Christmas and New Year service levels 2025
West of England
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Effective21/12/2025 - 02/01/2026
Between Monday 22nd December 2025 and Friday 2nd January 2026 we will be operating our Christmas and New Year timetables.
Click here to view timetables.
| Date |
Summary of Christmas & New Year Services |
| Sunday 21st December | Normal Sunday service level |
| Monday 22nd December | Special (Saturday service level with first and last/late departure times matching Mon-Thurs) |
| Tuesday 23rd December | Special (Saturday service level with first and last/late departure times matching Mon-Thurs) |
| Wednesday 24th December (Christmas Eve) | Special (Saturday service level with first departure times matching Mon-Fri and winding down operation from around 1900 with last departure times from City Centre around 2000) except Service A1 and Service A3 operating full Saturday timetable |
| Thursday 25th December (Christmas Day) | No service |
| Friday 26th December (Boxing Day) | No service except Service A1 and Service A3 operating usual Saturday timetable |
| Saturday 27th December | Normal Saturday service level |
| Sunday 28th December | Normal Sunday service level; |
| Monday 29th December | Special (Saturday service level with first and last/night departure times matching Mon-Thurs); |
| Tuesday 30th December | Special (Saturday service level with first and last/night departure times matching Mon-Thurs) |
| Wednesday 31st December | Special (Saturday service level with first departure times matching Mon-Thurs and last departure matching late night Saturday) |
| Thursday 1st January | No service except Service A1 and Service A3 operating usual Saturday timetable |
| Friday 2nd January | Special (Saturday service level with first and last departure times matching Mon-Thurs); |
| Saturday 3rd January | Normal Saturday service level |
Customer Services opening hours
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Date |
Opening Hours |
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| Mon 22 Dec & Tue 23 Dec |
Open as usual |
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Christmas Eve Wed 24 Dec |
9am-5pm |
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Christmas Day Thu 25 Dec |
Closed |
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Boxing Day Fri 26 Dec |
Closed |
| Sat 27 Dec | Open 9am-5pm live chat and website updates only |
| Sun 28 Dec | Closed |
| Mon 29 Dec - Thu 1 Jan | 9am-5pm |
| Thu 2 Jan | Normal hours resume |
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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: | 28/11/2025 | 21:45 | |
| Major Disruptions: | |||
| Bath and Somerset | Milsom Street in Bath closed from Sunday 23 November and remain fully closed until 23:59 Monday 15 December to facilitate Bath Christmas Market. Services 6,6a,7 and 31 will be diverted. See dedicated web-page for full details. | The High Street and Temple Street in Keynsham will be closed to services 17, 39, 349, & 522. Between 0900-2100 Saturday 29 November due to Keynsham Winter Festival. See dedicated webpage for further information. | |
| Bristol | UPDATE-21:45 Following an earlier Police incident in Bristol city centre, all services have now returned to their normal line of route. However, due to severe delays caused, residual disruption is expected until 23.30 |
-Marsh Street in Central Bristol will be closed to services 24, 46, 47x, 48, 48x, 49 and 49x from 09:30 Saturday 29 fully closed until 18:00 Sunday 30 November. Baldwin Street /Wine Street stops will not be served. Passengers to board/alight Prince Street/Broad Weir. -The High Street and Temple Street in Keynsham will be closed.to services 17, 39, 349, & 522. Between 0900-2100 Saturday 29 November due to Keynsham Winter Festival. See dedicated web-page for further information. -Broadmead,Bristol will be closed to services 1, 2, 5, 6, 7,8, 16, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45 between 07:00 and 13:00 on Sunday 30 November. See dedicated web-page for full details of diversions and bus stop changes |
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| North Somerset | Emergency Closure Due Gas Works Service 126. See dedicated web-page for full details. | The High Street and Temple Street in Keynsham will be closed to services 17, 39, 349, & 522. Between 0900-2100 Saturday 29 November due to Keynsham Winter Festival. See dedicated web-page for further information. | |
| Service | Current issues | Planned disruptions in the next week | |
| 1 | Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill | -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until Early 2026. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, however delays are anticipated. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Due to various diversions, lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -At Brentry Lane towards Cribbs Causeway, there is a temporary bus stop in place outside number 189A Passage Road. |
College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |
| 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 | -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until Early 2026. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, however delays are anticipated. -Due to various diversions and lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. |
College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |
| 2 | Bath City Centre - Foxhill | -Combe Road in Combe Down, Bath closed 27 October until 19:00 28 November. Unable to serve Hadley Arms/Combe Down School/Combe Down Nursery. Passengers to use stops on North Road as alternatives. |
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| 3 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford | Normal service. | |
| 3/4 | Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre | -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until Early 2026. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, however delays are anticipated. |
College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |
| 4 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down | Normal service. | |
| 5 | St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop | Normal service. | College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |
| 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 | Normal service. | College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |
| 8 | Bath City Centre - Kingsway | Normal service. | |
| 9 | Weston-super-Mare - Worle | Normal service. | |
| 13 | Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst | Normal service. | |
| 16 | Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - Fishponds | -Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads will not be served in both directions until April 2026. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions. -Due to severe traffic disruption on the route to the Centre from Whitchurch Tuesday 25 November to Thursday 18 December diverting via Broad Walk/Wells Road between 0725 and 0910. Bus stops Broad Walk Square B, Stockwood Crescent, Park Avenue and Monmouth Street will not be served. Passengers to board/alight Broad Walk Square bus stop just after the roundabout/Bellevue Road bus stop (by church) on Wells Road. |
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| 17 | Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham | Normal service. | |
| 19 | Bath - Bristol Parkway Station | -Overnight Closure 1930-0600 Monday 24 November (seven nights) until 30 November Unable to serve Cleeve Park Road including/between Begbrook Lane. Passengers to board/alight Downend village/UWE. | |
| 20 | Bath - Ralph Allen School | Normal service. | |
| 20 | Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea | -Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx. 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital. | |
| 21 | Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre | Normal service. | |
| 24 | Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale | Normal service. | |
| 25 | Bristol City Centre - Fishponds | Service 25 is suffering from delays, particularly in peak times due to congestion, particularly around the Eastgate Centre. | |
| 31 | Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre | Normal service. | |
| 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. | Overnight 1900-0700 Monday 1 December - Tuesday 2 December (two nights) Unable to serve Farr Street. Passengers to board/alight Mc Claren Road. |
| 42 | Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens | Normal service. | |
| 43 | Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath | Normal service. | |
| 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 City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green | Normal service. | |
| 49/49x | Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Emersons Green | Normal service. | |
| 50 | Bristol City Centre - Frenchay | 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 | Normal service. | |
| 72 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | Normal service. | College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |
| 73 | Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | Normal service. | |
| 74 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke | Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke will be closed to service 74 between 12:00 and 21:00 on Friday 28 November due to Christmas Lights switch on. Passengers to board/alight Bradley Stoke Way or on the opposite side of the road outside of the leisure centre. | |
| 75/76 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway | Normal service. | |
| 77 | Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top | Normal service. | College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |
| 125 | Weston-super-Mare - Wrington | Normal Service | Woodborough Road,Winscombe will be closed between 17:00 and 21:00 on Tuesday 2 December to facilitate a Christmas Fayre.This service will be diverted. Belmont Road, The Chesnuts, Woodborough Drive, Moorham Road, Shipham Lane, Wimblestone Road and Quarry Road bus stops will not be served. |
| 125s | Winscombe - Churchill Academy | Normal service. | |
| 126 | Weston-super-Mare - Wells | UPDATE 0830 EMERGENCY CLOSURE Due to Gas Works. Service diverting via Wedmore and Wookey Hole. Unable to serve between/including Cheddar Union Street/Draycott Garden Centre/Henley Lane/Haybridge-Touring Park. See dedicated web-page for further information. |
Woodborough Road,Winscombe will be closed between 17:00 and 21:00 on Tuesday 2 December to facilitate a Christmas Fayre.This service will be diverted. Belmont Road, The Chesnuts, Woodborough Drive, Moorham Road, Shipham Lane, Wimblestone Road and Quarry Road bus stops will not be served. |
| 171 | Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath | Normal service. | |
| 172 | Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath | -The Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only will be closed from 06:00 Monday 24 closed until 18:00 Friday 28 November. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road/Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park bus stops. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. |
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| 173/174 | Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath | Normal service. | The A37 in Gurney Slade will be closed overnight to service 173 between 19:00 and 06:00 from Monday 1 through to Thursday 4 December (four nights).Kings Lane,Gurney Slade,Nevilles Batch,Station Road and Turners Court Lane stops will not be served.Please board/alight at either the Whitnell Lane stop on B3139 or the Old Down Inn bus stop. |
| 349 | Bristol - Keynsham | Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. | |
| 373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x | Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -The Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only will be closed from 06:00 Monday 24 closed until 18:00 Friday 28 November. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road/Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park. |
-The Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and West Town Lane will be closed between 0700-1300 on Sunday 30 November. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road/Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Wotton Park or New Fosseway Road (to Wells) or Whitecross Avenue (to Centre). |
