Melbourne Buses Route 981: Dandenong Station - Cranbourne via Berwick
Bus timetable and route map · Friday, Saturday
Melbourne Buses Route 981 (Dandenong Station - Cranbourne via Berwick) is a bus route in Metropolitan Melbourne bus routes, serving Dandenong Station/Foster St, Cherry Gr/Paperbark St, Innes Ct/Soldiers Rd, Chirnside Rd/Soldiers Rd and Power Rd/Paperbark St. Friday the first bus is at 12:59 am and the last at 5:11 am. Updated 5 October 2026.
Timetable summary
Friday
- First
- 12:59 am
- Last
- 5:11 am
- Buses
- 8
Saturday
- First
- 12:59 am
- Last
- 6:11 am
- Buses
- 10
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday
No service
Timetable change: Melbourne Buses’ timetable changes on 5 October 2026. The times below are for the current timetable.
Route 981 to Cranbourne Park SC/Lyall St
Destination sign “Cranbourne (via Berwick)” · from Dandenong Station/Foster St · 64 stops
Friday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Dandenong Station/Foster St | Cherry Gr/Paperbark St | Belgrave-Hallam Rd/Frawley Rd | Verdun Dr/Princes Hwy | Innes Ct/Soldiers Rd | Majestic Bvd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd | Cranbourne Park SC/Lyall St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:59 | 1:06 | 1:11 | 1:23 | 1:35 | 1:49 | 1:59 |
| 2:11 | 2:18 | 2:23 | 2:35 | 2:47 | 3:01 | 3:11 |
| 3:11 | 3:18 | 3:23 | 3:35 | 3:47 | 4:01 | 4:11 |
| 4:11 | 4:18 | 4:23 | 4:35 | 4:47 | 5:01 | 5:11 |
| 5:11 | 5:18 | 5:23 | 5:35 | 5:47 | 6:01 | 6:11 |
Saturday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Dandenong Station/Foster St | Cherry Gr/Paperbark St | Belgrave-Hallam Rd/Frawley Rd | Verdun Dr/Princes Hwy | Innes Ct/Soldiers Rd | Majestic Bvd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd | Cranbourne Park SC/Lyall St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:59 | 1:06 | 1:11 | 1:23 | 1:35 | 1:49 | 1:59 |
| 2:11 | 2:18 | 2:23 | 2:35 | 2:47 | 3:01 | 3:11 |
| 3:11 | 3:18 | 3:23 | 3:35 | 3:47 | 4:01 | 4:11 |
| 4:11 | 4:18 | 4:23 | 4:35 | 4:47 | 5:01 | 5:11 |
| 5:11 | 5:18 | 5:23 | 5:35 | 5:47 | 6:01 | 6:11 |
| 6:11 | 6:18 | 6:23 | 6:35 | 6:47 | 7:01 | 7:11 |
All 64 stops in this direction
- Dandenong Station/Foster St #19821
- Dandenong Plaza SC/McCrae St #3657
- Foster St/McCrae St #3658
- St Marys PS/McCrae St #3659
- Wedge St/McCrae St #3660
- Thomas Carroll Reserve/Box St #3661
- Claredale Rd/Box St #3662
- Grevillea St/Box St #3663
- Chestnut Rd/Box St #3664
- Magnolia Gr/Box St #3665
- Power Rd/Paperbark St #3666
- Cherry Gr/Paperbark St #3667
- Paperbark St/Frawley Rd #3668
- Olive Rd/Frawley Rd #18171
- Doveton Ave/Frawley Rd #3670
- Hallam Community Centre/Frawley Rd #3671
- George Ave/Frawley Rd #3672
- Hallam Senior Sec Col/Frawley Rd #3673
- Gunns Rd/Frawley Rd #3674
- Windsor St/Frawley Rd #3675
- Mountview Ave/Frawley Rd #3676
- Belgrave-Hallam Rd/Frawley Rd #3679
- Frawley Rd/Belgrave-Hallam Rd #51350
- Princes Hwy/Belgrave-Hallam Rd #51296
- Belgrave-Hallam Rd/Princes Hwy #3681
- Fitzgerald Rd/Princes Hwy #3682
- Hinrichsen Dr/Princes Hwy #3683
- Tinks Rd/Princes Hwy #3684
- Fountain Gate Tennis Club/Princes Hwy #3685
- Casey ARC/Princes Hwy #3686
- Fountain Gate SC/Overland Dr #21028
- Coventry Rd/Lauderdale Rd #41153
- Verdun Dr/Princes Hwy #3691
- Cyril Molyneux Reserve/Princes Hwy #3692
- Parkhill Dr/Princes Hwy #3693
- William Rd/Princes Hwy #3694
- Wilson Botanic Park/Princes Hwy #3695
- York Rd/Princes Hwy #3696
- Berwick Village SC/High St #3697
- Rutland Rd/Princes Hwy #3698
- Bain St/Princes Hwy #3699
- Edrington Park Retirement Village/Princes Hwy #3700
- Innes Ct/Soldiers Rd #14593
- Clyde Rd/Greaves Rd #14831
- Domain Dr/Greaves Rd #14832
- Montebello Bvd/Greaves Rd #14833
- Baringa Park Dr/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #13534
- Galloway Dr/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #14109
- Casey Central SC/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #14110
- Casey Central Park/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #23335
- Rosebank Dr/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #51398
- Sierra Bvd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #14111
- Thompsons Rd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #23336
- Majestic Bvd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #49852
- Spirit Bvd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #49854
- Hunt Club Village SC/Linsell Bvd #51282
- Rochester Pde/Linsell Bvd #47238
- Tangemere Way/Linsell Bvd #47239
- Casey Fields Bvd/Berwick-Cranbourne Rd #51220
- Casey Complex/Berwick-Cranbourne Rd #51218
- Gwenton Ave/Berwick-Cranbourne Rd #49863
- Sladen St/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #49866
- Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd/Lyall St #49861
- Cranbourne Park SC/Lyall St #16342
Route 981 to Dandenong Station/Foster St
Destination sign “Dandenong (via Berwick)” · from Cranbourne Park SC/Lyall St · 63 stops
Friday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Cranbourne Park SC/Lyall St | Majestic Bvd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd | Chirnside Rd/Soldiers Rd | Lloyd Ave/Princes Hwy | Mulguthrie Ct/Frawley Rd | Power Rd/Paperbark St | Dandenong Station/Foster St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:59 | 2:03 | 2:21 | 2:34 | 2:45 | 2:51 | 2:59 |
| 3:11 | 3:15 | 3:33 | 3:46 | 3:57 | 4:03 | 4:11 |
| 4:11 | 4:15 | 4:33 | 4:46 | 4:57 | 5:03 | 5:11 |
Saturday
Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.
