
We're Recruiting!
Being a bus driver in a community is like being a superhero in disguise! You get to be the person who helps people get to where they need to go, whether it's to work, school or a night out with friends. Imagine being able to make someone's day just by getting them to their destination on time. That's what bus drivers get to do every day across the West of England!
Bus drivers are like the city's own personal tour guides, showing people all the best places to go and making sure they get there safe and sound. They help people get to work with a smile on their face, they make sure kids get to school ready to learn and they're the designated driver for a fun night out with friends. It's a pretty sweet gig if you ask us!
We want to give our customers great service and we can only do that by getting the right people in our driver team. You don’t need to be able to drive a bus yet as we will give you all the training you require to gain your PCV licence. You just need the right attitude and in return you’ll enjoy some of the great things that come from being part of our team…
Full time or part time hours…
You can work either full time, where you’ll be contracted to at least 37 hours per week, or part time. The choice is yours.
Enjoy the variety…
You won’t get bored staring at the same four walls in this job, as each day brings something new. Our driver teams are the heartbeat of the great towns and cities they serve, providing an essential service in helping to keep our customers moving. You’ll be meeting loads of new people and making a difference to their day.
Be a part of something…
We have a great team environment where colleagues become friends. Some employees have been with us for 25, 30 and even 40 years and really enjoy feeling part of one big family. And if you’re the ambitious type, it’s worth knowing that some of our most senior managers started off as drivers...
There is also a great range of other benefits:
- Professional training (with pay) to pass the PCV theory and practical tests
- Ongoing professional development
- Up to 5 weeks holiday (plus Public Holidays)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Free bus travel for you and your family
- £6 all-day train travel on GWR, SWR and other First train companies
- High Street discounts
- Free uniform
Check out our bus driver jobs near you
What to expect on assessment day
If you are invited to attend an interview and assessment you will be ask to do the following:
- Have an interview with a member of our team to find out more about you, whether you are suited to the job and your opportunity to ask any questions about becoming a bus driver;
- Complete a medical assessment with our doctor, so please remember to bring a list of any medication you take and if you require glasses to drive please bring those;
- Have an assessment in a mini van (manual), however if you have a automatic licence we have a testing vehicle available. All our buses are automatic;
- We take the safety of our customers and colleagues very seriously, for that reason as an organisation we have a zero tolerance of alcohol and drugs and you will be tested during your assessment;
- Don't forget to bring Driving Licence and Right to Work Documents.
Travel Alerts
Bus Stop Closures-02.06.25-Baldwin Street, Central Bristol-(3/4/8/24/72/47/47x/48/48x/49/49x/50)
Bus Stop Closures-Baldwin Street, Central Bristol-(3/4/8/24/72/47/48/48x/49/49x/50)
02nd June 2025 - 25th July 2025
Bristol
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Due to ongoing gas works at Baldwin Street the bus stop C13 (outside the ice cream parlour) will close and services will move up to use R11 (The Old Fish Market) between 02nd of June and the 11th July 2025
From The 14th July until the 25th of July, stop R11 (Old Fish Market) will close and buses will all use bus stop C13 (Ice Cream Parlour)
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For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department
Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
Customer service contact us
Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
Avonvale Road, Marsh Lane and Pile Marsh, Barton Hill - EMERGENCY CLOSURES - (5, SB7 & 16) - Tuesday 20th May
Various roads in Barton Hill area will be closed to service 5, SB7 and 16 between 07:00 and 18:00 on Tuesday 20th May to facilitate emergency carriageway works. We apologies for the very short notice but we have only just been notified of this closure.
Service 5 and SB7 will be diverted via Church Road, Russell Town Avenue, Whitehall Road, Chalks Road and Blackswarth Road to resume normal routes in both directions.
