Melbourne Buses Route 251: City (Queen St) - Northland Shopping Centre via Clifton Hill
Bus timetable and route map · Monday to Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Melbourne Buses Route 251 (City (Queen St) - Northland Shopping Centre via Clifton Hill) is a bus route in Metropolitan Melbourne, serving Little Collins St/Queen St, Elgin St/Rathdowne St, Raglan St/Victoria St, Westgarth Railway Station/Westgarth St and Carlton Baths/Rathdowne St. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 6:29 am and the last at 8:40 pm, every 21 min during the day. Updated 5 October 2026.
Timetable summary
Monday to Friday
- First
- 6:29 am
- Last
- 8:40 pm
- Buses
- 57
- Daytime
- every 21 min
Saturday
- First
- 6:48 am
- Last
- 6:52 pm
- Buses
- 37
- Daytime
- every 31 min
Sunday
- First
- 8:10 am
- Last
- 5:47 pm
- Buses
- 30
- Daytime
- every 40 min
Route 251 to Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd
Destination sign “Northland SC” · from Little Collins St/Queen St · 52 stops
Monday to Friday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Little Collins St/Queen St | Elgin St/Rathdowne St | Park St/Rathdowne St | High St/Westgarth St | Mitchell St/Victoria Rd | Raglan St/Victoria St | Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · | · | 6:29 | 6:39 | 6:43 | 6:50 | 6:56 |
| 6:54 | 7:04 | 7:11 | 7:22 | 7:28 | 7:35 | 7:41 |
| 8:55 | 9:10 | 9:17 | 9:29 | 9:36 | 9:44 | 9:52 |
| 9:17 | 9:31 | 9:38 | 9:50 | 9:56 | 10:04 | 10:12 |
| 9:37 | 9:51 | 9:58 | 10:10 | 10:16 | 10:24 | 10:32 |
| 9:57 | 10:11 | 10:18 | 10:30 | 10:36 | 10:44 | 10:52 |
| 10:57 | 11:11 | 11:18 | 11:30 | 11:36 | 11:44 | 11:52 |
| 11:17 | 11:32 | 11:39 | 11:50 | 11:56 | 12:04 | 12:12 |
| 11:37 | 11:52 | 11:59 | 12:10 | 12:16 | 12:24 | 12:33 |
| 11:57 | 12:12 | 12:19 | 12:30 | 12:36 | 12:44 | 12:53 |
| 12:17 | 12:32 | 12:39 | 12:50 | 12:56 | 1:04 | 1:13 |
| 12:37 | 12:52 | 12:59 | 1:10 | 1:16 | 1:24 | 1:33 |
| 12:58 | 1:13 | 1:20 | 1:31 | 1:37 | 1:45 | 1:54 |
| 1:19 | 1:34 | 1:41 | 1:52 | 1:58 | 2:06 | 2:15 |
| 1:40 | 1:55 | 2:02 | 2:13 | 2:19 | 2:27 | 2:36 |
| 2:00 | 2:15 | 2:22 | 2:33 | 2:39 | 2:47 | 2:56 |
| 2:18 | 2:36 | 2:43 | 2:55 | 3:01 | 3:09 | 3:18 |
| 2:36 | 2:54 | 3:03 | 3:16 | 3:23 | 3:32 | 3:41 |
| 2:54 | 3:12 | 3:21 | 3:34 | 3:41 | 3:50 | 4:00 |
| 3:49 | 4:06 | 4:17 | 4:32 | 4:41 | 4:51 | 5:01 |
| 4:10 | 4:27 | 4:38 | 4:53 | 5:02 | 5:12 | 5:22 |
| 4:34 | 4:51 | 5:02 | 5:17 | 5:26 | 5:36 | 5:46 |
| 4:56 | 5:13 | 5:24 | 5:39 | 5:48 | 5:58 | 6:08 |
| 5:18 | 5:37 | 5:48 | 6:03 | 6:12 | 6:22 | 6:32 |
| 5:38 | 5:57 | 6:08 | 6:23 | 6:32 | 6:42 | 6:51 |
| 6:00 | 6:19 | 6:30 | 6:45 | 6:54 | 7:04 | 7:13 |
| 6:59 | 7:13 | 7:20 | 7:32 | 7:39 | 7:46 | 7:52 |
| 7:48 | 8:00 | 8:07 | 8:17 | 8:23 | 8:30 | 8:36 |
| 8:15 | 8:26 | 8:33 | 8:43 | 8:48 | 8:55 | 9:01 |
