Bath Universities

Student travel with First Bus

We've got great services to the University of Bath and Bath Spa University, plus a network of buses that go pretty much everywhere else you'll need to go. And with a 24/7 term-time service, plus links to Bristol City Centre and Bristol Airport, there's plenty of places to go.

We operate 6 university services in Bath

Whether you're heading to lectures, meeting friends in town or exploring somewhere new, our university services can help you get there.

University of Bath → Green Park

via City Centre

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University of Bath → Oldfield Park

via Rossiter Road

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University of Bath → Bath Spa University

via City Centre & Lower Bristol Road

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University of Bath → Bath Spa University

via Odd Down, Whiteway & Twerton

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Lower Bristol Road → Bath Spa University

via The Globe

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University of Bath → London Road

via Bathwick Hill & Cleveland Bridge

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Map of Bath University Services

Tap on, tap off at student fares

All 6 university routes have tap on, tap off capped at Student Fares. Simply tap your card on the machine when you get on – no need to worry about losing a paper ticket.

A range of longer-term tickets are also available for the academic year on our app.

See tickets and prices

Bath Uni: what bus to catch

Not sure which bus you need? Here's a handy guide.

Where are you going?	Service
City Centre	U1 U3
Green Park	U1 U3
Oldfield Park	U2 U3
Lower Bristol Road	U3
Newbridge Road	U3
Odd Down	U4
Twerton	U4
London Road	U6
Bath Spa University	U3 U4

Bath Uni: travelling further afield

Heading somewhere beyond Bath? Here's where you can change from the U1 or U3.

Weston U1/U3 → 3 or 4

London Road U1/U3 → 3 or 13

Trowbridge U1/U3 → D1 or D1x

Odd Down U1/U3 → 4, 171, 172, 173, 174 or 522

Southdown U1/U3 → 1

Whiteway U1/U3 → 5

Bristol U1/U3 → X39 or 39

Bristol Airport U1/U3 → A4

Change at Dorchester Street for all of the above connections.

Bath Spa Uni: what bus to catch

Not sure which bus you need? Here's a handy guide.

Where are you going?	Service
City Centre	U3
Green Park	U3
Oldfield Park	U3
Lower Bristol Road	U5
Newbridge Road	U5
Odd Down	U4
Twerton	U4
Bath Uni	U3 U4

Bath Spa Uni: travelling further afield

Heading somewhere beyond Bath? Here's where you can change from the U3.

Weston U3 → 3 or 4

London Road U3 → 3 or 13

Trowbridge U3 → D1 or D1x

Odd Down U3 → 4, 171, 172, 173, 174 or 522

Southdown U3 → 1

Whiteway U3 → 5

Bristol U3 → X39 or 39

Bristol Airport U3 → A4

Change at Dorchester Street for all of the above connections.

When do the university buses run?

Our service levels change throughout the year to match university academic calendars.

All year round

U1, U3 and U4 operate all year round.

Term time only

U2, U5 and U6 operate during term time only.

Planning ahead? Check the dates of operation before you travel, as frequency and hours of operation vary throughout the year.

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:	25/09/2026	10:56

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	Manvers Street in Bath city centre is closed until November 2026. Please see dedicated web-page for full details: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
	Bristol	The M32 Bus gate at Begbrook towards UWE will be closed from Wednesday 23rd September until Friday 25th September between 21:30-06:00 (3 nights).This will affect services m1,m3 and m4. See our dedicated web-page for full details https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
	North Somerset	Winterstoke Road Bus Stop will be closed heading out of Bristol Only between 0930-1500 on Friday 25th September. This will affect services X1, X6, X9, U2, X4.

