New route 25 - Bristol - starting 26.07.26

14th Jul 2026Bristol

Location

Bristol
Cause

Service Changes
Effective

26/07/2026 - 29/08/2026

We are pleased to announce that we'll be running revised service 25 in Bristol from Sunday 26th July 2026, following a tender award by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.

The route will be extended from the City Centre to Ashton Gate, via Bedminster Parade, North Street and Southville, providing more buses along this section of route alongside service 24.

Buses towards Ashton Gate will run via Bedminster Parade, Dalby Avenue, Malago Road and Cannon Street to North Street, rather than round the back of ASDA and Catherine Mead Street like the 24.

At the other end of the route, buses will run from the City Centre to and from the Eastgate Centre. The route will no longer continue to Fishponds, but our services 17 and 18 will continue to link Fishponds and Eastgate.

Buses will run up to every 30 minutes between 7am and 8pm on weekdays and Saturdays, with a later start and earlier finish on Sundays and Public Holidays.

We'll be using our electric buses on this service.

You can see the new timetable here.

Route map coming soon.

The timetable will change again from 30th August, to make sure buses along North Street are spaced apart from the 24 on the 24's new timetable. More details will be available soon.

Route Change - 173 - starting 13.07.26

Due to long term roadworks closing the road at Whitnell Corner, 173 has been rerouted via Shepton Mallet. This is expected to last for at least six months.

Service 173 towards Bath will leave Wells Bus Station and divert via Bishops Park Way and the A371 through Croscombe, Darshill and Bowlish into Shepton Mallet. At Shepton Mallet, they will turn left to serve Great Ostry, then follow the A37 to Gurney Slade, resuming normal route at Kings Lane.

Service 173 towards Wells will operate normal route to Gurney Slade, then divert via the A37 into Shepton Mallet, and then onto Bowlish, Darshill, Croscombe and into Wells along Bishops Park Way.

All bus stops will be served along the diversion route in both directions. Please note - the 173 will not go into Dinder village, or to Shepton Mallet Cenotaph stop like the 174 does.

In Gurney Slade, a pair of temporary bus stops has been positioned by the George Inn.

We are not able to serve any of the bus stops along the section of route through South Horrington, West Horrington and Binegar, due to the lack of a suitable alternative route for buses. However, Somerset Council are running a shuttle service with a minibus between Wells, South Horrington, West Horrington and Haydon. The timetable is shown below. Please contact Somerset Council for full details.

Shuttle Bus timetable:

