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251City (Queen St) to Northland Shopping Centre via Clifton Hill

Route 251 is a bus route in Melbourne, from the Transport Victoria timetable. It runs between Little Collins St/Queen St and Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd, calling at 52 stops. On weekdays the first service leaves around 6:46 am and the last around 10:19 pm, with a service every 20 min at peak.

  • Every 20 minat weekday peak
  • 6:46 amfirst, weekdays
  • 10:19 pmlast, weekdays
  • 45 minend to end

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Little Collins St/Queen StNorthland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd2 km
The route as the Transport Victoria timetable publishes it, both ways.

Next departures

Timetable

To Northland SC

6:46 am

  • 7:09 am
  • 7:31 am
  • 7:53 am
  • 8:14 am

To Little Collins St

6:46 am

  • 7:05 am
  • 7:26 am
  • 7:47 am
  • 8:07 am

Timetable times at a stop in the middle of the route, in Melbourne time, not live. For your own stop, and for live times, open GoAus.

How often it runs

Timetable
WhenTo Northland SCTo Little Collins St
Peakweekdays, 7–9 am and 4–6 pmevery 20 minevery 20 min
Off-peakweekdays, 9 am–3 pmevery 20 minevery 20 min
Saturday8 am–6 pmevery 30 minevery 30 min
Sunday8 am–6 pmevery 45 minevery 40 min
First service6:46 am6:46 am
Last service10:19 pm8:50 pm
End to end45 min · 52 stops52 min · 53 stops
Services a dayweekdays4542

Services each hour to Northland SC

Weekdays45 a day

6 am: 17 am: 38 am: 39 am: 310 am: 311 am: 312 pm: 31 pm: 22 pm: 33 pm: 34 pm: 35 pm: 36 pm: 37 pm: 38 pm: 39 pm: 210 pm: 1

Saturday25 a day

7 am: 18 am: 29 am: 210 am: 211 am: 212 pm: 21 pm: 22 pm: 23 pm: 24 pm: 25 pm: 26 pm: 27 pm: 2

Sunday15 a day

8 am: 19 am: 110 am: 111 am: 212 pm: 11 pm: 22 pm: 13 pm: 24 pm: 15 pm: 26 pm: 1

A typical day in the timetable, at Speight St/Victoria Rd.

