253 Bus in Auckland

A bus service operated by New Zealand Bus

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List of stops

Number of stops: 15

Map

Monday to Friday

Stop A Blockhouse Bay – Stop E The Civic

Timing points All stops

Stop A Blockhouse Bay	07:11	07:23	07:34	07:46	07:58
Iona Presbyterian Church	07:12	07:25	07:35	07:47	07:59
Lewis Street	07:13	07:26	07:36	07:48	08:00
Francis Curtis Avenue	07:13	07:27	07:37	07:49	08:01
Lynbrooke Avenue	07:14	07:28	07:38	07:49	08:01
Lynfield College	07:15	07:30	07:39	07:51	08:03
White Swan Road/Hillsborough Road	07:16	07:31	07:40	07:52	08:04
Lynfield Youth & Leisure Centre	07:17	07:33	07:42	07:53	08:05
Marshall Laing School	07:17	07:33	07:42	07:53	08:05
Ellis Avenue	07:18	07:33	07:43	07:54	08:06
Nirvana Park	07:18	07:34	07:43	07:54	08:06
White Swan Road/Richardson Road Shops	07:19	07:34	07:44	07:55	08:07
May Road/May Road School	07:20	07:35	07:45	07:56	08:08
Turner Reserve	07:21	07:35	07:45	07:57	08:09
Roma Road	07:21	07:35	07:46	07:57	08:09
Stoddard Road Shopping Centre	07:22	07:36	07:47	07:58	08:10
Gracedale Retirement Village	07:23	07:36	07:47	07:59	08:11
Denbigh Avenue/Dominion Road	07:24	07:36	07:48	08:00	08:12
Denbigh Avenue Roundabout	07:24	07:37	07:48	08:00	08:12
Memorial Avenue	07:25	07:37	07:49	08:01	08:13
Mount Roskill Shops	07:25 07:26	07:37 07:38	07:49 07:50	08:01 08:02	08:13 08:14
Louvain Avenue	07:27	07:39	07:51	08:03	08:15
Kings Road	07:28	07:40	07:52	08:04	08:16
Landscape Road	07:29	07:41	07:53	08:05	08:17
Halesowen Avenue	07:30	07:42	07:54	08:06	08:18
Telford Avenue	07:30	07:43	07:55	08:07	08:19
Balmoral Shops	07:31	07:44	07:56	08:08	08:20
Potters Park	07:32	07:45	07:57	08:10	08:22
St Albans Church	07:33	07:45	07:57	08:11	08:23
Mount Eden Methodist Church	07:34	07:46	07:58	08:11	08:23
Ballantyne Square	07:35	07:48	08:00	08:13	08:25
Stop A Valley Road Shops	07:36	07:49	08:01	08:15	08:27
Charles Street	07:38	07:51	08:03	08:17	08:29
Queen Street/Karangahape Road	07:44	07:57	08:09	08:24	08:36
Stop E The Civic	07:47	08:00	08:12	08:27	08:39

Aotea Square – Stop B Blockhouse Bay

Key stops All stops

Aotea Square	16:53	17:13	17:33
Queen Street/Karangahape Road	16:55	17:15	17:35
Charles Street	17:01	17:21	17:41
Bellevue Reserve	17:02	17:22	17:42
Stop B Valley Road Shops	17:03	17:23	17:43
Ballantyne Square	17:04	17:24	17:44
Mount Eden Methodist Church	17:05	17:25	17:45
St Albans Church	17:06	17:26	17:46
Balmoral Shops	17:08	17:28	17:48
Halesowen Avenue	17:09	17:29	17:49
Landscape Road	17:10	17:30	17:50
Kings Road	17:11	17:31	17:51
Louvain Avenue	17:13	17:33	17:53
Mount Roskill Shops	17:14	17:34	17:54
Memorial Avenue	17:15	17:35	17:55
Denbigh Avenue Roundabout	17:16	17:36	17:56
Denbigh Avenue/Dominion Road	17:17	17:37	17:57
Gracedale Retirement Village	17:18	17:38	17:58
Stoddard Road Shopping Centre	17:19	17:39	17:59
Roma Road	17:20	17:40	18:00
May Road/May Road School	17:22	17:42	18:02
Mcalister Place	17:23	17:43	18:03
White Swan Road/Richardson Road Shops	17:24	17:44	18:04
Nirvana Park	17:25	17:45	18:05
Haycock Avenue	17:27	17:47	18:07
Lynfield Youth & Leisure Centre	17:28	17:48	18:08
White Swan Road/Hillsborough Road	17:29	17:49	18:09
Lynfield College	17:30	17:50	18:10
Lynbrooke Avenue	17:32	17:52	18:12
Francis Curtis Avenue	17:33	17:53	18:13
Lewis Street	17:34	17:54	18:14
Stop E Blockhouse Bay	17:36	17:56	18:16
Stop B Blockhouse Bay	17:38	17:58	18:18

Last updated on April 10, 2026

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Stop A Blockhouse Bay – Stop E The Civic

Blockhouse Bay Road - Donovan Street - White Swan Road - May Road - Denbigh Avenue - Dominion Road - Queen Street

Inbound: Aotea Square – Stop B Blockhouse Bay

Queen Street - Dominion Road - Denbigh Avenue - May Road - Richardson Road - White Swan Road - Donovan Street - Blockhouse Bay Road

All data is available in GTFS feed: ltfrb2

Bus 253 FAQ

What time does the 253 bus start operating?

Services on the 253 bus start at 07:11 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
What time does the 253 bus stop working?

Services on the 253 bus stop at 08:39 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Is there a 253 bus stop near me?

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253 bus Route Map

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253 (Auckland Buses)

The first stop of the 253 bus route is Stop A Blockhouse Bay and the last stop is Stop E The Civic. 253 is operational during on weekdays.

Additional information: 253 has 35 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 41 minutes.

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