578 Bus Route: Benefits, Up Route and Down Route, Timings

This city bus in Delhi makes about 38 journeys in a single direction while stopping at 50 bus stops.

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), the city’s primary public transportation provider, is one of the world’s biggest CNG-powered bus service providers. The 578 DTC bus travels between the bus stops at Safdarjung terminal and Najafgarh terminal. The same bus makes the same stops while travelling in the reverse direction of where it is headed. Timings might need to be more precise, and typically, during peak hours, you could board a train in 30 minutes.

This city bus in Delhi makes about 38 journeys in a single direction while stopping at 50 bus stops. To go to the Safdarjung terminal, take the earliest bus at 6:00 AM and the last bus at 10:00 PM.

To learn more about the 578 bus route, read this article. The 578 DTC bus travels from Najafgarh terminal to Safdarjung depot, passing at roughly 50 locations along the way.

 

Bus route number 578 DTC
Starting terminal Najafgarh terminal
Destination Safdarjung terminal
First bus timing 06:00 AM
Last bus timing 10:00 PM
Operated by Delhi Transport Corporation ( DTC )
Number of stops 50
Travel time 1 hour 32 mins
Travel distance per trip 28.6 km

 

See also: All about Delhi Metro network

578 bus route: Timings

Day Operating hours Frequency
Sunday 6:00 AM – 10:20 PM 15 mins
Monday 6:00 AM – 10:20 PM 15 mins
Tuesday 6:00 AM – 10:20 PM 15 mins
Wednesday  6:00 AM – 10:20 PM 15 mins
Thursday 6:00 AM – 10:20 PM 15 mins
Friday 6:00 AM – 10:20 PM 15 mins
Saturday  6:00 AM – 10:20 PM 15 mins

These recommendations are only for planning considerations. You should adjust your route if conditions differ from the map’s findings due to construction activities, traffic, weather, or other occurrences. Travellers must follow any warnings or signs along the way.

An outline of the 578 bus route timetable: starts at 6:00 in the morning and closes at 10:00 at night.

 

578 bus route

Najafgarh terminal and Safdarjung terminal are the start and end stops of the 578 bus line, respectively. People who reside in the surrounding destinations can travel by taking any 578 DTC bus between the main destinations’ endpoints.

Up route details 

Bus starts Najafgarh terminal
Bus ends     Safdarjung terminal
First bus 06:00 AM
Last bus 09:50 PM
Total trips 89
Total stops 50

Up route timing: Najafgarh terminal to Safdarjung depot

Bus stop name First bus timing
Najafgarh Terminal 06:00 AM
Jharoda Crossing 06:01 AM
Health Centre 06:02 AM
Najafgarh Delhi Gate 06:03 AM
Chhawla Stand Najafgarh 06:05 AM
BDO Office Roshan Pura 06:08 AM
Durga Vihar 06:10 AM
Deenpur Village 06:12 AM
Goela Dairy Crossing 06:13 AM
Jhatikara Crossing 06:16 AM
Rewla Tajpur More 06:19 AM
Chhawla School 06:24 AM
Chhawla Village 06:27 AM
Sumesh Vihar 06:29 AM
BSF Camp Chhawla 06:30 AM
BSF Campus Chhawla 06:34 AM
Toll Tax Post 06:36 AM
Bamnoli Power Station 06:38 AM
Bamnoli Crossing 06:43 AM
Bijwasan Railway Station 06:48 AM
Shri Golok Dham Bijwasan School 06:55 AM
Palam Vihar More 06:55 AM
Kapashera Village Bijwasan Road 07:02 AM
Kapashera Crossing 07:07 AM
Samalkha Village 07:08 AM
Samalkha Crossing 07:10 AM
The Uppal Hotel 07:14 AM
Shiv Murti (NH-8) 07:18 AM
Rangpuri 07:22 AM
Mahipalpur Village Ext (NH-8) 07:25 AM
Shankar Vihar / National Highway 8 07:34 AM
APS Colony 07:39 AM
APS Colony / Arjun Path 07:41 AM
Subroto Park (Arjun Path) 07:43 AM
Shani Mandir / Vasant Village 07:46 AM
Swami Malai Mandir 07:50 AM
R K Puram Sec-5 07:53 AM
Vasant Vihar Depot 07:55 AM
Munirka Village (T) 07:56 AM
R K Puram Nab 07:57 AM
RK Puram Sec 1 07:58 AM
Mohammadpur Village 08:03 AM
Bhikaji Cama Place 08:04 AM
Africa Avenue 08:05 AM
Nauroji Nagar 08:07 AM
SJ Hospital 08:10 AM
Kidwai Nagar 08:13 AM
Safdarjung Terminal 08:16 AM