	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:	14/07/2026	18:50

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	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	Update 09:00 Oversized vehicles being moved around the Portway area this morning. We anticipate this may cause minor delays while in progress. East Street, Bedminster closed 24/7 Monday 6 July until Friday 24 July. Please use stops at Wesley Street or Bedminster Parade.	-Baldwin Street and Union Street(top) will be closed between 0930-1530 on Thursday 16 July. This will affect various services. See our dedicated web-page for full details https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -Bristol Harbour Festival will be on from Friday 17 July to 2200 on Sunday 19 July. Many services will be diverted due to road closures. See our dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
	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	Update 16:00 Due to Police, Traffic incident Please use the Stop by KFC at top of Union Street for services towards Cribbs Causeway.
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	Update 16:00 Due to Police, Traffic incident Please use the Stop by KFC at top of Union Street for services towards Cribbs Causeway/ Brentry.
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. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	-Police incident closed Long Cross/King Weston Road. Services have been diverted and will be unable to serve stops between The Salutation and Moor Grove incl. Please use Crow Lane Lay-by or Badenham Grove instead. -Update16:00 Due to Police, Traffic incident Please use the Stop by KFC at top of Union Street for services towards Cribbs Causeway. .
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. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
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	Normal service.
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service.	Shaftsbury Road, Bath closed Daily 0930-1500 Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 July. Unable to serve Beckhampton Road and Shaftsbury Road. Please use stops at Second Avenue or Hillside Hall.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Upper Bristol Road closed Monday 6 July until Friday 24 July. Unable to serve Edgecombe Avenue until Cornwallis Avenue. Please use stops at Milton Ashbury Drive or Ebdon Queensway Roundabout.
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	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.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
17	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.
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. Normal service.	Bathwick Hill will be closed 24/7 between Thursday 23 July to Saturday 29 August.Services will divert via North Road. Please use stops there.
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	Normal service.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Normal service.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
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 - Warmley/North Common	Normal service.
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.
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	Normal service. Runs on College Days Only.
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	Update 16:00 Due to Police, Traffic incident Please use the Stop by KFC at top of Union Street for services towards UWE.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Normal service.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Normal service. Runs on School Days Only.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	174 Normal service. Service 173 Re routed via Dinder through Shepton Mallet via A37 Due to Long Term Road works. All stops on diversion route will be observed. Unable to serve Gurney Slade until Market Place, The Liberty until Gurney Slade (nearest to Stop Kings Lane in both directions). Estimated completion January 2027
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	Service 376 Coombe Street Lane Closed towards Wells Only Daily 08:00-17:00 Tuesday 23 June until Thursday 20 August. Unable to serve Sparrow Road, Yeovil College until Coombe Street Lane. Please use stops at Kingston Hospital or Coppits Hill. Diverting via Ilchester Road observing stops on diversion route.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.	Walton Road, Clevedon Road will be closed between 0700-1530 on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st July. The following bus stops will not able to be served: All Saints Lane until The Precinct c/d Inc. Please use the stops at Clevedon Health Centre, Aldi or Parish Wharf instead.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Significant delays being experienced due to Road works in Saltford. Please allow extra time for journey where possible. We anticipate delays will occur daily 09:00 until 19:00 for duration of works.
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
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Normal service.	Various roads in Frome closed 06:00-18:00 the 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 the stops at Memorial Theatre Complex or the Football Club at these times.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	Normal service.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	The Wapping Wharf stop towards the City Centre is closed. Buses are using a temporary stop situated around 250m before the usual stop, until October 2026.
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. Normal service.
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	Runs on College Days Only.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	Bus Stop suspension Washingpool Hill The Swan. Monday 29 June until Friday 24 July (estimated). Please use stops at Church Road, Abbotswood, Florence Park or Almondsbury Depot.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
U1/U1N	University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park	The U1 and U1N are affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west	Bathwick Hill will be closed 24/7 between Thursday 23 July to Saturday 29 August.Services will divert via North Road. Please use stops there.
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Colliters Way, Bristol closed Overnight 2000-0600 Monday 13 July until Saturday 29 August. Unable to serve Lime Kiln Roundabout and Brookgate stops. Please use stops at Yanley Road or David Lloyd Centre.	Winterstoke Road and Ashton Road closed Overnight heading out of Bristol Only Thursday 16 July 21:00 until 06:00 Friday 17 July (one night). Unable to served Winterstoke Road. Please use stops at Merchants Road or Brookgate.
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	Bathwick Hill will be closed 24/7 between Thursday 23 July to Saturday 29 August.Services will divert via North Road. Please use stops there.
U4	Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath	Normal service.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Normal service.
X1/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.	Service X1 Winterstoke Road and Ashton Road closed Overnight heading out of Bristol Only Thursday 16 July 21:00 until 06:00 Friday 17 July (one night). Unable to served Winterstoke Road. Please use stops at Merchants Road or Flax Bourton Layby.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	-Sheepway, Portishead closed from 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 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.	Walton Road, Clevedon Road will be closed between 0700-1530 on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st July. The following bus stops will not able to be served: All Saints Lane until The Precinct c/d Inc. Please use the stops at Clevedon Health Centre, Aldi or Parish Wharf instead.
X6/X6a	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service.	Service X6 Winterstoke Road and Ashton Road closed Overnight heading out of Bristol Only Thursday 16 July 21:00 until 06:00 Friday 17 July (one night). Unable to served Winterstoke Road. Please use stops at Merchants Road or David Lloyd Leisure Centre.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.	Winterstoke Road and Ashton Road closed Overnight heading out of Bristol Only Thursday 16 July 21:00 until 06:00 Friday 17 July (one night). Unable to served Winterstoke Road. Please use stops at Merchants Road or David Lloyd Leisure Centre.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.	Claverham Road will be closed on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st July. We will be unable to serve stops between Congresbury Tesco-Stowey Park incl. please use Congresbury Bridge or Westaway Close instead.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Runs on Weston College Days Only. 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	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Service X39 Delays anticipated on weekdays due to road works and temporary traffic lights in Saltford by Pixash Lane. Please allow extra time for journey where possible. We anticipate delays will occur 09:00-19:00 for duration of works.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Update 16:00 Due to Police, Traffic incident on Union Street towards Chipping Sodbury Please use stop at centre C7.