Bath Races
Enjoy a day at Bath Races and let us take the worry and stress out of driving. With pick up and drop off near Bath Bus Station and Bath Spa railway station, getting there by public transport has never been so easy. Tickets can be bought from the driver with contactless payment including Tap On Tap Off, or cash. The following flat fares apply to all customers.
English National Concessionary Travel Scheme bus passes, standard First Bus, BathRider or AvonRider tickets are not valid on this service.
| Single | Return |
| £5 | £6 |
| Thursday 31st October | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departs City Centre | 11:05 | 11:45 | 12:25 | 13:05 | ||||||||
| Arrives at Racecourse | 11:25 | 12:05 | 12:45 |
13:25 |
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| Departs Racecourse | 16:05 | 16:45 | ||||||||||
| Arrives at City Centre | 16:25 | 17:05 | ||||||||||
Travel Alerts
Road Closure-22.03.25-Bristol Road, Wraxall-(X7/X9)
Road Closure-Bristol Road, Wraxall-(X7/X9)
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of March 2025
West Of England
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Due to water main works Bristol Road in Wraxall will be closed 247 and buses will be diverted after Long Ashton to use the A370 bypass, Clarken Coombe to Tickenham Hill and Clevedon Road to access Nailsea in both directions during the closure period.
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Regrettably Belmont Hill, Wraxall Lodge, The Grove, Wraxall Hill, Tower House Lane, Esso Garage and Southfield Road bus stops will not be served during the closure period.
Passengers are advised that this closure and diversion will add some more time to journeys and could cause some disruption during the weekend so checking before travel is best advised.
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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
Bus Stop Closure-14.03.25-New Station Road Fishponds-(17/446/48/48x/49/49x/SB5)
Bus Stop Closure-New Station Road (towards Centre), Fishponds-(17/46/48/48x/49/49x/SB5)
14th -18th March 2025
Bristol
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Due to ongoing highway improvement works in Fishponds, the New Station Road stop Towards the Centre has been closed.
Passengers are advised that the next available stop will be at Channons Hill outside Morrisons.
We expect the stop to be open again in the late afternoon of the 18th of March.
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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
Overnight Road Closure-24/25/26.03.25-Locking Road, Weston-Super-Mare-(A3/W7/X1)
Overnight Road Closure-The interchange Weston Super Mare-(A3/X1/W7)
20:00-05:00 24th, 25th and 26th March 2025
North Somerset
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Due to ongoing improvement works to the bus interchange at Weston, services will divert overnight to facilitate road widening works.
Buses will not be able to use the interchange and as such will divert Francis Fox Road, Station Road and Carlton Street for the sea front with the A3 service using Francis Fox Road to the train station to terminate and resume.
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Regrettably the Interchange stops will not be served during the overnight closure period and passengers are advised there will be new temp stop sited on Station Road behind Tesco's for any intending passengers needed the services.
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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
Road Closure-16.03.25-Headley Lane-Headley Park,-(76)
Road Closure-Headley Lane, Headley Park-(76)
07:30-22:00 Sunday 16th March 2025
Bristol
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Due to essential works Headley Lane will be closed to traffic and buses will be diverted to follow the 75 route along Bishopsworth Road and Bedminster Down in both directions.
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Regrettably Parson St (to west St) Crantock Avenue, Headley Park Avenue and St Peters Rise 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
Road Closure-17.03.25-Pedwell Hill, Ashcot-(374)
Road Closure-Pedwell Hill, Ashcott-(374)
07:00 - 19:00 17th- 21st March 2025
West of England
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Due to ongoing works, Pedwell Hill has been closed and as such service 374 will use Taunton Road in both directions.
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Regrettably Pipers Inn, The Ashcott Inn, Old Nursery Drive Ashcott, The Albion Inn and South Pedwell House 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
Road Closure-16.03.25-The Horsefair, Bristol-(1/2/2a/3/4/5/6/7/8/41/42/43/44/45)
Road closure-The Horsefair, Broadmead-(1/2/2a/5/6/7/8/41/42/43/44/45)
08:00 Sunday 16th March - 06:00 Monday 17th March 2025
Bristol
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Due to continued water works, The Horsefair will be closed to traffic overnight and as such buses will be diverted to use Fairfax street and Broadweir.
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Regrettably The Horsfair B11/B13 (Primark), B15 (Greggs), Penn St (Urban Outfitters), Pen St S9+Penn St A (ZARA) and Broadweir S10 stop 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
Overnight Road Closures-17.03.25-Cumberland Basin and Merchants Road (South), Hotwells-(41)(U2/X1/X4/X6/X8/X8/X9)
Overnight Road Closures-Cumberland Basin and Merchants Road, (southbound), Hotwells-
(41) (U2/X1/X4/X6/X7/X8/X9)
19:00-06:00 overnight 17th/18th/19th/20th/21st/25th March 2025
Bristol
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Due to resurfacing works Merchants Road will be closed outbound towards Ashton/Avonmouth for several Weeknights in March, alongside the closure of the Cumberland Basin Northbound.
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North Somerset services X1-X9 and service U2 will divert from the 17th due to the additional closure of the Cumberland Basin. Buses will divert from The Centre stop C9 (or the first stop Rupert Street B6 for the U2/B4 for the 41) through Broad Quay and via Redcliff Hill and Coronation Road for normal routes at Ashton Bridge (Winterstoke Road bus stop) or the Portway for service 41.
Service 41 will be unaffected by the diversion on Monday the 17th (only) as the Merchants Road works will start on the 18th of March.
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Regrettably The Centre stop C7 (41/U2 only), Anchor Road, Gas Ferry Road, Hotwells Road, Merchants Road, College Green (U2 only), Park St Top(U2), Jacobs Wells Road(U2) bus stops will not be served during the closure period.
Please use stops at the Bus Station, The Centre stop C9 or Winterstoke Road for the X1-9; Rupert Street or Winterstoke Road for the U2, or Rupert Street (only) for the 41.
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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-03.03.25-Milsom St,Bath-(6/6a/7/31)
Long Term Road Closure-Milsom St, Bath-(6/6a/7/31)
03rd March 2025 - April 2025
Bath
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Due to Long term road works at Milsom street buses will be diverting 24/7 for 5 weeks.
Due to the location of the works service 6/6a and 7 heading toward centre will divert from the bottom of Lansdown Road to use Walcot Street coming down towards Grand Parade for normal route.The service 31 will divert to George Street and turn at Queens Square.
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Regrettably Milsom street bus stop will not be served.
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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