Bus service changes across the West of England Combined Authority area from 7th April 2024
Commencing from 7th April 2024
| Service
number |
Route Description | Operator | Summary of changes |
| 1
(Bath) |
Southdown – Oldfield Park – Brougham Hayes – Bath City Centre | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 1
(Bristol) |
Cribbs Causeway – Henbury – Brentry – Westbury-on-Trym – Westbury Park – Clifton Down – Centre – Temple Meads – Totterdown – Broom Hill. | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. Minor changes to stopping places in Broadmead, Bristol. The service will depart from bus stop B12 at the bottom of Union Street. |
| 2
(Bath) |
Fox Hill – Combe Down – Ralph Allen Drive – Widcombe – Bath City Centre | First WoE | Timetable and route revised. Service will also serve Foxhill. |
| 2
(Bristol) |
Stockwood – Knowle – Centre – Clifton – Westbury Park – Henleaze – Southmead – Cribbs Causeway | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. Minor changes to stopping places in Broadmead, Bristol. The service will depart from bus stop B12 at the bottom of Union Street. |
| 2a
(Bristol) |
Stockwood – Knowle – Centre – Clifton – Westbury Park – Henleaze – Southmead | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. Minor changes to stopping places in Broadmead, Bristol. The service will depart from bus stop B12 at the bottom of Union Street. |
| 3
(Bath) |
Bathford – Batheaston – Bailbrook – Lambridge – Walcot – Bath City Centre | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 3
(Bristol) |
Broadmead – Centre – Clifton Down – Black Boy Hill – Westbury Park – Stoke Bishop – Coombe Dingle – Shirehampton – Lawrence Weston – Henbury/Cribbs Causeway | First WoE | Timetable and route revised. Service 3 will no longer serve Avonmouth, following the same route as service 4 between Shirehampton and Henbury. This will provide a better spacing of journeys between Shirehampton and Henbury/Cribbs Causeway. Please refer to service 41 for new service serving Avonmouth. Minor change to stopping places in Broadmead, Bristol. Service will terminate at Union Street stop B14. |
| 3X
(Bristol) |
Temple Meads – Broadmead – Centre – Clifton – Redland – Bishopston – Horfield – Filton – Patchway – Aztec West – Little Stoke – Stoke Gifford – Bristol Parkway Station | Stagecoach West | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 4
(Bath) |
Odd Down Park & Ride – Odd Down – Bloomfield – Bear Flat – Wells Road – Bath City Centre – Kingsmead – Lower Weston – Combe Park – Royal United Hospital – Weston – Upper Weston | First WoE | Timetable and route revised. Service will serve Eastfield Avenue in Weston. |
| 4
(Bristol) |
Broadmead – Centre – Clifton Down – Black Boy Hill – Sneyd Park – Stoke Bishop – Sea Mills – Shirehampton – Lawrence Weston – Henbury/Cribbs Causeway | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. Minor change to stopping places in Broadmead, Bristol. Service will terminate at Union Street stop B14. |
| 4a
(Bath) |
Fox Hill – Odd Down – Bloomfield – Bear Flat – Wells Road – Bath City Centre – Kingsmead – Lower Weston – Combe Park – Royal United Hospital – Weston – Upper Weston | First WoE | Timetable and route revised. Service will serve Eastfield Avenue in Weston. |
| 4b
(Bath) |
Fox Hill – Odd Down – Bloomfield – Bear Flat – Wells Road – Bath City Centre – Kingsmead – Lower Weston – Combe Park – Royal United Hospital – Weston – Upper Weston | First WoE | Timetable and route revised. Service will serve Eastfield Avenue in Weston. |
| 5
(Bath) |
Whiteway – Twerton – Lower Bristol Road – Bath City Centre | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 5
(Bristol) |
St. Annes – Redfield – Barton Hill – Lawrence Hill – Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre – Clifton | First WoE | Service 5 will replace service 36, operating the same route and frequency from St. Annes to the Centre and then continuing to Clifton. This will increase capacity between Temple Gate and Clifton. |
| 6
(Bath) |
Fairfield Park – Walcot – Bath City Centre | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 6A
(Bath) |
Centre – Walcot – Fairfield Park – Larkhall | First WoE | Timetable revised and revision to stopping places in central Bath. All journeys will depart from Dorchester Street. |
| 7
(Bath) |
Larkhall – Fairfield Park – Walcot – Bath City Centre | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 8
(Bristol) |
