Getting Here
Traffic
Road closures and changes in traffic conditions around the Mindil precinct on
Road Block - Gardens Road from Chin Quan Road to Gilruth Avenue will be closed to general traffic from 7am to midnight Saturday
No Through Road - Gardens Road from Stuart Highway
No Left Turn - Gilruth Avenue onto Gardens Road
No Left Turn - Chin Quan Road onto Gardens Road
Public Car Park - located on Mindil Beach Reserve, access via Maria Liveris Drive
Bus Stop/Pickup - Botanic Gardens main Gate, Gardens Road
Buses only will enter Gardens Road from Gilruth Avenue.
Taxi Rank - Gardens Road (Gardens Oval side)
Taxis only will enter from Chin Quan Road and exit from Gardens Road on to Gilruth.
Note: No access to car park located at the end of Geranium Street off the Stuart Highway.
Buses - Getting to the Amphitheatre
On arrival at Darwin Interchange you can catch the free shuttle bus to BASSINTHEGRASS. The bus will stop at the entry to the Gardens Amphitheatre on Gardens Road. The shuttle bus will then return to the Darwin Bus Interchange.
The free Shuttle bus will operate from 11:00am to and from BASSINTHEGRASS until midnight.
Designated free shuttle bus for BASSINTHEGRASS
Darwin Bus Interchange bay 5
Gardens Road at the entrance to the Botanic Gardens
Darwinbus network bus services - normal fares will apply on these services
Route 10 Casuarina via Bagot Rd to Darwin
Route 8 Palmerston via Stuart Highway to Darwin
Route 4 Casuarina via Nightcliff to Darwin dropping off BASSINTHEGRASS passengers on Gilruth Ave
Buses - Getting home from the Amphitheatre
At the end of BASSINTHEGRASS all buses will be free, departing from Gardens Road bus stop to Casuarina, Darwin and Palmerston.
Route 10 via Bagot Rd to Casuarina
Route 8 via Stuart Highway to Palmerston
Route 4 via Nightcliff to Casuarina
When the buses arrive at the Casuarina and Palmerston Interchanges, they will continue on with a loop service to the suburbs, dropping off as required on the closest main road to your home.
For further information please phone The Department of Planning and Infrastructure, Public Transport Division on 8924 7666 between 6:45am and 4:30pm Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 1:00pm Saturday. Closed Sunday and public Holidays or visit our website at www.nt.gov.au/publictransport.