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

82 - Takapuna moved next to Milford as that is also a terminus for bus route 82's services. Problem was caused due to Auckland Transport changing the route

NX1 - Extra 'to Britomart' removed. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

36 - Mangere Town Centre and Papatoetoe swapped around to show correct route. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

MEX - 'Mahurangi' changed to 'Snells Beach' and 'Smales Farm Station' added as a stop and 'Auckland City' changed to Parnell. Change of information was due to Mahurangi Express's change of stop information

324 - 'James Fletcher Drive' corrected to 'James Fletcher Dr'. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

365 - 'Homai' corrected to 'Homai Station'. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

739 - Extra 'To' removed. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

95G - Removed from website, as route has been terminated indefinitely. Its last day of service was on Saturday 18 February 2023

14T - Bus route terminated indefinitely. New replacement bus route for Lincoln Rd is 14, Triangle Rd is 11T - refer to ex 110

14W - Bus route terminated indefinitely. New replacement bus route for Lincoln Rd is 14, Waimumu Rd is 11W

110 - Bus route renamed to 11T

125X - Bus route terminated indefinitely from Saturday 11th November 2023

129 - Bus route terminated indefinitely from Saturday 11th November 2023

131 - Bus route renumbered to 13 - is now more frequent

132 - Bus route now only peak-only on weekdays

132X - Bus route terminated indefinitely from Saturday 11th November 2023

133 - Bus route terminated indefinitely from Sunday 12th November 2023

133X - Bus route terminated indefinitely from Saturday 11th November 2023

134 - Bus route terminated indefinitely from Sunday 12th November 2023

138 - Bus route terminated indefinitely. New replacement bus route for Rosebank Rd is 149

141 - Bus route terminated indefinitely. New replacement bus route for Western Heights is 145

142 - Bus route terminated indefinitely. New replacement bus route for Western Heights is 145

146 - Bus route terminated indefinitely. New replacement bus route for Waitakere, Swanson and Ranui is 147

151 - Bus route terminated indefinitely from Saturday 11th November 2023

195 - Bus route redirected to run through Williamson Ave indefinitely, instead of Great North Rd, between Karangahape Rd and Grey Lynn Shops

135 - 'Totara Rd' added to route description. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

148 - '(evenings and weekends)' added to route description. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

295 - Bus route map updated to correct file, to reflect the actual route

670 - 'Otahuhu Town Centre' and 'Otahuhu Station' replaced 'Otahuhu', to give more detail about the bus route

333X - 'Otahuhu Town Centre' and 'Otahuhu Station' replaced 'Otahuhu', to give more detail about the bus route

355 - 'via' added to route information, as was initially missing. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

70 - 'Ti Rakau Dr', 'Pakuranga', 'Great South Rd', 'Newmarket' and 'Auckland City Hospital' added to route information, to provide more detail about the bus route

TMK - Bus route map updated to PDF. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

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2022:

924 - Route map removed due to outdated data

395 - Added to peak services list

372 - Removed from Eastern services list due to data entry clerk's error

878 - 'Brown Bays' corrected to 'Browns Bay'. Problem was caused on Auckland Transport's end - route map text is incorrect but route itself is fine

734 - 'Prince Regent St' corrected to 'Prince Regent Dr'. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

924 - Route map removed due to incorrect bus route - has different route to old one

988 - 'Gulf Harbour MARINA' corrected to 'Gulf Harbour FERRY TERMINAL'. Problem was caused due to data entry clerk's error

966 - Added to peak services list (Beach Haven to Highbury Section only) AND spelling mistakes fixed. Problem was caused due to awaiting information regarding whether peak route information was necessary or not

161 - 'Nikau St' added to route description. Problem was caused due to lack of route information

363 - Route information swapped around as route starts and ends in Manurewa (Loop). Problem was caused due to bus route map information being swapped around. Actual route is still correct, not the text

114 - 'Herald Island' removed from route information as buses no longer travel through that area. This particular section of the route map is incorrect and should be ignored until updated by Auckland Transport

845 - North Shore Hospital and Smales Farm Station swapped around with each other respectively. Problem was caused due to lack of information because there are no bus route maps from Auckland Transport

376 - Auckland Transport changed the route so that it is a loop service. Route has a slight addition on the end of it in Auranga, otherwise the route map is still correct - no new one is available as of now

