Public bus alerts and route changes

Temporary changes and updates to bus routes and timetables in the Northern Territory (NT) are published below.

Territory Day services for routes 4, 15, 16 and 17

Extra bus services have been added for travel to Mindil Beach on routes 4, 5, 16 and 17.

See the extra Territory Day bus services.

Palmerston - last 2 services on routes 70 and 71 cancelled

The last 2 services on both routes 70 and 71 in Palmerston have been cancelled.

Earlier services will continue as usual.

Route 70 - Palmerston to Palmerston via Driver and Moulden

The following services have been impacted:

• Monday to Friday departing Palmerston 8:48pm and 9:22pm.
  The last bus is now 8:10pm.
• Saturday departing Palmerston 9:15pm and 10:20pm.
  The last bus is now 8:10pm.

Route 71 - Palmerston to Palmerston via Woodroffe and Gray

The following services have been impacted:

• Monday to Friday departing Palmerston 8:48pm and 9:22pm.
  The last bus is now 8pm. 
• Saturday departing Palmerston at 9:15pm and 10:20pm.
  The last bus is now 8:10pm.

Temporary closure of Patterson Street

Patterson Street, Wulagi, is temporarily closed between Vanderlin Drive and Wulagi Crescent for approximately 4 to 5 weeks. The closure is Monday to Friday, between 9am and 3pm.

Bus routes 2 and 12 will be impacted, but there's no change to the timetable. Bus stop 38 will not be in use during this time.

Read more about the temporary closure of Patterson Street PDF (265.4 KB).

Free public bus services

All public bus services will continue to be free from 1 July 2025.

This applies to Darwin, Casuarina, Palmerston and Alice Springs.

Residents and visitors are encouraged to take advantage of the free service.

Contact

For general bus enquiries or feedback, call Public Transport on 08 8924 7666:

• Monday to Friday from 7am to 4:30pm
• Saturdays from 9am to 1pm.

You can also submit your feedback on the Department of Logistics and Infrastructure website.

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