Service		Current issues	Planned disruptions in the next week
1	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill	Normal service.	Allison Road, Broomhill will be closed on Wednesday 30th September from 09:30 until 15:30 (estimated).The following bus stops will not able to be served: Wick Crescent and Sherwell Road.
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	Normal service.
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	-While Manvers Street is closed, until November 2026, buses on route 2 into the City Centre will be diverted after Widcome Baptist Church via Rossiter Road and Churchill Bridge to Dorchester Street, missing out North Parade and Manvers Street.
3	~~Weston - RUH -~~ Bath City Centre - Bathford	Route 3 will only run between Bathford and Bath City Centre until November 2026, due to the Manvers Street closure.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	-Route 3 will only run between Bathford and Bath City Centre until November 2026, due to the Manvers Street closure. Extra buses will run on the 4 between Weston and the Bus Station only, to maintain the frequency over this section of route.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop	Normal service.
5/5a	Bath City Centre - Twerton - 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	Normal service.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	Normal service.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Works still on going at Temple Meads. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Normal service.
13	Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst	The 13 is affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
16	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	-Avon Street works on going until 11 October. Unable to serve Avon Street. Please use stops at Old Market or St Phillips Road. -Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads will not be served in both directions until further notice. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions.
17	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.	Hanham Business Park and Launceston Avenue bus stops closed Monday 28 September until Friday 2 October. Please use stops at Church Road or Kings Drive/Memorial Road.
18	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal service.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Runs on School Days Only.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Wick Road Lympsham closed between 08:00-17:00 until Friday 25 September. service unable to serve Worthy Crecent, Lympsham School. Milford Cottages, Wick Turn & Tarrs Farm. Pasengers should use Brean Ham Farm or Copse Corner. We do expect some delays during peak times.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Gainsborough Square in Lockleaze closed Monday 14 September until Wednesday 7 October at 19:00. Unable to serve Stothard Road until Haydon Gardens. Please use stops at Melton Crescent or Orpen Gardens.
25	Eastgate Centre - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Gate	Normal service.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Normal service.	-Allison Road, Broomhill will be closed on Wednesday 30th September from 09:30 until 15:30 (estimated).The following bus stops will not able to be served: Wick Crescent until Jean Road/Church Parade.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	-Hengrove Way, Airport Road Intersection Hengrove closed Overnight Monday 14 September until Friday 25 September. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -The Portway closed Overnight Monday 27 July until Friday 9 October 21:00-05:30 (not weekends). Unable to serve Roman Way and Riverleaze stops. Please use stops at Park Road or Smyth Road.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Warmley/North Common	-The Portway closed Overnight Monday 27 July until Friday 9 October 21:00-05:30 (not weekends). Unable to serve Hotwell Road, Merchants Road, Trinity Church, Roman Way and Riverleaze stops. Please use stops at Shirehampton Green or Gasworks Lane.
42	Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens - Keynsham	Normal service.
43/N43	Keynsham - Bristol City Centre - North Common	Normal service.
44	Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath	Normal service.	Hanham Business Park and Launceston Avenue bus stops closed Monday 28 September until Friday 2 October. Please use stops at Church Road or Kings Drive/Memorial Road.
45	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens	Normal service.
46	Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	Normal service.
48/48x	Bristol City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green	Normal service.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Lyde Green	Normal service.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Runs on College Days Only.
58	Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill	Normal service.
70	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Temple Meads Station Approach Incline Entrance closed to Buses Monday 14 September until 1700 Sunday 4th October. Please note: Temple Meads Station operating normally. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
72	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	-Gainsborough Square in Lockleaze closed Monday 14 September until Wednesday 7 October at 19:00. Unable to serve towards UWE Landseer Avenue and Gainsborough Square. Please use stops at Turville Drive or Hogarth Walk. Unable to serve towards Temple Meads Cameron Walk. Please use stops at Hogarth Walk or Landseer Avenue. -Temple Meads Station Approach Incline Entrance closed to Buses Monday 14 September until 1700 Sunday 4th October. Please note: Temple Meads Station operating normally. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Hengrove Way, Airport Road Intersection Hengrove closed Overnight Monday 14 September until Friday 25 September. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Lockleaze	Gainsborough Square in Lockleaze closed Monday 14 September until Wednesday 7 October at 19:00. Unable to serve Landseer Avenue. Please use stops at Turville Drive or Gainsborough Square.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Axbridge Fair Thursday 24 September until Saturday 26 September. Unable to serve Cheddar Road until Axbridge Surgery. Towards Weston Please use stops at Shipham Road Junction or Cross Lane. Towards Wells Please use stops at West Street or Shipham Road Junction. -Tuesday 1 September until approx. mid-October service 126 will be diverted due to engineering works in the village of Draycott. Services will be diverted via Wedmore. The following stops will be unable to be served:-Haybridge Villas to Church Street(Cheddar) Inc. We will serve all the stops along the diversion route.