창원종합버스터미널이 건립되기 전 창원 지역은 대외 교통 체계가 미흡하고 터미널 시설도 뒤떨어지며 운행 횟수도 매우 적어 마산 지역의 터미널을 이용해야만 했다.
Before the Changwon Central Bus Terminal was built, the external transportation system in Changwon area was insufficient, terminal facilities were inferior, and the number of operations was very few, making people use the terminal in Masan.