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Travel Alerts
Holburn Street / 08:00 27th Oct – 18:00 31st Oct / DIVERSION
Holburn Street Closed One Way South Bound
08:00 27th Oct – 18:00 31st Oct
Service 1, 1a, 2, 17, 172, 18 and 18A Heading to Garthdee/Auchinyell and Kincorth will divert as follows.
From Holburn Junction
Service 18,18a,172 heading to Kincorth
From Holburn Junction
Service 17 heading to Kincorth
Willowbank Road, Great Western Road, Holburn Street > To follow the current Great Southern Road diversion from there.
Remembrance Sunday / 9th of November 2025
Remembrance Sunday
9th Nov 09:30 – 12:30
Due to Remembrance Sunday road closures 09:30 – 12:30
Services will divert as follows:
Service 19, 20 Heading from St Andrews Street to Union Terrace
St Andrews Street, Charlotte Street, John Street, Woolmanhill, Skene Street & Union Terrace.
Service 19 Heading to Tillydrone
Union Street, Bridge Street, Wapping Street, Denburn, John Street, Charlotte Street & St Andrews Street
Menzies Road / 7th Nov – 8th Nov 2025 / DIVERSION
Menzies Road Closure One Way
7th Nov – 8th Nov
Services 3, 3A, and 15
Due to Menzies Road being closed between 09:00 on 7th Nov until 06:00 08th Nov, the following diversion will be in place:
Services heading to Cove / Balnagask Circle
Normal route.
Services heading to Mastrick / Airyhall
Operating via Wellington Road, South Esplanade West & The Fish Houses.
Aberdeen City Fireworks Night 2025 4th Nov – 6th Nov
Due to the fireworks festival, there will be various road closures. Please ensure you are aware of the date and times of the diversions.
Services will divert as follows:
Service 13 Heading to Seaton/Hillhead/Scatterburn Via York Street
23:00 4th Nov until 12:00 6th Nov
From Esplanade
17:30 - 21:00 5th Nov
From Constitution Street
21:00 5th Nov until 12:00 6th Nov
From Esplanade
Service 13 Heading to Seaton/Hillhead 17:30 – 21:00 5th Nov
From Constitution Street
Service 13 Heading to Scatterburn 17:30 – 21:30 5th Nov
From Urquhart Road
Winter Festival / 06:00 05th Nov 2025 until 18:00 09th Jan 2026.
Due to the Winter Festival on Broad Street and Upperkirkgate,
There will be road closures from 06:00 05th Nov 2025 until 18:00 09th Jan 2026.
Service 17,17A,172 heading to Faulds Gate
From Gallowgate
•Little John Street (Use stop on Little John Street)
•West North Street
•Union Street and resume normal service
Service 17,17A,172 heading to Newhills
From Adelphi
• King Street
• West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
• Gallowgate (Use all stops on Gallowgate)
• Berry Street and resume normal service
Service 18,18A,18B,18S heading to Redmoss
From Causewayend
• West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
• King Street to Adelphi and resume normal service
Service 18,18A,18B,18S heading to Dyce
From Adelphi
• King Street
• West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
• Causewayend
Service 11,11A heading Craigiebuckler/Countesswells
From Hutcheon Street
• West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
• King Street (Use St Andrews Cathedral Stop)
• Union Street and resume normal service
Service 11,11A heading to Northfield (Relief point is King Street opp St Andrews Cathedral)
From Market Street
• King Street (Use Stop opp St Andrews Cathedral)
•West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
•Hutcheon Street and resume normal service
Service 19 heading to Culter (Relief point is Music Hall)
From St Andrews Street
Service 19 heading to Tillydrone
From Rosemount Viaduct
Service 20, 20A heading to Union Terrace
From Gallowgate
Broad Street / DIVERSION / 27th of October 2025
Due to road works on Broad Street, there will be a road closure from 18:00 27th Oct 2025 until 06:00 5th Nov 2025.
Services will divert as follows:
Service 17,17A,172 heading to Faulds Gate
From Gallowgate
• Little John Street (Use stop on Little John Street)
•West North Street
•Union Street and resume normal service
Service 17,17A,172 heading to Newhills
From Adelphi
•King Street
•West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
•Gallowgate (Use all stops on Gallowgate)
•Berry Street and resume normal service
Service 18,18A,18B,18S heading to Redmoss
From Causewayend
•West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
•King Street to Adelphi and resume normal service
Service 18,18A,18B,18S heading to Dyce
From Adelphi
•King Street
•West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
•Causewayend
Service 11,11A heading Craigiebuckler/Countesswells
From Hutcheon Street
•West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
•King Street (Use St Andrews Cathedral Stop)
•Union Street and resume normal service
Service 11,11A heading to Northfield (Relief point is King Street opp St Andrews Cathedral)
From Market Street
•King Street (Use Stop opp St Andrews Cathedral)
•West North Street (Use all stops on West North Street)
•Hutcheon Street and resume normal service
Great Southern Road *UPDATED* UNTIL 12th of November 2025
Due to the ‘BIG SING’ event at Duthie Park, Great Southern Road will be one way between Riverside Drive and Whinhill Road. The direction of travel will be heading to Dyce/Newhills from 09:00 – 14:00 on 28 May.
Services 17,17A,17K,172,18,18A,18S will be diverted as follows:
Heading to Bucksburn / Dyce
After the King George VI Bridge via Riverside Drive, Holburn Street, roundabout at the Hardgate, then
Services 18,18A,18s,172 via Holburn Street and resume normal route.
Services 17,17a,17k via Great Southern Road, Murray Terrace and resume normal service.
Heading to Kincorth:
• Refer to diversion notice 31 March – 21 July
*UPDATED*
Great Southern Road one way restriction has been extended until 12th November 2025.
(15:10 18/10/2025)
Ferryhill Road *UPDATED* until the 21st of December 2025
Ferryhill Road will be closed from 05:00 on 8th May
Service 17,17A heading to Newhills
From Ferryhill Road:
• left onto Caledonian Place,
• right onto Albury Road
• right onto Willowbank Road and continue along Springbank Terrace
• left onto Crown Street
Service 17, 17A heading to Faulds Gate
From Crown Street:
• right onto Springbank Terrace
• left onto Albury Road
• left onto Caledonian Place
• right onto Ferryhill Road and resume normal service
*UPDATED*
Ferryhill Road has been extended until 21st Dec.
(15:07 18/10/2025)