Stops

In order, each way
To Northland SC52 stops · about 45 min
  1. Little Collins St/Queen St
  2. Bourke St/Queen St
  3. Hardware St/Lonsdale St
  4. Melbourne Central/Lonsdale St
  5. Little Lonsdale St/Exhibition St
  6. Victoria St/Rathdowne St
  7. Exhibition Building/Rathdowne St
  8. Melbourne Museum/Rathdowne St
  9. Grattan St/Rathdowne St
  10. Elgin St/Rathdowne St
  11. Kay St/Rathdowne St
  12. Princes St/Rathdowne St
  13. Lee St/Rathdowne St
  14. Newry St/Rathdowne St
  15. Fenwick St/Rathdowne St
  16. Richardson St/Rathdowne St
  17. Pigdon St/Rathdowne St
  18. Park St/Rathdowne St
  19. Truscott St/Brunswick Rd
  20. Nicholson St/Holden St
  21. Porter St/Holden St
  22. St Georges Rd/Holden St
  23. Kneen St/Rushall Cres
  24. Rushall Station/Rushall Cres
  25. Rowe St/Rushall Cres
  26. Clifton Hill Interchange/Queens Pde
  27. High St/Westgarth St
  28. Westgarth Railway Station/Westgarth St
  29. Jessie St/Westgarth St
  30. Green St/Westgarth St
  31. Victoria Rd/Westgarth St
  32. Dennis Railway Station/Victoria Rd
  33. Clarke St/Victoria Rd
  34. Bastings St/Victoria Rd
  35. Mitchell St/Victoria Rd
  36. Separation St/Victoria Rd
  37. Northcote Aquatic Centre/Victoria Rd
  38. Christmas St/Victoria Rd
  39. Speight St/Victoria Rd
  40. Clyde St/Victoria Rd
  41. Gooch St/Victoria Rd
  42. Pender St/Victoria Rd
  43. Dundas St/Victoria Rd
  44. Raglan St/Victoria St
  45. Mihil St/Victoria St
  46. Cormac St/Victoria St
  47. Belgrove St/Bell St
  48. Albert St/Bell St
  49. Cope St/Bell St
  50. Bell St/Chifley Dr
  51. Murray Rd/Chifley Dr
  52. Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd
To Little Collins St53 stops · about 52 min
  1. Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd
  2. Murray Rd/Chifley Dr
  3. Bell St/Chifley Dr
  4. Chifley Dr/Bell St
  5. Cope St/Bell St
  6. Daley St/Bell St
  7. Albert St/Bell St
  8. Victoria St/Bell St
  9. Mornane St/Victoria St
  10. Alfred St/Victoria St
  11. Dundas St/Victoria Rd
  12. Collins St/Victoria Rd
  13. Gooch St/Victoria Rd
  14. Clyde St/Victoria Rd
  15. Speight St/Victoria Rd
  16. Darebin Rd/Victoria Rd
  17. Christmas St/Victoria Rd
  18. Northcote Aquatic Centre/Victoria Rd
  19. Separation St/Victoria Rd
  20. Mitchell St/Victoria Rd
  21. Bastings St/Victoria Rd
  22. Clarke St/Victoria Rd
  23. Dennis Railway Station/Victoria Rd
  24. Westgarth St/Victoria Rd
  25. Simpson St/Westgarth St
  26. Northcote Park/Westgarth St
  27. Westgarth Railway Station/Westgarth St
  28. High St/Westgarth St
  29. Cunningham St/High St
  30. Clifton Hill Interchange/Queens Pde
  31. Rowe St/Rushall Cres
  32. Rushall Station/Rushall Cres
  33. Park St/Bennett St
  34. St Georges Rd/Holden St
  35. Porter St/Holden St
  36. Nicholson St/Holden St
  37. Amess St/Brunswick Rd
  38. Park St/Rathdowne St
  39. Pigdon St/Rathdowne St
  40. Richardson St/Rathdowne St
  41. Fenwick St/Rathdowne St
  42. Curtain Square/Rathdowne St
  43. O'Grady St/Rathdowne St
  44. Carlton Baths/Rathdowne St
  45. Pitt St/Rathdowne St
  46. Elgin St/Rathdowne St
  47. Carlton Gardens/Rathdowne St
  48. Exhibition Building/Rathdowne St
  49. Exhibition St/Lonsdale St
  50. Melbourne Central/Lonsdale St
  51. Elizabeth St/Lonsdale St
  52. Little Bourke St/Queen St
  53. Little Collins St/Queen St

Questions

Is route 251 running today?

Route 251 runs on Wednesdays in the current timetable. For live delays and cancellations, open GoAus.

How often does route 251 run?

Towards Northland SC, it runs every 20 min at weekday peak, every 20 min in the middle of a weekday, every 30 min on Saturdays, every 45 min on Sundays, by the timetable.

What time is the first and last bus on route 251?

On weekdays, the first service towards Northland SC leaves Speight St/Victoria Rd at about 6:46 am and the last at about 10:19 pm.

Where does route 251 go?

Route 251 runs between Little Collins St/Queen St and Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd, about 45 minutes end to end, with 52 stops each way.

Can I see where my bus is right now?

Yes, in GoAus. This page shows the Transport Victoria timetable; the app adds live positions, a countdown to your bus, delays and an alert before your stop.

How do I pay on route 251?

With a myki. GoAus shows a fare estimate for your trip, not a ticket; fares and cards are the operator’s.

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