Melbourne Buses Route 505: Moonee Ponds - Melbourne University via Parkville Gardens

Bus timetable and route map · Monday to Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Melbourne Buses Route 505 (Moonee Ponds - Melbourne University via Parkville Gardens) is a bus route in Metropolitan Melbourne bus routes, serving Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd, Stuart St/Ormond Rd, Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd, The Avenue/Royal Pde and Brunswick Rd/Gibson Ave. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 5:55 am and the last at 10:05 pm, every 20 min during the day. Updated 5 October 2026.

Timetable summary

Monday to Friday

First: 5:55 am
Last: 10:05 pm
Buses: 87
Daytime: every 20 min

Saturday

First: 7:14 am
Last: 9:35 pm
Buses: 43
Daytime: every 40 min

Sunday

First: 7:15 am
Last: 9:20 pm
Buses: 43
Daytime: every 40 min

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

Route 505 to Melbourne University/Grattan St

Destination sign “Melbourne University” · from Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd · 16 stops

Monday to Friday

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

Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd	Stuart St/Ormond Rd	Mercy Health Aged Care/William St	Royal Melbourne Hospital Royal Park/Poplar Rd	Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd	Trinity College/Royal Pde	Melbourne University/Grattan St
5:55	5:57	6:00	6:04	6:07	6:12	6:15
6:20	6:22	6:25	6:29	6:32	6:37	6:40
6:52	6:54	6:58	7:02	7:05	7:12	7:15
7:20	7:22	7:26	7:30	7:33	7:40	7:43
7:38	7:40	7:44	7:49	7:54	8:02	8:07
8:07	8:09	8:13	8:18	8:23	8:32	8:37
8:27	8:29	8:33	8:38	8:43	8:52	8:57
8:48	8:50	8:54	8:59	9:02	9:11	9:15
9:04	9:06	9:10	9:15	9:18	9:25	9:29
9:21	9:23	9:27	9:32	9:35	9:42	9:45
9:37	9:39	9:43	9:48	9:51	9:58	10:01
9:57	9:59	10:03	10:08	10:11	10:18	10:21
10:16	10:18	10:22	10:27	10:30	10:37	10:40
10:36	10:38	10:42	10:46	10:49	10:56	10:59
10:57	10:59	11:03	11:07	11:10	11:17	11:20
11:16	11:18	11:22	11:26	11:29	11:36	11:39
11:37	11:39	11:43	11:47	11:50	11:57	12:00
11:56	11:58	12:02	12:06	12:09	12:16	12:19
12:17	12:19	12:23	12:27	12:30	12:37	12:40
12:36	12:38	12:42	12:46	12:49	12:56	12:59
12:57	12:59	1:03	1:07	1:10	1:17	1:20
1:17	1:19	1:23	1:27	1:30	1:37	1:40
1:37	1:39	1:43	1:47	1:50	1:57	2:00
1:56	1:58	2:02	2:06	2:09	2:16	2:19
2:16	2:18	2:22	2:26	2:29	2:36	2:39
2:32	2:34	2:38	2:43	2:46	2:54	2:58
2:48	2:50	2:54	2:59	3:02	3:10	3:14
3:08	3:10	3:14	3:19	3:22	3:30	3:34
3:32	3:34	3:38	3:43	3:46	3:54	3:58
3:53	3:55	3:59	4:04	4:07	4:16	4:20
4:13	4:15	4:21	4:27	4:30	4:37	4:41
4:43	4:45	4:51	4:57	5:00	5:07	5:11
5:05	5:07	5:13	5:19	5:22	5:29	5:33
5:24	5:26	5:32	5:38	5:41	5:48	5:52
5:44	5:46	5:50	5:55	5:58	6:07	6:11
6:05	6:07	6:11	6:15	6:18	6:25	6:29
6:29	6:31	6:35	6:39	6:42	6:49	6:53
6:44	6:46	6:50	6:54	6:57	7:04	7:07
7:04	7:06	7:09	7:12	7:15	7:21	7:24
7:34	7:36	7:39	7:42	7:45	7:51	7:54
8:07	8:09	8:12	8:15	8:18	8:24	8:27
8:41	8:43	8:46	8:49	8:52	8:58	9:01
9:17	9:19	9:22	9:25	9:28	9:34	9:37
10:05	10:07	10:10	10:13	10:16	10:22	10:25