Temple Meads Station – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre – Clifton | First WoE | Timetable revised. Enhanced frequency on Saturday and Sunday and addition of later journeys to improve interchange with later trains arriving at Temple Meads Station. |
| 13
(Bath) |
Elmhurst – Batheaston – Bailbrook – Lambridge – Walcot – Bath City Centre | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 15
(Bristol) |
Cribbs Causeway – Henbury – Lawrence Weston – Avonmouth Industrial Estate (Kings Weston Lane, Merebank Road, Poplar Way East, Poplar Way West) | First WoE | New service operating between Cribbs Causeway and Avonmouth Monday to Sunday in line with shift patterns at Avonmouth. |
| 17
(Bristol/B&NES) |
Keynsham – Willsbridge – Longwell Green – Hanham Common – Kingswood – Staple Hill – Fishponds – Eastville – Horfield – Southmead Hospital | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 22
(Bath) 31/03/2024 |
South Twerton – Twerton – Whiteway – Southdown – Kingsway – Rush Hill – Odd Down – Fox Hill – Combe Down – Claverton Down – University of Bath | Abus | Service withdrawn. This will mean that there will be no direct bus service between South Twerton, Twerton and Whiteway to the University of Bath and Ralph Allen School. The nearest bus stops to Whiteway and South Twerton for the service 22 operated by First West of England are Langdon Road and Lytton Gardens on Sladebrook Road. |
| 22
(Bath) |
Southdown – Rush Hill – Odd Down – Fox Hill – Combe Down – Claverton Down – University of Bath | First WoE | New service operating between Southdown and the University of Bath during term time only Monday to Friday. Replaces Abus service 22 in part. |
| 23
(Bristol) |
Ashton Vale – Ashton Gate – Bedminster – Redcliffe – Centre – Broadmead | Transpora | New service. Operating Monday to Friday. The service will operate via Langley Crescent and Ashton Drive in Ashton Vale. From Ashton Drive/Winterstoke Road the service will duplicate the route of the First service 24 to North Street and then via Malago Road, East Street and Redcliff Hill to the Centre/Broadmead. |
| 24
(Bristol) |
Ashton Vale – Ashton Gate – Bedminster – Redcliffe – Centre – Broadmead – Cabot Circus – Old Market – Easton – Eastville – Lockleaze – Horfield – Southmead Hospital | First WoE | Timetable and route revised. The service is extended to serve Ashton Vale, Langley Crescent via South Liberty Lane and Risdale Road on all days of operation. Residents of Ashton Vale will have to use the terminus stop at Langley Crescent only as the service cannot operate via Ashton Drive due to the low railway bridge. Monday to Saturday evening service enhanced to every 30 minutes. |
| 25
(Bristol) |
Centre – Broadmead – St. Pauls – St. Werburghs – Eastville – Fishponds | Transpora | Timetable revised, no change to route. Sunday service introduced. |
| 36
(Bristol) |
St. Annes – Redfield – Barton Hill – Lawrence Hill -Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre | First WoE | Service withdrawn. Please refer to service 5. |
| 39
(Bristol/B&NES) |
Bath Bus Station – Kingsmead – Lower Weston – Newbridge – Newton St. Loe – Saltford – Keynsham – Brislington – Arnos Vale – Totterdown – Temple Meads – Bristol Bus Station | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 41
(Bristol) |
Kingswood – St. George – Redfield – Lawrence Hill – Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre – Hotwells – A4 Portway – Sea Mills – Shirehampton – Avonmouth – Avonmouth Industrial Estate | First WoE | New service operating between Kingswood and Avonmouth. The service will operate to central Bristol via the 43 route, then via Anchor Road and Hotwells, continuing to Avonmouth as a limited stop service via the A4 Portway, Sea Mills, Shirehampton, Avonmouth and then Avonmouth Industrial Estate (St. Andrews Road, Kings Weston Lane, Merebank Road, Poplar Way East and Poplar Way West. The service will operate hourly/half hourly at peak times Monday to Friday and hourly/half-hourly Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays (half-hourly in the afternoon). |
| 46
(Bristol) |
UWE Frenchay Campus – Broomhill – Fishponds – Eastville – Easton – Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre | First WoE | Replaces service 48A operating to the same route and frequency. |
| 47
(Bristol) |
Oldbury Court – Broomhill – Fishponds – Eastville – Easton – Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre | First WoE | New service operating between Oldbury Court Estate and the Centre via Fishponds. The service will operate every 30 minutes Monday to Friday and hourly on Saturday. |
