Bus & transit priority lanes Bus & transit priority lanes
Bus and transit lanes reduce congestion and speed up travel times by separating buses and vehicles with more than one occupant.
Bus and transit lanes
The list below is a guide only, it does not include all new bus and transit lanes in Auckland. Please refer to signs and road markings.
All bus and transit lanes are sign-posted and marked on the road surface.
Learn more about bus and transit lanes and how to use them.
Lanes in central Auckland
Anzac Avenue
Citybound
24 hours, Monday to Friday
Beach Road to Waterloo Quadrant / Alten Avenue.
Outbound
24 hours, Monday to Friday
Beach Road to Waterloo Quadrant / Alten Avenue.
Broadway Newmarket - Bus lane
Citybound
7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
425 Broadway to 277 Broadway
Outbound
7am to 10am and 4 to 7pm, Monday to Friday
370 Broadway to 500 Broadway
Dominion Road
Citybound
7am to 10am.
Outbound
4pm to 7pm.
Donovan Street - Bus lane
Citybound
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday
56 Donovan Street to 88 Donovan Street
In addition, there are right-turn bays on Donovan Street at the following intersections: Lewis Street, McFadzean Drive, Shipton Place.
Fanshawe Street
Citybound
24 hours
Fanshawe Street, from Daldy Street to just west of Customs Street West.
Outbound
24 hours
Fanshawe Street, between west of Albert Street to east of Halsey Street.
Monitoring the Fanshawe Street bus lane
We are using CCTV cameras to actively monitor all vehicles travelling in the Fanshawe Street bus lane. Vehicle infringements will be issued to unauthorised vehicles driving in these lanes. If you need to enter the bus lane to turn left, this can be done up to 50 metres from your turn.
The Fanshawe Street bus lanes operate 24/7 and no stopping is permitted.
Grafton Bridge
Citybound and outbound
7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
- These operating times apply year round (including public holidays).
- During these operating times the bridge is closed to traffic other than buses, cyclists, motorcyclists and emergency services.
- All other times the bridge is open to general traffic.
Great North Road: New Lynn to Avondale - Bus lane
Citybound
7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
Veronika Street to Avondale Roundabout.
7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
1843 Great North Road to Ash Street.
Outbound
4pm to 7pm - Larch Street to Veronika Street.
Great North Road: Point Chevalier - Ponsonby
Citybound
7am to 10am
1177 Great North Road to 79 Great North Road.
Outbound
4pm to 7pm
110 Great North Road to 1180 Great North Road.
Great South Road
Citybound
7am to 10am
Great South Road, between Greenlane Road West and Ngaire Avenue.
7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
Great South Road between Campbell Road and Greenlane West.
Outbound
7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
Great South Road between Greenlane East and Woodbine Avenue.
Halsey Street
24 hours.
Hobson Street
24 hours.
Karangahape Road - Bus lane
Citybound
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday
351 Karangahape Road to 269 Karangahape Road.
Khyber Pass Road - Bus lane
Citybound
7am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday
417 Khyber Pass Road to 371 Khyber Pass Road.
Outbound
7am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday
262 Khyber Pass Road to 446 Khyber Pass Road.
Manukau Road - T3 lane
Citybound
7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm.
Pukenui Road to Owens Road
Outbound
4pm to 7pm.
Owens Road to Pukenui Road
Mt Eden Road
Citybound
7am to 10am.
Outbound
4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
4.30pm to 5.30pm.
Between Batger and Oaklands.
New North Road - Bus lane
Citybound
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
401 New North Road to 319 New North Road
Outbound
4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
310 New North Road to 394 New North Road
Pah Road - T3 lane
Citybound
7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
Trafalgar Street to Greenwoods Corner.
Outbound
4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
Greenwoods Corner to Trafalgar Street.
Park Road
Citybound
24 hours
Khyber Pass Road to Carlton Gore Road.
Outbound
7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday
Grafton to Carlton Gore Road.
24 hours
Carlton Gore Road to Khyber Pass Road.
Parnell Rise
Citybound
24 hours
Carlaw Park Avenue to Stanley Street.
Parnell Road - Bus lane
Outbound
4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
446 Parnell Road to 538 Parnell Road.
Ponsonby Road - Bus lane
Citybound
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday
Opposite 50 Ponsonby Road to 1 Ponsonby Road.
