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Network map

• See the new East Auckland network map (PDF 1.39MB)

Frequent routes

• 35 - Botany to Manukau via Chapel Rd and Ormiston Town Centre (PDF 356KB)
• 70 - Botany to Waitematā Station (Britomart) via Panmure (PDF 665KB)
• 72C - Botany and Howick to Panmure Via Chapel Rd, Cook St (PDF 357KB)
• 72M - Botany and Howick to Panmure via Millhouse Dr, Meadowland Dr (PDF 359KB)

Local routes

• 314 - Ormiston to Middlemore Station via Otara (PDF 315KB) 
• 351 - Botany to Otahuhu via Highbrook (PDF 355KB)
• 355 - Botany to Manukau via Mission Heights and Ormiston Town Centre (PDF 366KB)
• 711 - Howick to Panmure via Cascades Rd (PDF 360KB)
• 712 - Bucklands Beach to Panmure (PDF 370KB)
• 714 - Bucklands Beach to Half Moon Bay (PDF 296KB)
• 733 - Bucklands Beach to Botany via Highland Park (PDF 362KB)
• 734 - Botany to Half Moon Bay via Highland Park (PDF 367KB)
• 735 - Botany to Half Moon Bay via Cockle Bay and Howick (PDF 320KB)
• 739 -  Maraetai and Beachlands to Botany via Whitford and Ormiston (PDF 731KB)

Limited services

• 72X – Botany and Howick to Waitematā Station (Britomart) via Panmure and Motorway (PDF 683KB)
• 70H – Waitematā Station (Britomart) to Howick and Botany via Ellerslie and Panmure (PDF 676KB)

Beachlands

Route 739 has been created to better serve growing areas and offers:

• Improved frequency, hourly to and from Botany, 7 days a week.
• Better connections from Maraetai to Beachlands.
• Serves the Ormiston Town Centre.

New bus stops

• 136 Beachlands Road (stop number 2366).
• Opp 136 Beachlands Road (#2365).
• Mahutonga Avenue near Beachlands Road (#1944).
• Mahutonga Avenue near Kouka Drive (#1947).
• 3 Mahutonga Avenue (#1949).
• 6 Mahutonga Avenue (#1946).
• 33 Mahutonga Avenue (#1951).
• 36 Mahutonga Avenue (#1948).
• Opp 72 Second View Avenue (#1983).
• 119 Second View Avenue (#1997).

Bus stops closed

• Whitford Maraetai Road (stop number 2334).
• 99 First View Avenue (#2159).
• 43 Wakelin Road (#6001).

Botany

• 70 service every 10 minutes on Ti Rakau Drive towards the City Centre, 7 days a week.
• Better connections to Howick, with buses every 15 minutes, 7 days a week on the 72C and 72M.
• 351 service, a Monday to Friday, half-hourly route to Otahuhu via Highbrook and every 20 minutes at peak times.
• 35 service with buses every 15 minutes to Manukau, 7 days a week.
• No change to route 31 – all day 15-minute service to Otara, Papatoetoe and Mangere Town Centre.
• 734 route via full length of Botany Road to meet every ferry**

New bus stops

• 61 Botany Road (stop number 1907).
• Opp 71 Botany Road (#1904).
• 129 Botany Road (#2367).
• Opp 232 Botany Road (#1908).
• Near 232 Botany Road (#1911).
• Opp 291 Botany Road (#1998).
• 168 Cascades Road (#1920).
• 139 Cascades Road (#1921).
• 254 Cascades Road (#1924).
• Opp 254 Cascades Road (#1925).
• 206 Cascades Road (#1922).
• Opp 202 Cascades Road (#1923).
• 760 Chapel Road (#1926).
• 795 Chapel Rd (#1927).
• 27 Dannemora Drive (#1937).
• 38 Dannemora Drive (#1932).
• 111 Millhouse Drive (#1941).
• 134 Millhouse Drive (#1936).

