Palmerston St/Essex St
Stop 2553 · Melbourne Buses · Route 216
Palmerston St/Essex St is a bus stop on the Melbourne Buses network (stop 2553), served by Route 216 to Collins St. On weekdays buses run from 5:20 am to 11:27 pm.
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Scheduled times. The first bus of the day leaves at 5:20 am.
Route 216 to Collins St
Monday to Friday, 78 buses
| 5 am | 2042 |
|---|---|
| 6 am | 0318334557 |
| 7 am | 09182736445159 |
| 8 am | 081523314253 |
| 9 am | 011120304358 |
| 10 am | 13284358 |
| 11 am | 13284358 |
| 12 pm | 13284358 |
| 1 pm | 13284358 |
| 2 pm | 13284459 |
| 3 pm | 14304457 |
| 4 pm | 13284358 |
| 5 pm | 13284358 |
| 6 pm | 13284156 |
| 7 pm | 11264156 |
| 8 pm | 11264055 |
| 9 pm | 102747 |
| 10 pm | 072747 |
| 11 pm | 0727 |
Saturday, 65 buses
| 5 am | 42 |
|---|---|
| 6 am | 123252 |
| 7 am | 10264158 |
| 8 am | 14294459 |
| 9 am | 143045 |
| 10 am | 00153045 |
| 11 am | 0014294459 |
| 12 pm | 153045 |
| 1 pm | 00153045 |
| 2 pm | 00153045 |
| 3 pm | 00153045 |
| 4 pm | 0015304559 |
| 5 pm | 142944 |
| 6 pm | 012144 |
| 7 pm | 032240 |
| 8 pm | 002040 |
| 9 pm | 002040 |
| 10 pm | 002040 |
| 11 pm | 002040 |
Sunday, 43 buses
| 7 am | 153555 |
|---|---|
| 8 am | 153656 |
| 9 am | 163757 |
| 10 am | 173757 |
| 11 am | 173757 |
| 12 pm | 173757 |
| 1 pm | 173757 |
| 2 pm | 173757 |
| 3 pm | 173757 |
| 4 pm | 173757 |
| 5 pm | 1739 |
| 6 pm | 0131 |
| 7 pm | 0032 |
| 8 pm | 0232 |
| 9 pm | 0232 |
| 10 pm | 0232 |
| 11 pm | 02 |
Read each row as the hour, then the minutes past it: 7 then 05 35 means 7:05 and 7:35. Bold hours are pm. Scheduled times from Melbourne Buses’ official timetable data, refreshed 5 October 2026. Not live arrivals.
Questions about Palmerston St/Essex St
Which buses stop at Palmerston St/Essex St?
Route 216 to Collins St stops at Palmerston St/Essex St (stop 2553) in Melbourne Buses.
When is the first and last bus at Palmerston St/Essex St?
Monday: first bus 5:20 am, last 11:27 pm (78 buses). Saturday: first bus 5:42 am, last 11:40 pm (65 buses). Sunday: first bus 7:15 am, last 11:02 pm (43 buses). Public holiday timetables can differ; each route page lists them.
How often do buses come to Palmerston St/Essex St?
On a Monday about 5 buses an hour stop here between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm (55 in those twelve hours, all routes together).
What other stops are near Palmerston St/Essex St?
The closest are Palmerston St/Essex St (3800, about 1 min walk), Richelieu St/Essex St (2554, about 2 min walk), Richelieu St/Essex St (3801, about 2 min walk).
Are these live arrival times?
No. They are the scheduled times from Melbourne Buses’ published timetable, 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. Changes made: times reformatted into timetables and departure lists.