378 - Route map was outdated - no new one is available yet, so do not fully rely on this particular route map. Auckland Transport also changed the route so that it is a loop service

CTY - Simplified photo route map changed to detailed PDF

INN - Simplified photo route map changed to detailed PDF

OUT - Simplified photo route map changed to detailed PDF

845 - Route map added

933 - Route map added

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AM, PM and AM/PM are next to all of the school bus routes to signify what time of the day they run

AM - The school bus route ONLY runs in the morning (one-way)

PM - The school bus route ONLY runs in the afternoon (one-way)

AM/PM - The school bus route runs both in the morning and afternoon (both ways)

These have been put next to all of the school bus routes because some are only one-way routes, while most run both ways.

Please note that some bus routes may only go in one direction, even though there is/are another/other bus route(s) (one-way or not) which goes back in the general direction of the aforementioned route(s). This does not mean that these routes are exactly the same. If they were the same, they would be just the same route number with 'AM/PM' next to it. The example below will clarify the above:

For example, take Westlake Boys High School.

Route 074 - Windy Ridge to Westlake Schools via Hillcrest and Northcote (AM/PM) runs the same route in the morning and afternoon.

However, take route 041 - Torbay to Westlake Schools via Browns Bay, Beach Rd, Mairangi Bay, East Coast Rd and Forrest Hill Rd (AM) for instance. It is a one-way route, as it only operates in the one direction in the morning. If you lived in Torbay and needed to get back there through a school bus after school, you'd take the 025 - Westlake Schools to Torbay via Forrest Hill Rd, East Coast Rd, Northcross and Torbay Heights (PM) bus route. See how route 025 is a different route to 041? This is because it doesn't travel in the same direction back to Torbay as route 041. If it did, route 041 would just become an AM/PM route. It is called route 025 because it travels in a slightly different direction back to Torbay, compared to 041 [going to WBHS]. Route 025 still terminates in the Torbay area, which is why you're still able catch that bus route after school, since route 041 doesn't operate in the afternoon. This can also be said the same about Forrest Hill Rd and East Coast Rd as they are listed on both bus routes.

The above example is just to show how you would get back to where you came from in the morning on a PM-only bus because the bus you have to take only runs as an AM route and is the same anywhere within the Auckland Boundary Lines.

Most bus routes you'll come across in Auckland will have 3 characters in them (e.g. 321 or 14T). However, some bus routes will only have 2 characters in them (e.g. 30 or 75) - with exceptions to Link and Northern Express Services. These bus routes are frequent services which run every 15 minutes or less. There are about 45 of them in Auckland (including Link and Northern Express Services).

To recap, a frequent bus route can be identified by having 2 characters in its route number (e.g. 30 or 75) - with exceptions to Link and Northern Express Services.

A normal half-hourly and later bus route can be identified by having 3 characters in its route number (e.g. 321 or 14T).

*There are some more exceptions to FREQUENT services though, which is answered below.

If you have noticed that some bus route numbers have 2 numbers (making it frequent) but also an affix (a letter) at the end, causing it to be 3 characters (making it half-hourly and later), it is still a frequent bus route. Here's why:

About 22 of the frequent bus routes in Auckland have route number similar to this example: 14T/W or 25B/L.

Individually, routes like the 14T on their own are half-hourly or later services. But when they are combined, like the 14T/W, together they make a frequent service because they share the same route for the majority of their journeys and alternate between each other's timetables. If you ignore the affixes (letters) on the end of these bus routes, you will notice the route has just 2 numbers in it. That's how they're classified as frequent bus routes. N.B. You may notice that routes like the 14T/W are sometimes classified just as the 14. This is because the two routes make up one frequent route.

To recap, routes like the 24B/R/W make up a frequent service as they share the same route for the majority of their journeys and alternate between each other's timetables - so taking any of these services [to a certain point on the route] will count as taking a frequent service (24). But when you split them up individually, like the 24R, that bus route alone then becomes a half-hourly or later service because it has 3 characters in it. Still, the majority of the frequent bus routes in Auckland just have 2 numbers in their route number because the route doesn't split off (just the one route) - like the 75 or 30. You can tell because there is no affix (letter) at the end of these bus route numbers.