BUS · SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND
196Fairfield Gardens - Merthyr via City/Valley
Route 196 runs between Fairfield Gardens and Merthyr via City/Valley. On weekdays the first service leaves around 5:28 am and the last around 11:32 pm, with a service every 10 min at peak.
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Next services
To New Farm, Mountford Rd2:33 pm, 2:48 pm, 3:03 pm, 3:18 pmfrom Gladstone Rd at Dornoch Terrace, stop 11 · timetable
To Fairfield Gardens2:40 pm, 2:55 pm, 3:10 pm, 3:25 pmfrom Gladstone Rd at Wahcumba Street, stop 14 · timetable
Timetable times at a stop in the middle of the route. For live times at your own stop, open GoSEQ.
To New Farm, Mountford Rd
Peakevery 10 minweekdays, 7–9 am and 4–6 pm
Off-peakevery 15 minweekdays, 9 am–3 pm
Saturdayevery 15 min
Sundayevery 15 min
First service5:28 amweekdays
Last service11:32 pmweekdays
End to end41 minabout 41 minutes · 48 stops
Services a day82in this direction, weekdays
To Fairfield Gardens
Peakevery 10 minweekdays, 7–9 am and 4–6 pm
Off-peakevery 15 minweekdays, 9 am–3 pm
Saturdayevery 15 min
Sundayevery 15 min
First service5:49 amweekdays
Last service11:21 pmweekdays
End to end37 minabout 37 minutes · 43 stops
Services a day80in this direction, weekdays
How on time is it?
57% on time (probably 56–59%)
Usually about 2 min late. On time means from a minute early to 3 minutes late. Based on 3671 services GoSEQ watched run over the last few weeks. It’s GoSEQ’s own tally of TransLink’s live data, not TransLink’s figure.
- Morning peak65%469 services · median 1 min late
- Middle of the day54%793 services · median 2 min late
- Afternoon peak55%714 services · median 2 min late
- Evening and night64%643 services · median 1 min late
- Weekends54%1052 services · median 2 min late
Stops
To New Farm, Mountford Rd · 48 stops
- Brougham St near Fairfield Rd
- Home St at Brougham Street
- Home St at Victoria Street
- Home St at Fairfield Park
- Fairfield Rd at Fenton Street
- Fairfield Rd at Princess Street
- Annerley Rd at Cemetery, stop 13/18
- Gladstone Rd at Gair Park
- Gladstone Rd at Dutton Park
- Gladstone Rd at Pope Street
- Gladstone Rd at Wahcumba Street
- Gladstone Rd at Ampthill Street
- Gladstone Rd at Dornoch Terrace
- Gladstone Rd at Morris Street
- Vulture St at State High
- Browning St at Besant Street
- Browning St at Russell Street
- Browning St near Boundary St
- Melbourne St at Manning Street
- Cultural Centre station, platform 1
- Adelaide Street Stop 19 at City Hall
- Adelaide Street Stop 25 near Edward St
- Adelaide Street Stop 29 near Wharf St
- Queen Street Stop 67 near Ann St (Orient)
- Wickham Street Stop 227 near Little St
- Warner Street Stop 205 near Ann St
- Brunswick Street Stop 207 near McLachlan St
- Brunswick St at Robertson Street
- Brunswick St at Harcourt Street
- Brunswick St at Kent Street, stop 7/8
- Brunswick St at Barker Street
- Barker St at Oxley Lane
- Moray St at Locke Street
- Moray St at Langshaw Street
- Moray St at Roundabout
- Merthyr Rd at Mark Street
- Brunswick St at New Farm Junction
- Brunswick St at Sydney Street
- Brunswick St at Bowls Club
- Brunswick St at Parkview
- Oxlade Dr near Brunswick St
- Oxlade Dr at Riverside
- Oxlade Dr at River Path
- Oxlade Dr at Sargent Street
- Sydney St near Griffith St
- Sydney St at Llewellyn Street
- Moray St near Sydney St
- Mountford Rd near Sargent St
To Fairfield Gardens · 43 stops
- Mountford Rd near Sargent St
- Oxlade Dr at Merthyr
- Oxlade Dr at Hazelwood Street, stop 27/24a
- Oxlade Dr at River Path
- Oxlade Dr at Lower Bowen Terrace
- Brunswick St at Oxlade Drive
- Brunswick St at Bowls Club
- Brunswick St at Sydney Street
- Brunswick St at New Farm Junction
- Merthyr Rd at Mark Street
- Merthyr Rd at Roundabout
- Moray St at Langshaw Street
- Moray St at Locke Street
- Barker St at Oxley Lane
- Brunswick St at Heal Street
- Brunswick St at Harcourt Street
- Brunswick St at Robertson Street
- Brunswick St near Ann St Stop 210
- Ann Street Stop 218 at All Hallows
- Adelaide Street Stop 33 near Wharf St
- Adelaide Street Stop 37 near Anzac Square
- Adelaide Street Stop 43 near City Hall
- Cultural Centre station, platform 3
- Melbourne St at Manning Street
- Browning St near Boundary Rd
- Browning St at Russell Street
- Browning St at Besant Street
- Vulture St at State High
- Gladstone Rd at Dorchester Street
- Gladstone Rd at Morris Street
- Gladstone Rd at Dornoch Terrace
- Gladstone Rd at Ampthill Street
- Gladstone Rd at Wahcumba Street
- Gladstone Rd at Pope Street
- Gladstone Rd at Dutton Park
- TJ Doyle Memorial Park Dr at Gair Park
- Annerley Rd at Cemetery, stop 18/12
- Noble St at Princess Street
- Noble St at Fenton Street
- Fairfield Rd at Fairfield Park
- Fairfield Rd at Victoria Street
- Fairfield Rd at Brougham Street
- Brougham St near Fairfield Rd
What runs it
Volvo B7RLE (Volgren CR228L)About 38% of the 773 we’ve seen on it · 2009-c.2011Photo: EamonM25, CC BY-SA 4.0
Volvo B7RLE (Volgren Optimus)About 36% of the 773 we’ve seen on it · c.2011-2018Photo: BrisbaneBuzSpotter, CC BY-SA 4.0
Volvo B8RLEAbout 25% of the 773 we’ve seen on it · 2017-2021Photo: EamonM25, CC BY-SA 4.0
Take it with you
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