Service Changes from 5th April 2026
West of England
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Effective05/04/2026 - 05/04/2026
We’re making some changes to our bus network this spring to help you get where you need to go.
From Sunday 5 April 2026, we are updating services across the West of England. These changes are designed to improve punctuality and create a more reliable network for our customers.
What’s changing?
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Brand New Services: We’re introducing several new services, including the A2 (Portishead to Bristol Airport) and Service 18, providing new direct links to Southmead Hospital.
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Improved Punctuality: Many services will have revised timetables to ensure your bus arrives when it's supposed to
There are many more changes across the region, please check below for the complete information on every service and review new timetables before you travel.
Any services not listed remain unchanged and will continue to operate as normal.
To view timetables, please click here. Make sure to select the 'forthcoming timetables' tab.
Route 45 will be extended beyond Bristol City Centre via Temple Meads Station, Wells Road, Broadwalk, Hengrove and Whitchurch to and from Hengrove Leisure Park. This replaces the current section of route 73 in this area, and will provide new direct links between the Hanham area and Temple Meads Station bus stops. The times of buses will be revised across the route. Buses coming into the City Centre from Cherry Gardens will now stop at bus stop B10 on The Haymarket after the Bearpit, rather than stop S6 on Bond Street before the Bearpit.
The Friday night/Saturday morning and Saturday night/Sunday morning Night Buses between the City Centre and Hengrove on route 73 will continue to operate, and will now run as the number 45. These journeys will finish at The Haymarket stop B9 on their way into town.
A minor route and timetable change will be introduced on journeys running between Hutton and Portishead. Instead of running direct via Broadway, buses returning from Hutton will run via Oldmixon Road, Totterdown Lane and Burnham Drive to Bleadon Hill and then via Bridgwater Road to Weston General Hospital (the same as towards Hutton).
Additionally, the existing 0700 journey from Portishead will operate as new service X5x to a revised timetable.
Revised timetable, with minor changes to the early morning and evening frequency to better reflect customer demand.
On Saturdays, the last journey from the city centre will be later than now, leaving The Centre at 21.05 rather than 20.28.
The X6 will have a new timetable with minor amendments. Late evening buses between Bristol and Clevedon will now be on the X6 rather than X7, speeding up the journey at these times. One journey each way on weekdays at peak times will run as Service X6a, operating via Nailsea to partially replace withdrawn service X7.
Route 16 will have reverted to its normal route at Avon Street by 5th April, following the completion of long term roadworks. This means buses will be able to serve the Glass Wharf bus stops again, across the footbridge from Temple Meads Station, for improved links between Temple Meads and East Bristol. There will be no change to the timetable.
The service will now terminate at Rupert Street bus stop B6 in the City Centre rather than The Centre stop C9.
This will be a new service operating alongside service X6 between Clevedon and Bristol. The X6a will additionally serve Nailsea, Wraxall and Long Ashton.
This will be a new service, running hourly on Monday – Saturday daytimes from the City Centre (Rupert Street) via Broadmead, Old Market, Lawrence Hill, Redfield, St. George, Two Mile Hill, Kingswood, Staple Hill, Fishponds, Eastgate and Muller Road to Southmead Hospital, providing new direct links from St. George to Southmead Hospital. It will combine with service 17 to provide a half hourly service between Kingswood, Staple Hill, Fishponds and Southmead Hospital during the daytime.
Revised timetable, with the Monday to Friday peak frequency improved to up to every 20 minutes (from 30 minutes) to increase the number of express buses between Fishponds Road and the City Centre
The X7 will be withdrawn. Evening buses between Bristol and Clevedon will now be covered by service X6, please see above. Buses between Backwell, Nailsea & Backwell Station, Trendlewood Way, Nailsea town centre and Pound Lane will now be covered by new service A2. The X11/X11x will link Nailsea and Clevedon via Tickenham. One journey each way on the X6 will run as service X6a and additionally serve Long Ashton. The Dial Hill/Edward Road area of Clevedon will no longer be served, due to low usage.
Route 349 will be replaced by the extension of service 43 to and from Keynsham. Please see full information in the service 43 section. In the City Centre, the 43 will pick up towards Keynsham from Bond Street (bus stop S6), Rupert Street (B4), The Centre Broad Quay (C3), Redcliffe Way (R5), Temple Gate (T3) and Temple Meads Station (T1) rather than the Bus Station, Wine Street and Victoria Street.
Revised timetable across the day, alongside changes to other Fishponds Road services.
The X9 will have a revised timetable. Additional journeys will operate on Sunday evenings following the withdrawal of service X7.