| Cranbourne Park SC/Lyall St | Majestic Bvd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd | Chirnside Rd/Soldiers Rd | Lloyd Ave/Princes Hwy | Mulguthrie Ct/Frawley Rd | Power Rd/Paperbark St | Dandenong Station/Foster St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:59 | 2:03 | 2:21 | 2:34 | 2:45 | 2:51 | 2:59 |
| 3:11 | 3:15 | 3:33 | 3:46 | 3:57 | 4:03 | 4:11 |
| 4:11 | 4:15 | 4:33 | 4:46 | 4:57 | 5:03 | 5:11 |
| 5:11 | 5:15 | 5:33 | 5:46 | 5:57 | 6:03 | 6:11 |
All 63 stops in this direction
- Cranbourne Park SC/Lyall St #18112
- New Holland Dr/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #49859
- Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd/Berwick-Cranbourne Rd #49864
- Gwenton Ave/Berwick-Cranbourne Rd #49862
- Casey Complex/Berwick-Cranbourne Rd #51217
- Berwick-Cranbourne Rd/Casey Fields Bvd #27962
- Tangemere Way/Linsell Bvd #47236
- Rochester Pde/Linsell Bvd #47237
- Hunt Club Village SC/Linsell Bvd #51283
- Kingdom Dr/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #49853
- Majestic Bvd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #49851
- Thompsons Rd/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #23333
- Hamilton Dr/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #13556
- Rosebank Dr/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #51399
- Casey Central Park/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #23334
- Casey Central SC/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #13555
- Galloway Dr/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #13554
- Baringa Park Dr/Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd #13553
- Wood Rd/Greaves Rd #46548
- Domain Dr/Greaves Rd #41587
- Clyde Rd/Greaves Rd #41118
- Chirnside Rd/Soldiers Rd #22794
- Bryn Mawr Bvd/Princes Hwy #3464
- Edrington Park Retirement Village/Princes Hwy #3465
- Rutland Rd/Princes Hwy #3466
- Berwick Village SC/High St #3467
- York Rd/Princes Hwy #3468
- Wilson Botanic Park/Princes Hwy #3469
- William Rd/Princes Hwy #3470
- Cyril Molyneux Reserve/Princes Hwy #4216
- Richardson St/Princes Hwy #4217
- Lloyd Ave/Princes Hwy #4218
- Regency Dr/Lauderdale Rd #41150
- Fountain Gate SC/Overland Dr #21028
- Casey ARC/Princes Hwy #4223
- Max Pawsey Reserve/Princes Hwy #4327
- Fountain Gate Tennis Club/Princes Hwy #4224
- Tinks Rd/Princes Hwy #4225
- Hinrichsen Dr/Princes Hwy #4226
- Fitzgerald Rd/Princes Hwy #4227
- Princes Hwy/Belgrave-Hallam Rd #4228
- Mulguthrie Ct/Frawley Rd #4229
- Mountview Ave/Frawley Rd #4230
- Windsor St/Frawley Rd #4231
- Cornwall St/Frawley Rd #4232
- Hallam Senior Sec Col/Frawley Rd #4233
- Marshall Pl/Frawley Rd #4234
- Hallam Community Centre/Frawley Rd #4235
- Doveton Ave/Frawley Rd #4236
- Olive Rd/Frawley Rd #3669
- Paperbark St/Frawley Rd #4238
- Oak Ave/Paperbark St #4239
- Power Rd/Paperbark St #4240
- Camellia Ct/Box St #4241
- Chestnut Rd/Box St #4242
- Grevillea St/Box St #4243
- Claredale Rd/Box St #4244
- Thomas Carroll Reserve/Box St #4245
- Wedge St/McCrae St #4246
- St Marys PS/McCrae St #4247
- Foster St/McCrae St #4248
- Dandenong Plaza SC/McCrae St #4249
- Dandenong Station/Foster St #19821
Route 981 route map
Questions about Melbourne Buses Route 981
What time is the first Route 981 bus?
Friday: 12:59 am. Saturday: 12:59 am.
What time is the last Route 981 bus?
Friday: 5:11 am. Saturday: 6:11 am. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.
Does Route 981 run at weekends?
Saturday: yes. Sunday: no service.
Where does Route 981 go?
Route 981 serves Dandenong Station/Foster St, Cherry Gr/Paperbark St, Innes Ct/Soldiers Rd, Chirnside Rd/Soldiers Rd and Power Rd/Paperbark 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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