CATTR Bus Programme

Bus package overview

The CATTR bus package includes:

• 10 new frequent routes
• potential for 80 new EVs
• new or improved routes that will benefit 1 million Aucklanders.

Examples of improvements include:

• adding 9 new routes across Auckland
• improving 69 bus routes to increase frequency of services.

CATTR service enhancements will also add more than 80 buses to Auckland’s fleet. All-new buses procured from 1 July 2025 will have zero emissions, being electric or hydrogen powered.

New frequent bus routes

Frequent services run at least every 15 minutes from 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week and at least every 30 minutes from 6am to 7am and 7pm to 11pm.

Frequent routes implemented in 2023

Auckland Transport rolled out 5 frequent bus routes in Auckland’s central and western regions during the 2023/2024 financial year. Two of these were brand-new while 3 replaced current routes.

• 74 – Crosstown, Onehunga to Glen Innes: every 30 minutes until 11pm (replaces 743)
• 76 – West Tāmaki and Ōrākei to and from Glen Innes: every 20 minutes until 11:30pm (replaces 762)
• 13 – Te Atatu Peninsula to Henderson: every 8 minutes at peak and every 10 to 15 minutes off peak, from 5am to midnight
• 11T/W – Northwest Shopping Centre to Britomart via Triangle Road or Waimumu Road and Great North Road (replaces 110)
• WX1 – Northwest Shopping Centre to Britomart via motorway: every 10 minutes until 7pm and every 15 minutes most other times.

Future improvements to the frequent network

The following frequent routes are planned for rollout between 2026 and 2029. Dates are to be determined, depending on NZ Transport Agency co-funding.

These include 3 new routes (42: Paerata Loop, 15: Henderson to New Lynn, and 37: Manurewa to Highbrook) and 3 improved routes:

South

• 37 – Manurewa to Highbrook via Weymouth Road, Roscommon Road, Puhinui Station and Preston Road: new route
• 39 – Manurewa to Ōtara via Clendon, Homai, Manukau and Tui Road: replaces 361, upgraded to frequent
• 40 – Ngakoroa Station to Papakura Station via Auranga and Great South Road: replaces 376, upgraded to frequent
• 42 – Paerata Loop: new one-way loop around Paerata Rise to and from Paerata Station.

West

• 15 – Henderson to New Lynn via Henderson Valley Road and West Coast Road: new frequent route 
• 17 – Glen Eden to New Lynn via Titirangi: replaces 172, upgraded to frequent. 

Frequent routes for 2024 and 2025

The following 4 frequent routes have been or will be rolled out in 2024 and 2025 in Auckland’s north, central and western regions.

North – completed in July 2024

94 – Beach Haven/Verrans Corner to Takapuna via Northcote and Akoranga: replaces 942, upgraded to frequent. 

Central – planned for November 2024

• 65 – Crosstown, Balmoral Road: replaces 650, upgraded to frequent
• 67 – Crosstown, Stoddard Road: replaces 670, upgraded to frequent.

West – planned for April 2025

12 – Henderson to Constellation Station via Westgate, Hobsonville and Greenhithe: replaces 120, upgraded to frequent on modified SH18 route.