The 522 will have a revised timetable as part of associated funding changes. The service will still operate hourly between Bristol and Bath, but the short journeys between Bristol and Keynsham will no longer operate.
The 48x will have a revised timetable, alongside changes to other Fishponds Road services. The 47x will have an increased frequency at peak times, to give an express ‘x’ bus on the 47x/48x/49x along the Fishponds Road up to every 10 minutes.
The m4 will begin to serve part of Brabazon following the completion of roads in the area. Buses will serve new stops at Runway Avenue East near the junction with the A38 at Filton, and stops near Fairlawn Avenue. Buses will then use Fairlawn Avenue to and from Hayes Way, until the remaining roads are ready. There will be no change to the timetable.
Revised timetable across the day, alongside changes to other Fishponds Road services.
The off-peak weekday frequency will be reduced to every 30 minutes following the ending of funding. The service will still operate at its increased 20 minute frequency at weekday peak times. Monday – Saturday evening buses will reduce from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes, following ending of funding.
After long term road closures in the Alveston area, the service will have reverted to normal route into and out of Thornbury.
The 49x will have a revised timetable, alongside changes to other Fishponds Road services. The 47x will have an increased frequency at peak times, to give an express ‘x’ bus on the 47x/48x/49x along the Fishponds Road up to every 10 minutes.
The Y1 will have a revised timetable across the route.
Revised timetable. Due to low customer demand, this service will operate only during the off peak on Monday to Fridays and daytime on Saturdays.
The Y2 will have a revised timetable. Following the completion of the replacement bridge on the A432 over the M4 motorway, the Y2 will be re-routed between Yate and the M32 via the full length of Badminton Road through Coalpit Heath to Wick Wick Roundabout, and then via the A4174 Ring Road to Hambrook (the same as the Y1 route prior to the closure of the bridge in 2023). The Y1 will continue to serve Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne as now. If the bridge doesn’t re-open in time, then the Y2 will continue to run via Winterbourne until it opens.
At Ladden Garden Village, buses will extend to serve more of the area, running beyond the current Leechpool Way stop to and from the top of Fletcher Road.
Between Hengrove and the City Centre, the 73 will be replaced by the extended 45 along the same route (please see service 45 above). Between the City Centre and UWE Frenchay, the route will mostly no longer operate, due to low usage and a reduction in demand for travel to and from UWE Frenchay. Services 74, 75 and 76 will continue to link south Bristol with the Gloucester Road every few minutes, and route 72 will continue to link Gloucester Road and UWE Frenchay via Lockleaze. An occasional early morning journey from The Centre to UWE Frenchay will still operate.
At Keynsham, the 17 will be extended beyond Keynsham town centre to and from Burnett Business Park via the Wellsway. No journeys on the 17 will now serve Bilbie Green (please see service 43). The short journeys that only run as far as Kingswood from Southmead Hospital will now run as service 18, and these will extend beyond Kingswood via Two Mile Hill, St George and Redfield to the City Centre, providing new direct links to and from Fishponds and Southmead Hospital. Therefore, between Kingswood and Southmead Hospital, every other bus during the daytime will now be an 18 rather than a 17. The 18 won’t serve Cossham Hospital and will go straight up Soundwell Road.
The 17 will no longer operate between Southmead Hospital and Bristol Bus Station. The timetable will be fully revised throughout the route.
The Monday to Friday 05:25 journey from Stoke Bishop will be withdrawn. Alternative journeys are available on service 5.
This service will now call into Portway Park & Ride site in both directions.
Friday night/Saturday morning and Saturday night/Sunday morning Night Buses on the 43 between the City Centre and Cadbury Heath will now run as a number N43, due to changes to the daytime 43 route (please see route 43 above). The 24/7 overnight buses during the rest of the week will continue to run between The Centre and Kingswood as the number 43.
At the Avonmouth end of the route, to speed up journeys from Avonmouth and Shirehampton to and from the City Centre, buses will now run directly between Shirehampton Green and the Portway via Park Road, instead of via Shirehampton Road and Sylvan Way. Shirehampton Road will still be served up to every 15 minutes by routes 3 and 4. Buses that run to and from Avonmouth Trading Estate will be focussed around shift change times – at other times, buses will terminate at McLaren Road in Avonmouth village.
At the Kingswood end of the route, the service will be extended beyond Kingswood to Warmley (Station Road) at most times to provide additional buses over this section alongside route 43. Additionally, early morning and late evening buses will extend to and from North Common – please see information about route 43 below.