Bus stops closed

• Opp 18 Kyeemagh St (stop number 6241).
• 4 Kyeemagh St (#6238).
• 2 Mirrabooka Avenue (#6232).
• 56 Mirrabooka Avenue (#6234).
• 86 Mirrabooka Avenue (#6236).
• 57 Mirrabooka Avenue (#6019).
• 75 Mirrabooka Avenue (#6271).
• 41 Orangewood Drive (#6029).
• 54 Orangewood Drive (#6026).
• 25 Orangewood Drive (#6027).
• 22 Orangewood Drive (#6024).
• Outside 251 Botany Road (#6053).
• 234 Botany Road (#2193).

School bus stops only

• 19 Lexington Drive (stop number 2165).
• 34 Lexington Drive (#6218).

**Timed to meet every ferry except last sailings on Friday and Saturday night.

Bucklands Beach

• The 712 is a more direct route to Panmure via Casuarina Road and Butley Drive. Connect at Panmure for travel towards the City Centre.
• New trial bus service 714 to Half Moon Bay, meeting every ferry sailing (including last sailings on Fri and Sat nights).
• 733 service is a more direct route to Botany via Aviemore Drive and Cascades Road.

Eastern Beach residents need to use Bucklands Beach Road bus stops, as buses no longer travel via Eastern Beach Road and The Esplanade.

New bus stops

• 258 Bucklands Beach Road (stop number 1916).
• Opp 266 Bucklands Beach Road (#1917).
• 148 Bucklands Beach Road (#1918).
• 143 Bucklands Beach Road (#1919).
• 9 Clovelly Road (#1929)
• 141 Clovelly Road (#1931).
• 91 Macleans Road (#1945).
• Opp 103 Macleans Road (#1942).

Bus stops closed

• The Esplanade near Hostel Access Road (stop number 6298).
• 5 Eastern Beach Road (#6165).
• 18 Eastern Beach Road (#6164).
• 23 Eastern Beach Road (#2289).
• 41 Gills Road (#6187).
• 50 Gills Road (#6180).
• 4 Sea Spray Drive (#2322).
• 5 Sea Spray Drive (#2297).
• 40 Sea Spray Drive (#2382).
• 27 Sea Spray Drive (#2285).

Burswood

There is no public bus service via Burswood Drive. The nearest bus stops towards both the city and Botany are on Ti Rakau Drive, an approximate walk of 10 minutes.

School bus stops only from 10 December 2017

• Burswood Drive near Ti Rakau Drive (stop number 6173).
• 212 Burswood Drive (#2132).
• 147 Burswood Drive (#6171).
• 89 Burswood Drive (#6169).
• 86 Burswood Drive (#2130).
• 41 Burswood Drive (#6167).
• 44 Burswood Drive (#2128).
• 1r Burswood Drive (#2117).
• Opp 1r Burswood Drive (#2126).

Cockle Bay

• All day bus service 735 to Half Moon Bay and to Botany.
• For travel towards the city, passengers will have to transfer at Botany to the 70 service or at Howick on the 72C and 72M to Panmure Interchange.
• The 72X peak only service provides access to the city in the morning via the Ellerslie Panmure Highway and Southern Motorway in the morning.

New bus stops

• 45 Cockle Bay Road (stop number 2369).
• 48 Granger Road (#6284).
• 49 Granger Road (#6281).
• 7a Pah Road (#1985).
• 42 Pah Road (#1964).
• 158 Sandspit Road (#1974).
• Opp 92 Sandspit Road (#1975).
• 88 Sandspit Road (#1976).
• 15 View Road (#1991).

Dannemora

The 355 service connects Botany and Manukau through Kilkenny and Middlefield Drives, continuing on through Mission Heights and Ormiston. This service runs every 30 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes during peak times.

New bus stops

• 27 Dannemora Drive (#1937).
• 38 Dannemora Drive (#1932).

