Night Bus services on New Year's Eve have been quietly cut, potentially leaving hundreds of Melburnians stranded in the city on the busiest night of the year.

People from Altona Meadows, Mernda, Point Cook, Meadow Heights and Endeavour Hills, who rely on the Night Bus services to get home, will now be forced to choose between paying a premium to get home with an Uber or taxi and avoiding the celebrations altogether.

Uber trip prices are expected to climb more than three times the normal rate on New Year's Eve.

Residents of Keysborough, Mulgrave, Rowville, Rosebud and Mornington will also go without the service.