CDC Melbourne
16 October 2021
CDC Melbourne is the brand name for buses operated by CDC Victoria out of their Oakleigh, Sunshine, Truganina and Tullamarine depots.
Transit Systems Victoria
15 October 2021
In April 2019 Transit Systems acquired Sita Buslines, operator of 19 bus routes in in Melbourne's west. It was rebranded under the Transit Systems Victoria name in October 2020.
Bus stops and infrastructure in Victoria
10 October 2021
All kinds of bus infrastructure - bus stops and interchanges
Transdev Melbourne
7 October 2021
Transdev Melbourne operates a fleet of over 500 buses on 45 bus routes across Melbourne, as well seven SmartBus routes. It commenced operations in August 2013, taking over all Melbourne Bus Link and National Bus Company routes.
Nuline Charter
2 October 2021
Nuline Charter operates a fleet of charter buses and coaches around Melbourne.
Melbourne rail replacement buses
29 September 2021
When the *%@! hits the fan on Melbourne's rail network, buses have to be called in to operate a replacement service for passengers.
Kastoria Bus Lines
26 September 2021
Kastoria Bus Lines operates bus services in Melbourne's north-west and western suburbs
Sunbury Bus Service
18 September 2021
Sunbury Bus Service operates bus services in the Melbourne satellite town of Sunbury
V/Line road coaches
13 September 2021
V/Line coach services throughout Victoria are operated by a number of private operators under contract to the State Government
Bayside Coaches
10 September 2021
Bayside Coaches operates a fleet of charter coaches around Melbourne.
Sunbury Line Upgrade replacement buses
7 September 2021
Works on the Sunbury Line Upgrade project have seen Metro Trains and V/Line services to Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo replaced by buses.
Nationwide Tours
7 September 2021
Nationwide Tours operates a fleet of charter buses and coaches around Melbourne.
V/Line rail replacement buses
4 September 2021
V/Line has a habit of stuffing things up and needing to call in the buses to get commuters home. (They have an even worse habit of cancelling trains to free up drivers to run football specials, putting the commuters onto buses)
Mee's Bus Lines
3 September 2021
Mee's Bus Lines operates charter and school bus services in Melbourne.
SmartBus PIDS
1 September 2021
Bus stops on SmartBus routes in Melbourne are provided with real time bus arrival information screens.
Ventura Bus Lines
14 August 2021
Ventura Bus Lines operates all over Melbourne's north, east and south-east, with a fleet of over 800 buses operating 140+ routes out of 12 depots.
Night Network Melbourne
8 August 2021
'Night Network' is the brand name for all night trains and trams across Melbourne on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as a revamped Nightrider bus service.
Dysons Bus Services
29 July 2021
Dysons Bus Services operates 31 bus routes in Melbourne northern suburbs.
SkyBus Melbourne
24 July 2021
SkyBus forms the main public transport link between Southern Cross Station and Melbourne Airport. Unlike the other form of public transport in Melbourne it also operates without any government subsidies.
Martyrs Bus Service
13 July 2021
Martyrs Bus Service operates the route 683 service in Melbourne's east, along with charter and school bus services.
McKenzie's Tourist Services
13 July 2021
McKenzie's Tourist Services operates buses in Melbourne's outer east
Dee Decker Tours
11 July 2021
Dee Decker Tours runs party buses in Melbourne using a fleet of single and double deck buses.
Tullamarine Bus Lines
11 July 2021
Tullamarine Bus Lines operates buses in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It was acquired by CDC Victoria in May 2018.
McHarry's Buslines
3 July 2021
McHarry's Buslines operates public transport bus routes in Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast, as well as school bus and charter services.
CDC Geelong
3 July 2021
CDC Geelong operates public transport bus routes in Geelong, as well as school bus and charter services. It was known as Benders Busways until 2014.
Airport buses of Victoria
3 July 2021
Several airport bus services connect the suburbs and regional centres to both Melbourne and Avalon Airports.