Bus stops closed

• 9 Dannemora Drive (stop number 2235).

School bus stops only from 10 December 2017

• Opp 16 Kilkenny Drive (stop number 6987).
• 26 Kilkenny Drive (#6144).
• 75 Kilkenny Drive (#2221).
• Opp 75 Kilkenny Drive (#1938).

Farm Cove

• Half-hourly 712 service to Panmure via Butley Drive, Pakuranga Road and Queens Road, and every 20 minutes at peak times. Transfer at Panmure for travel towards the City Centre.

Flatbush

• 35 service with buses every 15 minutes to Manukau, 7 days a week.
• Half-hourly service 355 on Haddington and Brookview Drives, 7 days a week. Every 20 minutes at peak times.
• The previous 314 service has changed to connect to Middlemore Station, not Papatoetoe Station.
• Improved 739 service to Beachlands and Maraetai, via Ormiston Road.

As new roads are built, bus routes will change to better serve Ormiston Town Centre and growing residential areas.

New bus stops

• 3 Brookview Drive (stop number 1915).
• Opp 3 Brookview Drive (#1914).
• Brookview Drive near Kerrykeel Drive (#1913).
• Opp 9 Haddington Drive (#2371).

Bus stops closed

• Accent Drive near Savona Drive (stop number 1747).
• Accent Drive near Siedeberg Drive (#1596).

Half Moon Bay

New facilities for bus operations are in the process of being built, with completion later on in 2018. To find out more, visit the Half Moon Bay project page.

From Monday 11 December the Half Moon Bay Ferry timetable has changed to improve reliability and to provide better connections to the new bus services. View the new timetables.

• The 734 bus service to Botany, via Highland Park and Botany Road, meeting every ferry sailing*.
• All-day 735 service to Howick, meeting every ferry sailing**.
• New trial bus service 714 from Bucklands Beach, meeting every ferry sailing (including last sailings on Fri and Sat nights).
• For travel towards the City Centre by bus, passengers can catch the 712 from Bucklands Beach Road, and transfer to trains for Waitematā Station (Britomart) at Panmure Station.

New bus stops

• 2 Ara-Tai Road (stop number 1900).
• Opp 2 Ara-Tai Road (#1901).

Bus stops closed

• Pigeon Mountain Road near Air Scouts Hall (stop number 2107).
• Pigeon Mountain Road near Tennis Club (#2105).
• 120 Pigeon Mountain Road (#6108).
• 153 Pigeon Mountain Road (#6107).

*Timed to meet every ferry except last sailings on Friday and Saturday night.

Highbrook

• The 351 service is, a Monday to Friday, half-hourly route to Botany and Otahuhu Station, which runs every 20 minutes at peak times.
• No changes to existing 353 via Harris Road, and 31 via Springs Road.
• Timetable changes to 352 service.

Highland Park

• Travel towards Botany on 72C via Chapel Road or 72M via Millhouse Road.
• In the opposite direction, both of these services travel to Panmure, creating a 15-minute frequency, 7 days a week.
• More direct route to Botany via Aviemore Drive and Cascades Road 733 or to Bucklands beach in the opposing direction.
• Bus service to Half Moon Bay, meeting every ferry sailing** 734.

New bus stops

• 172 Aviemore Drive (stop number 1902).
• Opp 172 Aviemore Drive (#1903).
• 6 Bradbury Road (#1912).
• 44 Fortunes Road (#1934).
• Opp 38 Fortunes Road (#1939).

Bus stops closed

• 64 Highland Park Drive (stop number 6206).

*Timed to meet every ferry except last sailings on Friday and Saturday night.