Will now observe the new ‘Willow Close’ bus stop on Bath Road in Bridgeyate towards St Brendan’s College
Route 42 will be increased to operate up to every 30 minutes during the daytime between the City Centre and Cherry Gardens, instead of every 60 minutes. Between Cadbury Heath and Cherry Gardens, to speed journeys up, buses will now operate via Tower Road South, Cowthorn Hill and West Street like route 19, instead of via Mill Lane, Millers Drive and North Common. Mill Lane, Millers Drive and North Common will instead be served by route 43 (please see below). North Street will no longer be served.
In addition, every other journey at most times will be extended beyond Cherry Gardens via Willsbridge to Keynsham town centre and Burnett Business Park, providing new direct links.
The X1 will have a revised timetable introduced, with a frequency reduction on weekdays to every 20 minutes.
In East Bristol, route 43 will now start from North Common, and will no longer serve Cadbury Heath. Cadbury Heath will continue to be served by the 19, 44 and improved 42. Buses will run between North Common and Warmley via Millers Drive. During the early mornings and evenings, some journeys on the 41 will also cover this section of route – please see above.
South of Bristol City Centre, the current section of route 43 between the City Centre and Imperial Park will now be covered by route 44 (please see below). Buses on the 43 will instead, on Monday to Saturdays from 0600-2100, be extended to and from Keynsham and Burnett Business Park, replacing service 349. In Keynsham, buses from Bristol will run to Keynsham Post Office, then via Rock Road, Ashton Way, Charlton Road, Bilbie Green, Longmeadow Road, Cedar Drive, Coronation Avenue, Park Road, Albert Road, Temple Street, Bath Hill and Chandag Estate, then to Burnett Business Park.
Buses from Burnett Business Park towards Bristol will operate via Wellsway, Chandag Estate, Bath Hill, Temple Street, Albert Road, Park Road, Coronation Avenue, Cedar Drive, Longmeadow Road, Bilbie Green and Charlton Road to Keynsham Church, then onto Bristol.
Buses in Bristol City Centre will pick up towards Keynsham from Cabot Circus South (bus stop S14), Bond Street (stop S6), Rupert Street (B4), The Centre Broad Quay (C3), Redcliffe Way (R5), Temple Gate (T3) and Temple Meads Station (T1), and won’t serve the Bus Station, Wine Street or Victoria Street.
Some journeys including overnight journeys will continue to operate between the City Centre and Kingswood only. The Friday night/Saturday morning and Saturday night/Sunday morning Night Buses that run to and from Cadbury Heath will continue to operate, but will now run as a number N43 (please see below).
The X1s will be renumbered to service X1a, with a revised timetable.
During the daytime on Monday to Saturdays, buses on the 44 will be extended beyond Bristol City Centre via Temple Meads Station, Bedminster and Bishopsworth to and from Imperial Park. This replaces the current section of route 43 in this area, and will provide new direct links between Temple Meads Station bus stops and Hanham. The times of buses will be revised across the route.
The X4 will have a revised timetable introduced.
The 19 will have a revised timetable and will be changed to operate every hour, following the ending of funding to increase the frequency that started at the last service change. Revised route 42 will provide additional buses between Cherry Gardens, Cadbury Heath and Kingswood. The A4 AirDecker service will have a revised timetable across the day, to improve punctuality. In Bath city centre, buses will now terminate at and start from inside Bath Bus Station, at Bay 13, rather than Dorchester Street. The stop at Terrace Walk will no longer be served. Buses will run directly from Bath Bus Station to Westgate Buildings, no longer serving Ambury, Corn Street or Avon Street stops. Normal First Bus tickets will still be valid for local journeys along the route, with special fares applying to/from Bristol Airport. These services will have a revised timetable on all days. In Bristol City Centre, buses will return to running via The Centre, serving Temple Meads Station (bus stop T4), Redcliffe Way (stop R4), Queen Square (for The Centre) (Q2) and Christmas Steps (C12) stops on the way to Bristol Bus Station. Towards Bath, buses will depart Bristol Bus Station and serve The Centre (C3) outside Sainsbury’s, Redcliffe Way (R5), Temple Gate (T3) and Temple Meads Station (T1) stops. Revised route 43 which will replace the 349 and also serve Paintworks, Arnos Court and Brislington alongside the 39/X39, will also serve stops C3, R5, T3 and T1 when leaving Bristol. Punctuality revised with changes to departure times on all days of operation. Punctuality revised with changes to departure times on all days of operation. There will be a new timetable to improve punctuality, with changes to departure times on all days of operation, with more significant changes to departure times from Taunton. There will be a new timetable to improve punctuality, with changes to departure times on all days of operation. There will be a new timetable to improve punctuality, with changes to departure times on all days of operation. There will be a new timetable to improve punctuality, with changes to departure times on all days of operation. There will be a new timetable to improve punctuality. There will be a new timetable introduced. Following the end of funding the service will reduce to operating hourly rather than half hourly. Alongside the 522 via Keynsham, there will continue to be a broadly half hourly service between Midsomer Norton, Paulton and Bristol. |
