Route Updates

Detour for Hercules St road works (from 28/01/2025 until further notice)

From Tuesday 28th January until further notice there will be road works on Hercules St that will require the Route 135 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8am until 4pm. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards New Brighton will follow the normal route along Quinns Rd, turn right on to Hammersley Ave and left on to Marshland Rd to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling westbound towards The Palms will not be impacted by these works. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

135

New Brighton to The Palms

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New Brighton (Oram Ave) 6:40 am 7:40 am 8:45 am 9:45 am 10:45 am 11:45 am 12:45 pm 1:45 pm 2:45 pm 3:45 pm 4:40 pm 5:40 pm
Taiora/QEII 6:52 am 7:52 am 8:57 am 9:57 am 10:57 am 11:57 am 12:57 pm 1:57 pm 2:57 pm 3:57 pm 4:52 pm 5:52 pm
Burwood Hospital - Main Entrance 6:57 am 7:57 am 9:02 am 10:02 am 11:02 am 12:02 pm 1:02 pm 2:02 pm 3:02 pm 4:02 pm 4:57 pm 5:57 pm
Prestons (Te Korari St) 7:05 am 8:06 am 9:09 am 10:09 am 11:09 am 12:09 pm 1:09 pm 2:09 pm 3:10 pm 4:10 pm 5:05 pm 6:04 pm
The Palms (Marshland Rd mall side) 7:25 am 8:28 am 9:27 am 10:27 am 11:27 am 12:27 pm 1:27 pm 2:27 pm 3:30 pm 4:30 pm 5:25 pm 6:22 pm

Please note

This service does not operate on Sundays.

New Brighton (Oram Ave) 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm
Taiora/QEII 8:12 am 9:12 am 10:12 am 11:12 am 12:12 pm 1:12 pm 2:12 pm 3:12 pm 4:12 pm 5:12 pm 6:12 pm
Burwood Hospital - Main Entrance 8:17 am 9:17 am 10:17 am 11:17 am 12:17 pm 1:17 pm 2:17 pm 3:17 pm 4:17 pm 5:17 pm 6:17 pm
Prestons (Te Korari St) 8:24 am 9:24 am 10:25 am 11:25 am 12:25 pm 1:25 pm 2:25 pm 3:25 pm 4:24 pm 5:24 pm 6:24 pm
The Palms (Marshland Rd mall side) 8:42 am 9:42 am 10:45 am 11:45 am 12:45 pm 1:45 pm 2:45 pm 3:45 pm 4:42 pm 5:42 pm 6:42 pm

Please note

This service does not operate on Sundays.

On public holidays bus and ferry services run to weekend timetables. Check the list of public holidays below to see which weekend timetables will be observed on those days.

Public holiday Date Services run to
Waitangi Day
 Thursday 6 February 2025 Saturday timetable
Thursday 17 April Thursday 17 April 2025 Friday timetable
Good Friday
 Friday 18 April 2025 Sunday timetable 
Easter Monday
 Monday 21 April 2025 Saturday timetable
ANZAC Day Friday 25 April 2025 Saturday timetable
King's Birthday
 Monday 2 June 2025 Saturday timetable
Thursday 19 June Thursday 19 June 2025 Friday timetable
Matariki Friday 20 June 2025 Saturday timetable
Labour Day Monday 27 October 2025 Saturday timetable
Thursday 13 November Thursday 13 November 2025 Friday timetable
Canterbury Anniversary
(Show Day)		 Friday 14 November 2025 Saturday timetable
Christmas Day Thursday 25 December 2025 Sunday timetable
All services stop at 6pm*
Friday 26 December –
Saturday 27 December		 Friday 26 December –
Saturday 27 December 2025		 Saturday timetable
Sunday 28 December Sunday 28 December 2025 Sunday timetable
Monday 29 December –
Wednesday 31 December		 Monday 29 December –
Wednesday 31 December 2025		 Saturday timetable
New Year's Day 
 Thursday 1 January 2026 Saturday timetable
Day after New Year's Day Friday 2 January 2026 Saturday timetable

 

*Service ends 6pm Christmas day, no trips will commence after 6pm and a number of trips will not travel their entire route.