Saturday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Little Collins St/Queen St | Elgin St/Rathdowne St | Park St/Rathdowne St | High St/Westgarth St | Mitchell St/Victoria Rd | Raglan St/Victoria St | Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:48 | 6:58 | 7:03 | 7:13 | 7:17 | 7:24 | 7:30 |
| 7:29 | 7:39 | 7:44 | 7:54 | 7:58 | 8:05 | 8:11 |
| 8:45 | 8:56 | 9:03 | 9:13 | 9:18 | 9:25 | 9:32 |
| 9:18 | 9:29 | 9:36 | 9:46 | 9:52 | 9:59 | 10:06 |
| 10:20 | 10:31 | 10:38 | 10:48 | 10:54 | 11:01 | 11:09 |
| 10:51 | 11:03 | 11:10 | 11:21 | 11:27 | 11:35 | 11:43 |
| 11:21 | 11:33 | 11:40 | 11:51 | 11:57 | 12:05 | 12:13 |
| 12:25 | 12:39 | 12:46 | 12:58 | 1:04 | 1:12 | 1:20 |
| 12:56 | 1:10 | 1:17 | 1:29 | 1:35 | 1:43 | 1:51 |
| 1:26 | 1:40 | 1:47 | 1:59 | 2:05 | 2:13 | 2:21 |
| 1:51 | 2:05 | 2:12 | 2:24 | 2:30 | 2:38 | 2:46 |
| 2:19 | 2:33 | 2:40 | 2:52 | 2:58 | 3:06 | 3:14 |
| 2:51 | 3:05 | 3:12 | 3:24 | 3:30 | 3:38 | 3:46 |
| 3:21 | 3:35 | 3:42 | 3:54 | 4:00 | 4:08 | 4:16 |
| 4:22 | 4:36 | 4:43 | 4:55 | 5:01 | 5:08 | 5:15 |
| 4:52 | 5:06 | 5:13 | 5:25 | 5:31 | 5:38 | 5:44 |
| 5:52 | 6:06 | 6:13 | 6:25 | 6:31 | 6:38 | 6:44 |
| 6:22 | 6:36 | 6:43 | 6:55 | 7:00 | 7:06 | 7:12 |
| 6:52 | 7:06 | 7:13 | 7:25 | 7:30 | 7:36 | 7:42 |
Sunday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Little Collins St/Queen St | Elgin St/Rathdowne St | Park St/Rathdowne St | High St/Westgarth St | Mitchell St/Victoria Rd | Raglan St/Victoria St | Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:18 | 8:29 | 8:35 | 8:45 | 8:51 | 8:58 | 9:04 |
| 9:00 | 9:11 | 9:17 | 9:27 | 9:33 | 9:40 | 9:46 |
| 9:42 | 9:53 | 9:59 | 10:09 | 10:15 | 10:22 | 10:29 |
| 10:24 | 10:36 | 10:43 | 10:53 | 10:59 | 11:07 | 11:14 |
| 11:04 | 11:16 | 11:23 | 11:33 | 11:39 | 11:48 | 11:56 |
| 11:44 | 11:59 | 12:06 | 12:17 | 12:23 | 12:32 | 12:41 |
| 12:25 | 12:40 | 12:47 | 12:58 | 1:04 | 1:13 | 1:22 |
| 1:06 | 1:21 | 1:28 | 1:39 | 1:45 | 1:54 | 2:03 |
| 1:47 | 2:02 | 2:09 | 2:20 | 2:26 | 2:34 | 2:42 |
| 2:27 | 2:42 | 2:49 | 3:00 | 3:06 | 3:14 | 3:22 |
| 3:07 | 3:22 | 3:29 | 3:40 | 3:46 | 3:54 | 4:02 |
| 3:47 | 4:02 | 4:09 | 4:20 | 4:26 | 4:34 | 4:42 |
| 4:27 | 4:42 | 4:49 | 5:00 | 5:06 | 5:14 | 5:22 |
| 5:07 | 5:22 | 5:29 | 5:40 | 5:46 | 5:54 | 6:02 |
| 5:47 | 6:02 | 6:09 | 6:20 | 6:26 | 6:33 | 6:40 |
All 52 stops in this direction
- Little Collins St/Queen St #20461
- Bourke St/Queen St #20463
- Hardware St/Lonsdale St #19551
- Melbourne Central/Lonsdale St #40798
- Little Lonsdale St/Exhibition St #19540
- Victoria St/Rathdowne St #344
- Exhibition Building/Rathdowne St #345
- Melbourne Museum/Rathdowne St #346
- Grattan St/Rathdowne St #347
- Elgin St/Rathdowne St #348
- Kay St/Rathdowne St #349
- Princes St/Rathdowne St #350
- Lee St/Rathdowne St #351
- Newry St/Rathdowne St #352
- Fenwick St/Rathdowne St #353
- Richardson St/Rathdowne St #354
- Pigdon St/Rathdowne St #355