| 48
(Bristol) |
Emersons Green – Blackhorse – Downend – Fishponds – Eastville – Easton – Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead -Centre | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. There will be a reduction in 48 journeys to Bristol, replaced by service 48x (see below). |
| 48A
(Bristol) |
UWE Frenchay Campus – Broomhill – Fishponds – Eastville – Easton – Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre | First WoE | Service re-numbered 46. |
| 48x
(Bristol) |
Emersons Green – Blackhorse – Bromley Heath – Downend – Fishponds – Eastville – M32 – Cabot Circus – Broadmead -Centre | First WoE | New express service operating Monday to Saturday towards central Bristol only. The 48x follows the route of service 48 as far as Eastville Park and then operates via the M32 to central Bristol. |
| 49
(Bristol) |
Emersons Green – Blackhorse – Mangotsfield – Staple Hill – Fishponds – Eastville – Easton – Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. There will be a reduction in 49 journeys to Bristol, replaced by service 49x (see below). |
| 49x
(Bristol) |
Emersons Green – Blackhorse – Mangotsfield – Staple Hill – Fishponds – Eastville – Easton – Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre | First WoE | Replaces the X49 service between Emersons Green and the Centre Monday to Saturday towards central Bristol only. The 49x follows the route of service 49 as far as Eastville Park and then operates via the M32 to central Bristol. |
| 72
(Bristol) |
UWE Frenchay Campus – Abbey Wood – Lockleaze – Horfield – Horfield – Bishopston – Redland – Cotham – Tyndall’s Park – Centre – Broadmead – Redcliffe – Temple Meads | First WoE | Timetable revised. Route revised in central Bristol. After Temple Meads the service will operate via Victoria Street and Bristol Bridge to Broadmead. |
| 73
(Bristol) |
Aztec West/Bradley Stoke North – Bradley Stoke South – Little Stoke – Stoke Gifford – Parkway Station – Filton – Horfield – Bishopston – Montpelier – Broadmead – Centre – Redcliffe – Temple Meads – Totterdown – Knowle – Hengrove – Whitchurch | First WoE | Timetable revised and route revised in Bradley Stoke North. The service 73 will commence from Bristol Parkway Station then operate to Bradley Stoke North via the current route as far as Patchway Brook Roundabout. Service 73 will then turn left onto Bradley Stoke Way and operate a one-way loop around Woodlands Lane, Woodlands Way and Bowsland Way before heading South towards Bristol Parkway Station and central Bristol/Whitchurch. The one-way loop is necessary to avoid increasing congestion at the Aztec West Roundabout. |
| 77
(Bristol) |
Horfield – Bishopston – Montpelier – Stokes Croft – Broadmead – Centre – Clifton – Westbury Park – Henleaze | First WoE | New service operating between Horfield and Henleaze via the Centre. The service will run every 30 minutes Monday to Sunday (Saturday and Sunday timetable commencing from approximately 10:30). |
| 90
(Bristol) |
Broadmead – Centre – Redcliffe – Bedminster – Lower Knowle – Knowle West – Novers Park – Hengrove (Imperial Park) – Hengrove Park | Transpora | New service operating between Broadmead and Hengrove park, operating every 30 minutes Monday to Friday and hourly on Saturday. |
| 171
(B&NES) |
Bath Bus Station – Bear Flat – Odd Down – Dunkerton – Peasedown St. John – Clandown – Radstock – Midsomer Norton – Thicket Mead – Paulton – Farrington Gurney – Chewton Mendip – Wells | First WoE | 172 journeys between Bath and Wells re-numbered as 171 and times revised. |
| 172
(B&NES/Bristol) |
Bath Bus Station – Bear Flat – Odd Down – Dunkerton – Peasedown St. John – Clandown – Radstock – Midsomer Norton – Thicket Mead – Paulton – Temple Cloud – Clutton – Pensford – Whitchurch Village – Knowle – Totterdown – Temple Meads – Broadmead – Bristol Bus Station | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 173
(B&NES) |
Bath Bus Station – Bear Flat – Odd Down – Dunkerton – Peasedown St. John – Clandown – Radstock – Midsomer Norton – Chilcompton – Gurney Slade – Wells | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 174
(B&NES) |
Bath Bus Station – Bear Flat – Odd Down – Dunkerton – Peasedown St. John – Clandown – Radstock – Midsomer Norton – Chilcompton – Stratton on the Fosse – Oakhill – Shepton Mallet – Wells | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 231
(Bath/Wiltshire) |
