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  • Diversion: Services 17, 17A, 172, 18, 18A, 18B, 18S, 11, 11A | Broad Street Closure Spectra | 31st January – 10th February 21 Jan 2026 (all areas)
  • Diversion: Services 3, 3A, 12, 19, 20 | Spectra Road Closures | 5th – 8th February 21 Jan 2026 (all areas)
  • Diversion: Hilton Drive / 26th January – 30th January​ / 23 / DIVERSION 07 Jan 2026 (all areas)
  • Diversion: Hareness Road / 09:00 27th January Until 06:00 29th January / 18A & 3B 07 Jan 2026 (all areas)
  • Roadworks: Service 15/15B/15S | Union Grove 19 Dec 2025 (all areas)

Travel Alerts

Service 13 | School Road

Service 13

School Road will be closed one-way from Seaton to Hillhead from 08:00 21st January to 17:00 26th January. Service 13 will divert as follows:

Service 13 heading to Hillhead

Diverting via Seaton Terminus, School Road, Regent Walk and King Street.

Service 13 heading to Scatterburn/Prince Arthur Street

Normal route.

Read more of Service 13 | School Road

Services 17, 17A, 172, 18, 18A, 18B, 18S, 11, 11A | Broad Street Closure Spectra | 31st January – 10th February

Services 17, 17A, 172, 18, 18A, 18B, 18S, 11, 11A

Due to Spectra, Broad Street will be closed from 01:00 31st January until 17:00 10th February

Service 17,17A,172 heading to Faulds Gate

Diverting via Gallowgate, Little John Street, West North Street and Union Street.

Service 17,17A,172 heading to Newhills

Diverting via Adelphi, King Street, West North Street, Gallowgate and Berry Street.

Service 18,18A,18B,18S heading to Redmoss

Diverting via Causewayend, West North Street, King Street and Adelphi.

Service 18,18A,18B,18S heading to Dyce

Diverting via Adelphi, King Street, West North Street (using all stops on West North Street), and Causewayend.

Service 11,11A heading Craigiebuckler/Countesswells

Diverting via Hutcheon Street, West North Street (using all stops on West North Street),  King Street (using St Andrews Cathedral Stop) and Union Street.

Service 11,11A heading to Northfield

Diverting via Market Street, King Street (using stop opposite St Andrews Cathedral), West North Street (using all stops on West North Street) and Hutcheon Street.

All stops along the diversion route will be observed.

Read more of Services 17, 17A, 172, 18, 18A, 18B, 18S, 11, 11A | Broad Street Closure Spectra | 31st January – 10th February

Services 3, 3A, 12, 19, 20 | Spectra Road Closures | 5th – 8th February

Due to Spectra, Union Terrace and Schoolhill/Upperkirkgate will be closed from 14:45 until 23:00 each night between 5th and 8th of February

Service 12 heading to Torry

Diverting via Woolmanhill, Denburn and Guild Street.

Service 12 heading to Heathryfold

Diverting via Guild Street, Wapping Street, Denburn and Skene Square.

Service 3,3A heading to Cove

Diverting via Rosemount Viaduct, Skene Street, Denburn and Guild Street.

Service 3,3A heading to Mastrick

Diverting via Guild Street, Wapping Street, Denburn, Skene Street and Rosemount Viaduct.

Service 19, 20 heading to Union Terrace/Culter

Diverting via Gallowgate, Little John Street, West North Street, King Street (Service 19 to use St Andrews Cathedral), Market Street, Guild Street, Bridge Street

Service 19  continues through the lights up Bridge Street and onto Union Street.

Service 20 turn right onto Wapping Street, Denburn and Guild Street.

Service 19 heading to Tillydrone

Diverting via Union Street, Bridge Street, Wapping Street, Guild Street, Market Street, Union Street, King Street (to use temporary stop opposite St Andrews Cathedral), West North Street (using all stops on West North Street),  Gallowgate (using all stops on Gallowgate) and Berry Street.

All stops along the diversion route will be observed. 

Read more of Services 3, 3A, 12, 19, 20 | Spectra Road Closures | 5th – 8th February

King George VI Bridge / 19th January until 23rd January​ 2026 / 17, 17K 18, 18A, 18S & 172

Due to the closure of King George VI Bridge heading to Kincorth, services 17, 17K 18, 18A, 18S, 172 will divert as follows:​

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Services 17, 17K 18, 18A, 18S, 172 heading to Kincorth​:

Great Southern Road / Duthie Park​, Riverside Drive​, Holburn Street​, Bridge Of Dee Roundabout, Great Southern Road, Provost Rust Drive and resume the normal route​.

Read more of King George VI Bridge / 19th January until 23rd January​ 2026 / 17, 17K 18, 18A, 18S & 172
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