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Melbourne Buses Route 490: Airport West to Gowanbrae via Melrose Dr, Gowanbrae Dr

Bus timetable and route map · Monday to Friday, Saturday

Melbourne Buses Route 490 (Airport West to Gowanbrae via Melrose Dr, Gowanbrae Dr) is a bus route in Metropolitan Melbourne bus routes, serving Airport West Shopping Centre/Louis St, Dromana Ave/Matthews Ave, Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae Dr, Birk Ct/Gowanbrae Dr and Lanark Way/Adelaide Bvd. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 5:55 am and the last at 6:45 pm, every 32 min during the day. Updated 5 October 2026.

Timetable summary

Monday to Friday

First
5:55 am
Last
6:45 pm
Buses
42
Daytime
every 32 min

Saturday

First
9:05 am
Last
4:10 pm
Buses
16
Daytime
every 1 h

Sunday

No service

Timetable change: Melbourne Buses’ timetable changes on 5 October 2026. The times below are for the current timetable.

Route 490 to Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae Dr

Destination sign “Bluebell Cr” · from Airport West Shopping Centre/Louis St · 5 stops

Monday to Friday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Airport West Shopping Centre/Louis St Dromana Ave/Matthews AveLeicester Sq/Coventry StGowanbrae Retirement Village/Gowanbrae Dr Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae Dr
5:555:565:585:596:00
6:286:296:316:326:33
6:586:597:017:027:03
7:287:297:317:327:33
7:587:598:018:028:03
8:288:298:318:328:33
9:059:059:079:079:08
10:0910:0910:1110:1110:12
11:0511:0511:0711:0711:08
12:0512:0512:0712:0712:08
1:051:051:071:071:08
2:052:052:072:072:08
2:552:562:582:593:00
3:253:263:283:293:30
3:503:513:533:543:55
4:184:194:214:224:23
4:504:514:534:544:55
5:185:195:215:225:23
5:505:515:535:545:55
6:206:216:236:246:25
6:406:416:436:446:45

Saturday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Airport West Shopping Centre/Louis St Dromana Ave/Matthews AveLeicester Sq/Coventry StGowanbrae Retirement Village/Gowanbrae Dr Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae Dr
9:059:069:089:099:10
10:0510:0610:0810:0910:10
11:0511:0611:0811:0911:10
12:0512:0612:0812:0912:10
1:051:061:081:091:10
2:052:062:082:092:10
3:053:063:083:093:10
4:054:064:084:094:10
All 5 stops in this direction
  1. Airport West Shopping Centre/Louis St #18768
  2. Dromana Ave/Matthews Ave #6831
  3. Leicester Sq/Coventry St #40866
  4. Gowanbrae Retirement Village/Gowanbrae Dr #40868
  5. Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae Dr #41032

Route 490 to Airport West Shopping Centre/Louis St

Destination sign “Airport West” · from Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae Dr · 17 stops

Monday to Friday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae DrBush Mews/Rutherglen CresLupin Ct/Marigold CresBirk Ct/Gowanbrae DrLanark Way/Adelaide BvdBluebell Cres/Gowanbrae DrAirport West Shopping Centre/Louis St
6:006:036:046:066:096:126:15
6:336:366:376:396:426:456:48
7:037:067:077:097:127:157:18
7:337:367:377:397:427:457:48
8:038:068:078:098:128:158:18
8:338:368:378:398:428:458:48
9:089:119:129:159:189:219:25
10:1210:1510:1610:1910:2210:2510:29
11:0811:1111:1211:1511:1811:2111:25
12:0812:1112:1212:1512:1812:2112:25
1:081:111:121:151:181:211:25
2:082:112:122:142:172:202:23
3:003:033:053:083:123:153:20
3:303:333:353:383:423:453:50
3:553:583:594:014:044:074:10
4:234:264:274:294:324:354:38
4:554:584:595:015:045:075:10
5:235:265:275:295:325:355:38
5:555:585:596:016:046:076:10
6:256:286:296:316:346:376:40
6:456:486:496:516:546:577:00

Saturday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae DrBush Mews/Rutherglen CresLupin Ct/Marigold CresBirk Ct/Gowanbrae DrLanark Way/Adelaide BvdBluebell Cres/Gowanbrae DrAirport West Shopping Centre/Louis St
9:109:139:149:169:199:229:25
10:1010:1310:1410:1610:1910:2210:25
11:1011:1311:1411:1611:1911:2211:25
12:1012:1312:1412:1612:1912:2212:25
1:101:131:141:161:191:221:25
2:102:132:142:162:192:222:25
3:103:133:143:163:193:223:25
4:104:134:144:164:194:224:25
All 17 stops in this direction
  1. Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae Dr #41032
  2. Clover Ct/Bluebell Cres #40870
  3. Lilac Mews/Rutherglen Cres #40871
  4. Bush Mews/Rutherglen Cres #40872
  5. Alder Ct/Marigold Cres #40873
  6. Lupin Ct/Marigold Cres #40874
  7. Holly Ct/Marigold Cres #40875
  8. Vanderloo Rd/Marigold Cres #40876
  9. Birk Ct/Gowanbrae Dr #40877
  10. Lanark Way/Primula Bvd #40878
  11. Wonga Pl/Adelaide Bvd #40879
  12. Lanark Way/Adelaide Bvd #40880
  13. Adelaide Bvd/Hannah Pascoe Dr #40881
  14. Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae Dr #40869
  15. Gowanbrae Retirement Village/Gowanbrae Dr #40884
  16. Leicester Sq/Coventry St #40885
  17. Airport West Shopping Centre/Louis St #6725

Route 490 route map

Questions about Melbourne Buses Route 490

What time is the first Route 490 bus?

Monday to Friday: 5:55 am. Saturday: 9:05 am.

What time is the last Route 490 bus?

Monday to Friday: 6:45 pm. Saturday: 4:10 pm. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

How often does Route 490 run?

Monday to Friday: every 32 min. Saturday: every 1 h, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.

Does Route 490 run at weekends?

Saturday: yes. Sunday: no service.

Where does Route 490 go?

Route 490 serves Airport West Shopping Centre/Louis St, Dromana Ave/Matthews Ave, Bluebell Cres/Gowanbrae Dr, Birk Ct/Gowanbrae Dr and Lanark Way/Adelaide Bvd. 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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