Festive season reduced services

16 Dec 2024
An Adelaide Metro bus and tram next to each other with Christmas bon bon hats placed on each mode of transport.

Adelaide Metro bus and tram services are modified over the festive period each year due to significantly lower than normal patronage, with up to 50 per cent fewer passengers travelling during these days.

Because of this, Adelaide Metro will operate reduced bus and tram services on:

  • Friday 27 December
  • Monday 30 December
  • Tuesday 31 December
  • Thursday 2 January
  • Friday 3 January

Saturday, Sunday and public holiday timetables will operate on other days over the Christmas and New Year period.

A small number of peak trams will not be operating, however, services will still be running every 10 minutes from 6:00 am to 7:30 pm on the Botanic Line and between Glenelg and the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Trains will continue to operate to their regular timetables during this period.

Get your travel information in real time

To find the festive season times for your route you can;

  • Find the festive season PDF on your chosen timetable page.
  • See all updated real time information on your stop page.
  • Use the Adelaide Metro journey planner.

Bus and Tram timetable schedule

Dates (inclusive)

Timetable Operating

Monday 23 December

Normal weekday timetable

Tuesday 24 December

Normal weekday timetable

Wednesday 25 December

Normal public holiday timetable, except City Connector and 823 services which do not operate

Thursday 26 December

Normal public holiday timetable

Friday 27 December

Festive Season reduced timetables

Saturday 28 December

Normal Saturday timetable

Sunday 29 December

Normal Sunday timetable

Monday 30 December

Festive Season reduced timetables

Tuesday 31 December (New Year’s Eve)

Festive Season reduced timetables, with additional services scheduled throughout the evening and after midnight

Wednesday 1 January

Normal public holiday timetable

Thursday 2 January

Festive Season reduced timetables

Friday 3 January

Saturday 4 January

Sunday 5 January

Festive Season reduced timetables

Normal Saturday timetable

Normal Sunday timetable

Contact the Adelaide Metro Infoline 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, seven days a week on 1300 311 108.