Bendigo buses
26 June 2021
Buses in Bendigo are operated by Christians Bus Co, McIvor Transit, and Whitmore Group.
Werribee level crossing removal replacement buses
4 May 2021
During 2020 and 2021 buses have replaced trains on the Werribee line while level crossings were removed at Aviation Road Aircraft, Old Geelong Road Hoppers Crossing, and Werribee Street and Cherry Street in Werribee.
Warragul Bus Lines
13 March 2021
Warragul Bus Lines operates 12 bus routes from Warragul to Drouin, Noojee, Poowong, Pakenham and Traralgon.
Metro Tunnel rail replacement buses - Northern group
25 February 2021
Works on the Metro Tunnel portal at South Kensington and turnback platform at West Footscray have required Metro Trains services on the Sunbury and Werribee lines to be replaced by buses between North Melbourne, Sunshine and Newport, as well as V/Line services to Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo.
Geelong buses
24 January 2021
CDC Geelong (formerly Benders Busways) and McHarry's Buslines operate the bus services in Geelong, Victoria
Moonee Valley Coaches
20 January 2021
Moonee Valley Coaches operates two bus routes in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs
Ryans Bus Service
14 January 2021
Ryans Bus Service operates three bus routes in Melbourne's north-western suburbs
Sita Buslines
7 November 2020
Sita Buslines operates 19 bus routes in Melbourne's west from their depot in West Footscray. It was rebranded under the Transit Systems Victoria name in October 2020.
Bell to Moreland level crossing removal replacement buses
24 October 2020
During late 2020 the Upfield line was closed north of Anstey station, buses replaing trains while the level crossings at Bell Street, Munro Street and Reynard Street in Coburg, and Moreland Road in Brunswick are being removed by raising the tracks, along with new elevated stations at Coburg and Moreland.
Donric Group
4 October 2020
Donric Group is the parent company of Sunbury Bus Service, and has recently acquired a dedicated rail replacement bus fleet.
Route 109 'City Express' bus
6 March 2020
During cruise ship season a route 109 'City Express' bus operates between Station Pier and the Melbourne CBD, reducing the load placed on the normal route 109 tram services to Port Melbourne.
Chadstone tourist shuttle bus
17 February 2020
Chadstone Shopping Centre operates a free tourist shuttle bus from Federation Square, making it easy for cashed up visitors to empty their wallets, while avoiding the need to understand the mess of connecting buses operated by PTV.
Metro Tunnel rail replacement buses - Caulfield group
14 February 2020
Works on the Metro Tunnel portal at South Yarra have required Metro Trains services on the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston and Sandringham lines to be replaced by buses between Parliament, Caulfield and Elsternwick, as well as V/Line services to Gippsland.
City Sightseeing Melbourne
5 February 2020
City Sightseeing Melbourne commenced running a hop-on hop off tourist bus service around the Melbourne CBD in 2013
Yarra Trams tram replacement buses
14 January 2020
When tracks replacing, or trams get blocked by road accidents, Yarra Trams has to call in the replacement buses
Panorama Coaches
11 January 2020
Panorama Coaches operates four bus routes in Diamond Creek and Eltham.
Bacchus Marsh Coaches
4 January 2020
Bacchus Marsh Coaches runs town bus services in the township of Bacchus Marsh.
Cranbourne Transit
14 December 2019
Cranbourne Transit operates bus services in Melbourne;'s outer south-eastern suburbs
Metro Tunnel tram replacement buses
14 October 2019
Works on the Metro Tunnel at Anzac station have required Yarra Trams services on St Kilda Road to be replaced by buses, while the tram tracks are slewed around the work site.
Adelaide buses
4 October 2019
All of the route bus services in Adelaide are operated under the Adelaide Metro name and livery, but are contracted out to a number of private companies. As of 2011 a new red front livery is replacing the previous yellow fronted version.