Chippenham – Corsham – Rudloe – Box – Batheaston – Bailbrook – Lambridge – Walcot – Bath Bus Station | Faresaver | Change to bay number at Bath Bus Station. |
| 271/272/273
(Bath/Wiltshire) |
Devizes – Melksham – Whitley – Atworth – Bathford – Lambridge – Walcot – Bath Bus Station | Faresaver | Change to bay number at Bath Bus Station. |
| 349
(Bristol/B&NES) |
Keynsham – Hicks Gate – Brislington – Arnos Vale – Totterdown – Temple Meads – Broadmead – Bristol Bus Station | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 374
(B&NES/Bristol) |
Bristol Bus Station – Broadmead – Temple Meads – Totterdown – Knowle – Whitchurch Village – Pensford – Clutton – Chewton Mendip – Wells – Glastonbury | First WoE | 376 journeys between Bristol and Glastonbury re-numbered 374 and timetable revised. Together with service 376 buses to Glastonbury will operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday. |
| 375
(B&NES/Bristol) |
Bristol Bus Station – Broadmead – Temple Meads – Totterdown – Knowle – Whitchurch Village – Pensford – Clutton – Chewton Mendip – Wells | First WoE | 376 journeys between Bristol and Wells re-numbered 375 and timetable revised. Together with service 374 and 376 buses to Wells with operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday. |
| 376
(B&NES/Bristol) |
Bristol Bus Station – Broadmead – Temple Meads – Totterdown – Knowle – Whitchurch Village – Pensford – Clutton – Temple Cloud – Farrington Gurney – Chewton Mendip – Wells – Glastonbury – Street | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. Frequency of buses between Bristol and Street reduced to hourly Monday to Saturday. |
| 376a
(B&NES/Bristol) |
Bristol Bus Station – Broadmead – Temple Meads – Totterdown – Knowle – Whitchurch Village – Pensford – Clutton – Paulton – Midsomer Norton – Chewton Mendip – Wells | First WoE | New service. Monday to Saturday morning and evening journeys operating between Bristol and Wells via Paulton and Midsomer Norton. |
| 462
(Bristol) |
Lyde Green – Emersons Green – Blackhorse – Bromley Heath – Frenchay – M32 – Broadmead | Stagecoach West | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 522
(Bristol/B&NES) |
Bath Bus Station – Bear Flat – Odd Down – Dunkerton – Peasedown St. John – Clandown – Radstock – Midsomer Norton – Thicket Mead – Paulton – High Littleton – Timsbury – Farmborough – Marksbury – Whitchurch Village – Knowle – Totterdown – Temple Meads – Broadmead – Bristol Bus Station | First WoE | Timetable and route revised. The service will operate via Chandag Estate in Keynsham via Wellsway, Hurn Lane, Chandag Road, Bath Road and Bath Hill. |
| 925
(Bristol) |
Bristol Bus Station – Newport | Transpora | Service will now serve Bristol Bus Station instead of Broadmead, Bond Street. |
| A4
(Bath/Bristol) |
Bath (Lower Weston – Newbridge) – Newton St Loe – Saltford – Keynsham – Bristol (Brislington – Hengrove – Hartcliffe – Highridge) – Barrow Common – Barrow Gurney – Bristol Airport | Bath Bus Company | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| D1
(B&NES /Wiltshire) |
Bath Bus Station – Bathwick – Bathampton – Claverton – Limpley Stoke – Winsley – Bradford-on-Avon – Trowbridge – Westbury – Warminster | First WoE | Timetable revised, and route changed around Trowbridge due to development works. |
| D1X
(B&NES /Wiltshire) |
Bath Bus Station – Lambridge – Bailbrook – Batheaston – Bathford – Bradford-on-Avon – Trowbridge | First WoE | New service operating between Trowbridge and Bath via Batheaston operating hourly Monday to Saturday. |
| D2
(B&NES /Wiltshire) |
Bath Bus Station – Bear Flat – Bloomfield – Odd Down – Midford – Hinton Charterhouse – Norton St. Phillip – Rode – Beckington – Frome | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| D2X
(B&NES /Wiltshire) |
Bath Bus Station – Bathwick – Bathampton – Claverton – Limpley Stoke – Beckington – Frome | First WoE | Timetable revised, all journeys to terminate at Bath Bus Station. |
| N2
(Bristol) |
Centre – Bedminster – Knowle – Inns Court – Hengrove – Stockwood – Hengrove – Brislington – Temple Meads Broadmead – Centre | Transpora | New night bus service operating Monday to Saturday between the Centre and Stockwood. |
| SB1
Bristol/South Glos) |
New Cheltenham – Siston Common – Kingswood – Cadbury Heath – Longwell Green – Brislington – St. Brendan’s 6th Form College | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| T1
Bristol/South Glos) |
