Melbourne Buses Route 503: East Brunswick - Essendon Station via Albion Street

Bus timetable and route map · Monday to Friday, Saturday

Melbourne Buses Route 503 (East Brunswick - Essendon Station via Albion Street) is a bus route in Metropolitan Melbourne, serving Stewart St/Nicholson St, Mountfield St/Albion St, Raleigh St/Pascoe Vale Rd, Trenoweth St/Albion St and Lyndhurst Cres/Nicholson St. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 5:48 am and the last at 6:57 pm, every 20 min during the day. Updated 5 October 2026.

Timetable summary

Monday to Friday

First: 5:48 am
Last: 6:57 pm
Buses: 77
Daytime: every 20 min

Saturday

First: 6:27 am
Last: 6:45 pm
Buses: 50
Daytime: every 21 min

Sunday

No service

Route 503 to Essendon Station/Russell St

Destination sign “Essendon” · from Stewart St/Nicholson St · 29 stops

Monday to Friday

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

Stewart St/Nicholson St	Mountfield St/Albion St	Austral Ave/Albion St	Melville Rd/Albion St	Lawson St/Albion St	Raleigh St/Pascoe Vale Rd	Essendon Station/Russell St
6:17	6:23	6:27	6:30	6:33	6:36	6:42
6:35	6:41	6:45	6:48	6:51	6:54	7:00
6:59	7:05	7:09	7:12	7:15	7:18	7:24
7:18	7:24	7:28	7:31	7:34	7:37	7:43
7:38	7:44	7:48	7:51	7:55	7:58	8:05
8:00	8:06	8:10	8:13	8:17	8:20	8:27
8:23	8:29	8:33	8:36	8:40	8:43	8:50
8:42	8:48	8:52	8:55	8:59	9:02	9:09
9:07	9:13	9:17	9:20	9:23	9:26	9:32
9:28	9:33	9:37	9:40	9:43	9:46	9:52
9:50	9:55	9:59	10:02	10:05	10:08	10:14
10:08	10:13	10:17	10:20	10:23	10:26	10:32
10:28	10:33	10:37	10:40	10:43	10:46	10:52
10:48	10:53	10:57	11:00	11:03	11:06	11:12
11:08	11:13	11:17	11:20	11:23	11:26	11:32
11:28	11:33	11:37	11:40	11:43	11:46	11:52
11:48	11:53	11:57	12:00	12:03	12:06	12:12
12:08	12:13	12:17	12:20	12:23	12:26	12:32
12:28	12:33	12:37	12:40	12:43	12:46	12:52
12:48	12:53	12:57	1:00	1:03	1:06	1:12
1:08	1:13	1:17	1:20	1:23	1:26	1:32
1:28	1:33	1:37	1:40	1:43	1:46	1:52
1:48	1:53	1:57	2:00	2:03	2:06	2:12
2:06	2:11	2:15	2:18	2:21	2:24	2:30
2:26	2:32	2:36	2:39	2:43	2:45	2:52
2:46	2:52	2:56	2:59	3:03	3:05	3:12
3:05	3:11	3:15	3:18	3:22	3:25	3:32
3:28	3:34	3:38	3:41	3:45	3:48	3:55
3:52	3:58	4:02	4:05	4:09	4:12	4:19
4:12	4:18	4:22	4:25	4:29	4:31	4:38
4:32	4:38	4:42	4:45	4:49	4:51	4:58
4:55	5:01	5:05	5:08	5:12	5:14	5:21
5:14	5:20	5:24	5:27	5:31	5:33	5:40
5:36	5:42	5:46	5:49	5:53	5:55	6:02
6:01	6:06	6:10	6:14	6:17	6:19	6:25
6:19	6:24	6:28	6:32	6:35	6:37	6:43
6:36	6:41	6:45	6:49	6:52	6:54	7:00
6:57	7:02	7:06	7:10	7:13	7:15	7:21

