Services & Timetables
New Express Bus Services now extended until June 2019!
Blanch’s Bus Company is pleased to announce that our two exciting new express bus services, running between Byron Bay and Lismore, and return, which began on the 4th of December, 2017 will now continue until at least June 30, 2019. The new services are a joint initiative between Blanch’s and Transport for NSW.
Please use the timetable links for 640X and 641X for more information.
Services & Timetables
- Byron Bay – Sunrise Beach – Arts & Industry Estate & Return • Byron Bay – Suffolk Park – Byron Hills – Baywood Chase & Return
- Ballina – Lennox Head – Suffolk Park – Byron Bay – Mullumbimby
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- Byron Bay - Lennox Heads - Ballina - Lismore
- Byron Bay – Bangalow – Ballina
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- Lismore – Bexhill – Clunes – Bangalow – Byron Bay
- Mullumbimby – Ocean Shores via Brunswick Heads, Ocean Shores Shopping Centre, New Brighton, South Golden Beach and Billinudgel (BVC service)
- Ballina – Northlakes – Ballina Heights
- Ballina – Angels Beach – Prospect Estate
2019 School Service changes for Ballina & Lennox Head schools
Commencing 29/01/2019
To accommodate the opening of the new Ballina Coast High School and the new residential development at EPIQ Estate Lennox Head, school routes and times may have changed for your children’s travel to and from Ballina and Lennox Head Schools for 2019. The affected schools are: Ballina Coast High School, Ballina Public School, Emmanuel Anglican College, Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lennox Head Public School, Richmond Christian College, Southern Cross Primary School (K-6), St Francis Xavier Primary School, and Xavier Catholic College.
In particular please note that through-routed services will not travel into Rainforest Way (pick up/set down will be Montwood Drive) or Beryl Place (pick up/set down will be Hutley Drive).
To find or check your school bus routes, please use our School Service Finder.
These changes have been made in conjunction with Transport for NSW. Please contact Blanch’s Bus Company on 66862144 for any enquiries.
2017/18 Falls Festival Bus Schedules
Blanch’s Bus Company & Brunswick Valley Coaches are pleased to partner with Falls Festival, once again, to provide reliable bus services to Falls Festival punters. Grab the details now and be ready (and able)!
24 HOUR TIMETABLE ENQUIRIES
PHONE 6686 2144
New Year's Eve at Byron Bay!
Hi there punters! Blanch’s will once again be running special services to get you safely to and from your New Year’s celebrations in Byron Bay.
Here’s the details…
24 HOUR TIMETABLE ENQUIRIES
PHONE 6686 2144
Daytime Services
Our daytime services will run to our regular Monday to Friday school holiday timetable for all routes.
Evening Services
Additional services as listed below will operate from 7.00pm on Monday 31/12/2018:
Route 1 to Suffolk Park (to Bus Zone opposite Woolworths)
Operating to Suffolk Park, then via Beech Drive to Byron Hills Estate & Baywood Chase Estates and then Byron Holiday Park via Broken Head Road/Bangalow Road to the bus zone opposite Woolworths between 7.00pm Monday 31/12/2018 and 1.30am Tuesday 1/1/2019 approximately every 20 minutes at a flat fare of $4.00.
Route 2 to Sunrise Beach (to Bus Zone opposite old hospital site)
Operating between Arts & Industry Estate, Sunrise Beach Estate, Belongil Fields via Ewingsdale Road to the bus zone opposite the old hospital site on Shirley Street between 7.00pm Monday 31/12/2018 and 1.30am Tuesday 1/1/2019 approximately every 20-25 minutes at a flat fare of $4.00.
Buses to Lennox Head and Ballina
Buses will depart from the bus zone opposite Woolworths to Lennox Head & Ballina departing at 2.00am for a flat fare of $10.00.
Additional Information
Buses can be hailed along the route – please signal the driver from locations where it is safe for the bus to pull over and signal clearly (especially at night).
Weekly tickets, Freedom Passes, Weekly Freedom Passes and RED tickets are NOT available for use on these additional services.
We reserve the right to withdraw services if crowd behaviour becomes unacceptable.
Please assist our staff and POLICE by not bringing alcohol on to buses. POLICE have advised alcohol confiscation may occur in Byron Bay.