About NightRider

Buses travel between the city (City Square, Swanston Street) and Melbourne's outer suburbs, every half hour between 1.30am – 4.30am on Saturdays and 1.30am – 5.30am on Sundays with additional services on some routes.

There are more than 450 NightRider stops along routes to Bayswater, Belgrave, Craigieburn, Cranbourne, Croydon, Dandenong, Doncaster, Eltham, Epping, Frankston, Healesville, Lilydale, Melton, Mornington, Rosebud, St Albans, Sunbury and Werribee.

You can request to alight anywhere along the NightRider route, not just designated stops, provided it’s safe for the bus to stop. Simply let the driver know where you’d like to hop off so that you can get closer to your destination.

If you still have a way to go, NightRider has an on-board phone – it’s free to call a taxi to pick you up at your bus stop or for $1 you can use the phone to arrange for someone to pick you up.

NightRider is more than just a city to suburbs service. Buses also run to the city on most routes after midnight until approximately 3.30am on Saturdays and 4.30am on Sundays, with additional services on some routes. Check your individual NightRider route timetable for departure times at stops along your route.