Bus routes in Newcastle, New South Wales

Buses terminating at Newcastle railway station

Newcastle bus routes connect suburbs in and around Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, about 100 kilometres north of Sydney.

Newcastle is the second-largest city in the state of New South Wales, serving as a regional centre for residents of the Central Coast, Hunter Valley and Great Lakes regions. Bus services within Newcastle are operated by Newcastle Transport. It also operates a ferry service across the Hunter River between Newcastle's CBD and Stockton. Hunter Valley Buses also operate a large number of routes in the area. These two main operators have an east-west split, with Newcastle Transport buses mostly covering the inner city and coastal region east of the lake as far south as Swansea, while Hunter Valley Buses cover the region west of the lake, Newcastle Airport, and outlying suburbs and towns, extending into the valley. Port Stephens Coaches serve the airport and coast north of Newcastle.

The network is controlled by Transport for NSW, with the Opal card ticketing system valid for most journeys. Newcastle consists of five outer metropolitan bus regions for the purposes of contracting arrangements (regions 1 to 5).

Busways, Greyhound Australia, NSW TrainLink, Port Stephens Coaches, Premier Motor Service, Rover Coaches and Sid Fogg's also run intercity routes connecting Newcastle to the rest of New South Wales.^[1]

Newcastle Transport

Following Newcastle Transport taking over the operations of Newcastle Buses & Ferries in July 2017, the network was completely redesigned from 14 January 2018.^[2][3]

Hunter Valley Buses

• 136 Stockton – Fern Bay – Newcastle Airport – Medowie – Raymond Terrace
• 137 Lemon Tree Passage – Salt Ash – Medowie – Raymond Terrace
• 138 Newcastle – Salt Ash – Newcastle Airport – Fern Bay – Lemon Tree Passage (weekdays only)
• 140 Newcastle – Mayfield – Hexham – Tomago – Raymond Terrace
• 141 Raymond Terrace loop (Monday to Saturday)
• 145 Newcastle Airport – Raymond Terrace – Beresfield – Green Hills
• 179 Green Hills – Maitland – North Rothbury (Monday to Saturday)
• 180 Green Hills – Maitland – Singleton Heights (Monday to Saturday)
• 181 Woodberry – Green Hills – Maitland – Rutherford – Aberglasslyn
• 182 Thornton – Ashtonfield – Green Hills – Maitland – Rutherford
• 183 Tenambit – Green Hills – Maitland – Rutherford
• 184 Morpeth – Tenambit – Green Hills
• 185 Maitland – Lorn – Bolwarra – Largs (Limited service extends to Gresford)
• 186 Rutherford to McKeachie’s Run
• 187 Maitland – Green Hills – Metford (Monday to Saturday)
• 189 Thornton to Stockland Green Hills
• 192 Maitland Loop (Monday to Saturday)
• 260 University of Newcastle – Wallsend – Maryland – Fletcher – Minmi
• 261 University of Newcastle – Wallsend – Maryland – Fletcher
• 262 Charlestown Square – Cardiff – Glendale – Edgeworth – Cameron Park
• 263 Charlestown Square – Cardiff – Glendale – Edgeworth – Cameron Park
• 267 University of Newcastle – Wallsend – Cardiff – Glendale – Edgeworth – West Wallsend
• 268 Glendale – Edgeworth – Barnsley – Killingworth
• 269 Charlestown Square – Warners Bay – Speers Point – Woodrising – Toronto
• 270 University of Newcastle – Wallsend – Glendale – Woodrising – Toronto
• 271 Glendale – Teralba – Bolton Point – Fassifern – Toronto
• 273-Train Toronto – Blackalls Park – Fassifern
• 274 Toronto – Carey Bay – Kilaben Bay – Coal Point
• 275 Toronto – Rathmines – Arcadia Vale – Wangi Wangi – Morisset station
• 276 Toronto – Awaba – Rathmines – Arcadia Vale – Wangi Wangi
• 278 Morisset station – Bonnells Bay – Yarrawonga Park – Silverwater (Monday to Saturday)
• 279 Morisset station – Bonnells Bay – Yarrawonga Park – Sunshine (Monday to Saturday)
• 280 Morisset station – Avondale – Cooranbong (Weekdays only)
• 401 Singleton loop (Monday to Saturday)
• 402 Singleton – Darlington – Hunterview (weekdays)
• 403 Singleton – Singleton Heights (Monday to Saturday)
• W1 (281) Wangi Wangi – Lake Haven (Fridays only)

Port Stephens Coaches

• 130 Newcastle station – Newcastle Airport – Salamander Bay – Nelson Bay – Fingal Bay
• 131 Newcastle station – Newcastle Airport – Salamander Bay – Nelson Bay – Shoal Bay (weekdays, express)
• 132 Soldiers Point – Salamander Bay – Vantage Estate – Nelson Bay – Little Beach
• 133 Soldiers Point – Salamander Bay – Nelson Bay – Little Beach
• 134 Soldiers Point – Anna Bay
• 135 Raymond Terrace – Salamander Bay – Nelson Bay (weekdays only)

Rover Coaches

• 160 Newcastle - University of Newcastle - Hunter Expressway - Kurri Kurri - Cessnock (Monday to Saturday)
• 162 Cessnock - Aberdare - Kearsley - Abernethy (Monday to Saturday)
• 163 Morisset - Pacific Motorway - Kurri Kurri - Cessnock (peak hour service)
• 164 Maitland - Gilleston Heights - Heddon Greta - Kurri Kurri - Cessnock
• 165 East-West City Hoppa: Cessnock East West Loop Service (weekdays)
• 166 Maitland - Saddlers Ridge - Gilleston Heights - Heddon Greta - Stanford Merthyr - Kurri Kurri (weekdays)
• 167 North-South City Hoppa: Cessnock - Nulkaba - South Cessnock Loop Service (weekdays)
• 168 Cessnock - Bellbird - Pelton -> Ellalong -> Paxton -> Millfield -> Greta Main -> Pelton - Bellbird - Cessnock
• 171 Kurri Kurri - Kurri Hospital - Weston (weekdays)
• 172 Kurri Kurri - Deakin Street, Kurri (one service on weekdays)

References

External links

• Hunter Valley Buses timetables
• Newcastle Transport maps
• Port Stephens Coaches timetables