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Bus Lane Operating Times - Central Auckland
Last reviewed: 15/02/2011 11:26 a.m.
Over the next three years, Auckland Transport will continue to make improvements for buses and their passengers on all major arterial routes.
 
Where the times and / or the days are not specified on the signs - the lane operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
 

Bus priority measures operate on the following roads in Auckland Central:

Road                      Operating Times, Days and Sections ​
​Citybound                                 ​​Outbound                                    Days         ​
​Anzac Avenue
​24 hours
​24 hours
Citybound: ​Beach Rd to Waterloo Quadrant  / Alten Ave
Outbound: ​​Beach Rd to Waterloo Quadrant  / Alten Ave
​Broadway Newmarket
​7-9 am & 4-6 pm
​​ ​7-9am & 4-6pm 
​Mon to Fri
​Dominion Road ​
7-9 am
​​4-6 pm
​Donovan Street ​ ​
7-9 am ​Mon to Fri
Citybound: ​​Bus lane on the northern side of Donovan Street in Blockhouse Bay, runs from the bus stop west of Rathlin Street, to the bus stop west of Boundary Road.
In addition, new right turn bays have been installed on Donovan Street at the following intersections: Lewis St, McFadzean Drive, Shipton Place
​Ellerslie - Panmure Highway ​
​7-9 am
​Mon to Fri
Citybound: ​​Main Highway, 170m bus lane on the approach to the intersection of Great South Rd, Main Highway, Campbell Rd  & Wairakei Rd
​Fanshawe Street ​
​24 hours
​24 hours
Citybound: ​Fanshawe St, from Daldy St to just west of Customs Street West
​Outbound: Fanshawe St, between Nelson St and Halsey St (buses and left turners into Halsey St only); Fanshawe St, between Halsey St and Beaumont St
​Grafton Bridge ​
​7 am to 7 pm
​7 am to 7 pm
​Mon to Fri
During these times the bridge is closed to other traffic other than emergency services. All other times the bridge is open to all traffic.​ ​ ​
​Great North Road ​
​7-9 am
​4-6 pm
Citybound: Pt Chevalier Shops to St Lukes Rd; Western Springs interchange to Bond St (excluding Grey Lynn shops); Bond St to the Ponsonby Rd intersection 
​Outbound: Burns St to Bond St; Northland St to Crummer Rd ; Surrey Cres to the Bullock Track ; Turangi Rd to St Lukes Rd ; St Lukes Rd to Parr Rd North
 
​​Great South Road ​ ​
​7-9 am
Citybound: Great South Rd, between Greenlane Rd West and Ngaire Ave 
​​​7-9 am & 4-6 pm
​​​7-9 am & 4-6 pm
​Mon to Fri
Citybound: ​Great South Rd between Campbell Rd and Greenlane West
Outbound: ​Great South Rd between Greenlane East and Woodbine Ave
​Karangahape Road ​
​7-9 am
​​Mon to Fri
Citybound: ​​Between Day St and Pitt St
​Khyber Pass Road ​
​7-9 am  & 4-6 pm
​7-9 am & 4-6 pm
​Mon to Fri
​Mt Eden Road ​ ​
​​7-9 am
​4-6 pm
4.30pm to 5.30pm
(Between Batger and Oaklands)
​New North Road ​
​7-9 am
​​4-6 pm
​Mon to Fri
Citybound: ​Between Bond St and Mostyn St
Outbound: ​Between Ace Pl and opposite New Bond St
​Park Rd ​ ​ ​
​24 hours
Citybound: Carlton Gore Rd to Grafton Rd
​​24 hours
​​24 hours
Citybound: ​​Khyber Pass Rd to Carlton Gore Rd
​Outbound: Khyber Pass Rd to Carlton Gore Rd
​Parnell Rise ​
​24 hours
Citybound: ​​Carlaw Park Ave to Stanley St
​Ponsonby Road ​
7-9 am
​Mon to Fri
​​City bound towards Karangahape Rd. Ponsonby Rd, eastern side between Hopetoun St and Karangahape Rd
​​Quay Street ​ ​ ​
​​6-10 am
​Mon to Fri
Citybound: ​Between The Strand and Commerce Street. 
​​24 hours
​​Citybound: Central Lane between Lower Albert Street and Queen Elizabeth Square (at all times)
​Queen Street ​
​3-7 pm
​Mon to Fri
Outbound: ​​City Rd to Karangahape Rd
Sandringham Road ​
​7-9 am ​​4-6 pm ​Mon to Fri
Citybound: Between Watson Ave and Leslie Ave;    between Ethel St and opposite Onslow Ave
Outbound: between Burnley Terrace and Lancing Rd;  between Patterson St and Tranmere Rd; between Harwood St and Parry St
 
Symonds Street ​ ​
​​24 hours
​​24 hours
Citybound: K-Rd to Airedale Street; Airedale Street to St Pauls Street; Alfred Street to Waterloo Quadrant 
Outbound: ​Alten Road to Grafton Bridge
​24 hours ​​7 days
Outbound: Green coloured lane between Symonds St motorway off ramp and the intersection with Khyber Pass Rd. Guidelines for cyclists are also marked out on the Symonds St approach to the Kyhber Pass Rd intersection.
​Tamaki Drive ​
​7-9 am
​Mon to Fri
​Citybound: Between Kelly Tarlton's and Ngapipi Rd.    
T2 transit lane - there must be at least 2 occupants in the vehicle.
Vincent Street
6-10 am
​​Mon to Fri
​Citybound: Pitt St to Cook St
 
 
 
 
 
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