The transport to Marymede Catholic College is by car, chartered bus service, bike, walking from the nearest bus stop, and train commute from Middle Gorge Station, which stops directly in front of the College at South Morang, or Mernda Station to connect with a PTV bus that travels to a stop within walking distance to the Doreen Campus. Marymede has bike racks for student use.

Charter Bus Services

Marymede Catholic College offers three Charter Bus Services that run each day - two to our South Morang Campus and one to our Doreen Campus. The routes are designed to services areas within our catchment areas that are not well serviced by public transport options. Outlying addresses outside our catchment areas may not be serviced by our routes.

Please note:

• Students in Year 4 -12 are permitted to register for the School Bus.
• Students in Year 3 may request to travel on the School Bus, however approval is subject to the advice key Primary Staff, as some students may not be ready for independent travel on the bus without direct supervision.
• Students Prep - Year 2 are not permitted to travel on the School Bus.

Fees

2026 Semester long passes are available for purchase per student:

• $975 for AM and PM
• $575 one way AM or PM only
• Casual passes $6.50 each way and will be accrued via student tapping on and off with their student ID cards. 

Please note that Route 2, Route 3 and Route 4 are currently close to capacity: applications may be waitlised, unless student was a 2025 bus traveller or family submitted 2026 Transport survey.

To Apply for a bus service, please complete the Bus Code of Conduct Agreements and Application form below:

For further information regarding the School Bus Service please contact the College on 9407 9000.

Timetables

These times were updated on Friday 20 February 2026

Routes

Route 1  

South Morang Campus*: Kinglake, Whittlesea, INTERCHANGE at Mernda station: South Morang Campus
Please note: Doreen students from the Whittlesea and Kinglake areas can travel on this South Morang Route 1 and transfer to the Doreen Route 3 at an interchange stop at Mernda Station

Route 2 

South Morang Campus: Eden Park/Wollert/Epping Nth/South Morang; South Morang Campus
Please note: South Morang students from Wollert NORTH of Craigieburn road should select Route 3 and change over to the Soute 1 South Morang Bus at the interchange stop at Mernda Station
Currently close to capacity: applications may be waitlised, unless student was a 2025 bus traveller or family submitted 2026 Transport survey.

Route 3 

Doreen Campus: Wollert/Mernda/INTERCHANGE at Mernda station /Doreen/Doreen Campus
Please note: South Morang students from Wollert NORTH of Craigieburn road should select this Route 3 and change over to the Soute 1 South Morang Bus at the interchange stop at Mernda Station
Currently close to capacity: applications may be waitlised, unless student was a 2025 bus traveller or family submitted 2026 Transport survey.

Route 4 

Doreen Campus: Donnybrook/Mernda/Doreen: Doreen Campus
Currently close to capacity: applications may be waitlised, unless student was a 2025 bus traveller or family submitted 2026 Transport survey.

Route 5 

Doreen Campus: Upper Plenty/Eden Park/Doreen: Doreen Campus