It operated on weekends and for special events from the Melbourne central business district to the outer suburbs on 13 routes, with over 300 stops between 01:30 (00:00 on the Doncaster route) and 04:30 on Saturdays and 05:30 on Sundays.

[1] The NightRider network was launched in May 1993 with nine routes all originating on Swanston Street.

The logo and branding were replaced, and operators of several routes changed.

Originally fares were set at a flat $5 regardless of distance travelled.

[2] From March 2007 standard Metcard tickets were adopted for use on the service.