Thornbury – Alveston – Ridgeway – Fern Hill – Almondsbury – Patchway – Bradley Stoke North – Bradley Stoke South – Great Stoke – Harry Stoke – Bristol Bus Station | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| U1
(B&NES) |
Oldfield Park – Centre – Bathwick Hill – Claverton Down – University of Bath | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| U2
(B&NES) |
Oldfield Park – Widcombe – Bathwick Hill – Claverton Down – University of Bath | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| U5
(B&NES) |
Centre – Kingsmead – Lower Bristol Road – Newton St Low – Bath Spa University | First WoE | Timetable revised, minor route change in central Bath to serve Dorchester Street instead of James Street West. |
| X1
(Bristol/NSC) |
Bristol Bus Station – Hotwells – Flax Bourton – Farleigh – Backwell – Cleeve – Congresbury – Weston-super-Mare (St. Georges – Worle – Milton – Ashcombe – Town Centre) | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| X4
(Bristol/NSC) |
Bristol Bus Station – Hotwells – Bower Ashton – Leigh Woods – Pill – Easton in Gordano – Sheepway – Portishead (The Vale – Portishead Harbour – West Hill – Black Nore – Redcliffe Bay) | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| X6
(Bristol/NSC) |
Bristol Bus Station – Hotwells – Bower Ashton – Failand – Tickenham – Clevedon | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| X7
(Bristol/NSC) |
Bristol Bus Station – Hotwells – Bower Ashton – Long Ashton – Nailsea – Tickenham – Clevedon | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| X8
(Bristol/NSC) |
Bristol Bus Station – Hotwells – Bower Ashton – Long Ashton – Backwell – Nailsea | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| X9
(Bristol/NSC) |
Bristol Bus Station – Hotwells – Bower Ashton – Long Ashton – Nailsea | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| X10
(Bristol/NSC) |
Clevedon – Weston in Gordano – Portishead – Cribbs Causeway – Filton – Southmead Hospital | Transpora | New service between Clevedon and Southmead Hospital, Bristol Monday to Saturday. |
| X10
(Bristol/NSC) |
Clevedon – Weston in Gordano – Portishead – Cribbs Causeway – Filton – Southmead Hospital | Stagecoach West | Service withdrawn. |
| X31
(Bath/Wiltshire) |
Chippenham – Corsham – Rudloe – Box – Batheaston – Lambridge – Walcot – Bath Bus | Faresaver | Change to bay number at Bath Bus Station. |
| X39
(Bristol/B&NES) |
Bath Bus Station – Kingsmead – Lower Weston – Newbridge – Newton St. Loe – Saltford – Brislington – Arnos Vale – Totterdown – Temple Meads – Bristol Bus Station | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| X49
(Bristol) |
Staple Hill – Fishponds – Eastville – Easton – Old Market – Cabot Circus – Broadmead – Centre | First WoE | Service withdrawn. See service 49x. |
| Y1
(Bristol/South Glos) |
Chipping Sodbury – Yate – Yate South – Nibley – Frampton Cotterell – Winterbourne – Hambrook – M32 – Bristol Bus Station | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| Y2
(Bristol/South Glos) |
Yate – North Yate – Ladden Garden Village – Yate – Nibley – Frampton Cotterell – Winterbourne – Hambrook – M32 – Bristol Bus Station | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| Y6
(Bristol/South Glos)
|
Chipping Sodbury – Yate – Nibley – Coalpit Heath – Frampton Cotterell – Winterbourne – Great Stoke – Bristol Parkway Station – Stoke Gifford – Little Stoke – Patchway – Cribbs Causeway – Charlton Hayes – Filton Southmead Hospital – Henleaze – Westbury Park – Clifton Down – Centre – Broadmead. | First WoE | Timetable and route revised. All journeys will now operate via Badminton Road, Beesmoor Road and Park Lane in Coalpit Heath/Frampton Cotterell. |
Commencing from 25th May 2024
| Service
number |
Route Description | Operator | Summary of changes |
| Open Top Tour
(Bristol) |
Centre – Clifton – Clifton Village – Hotwells – Centre – Redcliffe – Temple Meads Centre | Transpora | New service. |
Commencing from 21st July 2024
| Service
number |
Route Description | Operator | Summary of changes |
| 75
(Bristol) |
Cribbs Causeway – Patchway – Filton – Horfield – Bishopston – Montpelier – Broadmead – Centre – Redcliffe – Bedminster – Bedminster Down – Bishopsworth – Withywood – Hartcliffe – Hengrove | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |
| 76
(Bristol) |
Cribbs Causeway – Henbury – Brentry – Southmead – Horfield – – Bishopston – Montpelier – Centre – Redcliffe – Bedminster – Bedminster Down – Highridge – Withywood – Hartcliffe – Hengrove | First WoE | Timetable revised, no change to route. |