Howick

• Buses to Panmure every 15 minutes all day, 7 days a week on the 72C and 72M services.
• Buses to Botany via either Chapel Road 72C or Millhouse Drive 72M every 15 minutes all day,7 days a week.
• Morning express services to the City Centre and evening peak express services from the City Centre, every 10 minutes 72X. At other times passengers can transfer at Panmure for travel towards the City Centre.
• Service 711 connects Howick and Panmure via Union Road and Bradbury Road, running hourly 7 days a week, and every 20 minutes at peak times.
• Route 734 serves the full length of Botany Road, connecting Botany, Highland Park and Half Moon Bay, timed to meet every ferry*.
• Bus service 735 from Cockle Bay to Half Moon Bay via Howick, timed to meet every ferry**.

New bus stops

• 21 Bleakhouse Road (stop number 1905).
• 18 Botany Road (#1906).
• Opp 22 Botany Road (#1909).
• Opp 59 Cook St (#1928).
• 43 Cook St (#1933).
• 175 Cook St (#1935).
• 71 Union Road (#1979).
• 78 Union Road (#1978).
• 116 Union Road (#1980).
• 113 Union Road (#1987).
• 30 Union Road (#1982).
• 41 Union Road (#1989).

Bus stops closed

• 116 Union Road (stop number 6268).
• 92 Union Road (#2384).
• Union Road near Wellington St (#1733).

*Timed to meet every ferry except last sailings on Friday and Saturday night.

Maraetai

Route 739 has been created to better serve growing areas and offers:

• Improved frequency, hourly to and from Botany, 7 days a week.
• Better connections from Maraetai to Beachlands.
• Serves the Ormiston Town Centre.

New bus stops

• 20 Maraetai School Road (stop number 1950).
• 55 Maraetai School Road (#1953).
• Opp 61 Maraetai School Road (#1952).
• 115 Maraetai School Road (#1955).
• Opp 117 Maraetai School Road (#1954).

Mission Heights

• Half-hourly bus service 355 to Botany, Ormiston Town Centre and Manukau, 7 days a week.
• Passengers going towards the City Centre can connect at Botany to route 70 or to the train at Manukau via the 355.
• The previous 314 service has changed to connect to Middlemore Station, not Papatoetoe Station.

New bus stops

• Opp 65 Chateau Rise (stop number 2026).
• 215 Jeffs Road (#1943).
• 20 Mission Heights Drive (#1956).
• Mission Heights Drive near Vin Alto Drive (#1957).
• Opp 48 Mission Heights Drive (#1958).
• 4 Valderama Drive (#1984).
• 110 Jeffs Road (#1993).

Bus stops closed

• 25 Chateau Rise (stop number 2013).
• 106a Jeffs Road (#2014).

Ormiston

• Bus service 35 to Manukau and Botany, every 15 minutes all day, 7 days a week.
• Half-hourly service 355 on Haddington and Brookview Drives, 7 days a week. Every 20 minutes at peak times.
• The previous 314 service has changed to connect to Middlemore Station, not Papatoetoe Station.
• Improved 739 service to Beachlands and Maraetai, via Ormiston Road.

As new roads are built, bus routes will change to better serve Ormiston Town Centre and growing residential areas.

New bus stops

• Ormiston College Eastbound (stop number 1962).
• Ormiston College Westbound (#1965).
• Ormiston Town Centre Eastbound (#2452).
• Ormiston Town Centre Westbound (#2305).
• Opp 400 Ormiston Road (#1967).

Bus stops closed

• Opp 191 Ormiston Rd (stop number 2438).
• 191 Ormiston Rd (#2461).

Pakuranga

• Buses every 15 minutes on Pakuranga Road to Panmure, 7 days a week on the 72C and 72M services.
• Route 70 provides buses every 10 minutes on Ti Rakau Drive towards the City Centre, 7 days a week.
• 711 bus service to Panmure via Reeves Road, hourly 7 days a week, and every 20 minutes at peak times.
• No route changes to 352 and 358 services.

