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Better bus services for Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan will receive 90 new additional weekly bus services as part of bus network improvements in the region from Monday 23 January 2023.

There will be more buses more often, faster and more direct routes, and new weekend services to connect you more reliably to where you need to go.

The new bus network includes better cross-border connections with Canberra and the ACT, as well as improved services to Queanbeyan Station, Canberra Airport, Service NSW and TAFE.

Every day, customers travelling from Jerrabomberra and Googong to Canberra will save up to an hour in journey time under the new changes, and residents in the growing suburb of Tralee will receive town bus services for the first time.

If you have questions about the changes to services, please email regionalcitiesprogram@transport.nsw.gov.au

Plan your trip

Queanbeyan bus network map (pdf 3.1MB)

Changes to routes and frequently asked questions

Route Improvements

830
Googong to Canberra CBD via Queanbeyan and Karabar (Cooma St)
  • Route extended to Googong via Karabar, linking Googong and Canberra without needing to change buses
  • Faster and more direct route between Queanbeyan and Canberra CBD, with services operating via Wentworth Avenue
  • New travel options to the National Art Gallery, Questacon, National Library of Australia and Treasury
  • More services on weekends and Public Holidays including Saturday evenings
  • Weekday peak services will extend to and from City West
  • Replaces Route 837 between Queanbeyan and Googong

831
Karabar to Woden via Queanbeyan and Fyshwick
  • Route extended to Karabar via Donald Rd
  • Faster and more direct route between Karabar, Canberra DFO, Canberra Hospital and Woden, without needing to change buses
  • More Saturday services
  • New Sunday and Public Holiday services
  • Route 834 will replace Route 831 between Newcastle Avenue and Queanbeyan
  • Replaces Route 839 between Queanbeyan and Karabar

832
East Queanbeyan to Queanbeyan (Loop Service)
  • More weekday services
  • New Saturday services
  • Better connections with routes 830, 831 and 834 for travel between Queanbeyan and the ACT
  • Better connections to Service NSW and Queanbeyan TAFE

833X
Queanbeyan to Canberra CBD Express
  • Route will no longer operate
  • Replaced by additional services on Route 830 and new services on Route 844X
  • New Route 840X may also better meet the needs of customers travelling between Googong, Jerrabomberra and Canberra

834
Queanbeyan to Brindabella Business Park, Majura Park and Canberra Airport
  • More weekday services
  • New Saturday services
  • Better connections with other routes at Queanbeyan Interchange
  • Services operate via Canberra Airport

835
Tralee to Queanbeyan via Queanbeyan West (Loop service)
  • Brand new service to the growing residential estate in Tralee
  • More weekday services
  • New Saturday services
  • Better connections with routes 830 and 831 for travel between Queanbeyan and the ACT
  • Will no longer operate as a combined service with Route 836, enabling faster and more direct journeys between Tralee to Queanbeyan via Jerrabomberra and Queanbeyan West

836
Jerrabomberra to Queanbeyan (Loop service)
  • More weekday services
  • New Saturday services
  • Better connections with Route 830 and 831 services at Queanbeyan Interchange
  • Will no longer operate as a combined service with Route 835, enabling faster and more direct trips between Jerrabomberra and Queanbeyan

837
Queanbeyan interchange to Googong via Karabar, Cooma St
  • Route will no longer operate
  • Replaced in full by extended Route 830

838
Queanbeyan to Crestwood via Oaks Estate and Queanbeyan Station (Loop service)
  • More weekday services
  • New Saturday services
  • Better connections with regional trains at Queanbeyan Station

839
Queanbeyan Interchange to Karabar via Barracks Flat (Loop service)
  • Route will no longer operate
  • Replaced by extended Route 831, operating via Donald Rd
  • Cooma St will be serviced by an extended and improved Route 830

840X
Googong and Jerrabomberra to Canberra CBD via Russell
  • New peak service, operating via Russell and Barton
  • Faster and more direct journey between Googong, Jerrabomberra and Canberra CBD, without needing to change buses in Queanbeyan

844
Bungendore to Queanbeyan
  • More weekday services
  • Better connections with Route 830 and 831 services at Queanbeyan Interchange
  • Replaces Route D841

844X
Bungendore to Canberra CBD via Queanbeyan and Russell
  • New weekday peak service providing a faster and direct link between Bungendore, Queanbeyan and Canberra CBD, operating via Russell and Barton

D840
Queanbeyan LocalLink
  • Route will no longer operate
  • Replaced by more frequent timetabled services on routes 830, 831, 832, 835, 836 and 838

D841
Bungendore LocalLink
  • Route will no longer operate
  • Replaced by more frequent timetabled services on Route 844
  • New Route 844X also operates between Bungendore and Queanbeyan

Yes. The fare structure will not change.

You can purchase a bus ticket on-board the bus from the driver.

Find out more about regional bus fares and tickets. 

TfNSW is investigating the rollout of contactless ticketing into regional cities and with selected operators.

The CDC Canberra smart cards will still be accepted. Customers will be able to top up their cards on board buses as they have done previously. Alternatively, customers can now pay for their bus trip on CDC Canberra buses with a contactless credit or debit card.