What does Adelaide Metro do?
Adelaide Metro is Adelaide’s public transport system. Public transport in Adelaide is run by the Government of South Australia’s Department for Infrastructure and Transport, on behalf of the Rail Commissioner and the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.
Adelaide’s public transport network operates around greater metropolitan Adelaide, using buses, trains and trams.
The Department for Infrastructure and Transport contracts a number of private transport providers to run regional transport services. These services include several routes that connect regional areas with metropolitan Adelaide.
If you are organising a public or ticketed event and expect to have more than 5,000 people attend, you will need to notify Adelaide Metro so we can determine if there will be an impact to bus, train or tram services.
The information you provide will also determine if any special passenger transport services will be needed.
Venue managers are required to advise the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport of special events, which falls under the Passenger Transport Act 1994.
You can notify Adelaide Metro by filling in by filling in our online form.
After your submission, we will assess it within a month and advise you if:
- we need a public transport plan,
- you need to meet with us,
- no impact on existing services and no special services needed – so no further action required.
If a public transport plan is needed, Adelaide Metro will work with you and other relevant stakeholders to develop and submit it for approval. Depending on the type of event and impacts on services, a fee may apply (fees vary between events).
Every stop, station and interchange has a unique 5-digit identification code. These stop codes assist with providing specific information about a particular stop or station. This includes arrival and departure times or any impacts to accessing these locations.
Bus numbers are assigned to each route and are based on the six areas our contracted service providers cover:
- Outer North (Purple) – Mostly 400 services
- Outer South (Light blue) – 600 and 700 service
- Outer North-East/O-Bahn (Orange) – Mostly 500 services
- Adelaide Hills (Green) – 800 services
- East West (Blue) – Mostly 100 services
- North South (Red) – Mostly 200 services
Letters before the number may include:
- T: Transit link bus that only stops at defined stops on its route.
- N: After midnight service that starts on a Saturday night and operates into Sunday morning.
- G,M,J,H or others: Buses that travel across the metropolitan area via the Adelaide CBD.
- Excludes the J7 and J8, which only service the western suburbs.
Letters are the bus number may include:
- X: Express bus service that does not pick up or drop off passengers for a section of its route.
- F: A service with limited pick up and drop off once they have reached a defined stop on their route.
- When travelling into the city, these services will drop off on-board passengers as normal but will not pick up passengers once they leave the defined stop.
- When travelling away from the city, these services will pick up passengers as normal but will not drop off passengers until they get to the defined stop.
- C or other: A service that is doing a shorter version of its route.
- Example: M44 starts at Marion and finishes at Golden Grove. M44C starts at Marion and travels the same route but finishes in the Adelaide CBD.
Check the timetable before travelling or ask the driver before you board the bus.
Adelaide Metro’s main brand colour is yellow.
Each of our modes of transport have colours to help customers identify their timetable.
- Bus: Green
- Train: Blue
- Tram: Red
Each mode of transport also uses a range of colours to help customers find their route:
- Outer Harbor train routes: Dark blue
- Gawler train routes: Dark red
- Botanic tram routes: Golden yellow
- Adelaide Hills bus routes: Green
- Outer North-East bus routes: Dark orange
View the Adelaide Metro contract map here.
