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BUS ROUTE · DARWIN

8Palmerston to Darwin via Stuart Highway

Route 8 is a bus route in Darwin, from the Northern Territory buses timetable. It runs between Palmerston Interchange and Darwin Harry Chan Ave, calling at 28 stops. On weekdays the first service leaves around 6:19 am and the last around 9:51 pm, with a service every 30 min at peak.

  • Every 30 minat weekday peak
  • 6:19 amfirst, weekdays
  • 9:51 pmlast, weekdays
  • 31 minend to end

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Palmerston InterchangeDarwin Harry Chan Ave5 km
The route as the Northern Territory buses timetable publishes it, both ways. Drawn on the page; no map is loaded.

Next departures

Timetable

To Darwin

8:54 pm

  • 9:40 pm
  • 6:19 am tomorrow
  • 6:44 am tomorrow
  • 7:12 am tomorrow

To Palmerston

9:20 pm

  • 9:51 pm
  • 6:50 am tomorrow
  • 7:25 am tomorrow
  • 7:47 am tomorrow

Timetable times at a stop in the middle of the route, in Darwin time. This region has scheduled times only. For your own stop, open GoSEQ.

How often it runs

Timetable
WhenTo DarwinTo Palmerston
Peakweekdays, 7–9 am and 4–6 pmevery 30 minevery 30 min
Off-peakweekdays, 9 am–3 pmevery 35 minevery 35 min
Saturday8 am–6 pmhourlyhourly
Sunday8 am–6 pmhourlyhourly
First service6:19 am6:50 am
Last service9:40 pm9:51 pm
End to end31 min · 28 stops46 min · 35 stops
Services a dayweekdays2827

Services each hour to Darwin

Weekdays28 a day

6 am: 27 am: 28 am: 29 am: 310 am: 111 am: 212 pm: 11 pm: 22 pm: 13 pm: 24 pm: 25 pm: 26 pm: 27 pm: 18 pm: 29 pm: 1

Saturday16 a day

6 am: 17 am: 18 am: 210 am: 111 am: 112 pm: 11 pm: 12 pm: 13 pm: 14 pm: 15 pm: 16 pm: 17 pm: 18 pm: 19 pm: 1

Sunday13 a day

7 am: 18 am: 210 am: 111 am: 112 pm: 11 pm: 12 pm: 13 pm: 14 pm: 15 pm: 16 pm: 17 pm: 1

A typical day in the timetable, at Stuart Hwy before Berrimah Rd.

Stops

In order, each way
To Darwin28 stops · about 31 min
  1. Palmerston Interchange
  2. Roystonea Ave before Packard Ave
  3. Stuart Hwy after Deviney Rd
  4. 876 Stuart Hwy after McKinnon Rd
  5. Stuart Hwy opp Foundation Rd
  6. Stuart Hwy after Tivendale Rd
  7. Stuart Hwy after Panquee Blvd
  8. Stuart Hwy before Berrimah Rd
  9. Stuart Hwy after Berrimah Rd
  10. Stuart Hwy before Hidden Valley Rd
  11. Stuart Hwy at Berrimah Defence Centre
  12. Stuart Hwy after Farrell Cres
  13. Stuart Hwy at Showgrounds
  14. Stuart Hwy after Hook Rd
  15. 478 Stuart Highway
  16. Stuart Hwy after Bombing Rd
  17. 426 Stuart Highway
  18. Stuart Hwy after Hickman St
  19. Stuart Hwy at Winnellie Post Office
  20. Stuart Hwy opp Shiers Street
  21. Stuart Hwy after Woolner Rd
  22. Stuart Hwy opp Parap Rd
  23. Stuart Hwy before Westralia St
  24. Stuart Hwy after King St
  25. 30 Daly St
  26. Mitchell St cnr Brigg St
  27. Mitchell St, Hilton Hotel
  28. Darwin Harry Chan Ave
To Palmerston28 stops · about 46 min
  1. Darwin Harry Chan Ave
  2. Woolworths Cavenagh St
  3. 81 Cavenagh St
  4. 39 Stuart Hwy
  5. Stuart Hwy at St Johns College
  6. Stuart Hwy after Nylander St
  7. Stuart Hwy after Parap Rd
  8. Stuart Hwy after Ross Smith Ave
  9. Stuart Hwy before Shiers St
  10. Stuart Hwy before Winnellie Shops
  11. 383 Stuart Highway
  12. opp 426 Stuart Highway
  13. 435 Stuart Highway
  14. opp 482 Stuart Highway
  15. Stuart Hwy before Hook Rd
  16. Stuart Hwy at Aviation Museum
  17. Stuart Hwy opp Farrell Cres
  18. Stuart Hwy at Berrimah Business Park
  19. Stuart Hwy opp Hidden Valley Rd
  20. Stuart Hwy before Vanderlin Drive
  21. Stuart Hwy after Vanderlin Dve
  22. Stuart Hwy after Lagoon Rd
  23. Stuart Hwy after Thorak Rd
  24. Stuart Hwy before Foundation Rd
  25. 863 Stuart Highway
  26. Stuart Hwy after Deviney Rd
  27. Roystonea Ave at Gateway Shopping Centre
  28. Palmerston Terminus

Questions

Is route 8 running today?

Route 8 runs on Tuesdays in the current timetable. For live delays and cancellations, open GoSEQ.

How often does route 8 run?

Towards Darwin, it runs every 30 min at weekday peak, every 35 min in the middle of a weekday, hourly on Saturdays, hourly on Sundays, by the timetable.

What time is the first and last bus on route 8?

On weekdays, the first service towards Darwin leaves Stuart Hwy before Berrimah Rd at about 6:19 am and the last at about 9:40 pm.

Where does route 8 go?

Route 8 runs between Palmerston Interchange and Darwin Harry Chan Ave, about 31 minutes end to end, with 28 stops each way.

Can I see where my bus is right now?

This page shows the Northern Territory buses timetable. Live times aren’t published here, so GoSEQ shows scheduled times, with a countdown to leave and an alert before your stop.

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