- Park St/Rathdowne St #356
- Truscott St/Brunswick Rd #357
- Nicholson St/Holden St #358
- Porter St/Holden St #359
- St Georges Rd/Holden St #360
- Kneen St/Rushall Cres #361
- Rushall Station/Rushall Cres #362
- Rowe St/Rushall Cres #363
- Clifton Hill Interchange/Queens Pde #364
- High St/Westgarth St #365
- Westgarth Railway Station/Westgarth St #366
- Jessie St/Westgarth St #367
- Green St/Westgarth St #368
- Victoria Rd/Westgarth St #369
- Dennis Railway Station/Victoria Rd #370
- Clarke St/Victoria Rd #371
- Bastings St/Victoria Rd #372
- Mitchell St/Victoria Rd #373
- Separation St/Victoria Rd #374
- Northcote Aquatic Centre/Victoria Rd #375
- Christmas St/Victoria Rd #239
- Speight St/Victoria Rd #240
- Clyde St/Victoria Rd #241
- Gooch St/Victoria Rd #242
- Pender St/Victoria Rd #8455
- Dundas St/Victoria Rd #8456
- Raglan St/Victoria St #8459
- Mihil St/Victoria St #8460
- Cormac St/Victoria St #8462
- Belgrove St/Bell St #8465
- Albert St/Bell St #8443
- Cope St/Bell St #8442
- Bell St/Chifley Dr #8466
- Murray Rd/Chifley Dr #8339
- Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd #47162
Route 251 to Little Collins St/Queen St
Destination sign “Little Collins St” · from Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd · 53 stops
Monday to Friday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd | Alfred St/Victoria St | Northcote Aquatic Centre/Victoria Rd | Westgarth Railway Station/Westgarth St | Nicholson St/Holden St | Carlton Baths/Rathdowne St | Little Collins St/Queen St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:13 | 7:22 | 7:29 | 7:39 | 7:52 | 8:03 | 8:18 |
| 7:53 | 8:02 | 8:10 | 8:22 | 8:36 | 8:49 | 9:09 |
| 9:56 | 10:05 | 10:12 | 10:19 | 10:30 | 10:38 | 10:53 |
| 10:17 | 10:26 | 10:33 | 10:39 | 10:50 | 10:58 | 11:13 |
| 10:37 | 10:46 | 10:53 | 10:59 | 11:10 | 11:18 | 11:33 |
| 10:57 | 11:06 | 11:13 | 11:19 | 11:30 | 11:38 | 11:53 |
| 11:57 | 12:06 | 12:13 | 12:19 | 12:30 | 12:38 | 12:53 |
| 12:17 | 12:26 | 12:33 | 12:39 | 12:50 | 12:58 | 1:13 |
| 12:37 | 12:46 | 12:53 | 12:59 | 1:10 | 1:18 | 1:33 |
| 12:57 | 1:06 | 1:13 | 1:19 | 1:30 | 1:38 | 1:53 |
| 1:17 | 1:26 | 1:33 | 1:39 | 1:50 | 1:58 | 2:13 |
| 1:37 | 1:46 | 1:53 | 1:59 | 2:10 | 2:18 | 2:33 |
| 1:59 | 2:08 | 2:15 | 2:21 | 2:32 | 2:40 | 2:55 |
| 2:21 | 2:30 | 2:37 | 2:43 | 2:54 | 3:02 | 3:17 |
| 2:43 | 2:52 | 2:59 | 3:05 | 3:16 | 3:24 | 3:39 |
| 3:03 | 3:14 | 3:21 | 3:29 | 3:42 | 3:50 | 4:05 |
| 3:23 | 3:35 | 3:43 | 3:52 | 4:05 | 4:14 | 4:31 |
| 3:44 | 3:56 | 4:04 | 4:13 | 4:26 | 4:35 | 4:52 |
| 4:05 | 4:17 | 4:25 | 4:34 | 4:47 | 4:56 | 5:13 |
| 5:07 | 5:19 | 5:27 | 5:36 | 5:49 | 5:59 | 6:16 |
| 5:29 | 5:40 | 5:48 | 5:57 | 6:10 | 6:20 | 6:37 |
| 5:51 | 6:00 | 6:07 | 6:14 | 6:27 | 6:37 | 6:54 |
| 6:13 | 6:22 | 6:29 | 6:36 | 6:49 | 6:59 | 7:16 |
| 6:35 | 6:43 | 6:49 | 6:56 | 7:09 | 7:18 | 7:32 |