135

The Palms to New Brighton

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The Palms (Marshland Rd mall side) 7:50 am 8:45 am 9:45 am 10:45 am 11:45 am 12:45 pm 1:45 pm 2:45 pm 3:45 pm 4:45 pm 5:50 pm 6:50 pm
Prestons (Te Korari St) 8:04 am 8:58 am 9:58 am 10:58 am 11:58 am 12:58 pm 1:58 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:05 pm 7:03 pm
Burwood Hospital - Main Entrance 8:10 am 9:04 am 10:04 am 11:04 am 12:04 pm 1:04 pm 2:04 pm 3:06 pm 4:06 pm 5:06 pm 6:11 pm 7:09 pm
Taiora/QEII 8:29 am 9:23 am 10:23 am 11:23 am 12:23 pm 1:23 pm 2:23 pm 3:25 pm 4:25 pm 5:25 pm 6:30 pm 7:25 pm
New Brighton (Oram Ave) 8:38 am 9:32 am 10:32 am 11:32 am 12:32 pm 1:32 pm 2:32 pm 3:35 pm 4:35 pm 5:35 pm 6:40 pm 7:35 pm

Please note

This service does not operate on Sundays.

The Palms (Marshland Rd mall side) 8:55 am 9:55 am 10:55 am 11:55 am 12:55 pm 1:55 pm 2:55 pm 3:55 pm 4:55 pm 5:55 pm 6:50 pm
Prestons (Te Korari St) 9:08 am 10:08 am 11:08 am 12:08 pm 1:08 pm 2:08 pm 3:08 pm 4:08 pm 5:08 pm 6:07 pm 7:02 pm
Burwood Hospital - Main Entrance 9:14 am 10:14 am 11:14 am 12:14 pm 1:14 pm 2:14 pm 3:14 pm 4:14 pm 5:14 pm 6:13 pm 7:08 pm
Taiora/QEII 9:33 am 10:33 am 11:33 am 12:33 pm 1:33 pm 2:33 pm 3:33 pm 4:33 pm 5:33 pm 6:32 pm 7:27 pm
New Brighton (Oram Ave) 9:43 am 10:43 am 11:43 am 12:43 pm 1:43 pm 2:43 pm 3:43 pm 4:43 pm 5:43 pm 6:40 pm 7:35 pm

Please note

This service does not operate on Sundays.

On public holidays bus and ferry services run to weekend timetables. Check the list of public holidays below to see which weekend timetables will be observed on those days.

Public holiday Date Services run to
Waitangi Day
 Thursday 6 February 2025 Saturday timetable
Thursday 17 April Thursday 17 April 2025 Friday timetable
Good Friday
 Friday 18 April 2025 Sunday timetable 
Easter Monday
 Monday 21 April 2025 Saturday timetable
ANZAC Day Friday 25 April 2025 Saturday timetable
King's Birthday
 Monday 2 June 2025 Saturday timetable
Thursday 19 June Thursday 19 June 2025 Friday timetable
Matariki Friday 20 June 2025 Saturday timetable
Labour Day Monday 27 October 2025 Saturday timetable
Thursday 13 November Thursday 13 November 2025 Friday timetable
Canterbury Anniversary
(Show Day)		 Friday 14 November 2025 Saturday timetable
Christmas Day Thursday 25 December 2025 Sunday timetable
All services stop at 6pm*
Friday 26 December –
Saturday 27 December		 Friday 26 December –
Saturday 27 December 2025		 Saturday timetable
Sunday 28 December Sunday 28 December 2025 Sunday timetable
Monday 29 December –
Wednesday 31 December		 Monday 29 December –
Wednesday 31 December 2025		 Saturday timetable
New Year's Day 
 Thursday 1 January 2026 Saturday timetable
Day after New Year's Day Friday 2 January 2026 Saturday timetable

 

*Service ends 6pm Christmas day, no trips will commence after 6pm and a number of trips will not travel their entire route.

Keep it local on Route 135

Linking New Brighton with its local services including Taiora QEII, Burwood Hospital and the Homebase shopping centre, route 135 connects at The Palms with onwards services towards the city centre. The service runs hourly, Monday - Saturday.