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BUS ROUTE · CANBERRA

3Spence to CBR Airport via City & Brindabella Park

Route 3 is a bus route in Canberra, from the Transport Canberra timetable. It runs between Canberra Airport and Copland Dr Spence Terminus, calling at 46 stops. On weekdays the first service leaves around 5:38 am and the last around 11:48 pm, with a service every 15 min at peak.

  • Every 15 minat weekday peak
  • 5:38 amfirst, weekdays
  • 11:48 pmlast, weekdays
  • 66 minend to end

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Canberra AirportCopland Dr Spence Terminus5 km
The route as the Transport Canberra timetable publishes it, both ways. Drawn on the page; no map is loaded.

Next departures

Timetable

To Spence

10:18 pm

  • 10:48 pm
  • 11:18 pm
  • 11:48 pm
  • 6:52 am tomorrow

To CBR Airport

10:17 pm

  • 5:38 am tomorrow
  • 5:53 am tomorrow
  • 6:08 am tomorrow
  • 6:23 am tomorrow

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

How often it runs

Timetable
WhenTo SpenceTo CBR Airport
Peakweekdays, 7–9 am and 4–6 pmevery 15 minevery 15 min
Off-peakweekdays, 9 am–3 pmevery 15 minevery 15 min
Saturday8 am–6 pmevery 30 minevery 30 min
Sunday8 am–6 pmevery 30 minevery 30 min
First service6:52 am5:38 am
Last service11:48 pm10:17 pm
End to end66 min · 46 stops60 min · 46 stops
Services a dayweekdays6562

Services each hour to Spence

Weekdays65 a day

6 am: 17 am: 48 am: 49 am: 410 am: 411 am: 412 pm: 41 pm: 42 pm: 43 pm: 44 pm: 45 pm: 46 pm: 47 pm: 58 pm: 49 pm: 310 pm: 211 pm: 2

Saturday34 a day

7 am: 18 am: 29 am: 110 am: 211 am: 212 pm: 21 pm: 22 pm: 23 pm: 24 pm: 25 pm: 26 pm: 27 pm: 28 pm: 39 pm: 210 pm: 211 pm: 212 am: 1

Sunday28 a day

8 am: 29 am: 110 am: 211 am: 212 pm: 21 pm: 22 pm: 23 pm: 24 pm: 25 pm: 26 pm: 27 pm: 28 pm: 39 pm: 2

A typical day in the timetable, at Baddeley Cr after 1st Hancock St.

Stops

In order, each way
To Spence46 stops · about 66 min
  1. Canberra Airport
  2. Brindabella Business Park Molonglo Dr
  3. 8 Brindabella Cct
  4. Russell Dr after Morshead Dr
  5. Russell Dr before Kings Av
  6. Russell Dr opp Russell Offices
  7. Constitution Av after Russell Dr
  8. Anzac Park East Constitution Av
  9. Constitution Av after Anzac Park West
  10. Constitution Av opp UNSW Canberra City Campus
  11. Constitution Av opp National Convention Centre
  12. Legislative Assembly London Cct
  13. City Interchange Plt 1
  14. Marcus Clarke St before Rimmer St
  15. ANU Barry Dr
  16. Haydon Dr opp North Canberra Hospital
  17. Haydon Dr opp CIT Bruce
  18. Radford College College St
  19. College St opp University of Canberra
  20. College St opp CISAC
  21. Eastern Valley Way Bus Stn
  22. Belconnen Interchange Plt 4
  23. Westfield Belconnen Plt 2
  24. Cohen St Interchange Plt 6
  25. John Cleland Cr opp 1st Tattersall Cr
  26. Florey Shops John Cleland Cr
  27. John Cleland Cr opp 2nd Twelvetrees Cr
  28. John Cleland Cr before Ginninderra Dr
  29. Copland Dr after Ginninderra Dr
  30. Copland College Copland Dr
  31. Copland Dr opp Keenan St
  32. Copland Dr before 2nd McEachern Cr
  33. Alpen St after 1st Clifford Cr
  34. Baddeley Cr after Colborne Pl
  35. Baddeley Cr after 1st Hancock St
  36. Baddeley Cr after 2nd Hancock St
  37. Baddeley Cr after Blumental Pl
  38. Kingsford Smith Dr after Magrath Cr
  39. Kingsford Smith Dr opp Spence Shops
  40. Clarey Cr after Clark Cl
  41. Clarey Cr at 2nd Healy St
  42. Clarey Cr before Boote St
  43. Owen Dixon Dr opp Clarey Cr
  44. Owen Dixon Dr opp Douglass St
  45. Copland Dr after Owen Dixon Dr
  46. Copland Dr Spence Terminus
To CBR Airport46 stops · about 60 min
  1. Copland Dr Spence Terminus
  2. Copland Dr before Owen Dixon Dr
  3. Owen Dixon Dr after Douglass St
  4. Owen Dixon Dr before Clarey Cr
  5. Clarey Cr before Scattergood Pl
  6. Clarey Cr at Dunkley Pl
  7. Clarey Cr before O'Neill St
  8. Spence Shops Kingsford Smith Dr
  9. Kingsford Smith Dr opp Magrath Cr
  10. Baddeley Cr before Crofts Cr
  11. Baddeley Cr before Edmunds Pl
  12. Baddeley Cr after Garrard St
  13. Baddeley Cr after Broadby Cl
  14. Alpen St after Baddeley Cr
  15. Copland Dr after Meagher Pl
  16. Copland Dr at Keenan St
  17. Copland Dr opp Copland College
  18. Copland Dr after Carlile St
  19. John Cleland Cr after Ginninderra Dr
  20. John Cleland Cr before 1st Twelvetrees Cr
  21. John Cleland Cr opp Florey Shops
  22. John Cleland Cr before 2nd Twelvetrees Cr
  23. Cohen St Interchange Plt 3
  24. Westfield Belconnen Plt 1
  25. Belconnen Interchange Plt 1
  26. Eastern Valley Way after Emu Bank Dr
  27. CISAC College St
  28. University of Canberra College St
  29. Haydon Dr opp Radford College
  30. CIT Bruce Haydon Dr
  31. North Canberra Hospital Haydon Dr
  32. Barry Dr opp ANU
  33. ANU Rimmer St
  34. City Interchange Plt 4
  35. London Cct after Akuna St
  36. National Convention Centre Constitution Av
  37. UNSW Canberra City Campus Constitution Av
  38. Constitution Av opp Anzac Park West
  39. Constitution Av opp Anzac Park East
  40. Constitution Av after Creswell St
  41. Russell Offices Russell Dr
  42. Russell Dr before Vivian Bullwinkel Way
  43. Russell Dr before Kelliher Dr
  44. Brindabella Business Park Molonglo Dr
  45. 8 Brindabella Cct
  46. Canberra Airport

Questions

Is route 3 running today?

Route 3 runs on Tuesdays in the current timetable. For live delays and cancellations, open GoSEQ.

How often does route 3 run?

Towards Spence, it runs every 15 min at weekday peak, every 15 min in the middle of a weekday, every 30 min on Saturdays, every 30 min on Sundays, by the timetable.

What time is the first and last bus on route 3?

On weekdays, the first service towards Spence leaves Baddeley Cr after 1st Hancock St at about 6:52 am and the last at about 11:48 pm.

Where does route 3 go?

Route 3 runs between Canberra Airport and Copland Dr Spence Terminus, about 66 minutes end to end, with 46 stops each way.

Can I see where my bus is right now?

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

How do I pay on route 3?

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

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