Saturday

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

Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd	Stuart St/Ormond Rd	Mercy Health Aged Care/William St	Royal Melbourne Hospital Royal Park/Poplar Rd	Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd	Trinity College/Royal Pde	Melbourne University/Grattan St
7:14	7:16	7:21	7:26	7:29	7:34	7:37
7:54	7:56	8:01	8:06	8:09	8:14	8:17
8:34	8:36	8:41	8:46	8:49	8:54	8:57
9:12	9:14	9:19	9:24	9:27	9:32	9:35
9:51	9:53	9:58	10:03	10:06	10:12	10:15
10:31	10:33	10:38	10:43	10:46	10:52	10:55
11:11	11:13	11:18	11:23	11:26	11:32	11:35
11:51	11:53	11:58	12:03	12:06	12:12	12:15
12:31	12:33	12:38	12:43	12:46	12:52	12:55
1:11	1:13	1:18	1:23	1:26	1:32	1:35
1:51	1:53	1:58	2:03	2:06	2:12	2:15
2:31	2:33	2:38	2:43	2:46	2:52	2:55
3:11	3:13	3:18	3:23	3:26	3:32	3:35
3:51	3:53	3:58	4:03	4:06	4:12	4:15
4:33	4:35	4:40	4:45	4:48	4:54	4:57
5:13	5:15	5:20	5:25	5:28	5:34	5:37
5:53	5:55	6:00	6:05	6:08	6:14	6:17
6:34	6:36	6:41	6:46	6:49	6:55	6:58
7:14	7:16	7:21	7:26	7:29	7:34	7:37
7:58	8:00	8:05	8:10	8:13	8:18	8:21
8:34	8:36	8:41	8:46	8:49	8:54	8:57
9:15	9:17	9:22	9:27	9:30	9:35	9:38

Sunday

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

Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd	Stuart St/Ormond Rd	Mercy Health Aged Care/William St	Royal Melbourne Hospital Royal Park/Poplar Rd	Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd	Trinity College/Royal Pde	Melbourne University/Grattan St
7:15	7:17	7:21	7:26	7:29	7:34	7:37
7:56	7:58	8:02	8:07	8:10	8:15	8:18
8:34	8:36	8:40	8:45	8:49	8:54	8:57
9:13	9:15	9:19	9:24	9:28	9:33	9:36
9:52	9:54	9:58	10:03	10:07	10:13	10:16
10:32	10:34	10:38	10:43	10:47	10:53	10:56
11:12	11:14	11:18	11:23	11:27	11:33	11:36
11:52	11:54	11:58	12:03	12:07	12:13	12:16
12:32	12:34	12:38	12:43	12:47	12:53	12:56
1:12	1:14	1:18	1:23	1:27	1:33	1:36
1:46	1:48	1:52	1:57	2:01	2:07	2:10
2:27	2:29	2:33	2:38	2:42	2:48	2:51
3:12	3:14	3:18	3:23	3:27	3:33	3:36
3:57	3:59	4:03	4:08	4:12	4:18	4:21
4:39	4:41	4:45	4:50	4:54	5:00	5:03
5:20	5:22	5:26	5:31	5:35	5:41	5:44
6:05	6:07	6:11	6:16	6:20	6:26	6:29
6:47	6:49	6:53	6:58	7:02	7:08	7:11
7:29	7:31	7:35	7:40	7:44	7:49	7:52
8:09	8:11	8:15	8:20	8:24	8:29	8:32
8:43	8:45	8:49	8:54	8:58	9:03	9:06
9:17	9:19	9:23	9:28	9:32	9:37	9:40

All 16 stops in this direction

Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd #18778
Wordsworth St/Mt Alexander Rd #7961
Mt Alexander Rd/Ormond Rd #7962
Stuart St/Ormond Rd #7963
Ormond Park/Ormond Rd #7964
Mercy Health Aged Care/William St #45647
Auckland Lane/Cade Way #45648
Parkville Ave/Garrard St #45649
Royal Melbourne Hospital Royal Park/Poplar Rd #45650
Royal Park Station/Poplar Rd #45651
Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd #45652
Princes Park/Royal Pde #45653
College Cres/Royal Pde #39650
Trinity College/Royal Pde #46460
Melbourne University/Royal Pde #16830
Melbourne University/Grattan St #28671