Regretfully the Church Street, Beam Street and Tyrell Gardens and Orchard Square bus stops will not be served by the service 5 in either direction and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Easton Road or Netham Road bus stops,
Service SB7 will be unable to serve the Edward Road, Gilbert Street, Heber Street and Tyrell Gardens bus stops in either direction and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Lawrence Hill Station or Netham Road bus stops.
Service 16 will be diverted via Blackswarth Road and Feeder Road in both directions
Regretfully the bus stops Blackswarth Road on Church Road, Orchard Square bus stop on Avonvale Road and the Granville Street bus stop on Marsh Lane will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at the Seneca Street bus stop on Church Road or the Feeder Road Footbridge bus stop.
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For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department
Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
Customer service contact us
Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
Long Term Road Closure-14.04.25-Woolavington Road, Woolavington-(375) Approx 4 July 2025
Long Term Road Closure- Woolavington Road, Woolavington (375)
Monday 14th April - Friday 4th July 2025
West Of England
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Due to National Grid works service 375 will be diverted to miss Woolavington Road and use A39 Bath Road Puriton Hill into Enterprise Way to access Puriton. This will be in both directions during the closure period.
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Regrettably RoF Factory stops and Cockers Hill bus stops will not be served during the closure period.
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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department
Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
Customer service contact us
Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
Long Term Road Closure (Extended)-17.02.25-Bradley Stoke Way-(m1/T1) estimated 25 May 2025
Road Closure-Bradley Stoke Way, Northbound-(m1/T1)
Monday 17th February - Sunday 25th May 2025
South Gloucestershire
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These works have been extended from the original date of completion(2nd May 2025)
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Due to roadworks as part of the council active travel scheme, Bradley Stoke Way northbound will be closed to traffic and as such services m1 towards Cribbs Causeway and T1 towards Thornbury will be diverted to use Winterbourne Road, Orpheus Avenue and Baileys Court Road to resume normal route at Great Meadow Roundabout. Please expect some delays.
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The Great Meadow stop will not be able to be served, but buses will instead serve the Great Meadow Roundabout stop on Baileys Court Road. No other bus stops on the diversion will be served.
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Buses on the m1 towards Hengrove Park and T1 towards Bristol City Centre will not be affected.
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For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department
Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
Customer service contact us
Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
Daily Service Updates
This is our Service Updates page. Information is listed by service number, and any major disruptions will be listed at the top of the page. For more detail of any planned diversions, please see the separate entries on the Current Issues page of our website. Individual journey cancellations are shown on our app. | |||
Last Updated: | 20/05/2025 | 19:57 | |
Major Disruptions: | |||
Bath and Somerset | No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. | ||
Bristol | No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. | Love Saves The Day-24/25 May Services X1/X4/X6/X7a/X8/X9/U2 will be affected. See our dedicated web page for full details. |
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North Somerset | No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. | ||
Service | Current issues | Planned disruptions in the next week | |
1 | Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated 2 June 2025. -The Totterdown Bridge stop towards Broomhill is suspended until late May. Please use the temporary stop that has been installed prior to the traffic lights. |
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1 | Bath City Centre - Southdown | Normal service. | |
1 | Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay | Normal service. | |
1s | Kewstoke - Worle | Normal service. | |
2/2a | Cribbs Causeway/Brentry - Bristol City Centre - Stockwood | Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated 2 June 2025. | |
2 | Bath City Centre - Foxhill | Normal service. | |