Saturday

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

Stewart St/Nicholson St	Mountfield St/Albion St	Austral Ave/Albion St	Melville Rd/Albion St	Lawson St/Albion St	Raleigh St/Pascoe Vale Rd	Essendon Station/Russell St
6:51	6:56	6:59	7:02	7:05	7:07	7:13
7:32	7:37	7:40	7:43	7:46	7:48	7:54
8:12	8:17	8:20	8:23	8:26	8:28	8:34
8:52	8:57	9:00	9:03	9:06	9:08	9:14
9:31	9:36	9:40	9:43	9:46	9:48	9:54
10:10	10:15	10:19	10:22	10:25	10:27	10:33
10:30	10:35	10:39	10:42	10:45	10:47	10:53
10:48	10:53	10:57	11:00	11:03	11:05	11:11
11:06	11:11	11:15	11:18	11:22	11:24	11:31
11:27	11:32	11:36	11:39	11:43	11:45	11:52
11:47	11:52	11:56	11:59	12:03	12:05	12:12
12:07	12:12	12:16	12:19	12:23	12:25	12:32
12:28	12:33	12:37	12:40	12:44	12:46	12:53
12:48	12:53	12:57	1:00	1:04	1:06	1:13
1:08	1:13	1:17	1:20	1:24	1:26	1:33
1:29	1:34	1:38	1:41	1:45	1:47	1:54
1:49	1:54	1:58	2:01	2:05	2:07	2:14
2:09	2:14	2:18	2:21	2:25	2:27	2:34
2:31	2:36	2:40	2:43	2:46	2:48	2:54
3:09	3:14	3:18	3:21	3:25	·	3:32
3:51	3:56	4:00	4:03	4:07	·	4:14
4:22	4:27	4:31	4:34	4:37	·	4:43
5:03	5:08	5:11	5:14	5:17	·	5:23
5:46	5:51	5:54	5:57	6:00	6:01	6:06
6:45	6:50	6:53	6:56	6:59	·	7:04

All 29 stops in this direction

Route 503 to Stewart St/Nicholson St

Destination sign “East Brunswick” · from Essendon Station/Russell St · 33 stops

Monday to Friday

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

Essendon Station/Russell St	Pascoe Vale Rd/Brewster St	Hopetoun St/Albion St	Trenoweth St/Albion St	Anstey Station/217 Albion St	Lyndhurst Cres/Nicholson St	Stewart St/Nicholson St
5:48	5:51	5:55	5:58	6:01	6:08	6:15
6:06	6:09	6:13	6:16	6:19	6:26	6:33
6:25	6:28	6:32	6:35	6:38	6:45	6:52
6:44	6:49	6:55	6:59	7:03	7:10	7:16
7:04	7:09	7:15	7:19	7:23	7:30	7:36
7:26	7:31	7:37	7:41	7:45	7:52	7:58
7:49	7:54	8:00	8:04	8:08	8:15	8:21
8:08	8:13	8:19	8:23	8:27	8:34	8:40
8:31	8:36	8:42	8:46	8:50	8:57	9:03
8:52	8:57	9:03	9:07	9:11	9:18	9:24
9:16	9:21	9:27	9:31	9:35	9:42	9:48
9:38	9:42	9:46	9:49	9:53	9:59	10:04
9:58	10:02	10:06	10:09	10:13	10:19	10:24
10:18	10:22	10:26	10:29	10:33	10:39	10:44
10:38	10:42	10:46	10:49	10:53	10:59	11:04
10:58	11:02	11:06	11:09	11:13	11:19	11:24
11:18	11:22	11:26	11:29	11:33	11:39	11:44
11:38	11:42	11:46	11:49	11:53	11:59	12:04
11:58	12:02	12:06	12:09	12:13	12:19	12:24
12:18	12:22	12:26	12:29	12:33	12:39	12:44
12:38	12:42	12:46	12:49	12:53	12:59	1:04
12:58	1:02	1:06	1:09	1:13	1:19	1:24
1:18	1:22	1:26	1:29	1:33	1:39	1:44
1:38	1:42	1:46	1:49	1:53	1:59	2:04
1:58	2:02	2:06	2:09	2:13	2:19	2:24
2:18	2:22	2:26	2:29	2:33	2:39	2:44
2:36	2:40	2:44	2:47	2:51	2:57	3:02
2:54	2:58	3:02	3:05	3:09	3:15	3:20
3:18	3:23	3:29	3:33	3:37	3:44	3:50
3:38	3:43	3:49	3:53	3:57	4:04	4:10
3:58	4:03	4:09	4:13	4:17	4:24	4:30
4:21	4:26	4:32	4:36	4:40	4:47	4:53
4:40	4:45	4:51	4:55	4:59	5:06	5:12
5:02	5:07	5:13	5:17	5:21	5:28	5:34
5:26	5:31	5:37	5:41	5:45	5:52	5:58
5:44	5:49	5:55	5:59	6:03	6:10	6:16
6:04	6:08	6:12	6:15	6:19	6:25	6:31
6:28	6:32	6:36	6:39	6:43	6:49	6:55
6:48	6:52	6:56	6:59	7:03	7:09	7:15