Route 505 to Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd

Destination sign “Moonee Ponds” · from Melbourne University/Grattan St · 17 stops

Monday to Friday

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

Melbourne University/Grattan St	The Avenue/Royal Pde	Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd	Parkville Ave/Garrard St	Brunswick Rd/Gibson Ave	Stuart St/Ormond Rd	Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd
6:14	6:17	6:21	6:25	6:28	6:30	6:34
6:41	6:44	6:48	6:52	6:55	6:57	7:01
7:06	7:10	7:14	7:18	7:21	7:24	7:29
7:35	7:39	7:43	7:47	7:50	7:53	7:58
7:59	8:03	8:07	8:11	8:15	8:19	8:24
8:28	8:32	8:36	8:40	8:44	8:48	8:53
8:45	8:49	8:53	8:57	9:00	9:04	9:09
9:10	9:14	9:18	9:22	9:25	9:29	9:34
9:30	9:34	9:38	9:42	9:45	9:49	9:54
9:46	9:50	9:54	9:58	10:01	10:05	10:10
10:07	10:11	10:15	10:19	10:22	10:26	10:31
10:29	10:33	10:37	10:41	10:44	10:48	10:53
10:45	10:49	10:53	10:57	11:00	11:04	11:09
11:04	11:08	11:12	11:16	11:19	11:23	11:28
11:24	11:28	11:32	11:36	11:39	11:43	11:48
11:45	11:49	11:53	11:57	12:00	12:04	12:09
12:04	12:08	12:12	12:16	12:19	12:23	12:28
12:26	12:30	12:34	12:38	12:41	12:45	12:50
12:46	12:50	12:54	12:58	1:01	1:05	1:10
1:04	1:08	1:12	1:16	1:19	1:23	1:28
1:24	1:28	1:32	1:36	1:39	1:43	1:48
1:41	1:45	1:49	1:53	1:56	2:00	2:05
2:00	2:04	2:08	2:12	2:16	2:20	2:25
2:17	2:21	2:26	2:30	2:34	2:39	2:45
2:37	2:41	2:46	2:50	2:54	2:59	3:05
2:56	3:01	3:07	3:11	3:15	3:20	3:26
3:16	3:21	3:27	3:32	3:36	3:41	3:47
3:35	3:40	3:46	3:51	3:55	4:00	4:06
3:56	4:01	4:07	4:12	4:16	4:21	4:27
4:31	4:36	4:42	4:47	4:52	4:56	5:03
4:48	4:54	5:00	5:05	5:10	5:14	5:21
5:08	5:14	5:20	5:25	5:30	5:34	5:41
5:29	5:35	5:41	5:46	5:51	5:55	6:02
5:53	5:59	6:05	6:10	6:15	6:19	6:26
6:14	6:19	6:24	6:28	6:32	6:36	6:42
6:35	6:39	6:44	6:48	6:52	6:56	7:01
6:55	6:59	7:04	7:08	7:11	7:15	7:20
7:16	7:19	7:23	7:27	7:30	7:33	7:38
7:41	7:44	7:48	7:52	7:55	7:58	8:03
8:01	8:04	8:08	8:12	8:15	8:18	8:23
8:36	8:39	8:43	8:47	8:50	8:53	8:58
9:09	9:12	9:16	9:20	9:23	9:26	9:31
9:40	9:43	9:47	9:51	9:54	9:57	10:02