Down route details 

Bus starts Safdarjung terminal
Bus ends     Najafgarh terminal
First bus 07:20 AM
Last bus 10:00 PM
Total trips 82
Total stops 51

 

Down route timing: Safdarjung terminal to Najafgarh terminal

Bus stop name First bus timing
Safdarjung Terminal 07:20 AM
Vikas Sadan 07:21 AM
INA Colony 07:22 AM
Kidwai Nagar 07:23 AM
SJ Hospital 07:26 AM
Nauroji Nagar 07:30 AM
Hyatt Hotel (GAIL) 07:33 AM
RK Puram Crossing 07:34 AM
RK Puram Sec-1 07:37 AM
RK Puram Sec 1-4 07:37 AM
R K Puram Nab 07:39 AM
Munirka Village (T) 07:40 AM
Vasant Vihar Depot 07:41 AM
Vasant Vihar 07:43 AM
Swami Malai Mandir 07:46 AM
Vasant Village / Shani Mandir 07:50 AM
Arjun Path / Subroto Park 07:53 AM
Arjun Path 07:55 AM
APS Colony 07:57 AM
Shankar Vihar/ National Highway 8 08:01 AM
Mahipal Pur Crossing 08:11 AM
Rangpuri 08:14 AM
Shiv Murti 08:18 AM
Rajokri Crossing 08:26 AM
Shiv Murti / Dwarka More 08:33 AM
The Uppal Hotel 08:35 AM
Samalkha Crossing 08:39 AM
Samalkha Village 08:40 AM
Kapashera More (Najafgarh Road) 08:43 AM
Kapashera Village Bijwasan Road 08:47 AM
Shri Golok Dham Bijwasan School 08:54 AM
Bijwasan Railway Station 09:00 AM
Bamnoli Crossing 09:06 AM
Bamnoli Power Station 09:11 AM
Toll Tax Post 09:13 AM
BSF Campus Chhawla 09:16 AM
BSF Camp Chhawla 09:19 AM
Sumesh Vihar 09:20 AM
Chhawla Village 09:22 AM
Chhawla School 09:24 AM
Rewla Tajpur More 09:30 AM
Jhatikara Crossing 09:33 AM
Goela Dairy Crossing 09:36 AM
Deenpur Village 09:37 AM
Durga Vihar 09:38 AM
BDO Office Roshan Pura 09:40 AM
Chhawla Stand Najafgarh 09:44 AM
Police Station Najafgarh 09:45 AM
Najafgarh Dhansa More 09:47 AM
Jharoda Crossing 09:48 AM
Najafgarh Terminal 09:49 AM

 

578 bus route: Places to visit around Najafgarh terminal

The following destinations will take you to the historical visit of Delhi if you are travelling on 578 bus route around Najafgarh terminal:

  • Najafgarh lake
  • Friday Market Chowk
  • Guru Khalifa Bhagwat Swaroop
  • Satyam tour and travels
  • India gate
  • Lal Kila
  • Qutub Minar
  • Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
  • Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib
  • Kashmiri gate
  • Lotus temple
  • National zoological park
  • Lodhi garden

 

578 bus route: Places to visit around Safdarjung terminal

Safdarjung is a gated colony of the south only 10 minutes from the Parliament of India and a 2-minute drive for AIIMS, which also provides the following tourist destinations to visit along the 578 bus route for visitors.

  • Qutub Minar
  • Swaminarayan Akshardham
  • Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
  • Humayun’s Tomb
  • Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum
  • Lodhi Garden
  • Delhi Airport Metro Express.
  • Hauz Khas Fort
  • Chandni Chowk
  • India Gate

 

578 bus route: Fare

The cost of a journey on the DTC 578 bus route from Safdarjung terminal to Najafgarh depot ranges from Rs 10.00 to Rs 25.00 per person. Price changes may vary depending on several variables, including A.C./Non-A.C. buses. The trial fare phase for route 578 express is set at Rs. 20 per traveller for non-A.C. buses.

 

FAQs

How many destinations are there along the DTC 578 bus line?

The DTC 578 bus route covers 50 stops altogether.

What time will the DTC 578 bus make its final run?

At 10:00 PM, the DTC 578 bus departs for Najafgarh terminal, and at 09:50 PM, it leaves for Safdarjung terminal.

 

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