New bus stops

• Opp 350 Pakuranga Road (bus stop number 2079).
• 117 Reeves Road ( #1969).
• 76 Reeves Road (#1966).
• 57 Reeves Road (#1971).
• 34 Reeves Road (#1968).
• 91 Reeves Road (#1973).
• 52 Reeves Road (#1970).
• 19 Reeves Road (#1977).
• 6 Reeves Road (#1972).

Bus stops closed

• Opp 170 Gossamer Drive (stop number 6103).
• 170 Gossamer Drive (#6102).
• 156 Gossamer Drive (#6100).
• 143 Gossamer Drive (#6101).
• 122 Gossamer Drive (#6686).
• Opp 112 Gossamer Drive (#6099).
• 90 Gossamer Drive (#6098).
• St Marks School Bus Stop (#2386).

Panmure

• Service 70 runs every 10 minutes 7 days a week between 7am and 8pm, and more often during peak times. This travels towards the city via Ellerslie Panmure Highway and Great South Road and to Botany via Ti Rakau Drive.
• Travel towards Howick and Botany on 72C via Chapel road or 72M via Millhouse Road creating a 15-minute frequency, 7 days a week.
• Service 712 is a more direct route to Bucklands via Casuarina Road and Butley Drive.
• Service 711 connecting Howick and Panmure via Union Road and Bradbury Road, running hourly 7 days a week, and every 20 minutes at peak times.
• Peak only express service 72X to the city centre in the morning travelling via Ellerslie Panmure Highway and the Southern Motorway to Symonds Street.
• In the afternoon, this express services travels towards Botany via Howick on Whitford Road.
• The 352 service travels through Highbrook and East Tamaki to Manukau.

Whitford

Route 739 has been created to better serve growing areas and offers:

• Improved frequency, hourly to Botany and Beachlands/Maraetai, 7 days a week.
• Serves the Ormiston Town Centre.

New bus stops

• 8 Whitford Maraetai Road (stop number 1988).

Bus stops closed

• Whitford Maraetai Road by Waikopua Road (stop number 2140).
• Whitford Maraetai Road near Trig Road (#6872).

Ellerslie, Great South Road and Newmarket

• Some Ellerslie Panmure Highway services 500, 501, 550, 551, 552 will be replaced by the 70 which runs every 10 minutes 7 days a week between 7am and 8pm, and more often during peak times.
• Existing 505, 515, 525, 532, 595 services have not changed.
• The 550X has been replaced by the 72X which operates every 10 minutes at peak times.

Manukau

Construction of Manukau Bus Station is complete and buses are now able to use this bus station. 

Middlemore

School bus stops only

• 100 Hospital Road (stop number 2005).

Otara

The destination of the 314 service has changed from Papatoetoe Station to Middlemore Station, providing a half-hourly connection between Otara and Middlemore, 7 days a week, and every 20 minutes at peak times.

School bus stops only

• 101 Bairds Road (stop number 6407).
• 96 Bairds Road (#6390).

Otahuhu

The 351 service (Mon to Fri only) provides a half-hourly connection to Highbrook and Botany, and every 20 minutes at peak times, departing from Stop B'.

Papatoetoe

The destination of the 314 service has changed from Papatoetoe Station to Middlemore Station, providing a half-hourly connection between Otara and Middlemore, 7 days a week, and every 20 minutes at peak times.

The 380 route now has two different bus stops. Stop A (#6480) is serviced by the 380 which heads towards the Airport, Mangere Town Centre and Onehunga. Stop B (#2381) heads towards Manukau.

St Johns

With changes to the Express services, some bus stops have closed on Morrin Road to public services:

• 41 Morrin Road (stop number 1311).
• 62 Morrin Road (#1326).
• 84 Morrin Road (#1328).
• 121 Morrin Road (#1313).

These bus stops no longer serve Eastern express buses, but retain Central Auckland services.

• Morrin Road near UoA Tamaki Campus (stop number 8535).
• Morrin Road opp UoA Tamaki Campus (#1498).