Saturday

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

Melbourne University/Grattan St	The Avenue/Royal Pde	Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd	Parkville Ave/Garrard St	Brunswick Rd/Gibson Ave	Stuart St/Ormond Rd	Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd
7:40	7:43	7:47	7:51	7:54	7:57	8:01
8:21	8:24	8:28	8:32	8:35	8:38	8:42
9:01	9:05	9:09	9:13	9:16	9:19	9:24
9:43	9:47	9:51	9:55	9:58	10:01	10:06
10:26	10:30	10:34	10:38	10:41	10:44	10:49
11:07	11:11	11:15	11:19	11:22	11:25	11:30
11:48	11:53	11:58	12:02	12:05	12:09	12:14
12:27	12:32	12:38	12:42	12:45	12:49	12:54
1:07	1:12	1:18	1:22	1:25	1:29	1:34
1:47	1:52	1:58	2:02	2:05	2:09	2:14
2:27	2:32	2:38	2:42	2:45	2:49	2:54
3:12	3:17	3:23	3:27	3:30	3:34	3:39
3:53	3:58	4:03	4:07	4:10	4:14	4:19
4:33	4:38	4:43	4:47	4:50	4:54	4:59
5:13	5:18	5:23	5:27	5:30	5:34	5:39
5:53	5:58	6:03	6:07	6:10	6:14	6:19
6:33	6:38	6:43	6:47	6:50	6:54	6:59
7:14	7:18	7:23	7:27	7:30	7:33	7:38
7:54	7:58	8:03	8:07	8:10	8:13	8:18
8:40	8:44	8:48	8:52	8:55	8:58	9:02
9:35	9:39	9:43	9:47	9:50	9:53	9:57

Sunday

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

Melbourne University/Grattan St	The Avenue/Royal Pde	Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd	Parkville Ave/Garrard St	Brunswick Rd/Gibson Ave	Stuart St/Ormond Rd	Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd
7:34	7:37	7:41	7:45	7:47	7:50	7:53
8:20	8:23	8:27	8:31	8:33	8:36	8:39
9:02	9:05	9:09	9:13	9:15	9:18	9:21
9:44	9:48	9:52	9:56	9:59	10:02	10:06
10:26	10:30	10:34	10:38	10:41	10:44	10:48
11:07	11:11	11:15	11:19	11:22	11:25	11:29
11:47	11:51	11:56	12:00	12:03	12:06	12:11
12:27	12:32	12:38	12:42	12:45	12:48	12:53
1:07	1:12	1:18	1:22	1:25	1:28	1:33
1:47	1:52	1:58	2:02	2:05	2:08	2:13
2:27	2:32	2:38	2:42	2:45	2:48	2:53
3:07	3:12	3:18	3:22	3:25	3:28	3:33
3:53	3:58	4:03	4:07	4:10	4:13	4:18
4:34	4:38	4:43	4:47	4:50	4:53	4:58
5:14	5:18	5:23	5:27	5:30	5:33	5:38
5:54	5:58	6:03	6:07	6:10	6:13	6:18
6:34	6:38	6:43	6:47	6:50	6:53	6:58
7:14	7:18	7:23	7:27	7:30	7:33	7:37
7:54	7:58	8:03	8:07	8:10	8:13	8:17
8:34	8:38	8:43	8:47	8:50	8:53	8:57
9:20	9:24	9:28	9:32	9:35	9:38	9:42

All 17 stops in this direction

Melbourne University/Grattan St #28673
Royal Melbourne Hospital/Royal Pde #45654
Morrah St/Royal Pde #46457
The Avenue/Royal Pde #46458
Princes Park/Royal Pde #45655
Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd #45656
Royal Park Station/Poplar Rd #45657
Royal Melbourne Hospital Royal Park/Poplar Rd #45658
Parkville Ave/Garrard St #45659
Auckland Lane/Cade Way #45660
Mercy Health Aged Care/William St #45661
Brunswick Rd/Gibson Ave #45662
Ormond Park/Ormond Rd #20391
Stuart St/Ormond Rd #4529
Mt Alexander Rd/Ormond Rd #20390
Montgomery St/Mt Alexander Rd #4528
Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd #18778

Route 505 route map

Questions about Melbourne Buses Route 505

What time is the first Route 505 bus?

Monday to Friday: 5:55 am. Saturday: 7:14 am. Sunday: 7:15 am.

What time is the last Route 505 bus?

Monday to Friday: 10:05 pm. Saturday: 9:35 pm. Sunday: 9:20 pm. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

How often does Route 505 run?

Monday to Friday: every 20 min. Saturday: every 40 min. Sunday: every 40 min, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.

Does Route 505 run at weekends?

Saturday: yes. Sunday: yes.

Where does Route 505 go?

Route 505 serves Moonee Ponds Interchange/Mt Alexander Rd, Stuart St/Ormond Rd, Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd, The Avenue/Royal Pde and Brunswick Rd/Gibson Ave. 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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