Courtesy bus service

The Thredbo courtesy shuttle bus service operates around the Village and to Friday Flat during the winter season. The bus service operates daily from 7:30am to 6:00pm on the normal routes on a continuous basis. Additionally in July and August, a bus operates around the entire village between 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Sunday through to Thursday evenings and until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, unless otherwise notified. Additional services are provided for events such as night skiing and the Thursday children’s flare run.

All bus stops are signposted and drivers are directed to stop only at designated bus stops to ensure the safety of passengers and efficiency of the service.

Route One
From the Information Centre bus stop, a designated "Crackenback Ridge and Bobuck Lane" bus proceeds along Friday Drive, turns right into Crackenback Drive and services the bus stops in Crackenback Ridge located at the points noted below. The bus then returns down Crackenback Drive and turns right into Diggings Terrace. The bus then proceeds around the village, directly along Bobuck Lane and back to the Information Centre North set down only bus stop, located opposite the Information Centre (to drop off any passengers for Valley Terminal base station or the Village Centre – all Friday Flat bound passengers stay on board).  The bus then continues along Friday Drive to the Friday Flat North (set down only) stop, turns around the roundabout, collects guests from the Friday Flat South “Village Loop Services Only” bus stops and returns to the Information Centre South. The bus stops serviced by this route are in the following order:

1. Crackenback Ridge (at the Community Centre),
2. Crackenback Ridge (at the roundabout at the end of Crackenback Drive),
3. Crackenback Ridge (at the intersection of Ramshead Lane and Crackenback Drive),
4. Crackenback Ridge (at the intersection of Cascade Close and Crackenback Drive),
5. Bela’s Corner (at Candlelight)
6. New Kirk (on Bobuck lane), and
7. Stein's Corner (at the top near Inala, on Bobuck Lane).
8. Service Station
9. Information Centre North
10. Friday Flat North (set down only)
11. Friday Flat South (pick up only)
12. Information Centre South.

Route Two
From the Information Centre bus stop the bus proceeds along Friday Drive, around Diggings Terrace, up Banjo Drive to the Alpine Way where it turns around and returns to the Information Centre North set down only bus stop along the same route. The bus then proceeds to Friday Flat North set down only, turns around the roundabout, collects guests from the Friday Flat South “Village Loop Services Only” bus stops and returns to the Information Centre South.  The bus stops that are serviced by this route are in the following order:

1. Thyne Reid Drive (set down only, at Riverside overnight Car Park)
2. Buckwong Place (at intersection with Diggings Terrace, adjacent to Boali)
3. Squatters Run access stairs (set down only)
4. Bela’s Corner (set down only, at Candlelight),
5. Lantern Apartments (on Banjo Drive), and
6. Buckwong Place (set down only, at intersection with Diggings Terrace)
7. Riverside Cabins,
8. Information Centre North (set down only)
9. Friday Flat North (set down only)
10. Friday Flat South (pick up only)
11. Information Centre South (pick up only)

Guests should be aware that Route 1 & 2 services DO NOT STOP at the Service Station, Woodridge or Thredbo Leisure Centre Stops.

Route Three
Information Centre to Friday Flat. From the Information Centre bus stop the bus proceeds along Friday Drive to Friday Flat base station area. The large red buses service this route. The bus stops are serviced in both directions and are as follows:

1. Information Centre,
2. Service Station,
3. Woodridge / Thredbo Leisure Centre,
4. Friday Flat North and South, and return.

Visitors should be aware of the bus they get on, to avoid confusion, it is recommended that passengers check the signage on the buses or ask the driver before getting on.

All Thredbo buses are equipped with external ski racks for the convenience of guests. Just a couple of tips; Please take all snowboards on the bus, children’s skis (i.e. less than 130cm in length), twin tip skis and ski poles, as the racks do not cater for these.

For a map of the bus routes please cick here.