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It only takes $2 to be a Real Mate. Get home safely on New Year’s Eve with MAIB Nightrider!

Thanks to the Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB), Metro will operate late night services in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie this NYE. With $2 flat fares from 6pm, be a real mate and ensure you and your crew make the right transport choice to get home safely.

Nightrider services are in addition to a regular weekday vacation timetable in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie that will operate on Monday 31 December 2018.

$2 flat fares are available as cash fares only. Passengers using Greencard will be required to pay the normal fare. Students tickets will be available at the normal fare.


Departure points:

Burnie: All services will depart from Metro bus interchange in Cattley Street

Launceston: From 9.20pm, most services (except route 90) will commence from Royal Park and travel via the St John Street interchange:

Hobart: From 10pm, most buses to the eastern shore and Northern Suburbs will commence from special bus stops in Salamanca Place (near the Supreme Court), then proceed to the Hobart Bus Interchange. Buses to southern suburbs will depart from Franklin Square then make a stop in Davey Street at the top of Salamanca Place:


Timetables:

Burnie

Normal weekday vacation services will operate through the day and into the evening. MAIB Nightrider services will commence from late afternoon to get patrons to the City and foreshore celebrations. After the family fireworks from about 10pm and again after the midnight fireworks, services will depart from the Cattley St interchange.

Follow the links below to see the timetable for your service

Route 12: Montello

Routes 40/50: Shorewell Park and Upper Burnie

Routes 32/34: Romaine, Brooklyn, Hillcrest, Emu Heights

Routes 60/66: Cooee, Somerset, Wynyard

 

Hobart

Normal weekday vacation services will operate through the day and into the evening. Extra MAIB Nightrider services will be provided on major routes to get patrons to City and waterfront celebrations. Extra buses will depart for all major destinations after the family fireworks from approx 10pm,  and again after the midnight fireworks.

From 10pm, most buses to the eastern shore and northern suburbs will commence from special bus stops in Salamanca Place (near the Supreme Court), then proceed to the Hobart Bus Interchange. Buses to southern suburbs will depart from Franklin Square then make a stop in Davey Street at the top of Salamanca Place.

Follow the links below to see the timetable for your service

Northern suburbs

Routes 502 -522: New Town – Moonah – Glenorchy

Route 503: Tolosa Park

Route 510: Claremont – Abbotsfield – Austins Ferry

Route 511: Rosetta – Chigwell

Routes 522-X20: Claremont – Granton – Bridgewater – Gagebrook

Routes 530-X30: Old Beach – Gagebrook

Route 540: West Hobart – Mt Stuart

Routes 551 -553 -X50: Lenah Valley

 

Southern suburbs 

Route 449: South Hobart and Fern Tree

Route 457: Dynnyrne and Mt Nelson

Routes 401 to 429: Sandy Bay and Churchill Ave

Routes 407, 408: Services via Southern Outlet

Routes 426, 427, 428 & 429: Services via Taroona

 

Eastern shore

Routes 615-635: Rosny Park – Clarence St – Shoreline

Routes 615-616: Shoreline – Tranmere

Routes 624-625: Shoreline – Rokeby – Clarendon Vale

Routes 634-635: Lauderdale – Seven Mile Beach

Routes 654-655: Warrane – Mornington

Routes 684-685: Lindisfarne – Geilston Bay

Routes 694-695: Lindisfarne – Risdon Vale


Launceston

Normal weekday vacation services will operate through the day. MAIB NIghtrider services will be provided from about 6pm on key routes to help get patrons to City celebrations. Extra buses will depart for all major destinations after the family fireworks from approx 9.30pm,  and again after the midnight fireworks. From 9.20pm, buses to most destinations will commence from a special bus stops in Paterson St outside Royal Park, then proceed to the Launceston City interchange and follow normal route.

Follow the links below to see the timetable for your service

Route 6 -10: Mowbray and Rocherlea

Route 30: Ravenswood and Waverley

Routes 40/50: Norwood, Youngtown, Kings Meadows

Routes 60/70: West Launceston, Casino, Prospect Vale

Routes 80/90: Trevallyn and Riverside