New Year’s Eve 2024 additional services

Each year Geelong has its own fireworks display at Eastern Beach. There are two times the fireworks take place:

  • 9.30pm family fireworks
  • 12am NYE fireworks

Both fireworks last 7 minutes.

PTV are trialling additional bus services to operate in the Geelong Region on New Years Eve, Tue 31/12/2024, so why not leave the car at home, and catch the bus to and from the New Year’s Eve celebrations

Our normal services are still operating which will help you get to the 9.30pm fireworks.  Our NYE services are a supplement to the normal services which are listed below. They will not be able to use the bus zone in Moorabool Street, but will be at a temporary location in Moorabool Street between Little Malop and Ryrie St.

Normal services operate on New Years Day.

Limited services will operate on routes:

Whittington - Geelong Route 30Deakin Waurn Ponds - Geelong Route 42Torquay - Geelong Route 53Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads - Geelong Route 55St Leonards - Geelong Route 60

Route 30 Geelong to Whittington Via Newcomb route information

Route 31 Geelong to St Albans Park route information

Route 53 Geelong to Torquay Bell route information

Route 55 Geelong to Ocean Grove Via Barwon Heads route information

Route 60 Geelong to St Leonards Via Drysdale, Portarlington route information

Customers please note

  • Hail the bus at any PTV Stop the bus services along the route.

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  • All buses will depart from Geelong Rail and Moorabool St Temporary location between Little Malop St and Ryrie St

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  • All the services listed above are free of charge. No myki is required.

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  • From time to time, bus schedules may change or be delayed without notice due to unforeseen circumstance

Customers Tips

When using our services, we want you to be safe. Here are some tips that may assist you in making your trip more enjoyable.

  • Customer information tools

    There is a range of handy mobile and online tools available to help you access public transport information wherever you are in Victoria

  • Bus Safety

    There are a number of things that you can do to make your bus journey safer and more secure.

  • Travelling with Children

    Public transport is a fun and easy way to travel around Geelong with children. Children aged four years and under travel for free right across Victoria.
    When travelling with a pram, hold on to the pram and make sure your child is strapped in securely. Apply the brake to prevent it from rolling.
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