Saturday

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

Essendon Station/Russell St	Pascoe Vale Rd/Brewster St	Hopetoun St/Albion St	Trenoweth St/Albion St	Anstey Station/217 Albion St	Lyndhurst Cres/Nicholson St	Stewart St/Nicholson St
6:27	6:30	6:33	6:36	6:39	6:45	6:49
7:04	7:08	7:12	7:15	7:18	7:24	7:30
7:44	7:48	7:52	7:55	7:58	8:04	8:10
8:24	8:28	8:32	8:35	8:38	8:44	8:50
9:03	9:07	9:11	9:14	9:17	9:23	9:29
9:42	9:46	9:50	9:53	9:56	10:02	10:08
9:59	10:03	10:07	10:10	10:16	10:22	10:28
10:17	10:21	10:25	10:28	10:34	10:40	10:46
10:35	10:39	10:43	10:46	10:52	10:58	11:04
10:55	10:59	11:03	11:06	11:12	11:18	11:24
11:13	11:17	11:22	11:26	11:32	11:38	11:45
11:33	11:37	11:42	11:46	11:52	11:58	12:05
11:54	11:58	12:03	12:07	12:13	12:19	12:26
12:14	12:18	12:23	12:27	12:33	12:39	12:46
12:34	12:38	12:43	12:47	12:53	12:59	1:06
12:55	12:59	1:04	1:08	1:14	1:20	1:27
1:15	1:19	1:24	1:28	1:34	1:40	1:47
1:35	1:39	1:44	1:48	1:54	2:00	2:07
1:57	2:01	2:06	2:10	2:16	2:22	2:29
2:40	2:44	2:48	2:51	2:55	3:01	3:07
3:23	·	3:29	3:33	3:37	3:43	3:49
3:58	·	4:03	4:06	4:10	4:16	4:22
4:43	·	4:48	4:51	4:54	4:59	5:03
5:23	·	5:28	5:31	5:34	5:39	5:43
6:23	·	6:28	6:31	6:34	6:39	6:43

All 33 stops in this direction

Route 503 route map

Questions about Melbourne Buses Route 503

What time is the first Route 503 bus?

Monday to Friday: 5:48 am. Saturday: 6:27 am.

What time is the last Route 503 bus?

Monday to Friday: 6:57 pm. Saturday: 6:45 pm. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

How often does Route 503 run?

Monday to Friday: every 20 min. Saturday: every 21 min, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.

Does Route 503 run at weekends?

Saturday: yes. Sunday: no service.

Where does Route 503 go?

Route 503 serves Stewart St/Nicholson St, Mountfield St/Albion St, Raleigh St/Pascoe Vale Rd, Trenoweth St/Albion St and Lyndhurst Cres/Nicholson 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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