News & events

From 7.30pm to 1am Thursday 19 May, buses replace light rail due to planned maintenance. Bus routes 11 and 13 will also run along Hunter and King St. Normal services will resume at 5am Friday 20 May. You can view the Light rail bus replacement map here Plan ahead at newcastletransport.info

The health and wellbeing of our staff, customers and the community is our top priority. Please follow NSW Health advice and Transport for NSW restrictions when using our services. Across NSW, face masks remain mandatory on public transport including taxis, ride share and hire cars. For the safety of customers and staff, we also ask […]

Newcastle Transport Travel Experience Day is designed to help customers become more familiar with public transport. You can practice getting on and off our accessible trams, buses and ferry in a static situation, and have a chat to our customer service officers who will be there to assist you. The event helps people of all […]

You must slow down to 40km/h when bus lights flash.   Drivers should look out for children who are crossing the road or waiting to cross. Lights flash on buses to warn motorists that buses are picking up and dropping off children. By law, a driver must not overtake or pass a bus with flashing […]

Newcastle Transport will run additional bus, ferry and light rail services from 3:30am on Anzac Day to help Novocastrians travel to and from the dawn service at Nobbys Beach and other commemorative events on the day. A free Park and Ride bus service will also run from McDonald Jones Stadium to Queens Wharf, with services […]

If you are looking for things to do these school holidays, we’ve got you covered!  Take advantage of the free travel from Thursday 14 April to Monday 25 April and use public transport to get to your destination.   Hop on the train, bus, ferry or light rail, and travel for free around Newcastle and Lake […]

Hop on board Newcastle Transport bus, ferry or light rail between 14 – 25 April and enjoy 12 days of free travel! With so much to explore throughout Newcastle and Lake Macquarie during the school holidays, there’s never been a better time to get out and about on public transport. Free travel applies to the […]