The X9 will have a revised timetable. Additional journeys will operate on Sunday evenings following the withdrawal of service X7. The X11 will be extended beyond Clevedon to Nailsea town centre and Nailsea Engine Lane via Nailsea Park. This incorporates the current X18 and will replace the X7 between Nailsea and Clevedon. Between Clevedon town centre and Tesco, buses will run via Great Western Road, Old Church Road and Southern Way like the X5 instead of via Kenn Road. Journeys at college times on weekdays will run to/from Loxton Campus. Buses will run up to every 80 minutes rather than two-hourly, and times will change throughout the route. One morning journey will run via the M5 motorway rather than Yatton and Congresbury, running as the number X11x. This service will have its usual summer season uplift, with the Monday – Saturday frequency increased from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes. The Sunday service will also resume for the summer, operating every 30 minutes with the last Sunday of operation for 2026 being on 1st November. This will be a new service, with one early morning journey from Nailsea Engine Lane via Nailsea town centre, Tickenham, Clevedon Triangle, Great Western Road, Old Church Road and Southern Way as per the X11, and then running directly via the M5 motorway, Worle Terminus and Locking Road to Weston-super-Mare Interchange. It will then continue via Weston College, Beach Road and Loxton Campus to Weston General Hospital. On weekdays and Saturdays, buses will now run every 70 minutes rather than every 35 minutes. Some early morning journeys will be withdrawn. The Sunday service will be withdrawn. The X18 will be withdrawn and replaced by the extended X11 and new X11x. The 0842 journey on weekdays from Weston General Hospital to Weston-super-Mare will instead operate at 0847 and run five minutes later throughout. There will be no other changes to the timetable. The morning journey will now start from the Magistrates Court stop in Bridgwater rather than the Angel Place stop. The 9 will have a revised timetable, with early morning journeys withdrawn, however off-peak daytime journeys will benefit a slight uplift in frequency. This service will have its usual summer season uplift, with the Monday – Saturday frequency increased from every 70 minutes to every 35 minutes. The Sunday service will also resume for the summer, operating every 65-70 minutes with last Sunday of operation in 2026 being 1st November 2026. There will be minor changes to the timetable, and at Weston-super-Mare, the route will also serve the Railway Station. This will be a new Airport service, linking Portishead with Bristol Airport up to every hour, 24 hours a day! Buses will run from Portishead via Weston-in-Gordano and Clevedon (Castlewood) to Nailsea, and then run via Trendlewood Way to Backwell, before running via the A370 and Brockley Combe Road to Bristol Airport. Normal fares will apply between Portishead and Backwell, with special fares applying to and from Bristol Airport. The A3 will have a revised timetable. The X1 will have a revised timetable introduced, with a frequency reduction on weekdays to every 20 minutes. A minor route and timetable change will be introduced on journeys running between Hutton and Portishead. Instead of running direct via Broadway, buses returning from Hutton will run via Oldmixon Road, Totterdown Lane and Burnham Drive to Bleadon Hill and then via Bridgwater Road to Weston General Hospital (the same as towards Hutton). This is a new service introduced to improve end-to-end journey times between Portishead and Loxton Campus on weekday mornings. It will follow the existing X5 route to Clevedon (Triangle) before operating directly via Moor Lane and Ettlingen Way to the M5 motorway (instead of via Old Church Road and Southern Way) and then the existing X5 route to Weston-super-Mare, Loxton Campus and Weston General Hospital. The revised X11/X11s will link the Old Church Road/Southern Way areas to Weston and the College in the mornings. The X6 will have a new timetable with minor amendments. Late evening buses between Bristol and Clevedon will now be on the X6 rather than X7, speeding up the journey at these times. One journey each way on weekdays at peak times will run as Service X6a, operating via Nailsea to partially replace withdrawn service X7. This will be a new service operating alongside service X6 between Clevedon and Bristol. The X6a will additionally serve Nailsea, Wraxall and Long Ashton. The X7 will be withdrawn. Evening buses between Bristol and Clevedon will now be covered by service X6, please see above. Buses between Backwell, Nailsea & Backwell Station, Trendlewood Way, Nailsea town centre and Pound Lane will now be covered by new service A2. The X11/X11x will link Nailsea and Clevedon via Tickenham. One journey each way on the X6 will run as service X6a and additionally serve Long Ashton. The Dial Hill/Edward Road area of Clevedon will no longer be served, due to low usage. |