688 Blue Mountains Transit Bus

About the 688 Bus By Blue Mountains Transit

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Operating Hours

The 688 Penrith to Emu Heights (Loop Service) runs Daily.

Monday and Thursday trips start at 5:35am with the last trip at 9:40pm and most often run about every 2 hours 43 minutes. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday trips start at 5:35am with the last trip at 9:40pm and most often run about every 1 hour. Saturday trips start at 7:30am with the last trip at 7:30pm and most often run about every 1 hour. Sunday trips start at 8:00am with the last trip at 7:00pm and most often run about every 2 hours.

Frequency

Monday and Thursday trips most often run about every 2 hours 43 minutes. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday trips most often run about every 1 hour. Sunday trips most often run about every 2 hours.

Destinations

Mondays and Thursdays includes travel to Lawson St opp Emu Plains Community Centre, Russell St before Old Bathurst Rd, Penola Catholic College, Penrith Panthers Leagues Club, and Panthers Pl.

Monday and Thursday travel to Lawson St opp Emu Plains Community Centre starts at Penrith Public School and High St. Monday and Thursday travel to Russell St before Old Bathurst Rd starts at Westfield Penrith, Riley St, Emu Plains Station, and Station St Car Park. Monday and Thursday travel to Penola Catholic College starts at Emu Plains Station and Station St Car Park. Monday and Thursday travel to Penrith Panthers Leagues Club, Panthers Pl starts at Old Bathurst Rd opp Dempsey St.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Fridays includes travel to Lawson St opp Emu Plains Community Centre, Russell St before Old Bathurst Rd, Penrith Panthers Leagues Club, and Panthers Pl.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday travel to Lawson St opp Emu Plains Community Centre starts at Westfield Penrith and Riley St. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday travel to Russell St before Old Bathurst Rd starts at Westfield Penrith, Riley St, Emu Plains Station, and Station St Car Park. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday travel to Penrith Panthers Leagues Club, Panthers Pl starts at Old Bathurst Rd opp Dempsey St.

Holiday Schedules

Regular service that falls on a holiday is never completely dropped for dates within the current data publication.

Anzac Day 2024 and Queen's Birthday 2024 trips start at 8:00am with the last trip at 7:00pm and most often run about every 2 hours.

Select in Stop Times for more specific holiday information.

Note: Holidays are not necessarily observed and service may not be different from the usual for the day.

Route Description

Blue Mountains Buses Network

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Access from nearby service panels or a Line Web Page.

Bikes Policy

Whether bikes are allowed on a per trip basis is not yet included in the data publication.

Accessibility Information

At least one wheelchair is accommodated on 77% of the trips and no wheelchairs on 23%. At least some vehicles can be boarded by a wheelchair user at 53% of the stops and no info for 47% of the stops.

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