3 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford | Milsom St, New Bond Street and Northgate will be closed 2200-0500 between 19-24 May.Services will be diverted. Guildhall, Broad Street and Milsom Street bus stops will not be served. | |
3/4 | Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre | Normal service. | |
4 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down | Normal service. | |
5 | St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Clifton | Normal service. | |
5 | Bath City Centre - Whiteway | Normal service. | |
6 | Bristol City Centre - Kingswood | Normal service. | |
6 | Worle - Weston-super-Mare | Normal service. | |
6/6a/7 | Bath City Centre - Fairfield Park/Larkhall | -Milsom St, New Bond Street and Northgate will be closed 2200-0500 between 19-24 May.Services will be diverted. Guildhall, Broad Street and Milsom Street bus stops will not be served. | -St Saviours Road in Larkhall, Bath will be closed from Tuesday 27th and will remain fully closed until 19:00 on Friday 30th May to facilitate carriageway works.Services will operate as normal to Claremont Road then divert via St Saviours Road (part unaffected) and terminate/ commence from the St Saviours Church bus stop on Holland Road.All stops around the Larkhall Loop will be missed and passengers are advised to board or alight at the St Saviours Church bus stop on Holland Road. |
7 | Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill | Normal service. | |
7 | Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands | Normal service. | |
7B/7H | Weston-super-Mare - Bleadon Hill or Hutton | Normal service. | |
8 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton | Normal service. | |
8 | Bath City Centre - Kingsway | Normal service. | |
9 | Weston-super-Mare - Worle | Normal service. | |
13 | Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst | Normal service. | |
16 | Bristol City Centre - Kingswood - Fishponds | Normal service. | |
17 | Bristol - Keynsham | Normal service. | Southmead Hospital Bus Station closed From 19.00 23 May until 06.00 on 26 May for Carriagway works. There will be Temporary Bus Stops on Southmead Way just after the roundabout Beaufort Way in both Directions |
19 | Bath - Bristol Parkway Station | Normal service. | |
20 | Ralph Allen School - Bath | Normal service. | |
20 | Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea | Normal service. | |
21 | Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre | Normal service. | |
24 | Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale | -Mulready Close stop towards Ashton Vale is suspended until January 2026. Please use Cameron Walk stop. -Frayne Road stop towards Ashton Vale is currently suspended. Please use the Greenway Bush Lane or Durnford Street stops. |
-Redcliff Hill towards the Bristol City Centre will be closed between 0700-1300 on 25 May. Passengers are advised to board/alight at the Ship Lane bus stop in Clarence Road. --Southmead Hospital Bus Station closed From 19.00 23 May until 06.00 on 26 May for Carriagway works. There will be Temporary Bus Stops on Southmead Way just after the roundabout Beaufort Way in both Directions |
31 | Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre | Milsom St, New Bond Street and Northgate will be closed 2200-0500 between 19-24 May.Services will be diverted. Guildhall, Broad Street and Milsom Street bus stops will not be served. | |
36 | Highridge - St Anne's | Normal service. | |
37 | Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate | Normal service. | |
39 | See X39 below | ||
41 | Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre | Normal service. | |
41 | Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Kingswood | Normal Service. | |
42/43 | Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens / Cadbury Heath | Normal Service. | Redcliff Hill towards the Bristol City Centre will be closed between 0700-1300 on 25 May. Passengers are advised to board/alight at the Ship Lane bus stop in Clarence Road. |
44/45 | Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath / Cherry Gardens | Normal Service. | |
46 | Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | Normal service. | |
47/47x | Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court | Normal service. | |
48/48x | Bristol - Downend / Emersons Green | Normal Service. | |
49/49x | Bristol - Staple Hill / Emersons Green | Normal service. | |
50 | Bristol - Frenchay | Normal Service. | |
51s | Winscombe - Churchill Academy | Normal service. | |
55 | Wrantage - Strode College | Normal service. | |
58 | Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill | Normal service. | |
70 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | ||
72 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated 2 June 2025. | |
73 | Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | ||