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Service 173 re-routed via Shepton Mallet and A37 due to long term road works at Whitnell Corner. All stops on diversion route will be observed. Unable to serve Gurney Slade until Market Place/The Liberty bus stops.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	Normal service.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Hengrove Way, Airport Road Intersection Hengrove closed Overnight Monday 14 September until Friday 25 September. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	-The D1 and D1x are affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre, until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west -Mortimer Street, Trowbridge closed Monday 27 July until Friday 2 October. Unable to serve Mortimer Street and Park Street.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Normal service.	Various roads in Frome closed 06:00-18:00 Sunday 1 March and every first Sunday of each month up to and including Sunday 6 December to facilitate Frome Market Days. Unable to serve Windsor Crescent, North Hill House and Market Place. Please use stops at Football Ground on Berkley Road or the lay-by outside of Waterloo Road car park.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	-Hengrove Way, Airport Road Intersection Hengrove closed Overnight Monday 14 September until Friday 25 September. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	Normal Service.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	Normal service.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Runs on School Days Only.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. -From 1 Sep until the end of Christmas term, buses towards Yate will after Westerleigh Road turn right onto Shire Way and rejoin Rodford Way from the Dovecote stop, due to a long term road closure. Buses towards St Brendan's won't be affected. -High Street, Chipping Sodbury will be closed from 0700 on Friday 25th until 0400 on Monday 27th September.The following bus stops will not able to be served: The Ridge, Bowling Hill, The Clock, Wickwar Road and The Boot.Please use the stops at Shopping Centre, Caroline Close or Wickham Close instead.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. -Temple Meads Station Approach Incline Entrance closed to Buses Monday 14 September until 1700 Sunday 4th October. Please note: Temple Meads Station operating normally. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	Alveston Church and The Masons Arms in both directions Bus Stop closed from Monday 3 August until December 2026 (estimated). Please use stops at Church Road or Davids Lane.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Runs during University term times only.
U1	University of Bath - City Centre ~~- Green Park~~	The U1 is affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Runs during University term times only. Will resume on 18 September 2026.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Update 08:45 Services are unable to serve St Marys Garden bus top in Langford due to road works, passengers should use Langford Veterinary School stop.-A370 slip road at David Lloyd will be closed 17 August until 9 October will not be able to serve David Lloyd centre during this time.
U3	Bath Spa University - Bath City Centre - University of Bath	The U3 is affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
U4	Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath	Normal service.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Runs during University term times only.
U6	University of Bath - London Road	New service starting with the new University term on 18 September. Runs during University term times only.
X1/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	-Sheepway, Portishead closed Monday 29 June until further notice. Unable to serve Conference Close, Shipway Farm, Elm Tree Farm & Station Road stops. For the Portishead end, please use temporary stops on Wyndham Way. For the Portbury end, Bristol-bound buses will serve the Portbury Hundred stop. Portishead-bound buses will drop off at Sainsbury's for a shuttle or return bus back to Sheepway. -Quays Road and Harbour Road in Portishead will have a temporary one way system from 22 June until further notice, into 2027. Buses to Bristol will operate as normal via the Marina. Buses to Portishead will divert after Sainsbury's stop via Wyndham Way to the High Street. Unable to serve Galingale Way to Parish Wharf inclusive. Please use the stops Sainsbury's or The Precinct.
X5/X5x	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	-Quays Road and Harbour Road in Portishead will have a temporary one way system from 22 June until further notice, into 2027. Buses into Portishead will operate as normal via the Marina. Buses to Weston-super-Mare will divert after Sainsbury's via Wyndham Way to the High Street. Unable to serve Galingale Way to Parish Wharf inclusive. Please use stops at Sainsbury's or The Precinct.
X6/X6a	Bristol - Clevedon	-A370 slip road at David Lloyd will be closed 17 August until 09 October overnight between 20:00-06:00 for carriageway works, services will continue on A370 to Gurney Roundabout and return using the Northbound slip road, no stops will be missed.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	-A370 slip road at David Lloyd will be closed 17 August until 09 October overnight between 20:00-06:00 for carriageway works, services will continue on A370 to Gurney Roundabout and return using the Northbound slip road, no stops will be missed.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	-Quays Road and Harbour Road in Portishead will have a temporary one way system from 22 June until further notice, into 2027. The X14 will additionally serve the Serbert Way stop and the stop in Sainsbury's car park after The Vale, then divert via Wyndham Way to the High Street. Unable to serve Galingale Way to Parish Wharf inclusive. Please use the stops at Sainsbury's or The Precinct.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Runs on College Days Only.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	High Street, Chipping Sodbury will be closed from 0700 on Friday 25th until 0400 on Monday 27th September.The following bus stops will not able to be served: The Ridge, Bowling Hill, The Clock, Wickwar Road and The Boot.Please use the stops at Shopping Centre, Caroline Close or Wickham Close instead.