| 6:56 | 7:03 | 7:08 | 7:15 | 7:25 | 7:32 | 7:45 |
| 7:17 | 7:24 | 7:29 | 7:36 | 7:46 | 7:53 | 8:06 |
| 7:55 | 8:02 | 8:07 | 8:13 | 8:22 | 8:29 | 8:42 |
| 8:40 | 8:47 | 8:51 | 8:57 | 9:06 | 9:13 | 9:26 |
Saturday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd | Alfred St/Victoria St | Northcote Aquatic Centre/Victoria Rd | Westgarth Railway Station/Westgarth St | Nicholson St/Holden St | Carlton Baths/Rathdowne St | Little Collins St/Queen St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:49 | 7:56 | 8:01 | 8:07 | 8:17 | 8:24 | 8:35 |
| 8:25 | 8:32 | 8:37 | 8:43 | 8:54 | 9:01 | 9:14 |
| 9:20 | 9:27 | 9:33 | 9:39 | 9:50 | 9:57 | 10:11 |
| 9:50 | 9:57 | 10:03 | 10:10 | 10:21 | 10:28 | 10:42 |
| 10:20 | 10:29 | 10:35 | 10:43 | 10:54 | 11:03 | 11:17 |
| 11:16 | 11:26 | 11:33 | 11:43 | 11:55 | 12:06 | 12:21 |
| 11:46 | 11:57 | 12:05 | 12:15 | 12:27 | 12:38 | 12:53 |
| 12:16 | 12:27 | 12:35 | 12:45 | 12:57 | 1:08 | 1:23 |
| 1:24 | 1:34 | 1:41 | 1:51 | 2:03 | 2:14 | 2:30 |
| 1:54 | 2:04 | 2:11 | 2:20 | 2:32 | 2:42 | 2:58 |
| 2:24 | 2:34 | 2:41 | 2:49 | 3:00 | 3:09 | 3:25 |
| 2:50 | 3:00 | 3:07 | 3:15 | 3:26 | 3:35 | 3:51 |
| 3:18 | 3:28 | 3:35 | 3:43 | 3:54 | 4:03 | 4:19 |
| 3:50 | 3:59 | 4:06 | 4:14 | 4:25 | 4:33 | 4:49 |
| 4:20 | 4:29 | 4:36 | 4:44 | 4:55 | 5:03 | 5:19 |
| 5:20 | 5:29 | 5:36 | 5:44 | 5:55 | 6:02 | 6:18 |
| 5:50 | 5:58 | 6:04 | 6:12 | 6:23 | 6:30 | 6:46 |
| 6:52 | 7:00 | 7:06 | 7:12 | 7:22 | 7:29 | 7:43 |
Sunday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd | Alfred St/Victoria St | Northcote Aquatic Centre/Victoria Rd | Westgarth Railway Station/Westgarth St | Nicholson St/Holden St | Carlton Baths/Rathdowne St | Little Collins St/Queen St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:10 | 8:16 | 8:21 | 8:27 | 8:36 | 8:43 | 8:54 |
| 8:52 | 8:58 | 9:03 | 9:09 | 9:18 | 9:25 | 9:36 |
| 9:33 | 9:39 | 9:44 | 9:50 | 10:00 | 10:07 | 10:20 |
| 10:13 | 10:20 | 10:26 | 10:32 | 10:42 | 10:49 | 11:03 |
| 10:51 | 10:59 | 11:05 | 11:12 | 11:23 | 11:32 | 11:47 |
| 11:30 | 11:38 | 11:44 | 11:52 | 12:03 | 12:12 | 12:27 |
| 12:10 | 12:18 | 12:24 | 12:32 | 12:43 | 12:52 | 1:07 |
| 12:50 | 12:59 | 1:05 | 1:13 | 1:24 | 1:33 | 1:48 |
| 1:30 | 1:39 | 1:45 | 1:53 | 2:04 | 2:13 | 2:28 |
| 2:09 | 2:18 | 2:24 | 2:32 | 2:43 | 2:52 | 3:07 |
| 2:49 | 2:58 | 3:04 | 3:12 | 3:23 | 3:32 | 3:47 |
| 3:29 | 3:38 | 3:44 | 3:51 | 4:02 | 4:11 | 4:26 |
| 4:09 | 4:18 | 4:24 | 4:30 | 4:41 | 4:50 | 5:05 |
| 4:49 | 4:58 | 5:04 | 5:10 | 5:21 | 5:29 | 5:44 |
| 5:29 | 5:37 | 5:43 | 5:49 | 6:00 | 6:08 | 6:22 |
All 53 stops in this direction
- Northland Shopping Centre/Murray Rd #47162
- Murray Rd/Chifley Dr #8338
- Bell St/Chifley Dr #8340
- Chifley Dr/Bell St #8341
- Cope St/Bell St #8342
- Daley St/Bell St #8444
- Albert St/Bell St #8464
- Victoria St/Bell St #8463
- Mornane St/Victoria St #8461