74 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke | Normal service. | Redcliff Hill towards the Bristol City Centre will be closed between 0700-1300 on 25 May. Passengers are advised to board/alight at the Ship Lane bus stop in Clarence Road. |
75/76 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway | -Due to overnight resurfacing works along the A38 there will be night closures between 20.00-06.00 from 16 May -30 May and as such services will divert to use Station Road Great Stoke Way along Past Parkway to Hatchet Road and Then Gypsy Path Lane in Both Directions. Filton Church, Filton College, Cleve Road, Gypsy Patch Lane (Southbound) and Filton Airfield bus stops will be missed. | -Redcliff Hill towards the Bristol City Centre will be closed between 0700-1300 on 25 May. Passengers are advised to board/alight at the Ship Lane bus stop in Clarence Road. -Southmead Hospital Bus Station closed From 19.00 23 May until 06.00 on 26 May for Carriagway works. There will be Temporary Bus Stops on Southmead Way just after the roundabout Beaufort Way in both Directions |
77 | Clifton Down - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top | Normal Service. | |
125 | Weston-super-Mare - Wrington | Normal service. | |
126 | Weston-super-Mare - Wells | Normal Service. | |
172 | Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated 2 June 2025. | |
173/174 | Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath | -The A367 Bath Road in Oakhill will be closed to service 174 between 09:30 and 15:30 on Wednesday 21st May.Service 174 heading towards Wells will operate normal route to the end of Silver Street (B3355), then divert right onto Wells Road (B3139), left into A37 Marchants Hill (A37) to resume normal route at Bath Road junction.This will be in both directions.Bus stops between and including Killings Knap Farm and Oakhill Primary School will not be served during this closure period. | |
349 | Bristol - Keynsham | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated 2 June 2025. -The Totterdown Bridge stop towards Keynsham is suspended until late May. Please use the temporary stop that has been installed prior to the traffic lights. |
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373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x | Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil | -The road between Woolavington and Puriton is closed until September 2025. Buses on the 375 will serve Old Mill Road in Woolavington and then divert via the A39 and Enterprise Way into -Puriton - please expect delays. Stops between Woolavington Green and ROF Factory inclusive will not be served. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated 2 June 2025. |
-Brooks Road in Street will be closed to services 373 and 376 between 09:30 and 15:30 from Monday 26th through to Friday 30th May due to roadworks. Service 373 will be diverted via Ivythorn Road in both directions and regretfully the bus stops on Brooks Road and Middle Leigh will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Hill House bus stop on Slugg Hill or The Tanyard on Leigh Road. Service 376 will be diverted via Ivythorn Lane to terminus in both directions i and all bus stops between and including Hecks Cider Farm and Ringolds Way will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at the terminus or The Tanyard bus stop on Leigh Road. - Market Place Somerton will close between 14.00-20.00 on 25 May. Passenger Board or alight at either the Behind Berry or Lynch House stops |
522 | Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated 2 June 2025. -The Totterdown Bridge stop towards Keynsham/Bath is suspended until late May. Please use the temporary stop that has been installed prior to the traffic lights. |
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A1 | Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer | Normal Service. | -Redcliff Hill towards the Bristol City Centre will be closed between 0700-1300 on 25 May. Passengers are advised to board/alight at the Ship Lane bus stop in Clarence Road. |
A3 | Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer | Normal service. | |
D1/D1x | Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster | Normal service. | |
D2/D2x | Bath - Frome | Normal service. | |
m1 | Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus | -Bradley Stoke Way is closed northbound. Buses are diverting and serving the Great Meadow Roundabout stop instead of the usual Great Meadow stop until Sunday 25 May 2025. -Roadworks with temporary traffic lights at the Airport Road/Bamfield/Creswicke Road junction at Hengrove are causing significant delays at peak times. |
-Redcliff Hill towards the Bristol City Centre will be closed between 0700-1300 on 25 May. Passengers are advised to board/alight at the Ship Lane bus stop in Clarence Road. |
