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Rottnest Island bus services

The Rottnest Island Bus Service provides visitors to the Island with transport from the main accommodation areas and some of the most beautiful beaches and bays on the Island.

Offering a regular scheduled service, it's a great way to explore the Island.

For a printable version of both the bus schedules listed below, please download the Winter Bus Timetable (pdf 1MB) for 2009.

You can also download our rates.

Shuttle bus services

The shuttle bus operates between the main accommodation areas on the Island. Departing the main bus stop in Thomson Bay Settlement, the service travels to Geordie Bay Store for Geordie, Fay's and Longreach Bays, returns to the main bus stop and then departs to the airport and Kingstown Barracks.

This free service runs until 9:00pm for Geordie Bay. If you are considering going to the movies at the Rottnest Picture Hall, it is advisable to check the movie running times.

Bayseeker service

This service does just as it says - it seeks out and drops you off at some of the most beautiful bays on the Island. Purchase your all-day tickets from the main bus stop ticket booth or the Visitor Centre.

Please have the tickets ready to show the driver when re-boarding the service.

The Bayseeker is free from Geordie Bay to the main bus stop.

Rottnest Island Discovery Tour

Rottnest Island Discovery Tour is the Island's popular coach tour and includes full commentary from a Coach Captain on many aspects of the Island's unique history, environment, heritage and wildlife, as well as up-to-date information on new developments and activities on Rottnest.

Wadjemup Lighthouse and the West End are two of the highlights of this popular tour.

The tour takes approximately one and a half hours.

Wadjemup Aboriginal Bus Tour

Rottnest Island (known to Aboriginal people as Wadjemup) is steeped in the traditions of Australia’s ancient Aboriginal people. Take the Wadjemup Bus Tour and find out about Rottnest Island's rich Aboriginal history.

For more information and contact details, visit the Wadjemup Aboriginal Bus Tour page.