- Alfred St/Victoria St #8458
- Dundas St/Victoria Rd #8457
- Collins St/Victoria Rd #8454
- Gooch St/Victoria Rd #549
- Clyde St/Victoria Rd #547
- Speight St/Victoria Rd #548
- Darebin Rd/Victoria Rd #546
- Christmas St/Victoria Rd #545
- Northcote Aquatic Centre/Victoria Rd #684
- Separation St/Victoria Rd #683
- Mitchell St/Victoria Rd #682
- Bastings St/Victoria Rd #681
- Clarke St/Victoria Rd #680
- Dennis Railway Station/Victoria Rd #679
- Westgarth St/Victoria Rd #678
- Simpson St/Westgarth St #677
- Northcote Park/Westgarth St #676
- Westgarth Railway Station/Westgarth St #675
- High St/Westgarth St #674
- Cunningham St/High St #673
- Clifton Hill Interchange/Queens Pde #672
- Rowe St/Rushall Cres #671
- Rushall Station/Rushall Cres #27
- Park St/Bennett St #670
- St Georges Rd/Holden St #669
- Porter St/Holden St #668
- Nicholson St/Holden St #667
- Amess St/Brunswick Rd #666
- Park St/Rathdowne St #665
- Pigdon St/Rathdowne St #664
- Richardson St/Rathdowne St #663
- Fenwick St/Rathdowne St #662
- Curtain Square/Rathdowne St #661
- O'Grady St/Rathdowne St #42
- Carlton Baths/Rathdowne St #660
- Pitt St/Rathdowne St #659
- Elgin St/Rathdowne St #658
- Carlton Gardens/Rathdowne St #657
- Exhibition Building/Rathdowne St #655
- Exhibition St/Lonsdale St #19542
- Melbourne Central/Lonsdale St #19545
- Elizabeth St/Lonsdale St #43717
- Little Bourke St/Queen St #20473
- Little Collins St/Queen St #20475
Route 251 route map
Questions about Melbourne Buses Route 251
What time is the first Route 251 bus?
Monday to Friday: 6:29 am. Saturday: 6:48 am. Sunday: 8:10 am.
What time is the last Route 251 bus?
Monday to Friday: 8:40 pm. Saturday: 6:52 pm. Sunday: 5:47 pm. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.
How often does Route 251 run?
Monday to Friday: every 21 min. Saturday: every 31 min. Sunday: every 40 min, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.
Does Route 251 run at weekends?
Saturday: yes. Sunday: yes.
Where does Route 251 go?
Route 251 serves Little Collins St/Queen St, Elgin St/Rathdowne St, Raglan St/Victoria St, Westgarth Railway Station/Westgarth St and Carlton Baths/Rathdowne St. The full list of stops for each direction is below the timetables.
Are these live bus times?
No. They are the published timetable from Public Transport Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning)’s open data, refreshed 5 October 2026. A bus can run early or late, and disruptions are not shown.
Source: Public Transport Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning) open data (GTFS schedule for Melbourne Buses), used under CC BY 4.0. Refreshed 5 October 2026. These are scheduled times; disruptions and service alerts are published by the operator. Changes made: times reformatted into timetables and departure lists.
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