Quay Street - Bus lanes
Citybound
24 hours
Central Lane between Lower Albert Street and Queen Elizabeth Square.
6am to 10am, Monday to Friday
Between The Stand and Commerce Street.
Queen Street
Citybound
203 Queen Street to 79/85 Queen Street.
Outbound
24 hours, 7 days.
58-60 Queen Street to 182-184 Queen Street and 500 Queen Street to 520 Queen Street.
Sandringham Road
Citybound
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
Between Watson Avenue and Leslie Avenue; between Ethel Street and opposite Onslow Avenue.
Outbound
4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
Between Burnley Terrace and Lancing Road; between Patterson Street and Tranmere Road; between Harwood Street and Parry Street.
Sturdee Street - T2 lane
Citybound
24 hours, 7 days.
Market Place Intersection to 15 Sturdee Street.
Citybound (1)Symonds Street
24 hours.
Karangahape Road to Airedale Street; Airedale Street to St Pauls Street; Alfred Street to Waterloo Quadrant.
Citybound (2)
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
From No 83 New North Road to 135 Symonds Street
Outbound
24 hours.
Alten Road to Grafton Bridge.
Green-coloured lane between Symonds Street motorway off-ramp and the intersection with Khyber Pass Road.
Guidelines for cyclists are also marked out on the Symonds Street approach to the Khyber Pass Road intersection.
Victoria Street West
24 hours.
Vincent Street
Citybound
24 hours
Opp 156 Vincent Street to 101 Vincent Street.
Wellesley Street West
24 hours.
Lanes in east Auckland
Ellerslie-Panmure Highway
Citybound
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
Main Highway, 170m bus lane on the approach to the intersection of Great South Road, Main Highway, Campbell Road and Wairakei Road.
Pakuranga Road T2 lane
Citybound
6am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
Pakuranga Road, between Dunrobin Place and Gossamer Drive.
Remuera Road T3 lane
Citybound
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
757 Remuera Road to 55 Remuera Road
Outbound
4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
62 Remuera Road to 774 Remuera Road
St Johns Road - Bus lane
Citybound
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
Gerard Way to 35 St Johns Road
Tamaki Drive - T2 lane
Citybound
7am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
Kitemona Street to Ngapipi Road
Lanes in north Auckland
Albany Highway - T2 lanes
Citybound
7am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
From Bush/Schnapper Rock Road to Albany Expressway
Outbound
7am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
From Albany Expressway to Bush/Schnapper Rock Road.
Akoranga Drive - T2 lanes
Citybound
6.30am to 10am, Monday to Friday
From 2 Akoranga Drive to opposite 90 Akoranga Drive.
Outbound
4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
From opposite 90 Akoranga Drive to 3 Akoranga Drive
Constellation Drive - T2 Lanes
Citybound
6.30am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
Opp 1 Centorian to 55 Constellation Drive.
Outbound
4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
42 Constellation Drive to 8 Constellation Drive.
East Coast Road - T2 lane
Citybound
6.30am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
231 East Coast Road to opp 258 East Coast Road.
Forrest Hill Road - T2 lane
Citybound
6.30am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
Opp 268 Forrest Hill Road to 17 Forrest Hill Road.
Fred Thomas Drive - Bus lane
Citybound
6.30am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
2 Fred Thomas Drive to opp 37 Fred Thomas Drive.
Lake Road
6.30am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
T3 lane between Kororo Street and Onewa Road.
Northern Busway
Buses only, 24 hours, 7 days a week.
The Northern Busway runs alongside the Northern Motorway, from Constellation Drive to the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Onewa Road
6.30am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
T3 lane between Birkenhead Avenue and Sylvan Avenue.
4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
T3 lane between Church Street and Birkenhead Avenue.
Shakespeare Road - T2 lane
Citybound
6.30am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
6 Shakespeare Road to 124 Shakespeare Road.
Lanes in south Auckland
Bus advance areas and/or bus lanes operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the following roads:
- Pakuranga Road.
- Ti Rakau Drive.
- Great South Road.
Bader Drive - T2 lanes
Citybound
7am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday
Ashgrove Road to 125 Bader Drive.