Departures

Get live and scheduled bus departures for a specific stop.

GET/v1/departures

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
stop	string	Required	TfNSW stop ID. Use numeric format e.g. 204210 (Newtown), 200060 (Central), 200020 (Circular Quay), 202210 (Bondi Junction). G-prefix street stops also work e.g. G200059.
limit	integer	Optional	Max bus departures to return. Default: 10, Max: 50. Applied after filtering to buses only.
routes	string	Optional	Comma-separated route filter e.g. 431,X31,N10
date	string	Optional	Future date in YYYYMMDD format e.g. 20260410. Defaults to today.
time	string	Optional	Time in HHmm 24-hour UTC format e.g. 2200 for 10pm UTC. Defaults to now.

Examples

cURL

curl "https://api.transitkit.dev/v1/departures?stop=200060&limit=5" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

const res = await fetch(
  'https://api.transitkit.dev/v1/departures?stop=200060',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.TRANSITKIT_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
)
const data = await res.json()
console.log(data.departures[0].minutes_away) // 2

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
  'https://api.transitkit.dev/v1/departures',
  params={'stop': '200060', 'limit': 5},
  headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {API_KEY}'}
)
departures = response.json()['departures']

Response

200 OK

{
  "stop_id": "204210",
  "stop_name": "Newtown Station, King St, Stand B",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-04-03T16:53:00Z",
  "departures": [
    {
      "route": "N10",
      "destination": "Town Hall Station",
      "scheduled_at": "2026-04-03T16:59:00Z",
      "realtime_at": "2026-04-03T17:05:24Z",
      "minutes_away": 6,
      "is_live": true,
      "wheelchair_accessible": true,
      "occupancy": "MANY_SEATS",
      "alerts": []
    },
    {
      "route": "422",
      "destination": "Strathfield Station",
      "scheduled_at": "2026-04-03T17:04:00Z",
      "realtime_at": null,
      "minutes_away": 11,
      "is_live": false,
      "wheelchair_accessible": true,
      "occupancy": null,
      "alerts": [
        "Some buses run to a changed timetable"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
route	string	Route number (e.g. "N10", "422")
destination	string	Final stop name
scheduled_at	string	Scheduled departure time (UTC ISO 8601)
realtime_at	string \| null	Estimated real-time departure (null if no live data)
minutes_away	integer	Minutes until departure (uses realtime if available)
is_live	boolean	Whether real-time tracking data is available
wheelchair_accessible	boolean	Whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible
occupancy	string \| null	MANY_SEATS, FEW_SEATS, STANDING_ONLY, or null
alerts	string[]	Plain-text disruption alerts (empty array if none)