Plan Ahead - Term 2 Changes
Term 2 Changes from Sunday 27 April
From Sunday 27 April Metlink are making significant adjustments to bus timetables and routes to enhance service efficiency and accommodate growing demand.
Several routes will be affected, including the Beacon Hill Shuttle (Route 28), being discontinued, and the N2 and N3 after midnight services being replaced by late night Route 2 services. The Route 12e service will transition to a new express route, 38x.
Some routes will receive extra morning and afternoon peak services. Extra services will be introduced across weekends for select routes, and minor timetable adjustments will improve on-time reliability.
The following bus routes will have changes to their timetables from Sunday 27 April. Please ensure you plan ahead and check your timetable before you travel.
Due to a data error, there will be a delay in providing correct timetables for the 27 April changes to bus services. We apologise for an inconvenience and advise you allow an extra 5 minutes at the start of your journey to ensure you catch your bus. This will be fixed shortly.
Changes happening to Route 2 are:
- The After-Midnight services N2 & N3 will be replaced by Route 2 services at midnight, 1am & 2am, 5am, departing from both Seatoun (Via Miramar terminus) & Karori.
Changes happening to Route 3 are:
- An extra service from each Lyall Bay and Rongotai in the AM peak due to increased patronage.
- Minor timetable adjustments for service enhancements.
Changes happening to Route 4 are:
- The Route 4 will become a 20-minute frequency on a Saturday between 8am and 3pm (to cover the removal of Route 18).
Changes happening to Route 12e are:
The 12e is changing to a new Express route (38x), which includes Kilbirnie Hub and misses Hataitai Hub.
The 38x will stop at all stops between Stop 7099 (Strathmore Park - Kekerenga Street) and Stop 7080 (Miramar Avenue at Portsmouth Road). From there it is express to Courtenay Place - only stopping at Kilbirnie Bus Interchange. Then it stops at all stops between Courtney Place Stop A and Wellington Station Stop A.
The 38x departing from Strathmore does not travel to Wellington Station, and ends its journey at Stop 5113 Molesworth St (near 95). The 38x departs from Wellington Station Stop A heading to Strathmore.
Changes happening to Route 14 are:
- An extra service from each Wilton and Kilbirnie in the AM peak due to increased patronage.
- Minor timetable adjustments for service enhancements.
Changes happening to Route 18 are:
- The weekend services are being removed, replaced by targeted services.
- The last 2 evening weekday services will be removed, with some timetable adjustments to still cover late lectures from Victoria University.
Changes happening to Route 20 are:
- Removal of a section of the route from Mt Vic Lookout to Kilbirnie (No SPCA access) due to low patronage.
The Beacon Hill Shuttle will end operation from Thursday 24 April.
Your alternative bus options are Route 2 or 4 or for schools Route 722 for Scots College and Route 760 for Kahurangi School.
Changes happening to Route 30x are:
- An extra service from Moa Point in the AM peak due to increased patronage.
- Minor timetable adjustments for service enhancements.
Changes happening to Route 31x are:
- An extra service from Miramar North in the AM peak due to increased patronage.
- The 2.20pm service from Wellington Station has been removed.
- Minor Timetable adjustments for service enhancements.
Changes happening to Route 33 are:
- The Route 33 will now be a loop service, between Karori Mall, Karori South, back to Karori Mall during the day.
- All peak services to and from Brandon Street are not changing.
Changes happening to Route 35 are:
- Three extra peak weekday PM services added.
- Timetable adjustments to accommodate the new services and the following 4 services (Outbound only).
- Minor timetable adjustments for inbound services.
Changes happening to Route 81 are:
- An extra service from Eastbourne in the AM peak due to increased patronage.
- Minor timetable adjustments for service enhancements.
Changes happening to Route 83 are:
- Most weekend services are now double-decker buses.
The N2 After Midnight will be replaced by the following late night Route 2 services.
- Saturday and Sunday services depart from Courtenay Place to Seatoun/Miramar
- 0:21am, 1:21am and 2:21am
The N3 After Midnight will be replaced by the following late night Route 2 services.
- Saturday and Sunday services depart from Courtenay Place to Karori
- 0:28am, 1:28am and 2:28am
Metlink is re-introducing the Route 700 from Wellington Station to the Basin Reserve (Wellington College / St Marks), due to increasing demand with increasing school rolls.
Changes happening to Route 751 are:
- We are adding a second bus to Route 751. Both buses will go to St Patrick’s College, and one will continue to Rongotai College.
- They will both travel via Pirie Street to serve Wellington East Girls’ College.
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The timetables are being improved for better reliability on routes 611, 614, 617, 619, 621, 623, 667, 711, 712, 715, 716, 717, 719, 721, 722, 736, 739, 740, 742, 744, 745, 751, 754, 755, 758, 760, 764, 767, 768, 784, 791, 888.
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There will be no changes to departure times on ANY school routes.