| 515 | Imperial Park - Stockwood | -The Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only will be closed from 06:00 Monday 24 closed until 18:00 Friday 28 November. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road/Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park. | |
| 522 | Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. | |
| A1 | Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer | Normal service. | |
| A3 | Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer |
Normal service. | |
| D1/D1x | Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster | Normal service. | -Saturday 29 November Warminster Christmas Market. Market Place closed 0900-1900. Unable to serve Market Place/Portway Fire Station/Copheap Lane. Passengers to board/alight Station Road opposite Waitrose. -Silver Street, Bradford on Avon will be closed to service D1 between 09:00 and 14:00 on Sunday 30 November.The Hall bus stop will not be served. Please board/alight at the Town Bridge bus stop. -Winsley Hill,Winsley will be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 from Monday 1 to Friday 12 December (ten nights excluding weekend).Bus stops between and including Laura Place in Great Pulteney Street in Bath and Conkwell Turn,Winsley will not be served.Please board/alight at either the Guildhall bus stop in Bath or the Wheatsheaf Junction bus stop on Limpley Stoke Road in Winsley. |
| D2/D2x | Bath - Frome | -Bath Road in Beckington is closed Monday 6 October for an estimated two months. Buses diverting via Warminster Road and the A36 in both directions. Unable to serve Birchwood stop. Passengers to board/alight Frome Road stops near the Woolpack pub instead. | |
| m1 | Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus | Normal service. | |
| m2 | Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus | Normal service. | |
| m3/m3x | Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus | -Overnight Closure 1930-0600 Monday 24 November (seven nights) until 30 November. Unable to serve Hambrook including/between Stoke Park. Passengers to board/alight Beg Brook/Willy Wicket. | |
| 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 partially closed northbound until December 2025. Buses towards Thornbury. Unable to serve The Bridge/Savages Wood Roundabout, Diverting via Brook Way and serve the Braydon Avenue stop instead. -Alveston Hill is closed 24/7 towards Thornbury until February 2026. Buses diverted via Grovesend Road Crossroads, Unable to serve Alveston The Ship/Thornbury Leisure Centre. This diversion will also apply to buses towards Bristol after 2000 each night Monday - Saturdays only. |
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| U1/U1N | Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre | Normal service. | College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |
| U1/U1N | University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park | Normal service. | |
| U2 | University of Bath - Oldfield Park | Normal service. | |
| U2 | Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare | Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx. 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital. | College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |
| U3 | Bath Spa University - Bath City Centre - University of Bath | Normal service. | . |
| U4 | Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath | Services are unable to serve Newton Road due to Badley parked vehicles at the present Time. | |
| U5 | Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton | Normal service. | |
| X1/X1s | Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol | Stuart Road, W-s-M closed 08:00 Friday 24 October until Friday 19 December. Unable to serve Holms Road/Buttermere Road/Yeo Close. Passengers to board/alight Selworthy Road. | |
| X39/39 | Bath - Bristol | Normal service. | |
| X4 | Bristol - Portishead | Normal service. | |
| X5 | Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead | -Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx. 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital. Timetable adjustments were made on 2 November to accommodate student requirements. Please check timetable for amendments. Please see services X12 and X18 for additional capacity at busy college times. |
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| X6/X7 | Bristol - Clevedon | Normal service. | |
| X9 | Bristol - Nailsea | Normal service. | |
| X11 | Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon | Normal service. | |
| X12 | Weston-super-Mare - Filton | Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only. |
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| X14 | Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus | Normal service | |
| X18 | Nailsea - Weston-super-Mare & Loxton Campus | -Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx. 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital. Timetable adjustments were made from 2 November to accommodate student requirements. This service now runs between Nailsea and Congresbury via Clevedon and Yatton. There are additional journeys from Nailsea Engine Lane at 0930-1230 towards WsM and from WsM towards Nailsea at 1100-1400. Please check the timetable before travelling. |
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| X21 | Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park | Normal service. | |
| Y1/Y2 | Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village | Overnight Closure 1930-0600 Monday 24 November (seven nights) until 30 November. Unable to serve Quarry Barton/Whiteshill Church/The Crown/The Stream. Passengers to board/alight George and Dragon. | |
| Y6 | Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury | -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until Early 2026. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, however delays are anticipated. -Park Lane - Frampton Cotterell closed until Friday 12 December. Unable to serve Live and Let Live on Park Lane until Church Road on Badminton Road. Passengers to board/alight Church Road. |
College Green/Park Street Top Closed towards Clifton Only Monday 1 December-1800 12 December. Please see dedicated web-page for further information. |