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Canberra (CBR): route 3, Spence to the airport via the city

Transport Canberra route 3 is the airport service, running 05:52 to 22:42 through the city centre. Route 54 covers the Majura Park business area.

  • Route 3, Spence to CBR Airport via City and Brindabella, is the airport service.
  • It runs 05:52 to 22:42, with about 1785 scheduled calls, so it is frequent through the day.
  • The headsigns are simply Airport and Spence.
  • The stop is named Canberra Airport, about half a kilometre from the runway reference point and at the terminal.
  • The route runs through the City interchange, which is the hub of the whole Transport Canberra network including the light rail.
  • Route 54, Majura Park Loop via Campbell Park, runs 06:04 to 21:14, serving the business park rather than the terminal.
  • Brindabella Business Park sits beside the airport, with stops on Dakota Drive, Catalina Drive and Molonglo Drive.
  • The airport is about 7 km east of the city centre, which is very close.

Route 3

  • Transport Canberra's route 3 carries the airport in its own name: Spence to CBR Airport via City and Brindabella.
  • First departure 05:52, last 22:42, roughly 1785 scheduled calls in the published timetable.
  • The headsigns read Airport and Spence. Spence is in Belconnen, in the north-west of the city.
  • The route runs through the City interchange, which is where you change for everything else, including light rail Line 1 to Gungahlin.

What else is nearby

  • Route 54 runs the Majura Park Loop via Campbell Park, 06:04 to 21:14, plus a City to Majura Park variant.
  • Majura Park is the retail and business area on the airport's northern edge, not the terminal.
  • Brindabella Business Park adjoins the terminal, with stops on Dakota Drive before Beaufighter Street, Catalina Drive before Lancaster Place, and Molonglo Drive.

The geography

  • Canberra Airport is about 7 km east of Civic, the city centre. That is unusually close for a capital.
  • The terminal was rebuilt in the early 2010s and is one of the newer ones in Australia.
  • Sydney is about three hours by road, and coach services run from the city rather than the airport.

Practical notes

  • The last bus leaves before eleven at night. Canberra has late arrivals from Melbourne and Brisbane.
  • Fares are the standard MyWay fare, with no airport premium.
  • Taxis and ride-hail are at the terminal, and the short distance keeps them reasonable.

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