m2 | Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus | Normal service. | -Redcliff Hill towards the Bristol City Centre will be closed between 0700-1300 on 25 May. Passengers are advised to board/alight at the Ship Lane bus stop in Clarence Road. |
m3/m3x | Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus | Feynmann Way is closed due to a defective road surface until further notice. Buses are diverting via Jenner Boulevard. No stops are missed out, but journey times will be extended. | |
m4 | Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus | Normal service. | |
OS1 | Oldfield School - Hanham | Normal service. | |
SB1 | Soundwell - St Brendan's College | Normal service. | |
SB2 | Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College | Normal service. | |
SB4 | Westerleigh - St Brendan's College | Normal service. | |
SB5 | Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College | Normal service. | |
SB6 | Yate - St Brendan's College | Normal service. | |
SB7 | Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College | Normal service. | |
T1 | Bristol - Thornbury | -Bradley Stoke Way is closed northbound. Buses are diverting and serving the Great Meadow Roundabout stop instead of the usual Great Meadow stop until 25 May 2025. -Thornbury Road in Alveston is closed towards Thornbury until winter 2025, buses are diverting via Greenhill Lane and missing The Ship bus stop, serving Beanhill Crescent stop instead. |
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U1 | Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre | Normal service. | |
U1/U2 | University of Bath - Oldfield Park | Normal service. | |
U2 | Bristol - Langford Campus | Normal service. | |
U3 | Bristol - UWE Frenchay Night Bus | Normal service. | |
U5 | Bath - Bath Spa University | Normal service. | |
X1/X1s | Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol | Normal service. | |
X39/39 | Bath - Bristol | -The Totterdown Bridge stop towards Bath is suspended until late May. Please use the temporary stop that has been installed prior to the traffic lights. | . |
X4 | Bristol - Portishead | Normal service. | |
X5 | Weston-super-Mare - Portishead | -Portishead High Street closed to Traffic near Gordano School, A temporary Stop will be place outside Aldi on Wyndham Way for Town Centre this will run until 13 June. | |
X6/X7/X7a | Bristol - Clevedon | Normal service. | |
X9 | Bristol - Nailsea | Normal service. | |
X11 | Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon | Normal service. | |
X14 | Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus | Normal service. | |
Y1/Y2 | Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village | Normal Service. | |
Y6 | Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury | -Due to overnight resurfacing works along the A38 there will be night closures between 20.00-06.00 from 16 May -30 May and as such services will divert to use Station Road Great Stoke Way along Past Parkway to Hatchet Road and Then Gypsy Path Lane in Both Directions. Filton Church, Filton College, Cleve Road, Gypsy Patch Lane (Southbound) and Filton Airfield bus stops will be missed. | -Southmead Hospital Bus Station closed From 19.00 23 May until 06.00 on 26 May for Carriagway works. There will be Temporary Bus Stops on Southmead Way just after the roundabout Beaufort Way in both Directions |
Long Term Road Closure-31.03.25-Victoria Street (Northbound)-1/2/2a/39/X39/375/376/376a/522) until 2 June 2025
Long Term Road Closure-Victoria Street, Bristol (Northbound)-1/2/2a/39/X39/72/172/349/375/376/376a/522
31st March - 2nd June 2025
Bristol
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Due to ongoing travel improvement along the Victoria Street corridor, Victoria Street will be closed in the northbound direction (towards the city centre) from 31st March 2025. Temple Meads Station stop T7 at the end of Victoria Street will be closed.
Routes 1 and 2 towards Cribbs Causeway, 2a towards Brentry and 72 towards UWE Frenchay will instead stop at Temple Meads Station stop T2 on the main road (Temple Gate), and then divert via Temple Way and Counterslip to resume their normal route at Bristol Bridge. Buses will additionally serve stop T8 on Temple Way.
Routes 39/X39, 172, 349, 374, 375, 376, 376a and 522 will stop at Temple Meads Station stop T2 as normal, and then divert via Temple Way and Counterslip to resume their normal route at Bristol Bridge. These routes will also additionally stop at Temple Way stop T8 on the diversion.
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Southbound buses, travelling from the city centre towards Temple Meads Station, will not be affected and will operate their normal route.
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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department
Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
Customer service contact us
Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