[[Berkas:Transport NSW liveried (2601 ST), operated by Sydney Buses, Bustech VST bodied Scania K280UB.jpg|right|thumb|bus modern yang berada di sydney.]]
[[Berkas:Buses replace trams, c.1962 (2742915440).jpg|thumb|right|sebuah bus pada tahun 1968.]]
[[Commuter bus]] melayani sekitar setengah dari perjalanan angkutan umum yang ditempuh di kota pada hari kerja. Dari 921.000 perjalanan bus pada hari kerja, 554.000 disediakan oleh [[Otoritas Transit Negara]], otoritas pemerintah, sisanya oleh sejumlah operator sektor swasta.<ref>[http://www.bts.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/80/bus-users-sydney-2002.pdf.aspx 2000 "Bus Users in Sydney" Report from the Transport Data Centre, part of Transport NSW] {{webarchiveCite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327033201/http://www.btstransport.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/80/bus-users-sydney-2002.pdf.aspx|title=|last=|first=|date=27 March 2011 }} – provides state & private bus trips taken, total derived from that. [http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/abouttrans/ "About Transport in New South Wales" page from Transport NSW]}}</ref>{webarchive|urlwebsite=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327033201/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/abouttrans/ |access-date=27 March 2011 }}</ref> – provides total trips taken (about 2 million), "about half" derived from that and total bus trips taken. <ref>{{citeCite web|url=http://www.bts.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/80/bus-users-sydney-2002.pdf.aspx|title=Archived copy |accessdatelast=2013-02-18 |url-statusfirst=dead |archiveurldate=|website=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327033201/http://www.bts.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/80/bus-users-sydney-2002.pdf.aspx|archivedateaccess-date=27 March 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>