Public Transport

The Territory's public transport services are managed by the Department of Lands and Planning, Public Transport Division and serviced by a range of contracted bus operators including Buslink and Darwin Bus Service (DBS).

Public Transport services have been designed to meet the needs of the general public, students, students with special needs, seniors and the mobility impaired.

Each year the Territory Government provides free buses to transport members of the public to and from special events such as the V8 Supercars, Darwin Show, bassinthegrass and the Darwin Cup, to name a few. Please check this website closer to the date of each event, for timetables, maps and other travel information.

Darwin bus services routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10,12,14, 70, 71, 72, 73 and 74 operate seven days a week including public holidays (excluding Christmas Day and Good Friday). Alice Springs bus services routes 100/101, 200/201, 300/301, 400/401 and 500 operate from Monday to Saturday (excluding public holidays). NT Statutory Public Holidays 

Latest News

Public Transport Survey 1st prize 16GB Apple iPad2  - 2nd prize  12 months free bus travel!

SurveyYour feedback is important to us and we appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey. On completion of the survey you will go into the draw to win one of two prizes. 1st prize is a 16GB Apple iPad2 and 2nd prize is 12 months free bus travel. The winners will be notified by phone on Monday 30 July 2012. All responses are anonymous.

Click here to complete the survey

Free bus travel for the 2012 V8 Supercar Championships

V8The Territory Government will be providing free buses for the public to attend the 2012 V8 Supercar Championships to be held at the Hidden Valley Raceway from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 June 2012, please check the timetable for service information. Free bus services will be available from Casuarina, Darwin, Nightcliff, Palmerston the Rural Area, Darwin River, Berry Springs and Livingstone Reserve. Click here for timetable information

Mindil Beach bus services start 26 April 2012

Mindil Bus Services The Territory Government wishes to advise passengers that the Mindil Beach Thursday Market bus services will commence on Thursday 26 April 2012. Public bus services operate from Darwin, Casuarina and Palmerston to the Thursday Mindil Beach Markets and return.

For timetables and maps for the Mindil Beach Bus Routes 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and the deviation 8c on Route 8 please click here.