Bath Races
Enjoy a day at Bath Races and let us take care of the driving. Tickets can be bought from the driver with contactless payment including Tap On Tap Off, or cash. The shuttle bus picks up at the Manvers Street bus stop & Avon Street bus stop before getting to Bath Racecourse. From Bath Racecourse, the shuttle bus drops off on Avon Street & Dorchester Street in the City Centre.
English National Concessionary Travel Scheme bus passes, standard First Bus, BathRider or AvonRider tickets are not valid on this service.
The following flat fares apply to all customers.
| Single | Return |
| £5 | £6 |
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Timetable for next meet: Friday 22nd May |
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| Avon Street, Hampton Hotel | 1150 | 1210 | 1230 | 1250 | 1310 | 1330 | ||
| Manvers Street | 1155 | 1215 | 1235 | 1255 | 1315 | 1335 | ||
| Bath Racecourse arr | 1215 | 1235 | 1255 | 1315 | 1335 | 1355 | ||
| Bath Racecourse dep | 1640 | 1700 | 1730 | 1740 | 1815 | |||
| Manvers Street (Bath Spa Stn) | 1700 | 1720 | 1750 | 1800 | 1835 | |||
| Avon Street, Hampton Hotel | 1705 | 1725 | 1755 | 1805 | 1840 | |||
Travel Alerts
Weston Road, Brean - Emergency Road Closure - 20 - 21,05.2026
Weston Road, Brean, Emergency Road Closure 21st May 2026.
Service 20 currently unable to serve all stops between Berrow Church House Road and Ham Farm.
This means that service 20 will not be able to call at Brean for the rest of the day.
The nearest alternative stop will be Tarrs Farm or Fairway Close.
Anchor Road, Bristol - Overnight Road Closure - Various services - Starting 18.05.2026
Update-Due to bad weather the dates have now changed to Tuesday 20th May to Wednesday 27th May between 2100-0500
(excluding weekends/bank Holidays)
Anchor Road & College Green will be closed overnight (21:00-05:30) from 20th May until 27th May(excluding weekends)
This will affect Bristol N/S services U2 X1, X1a, X4, X6, X6a, X9, X14.
Thursday 21st May Anchor Road and College Green will be closed in both directions.
After exiting Bus Station services will divert Marlborough Street past the BRI to Park Street top, then continue down Jacobs Wells Road to Hotwells Road. Services towards Bristol will from Hotwells Road use Jacobs Wells Road, Clifton Triangle to St James Barton Roundabout into Bristol Bus Station.
Stops at City Centre, Anchor Road & Gasworks Lane will be missed.
Tuesday 20th until Thursday 21st May Anchor Road Outbound will be open
Services leaving Bristol will operate normal Route. Services towards Bristol will operate Via Jacobs Wells Road, Clifton Triangle To St James Roundabout into Bristol Bus Station.
Manvers Street / Bridge Street, Bath - Road Closures - Various services - starting 26.05.26
Manvers Street and Bridge Street in Bath city centre will be closed from Tuesday 26th May for three weeks. After this, Bridge Street will re-open, but Manvers Street will remain closed until November 2026 for major works to rebuild the road above historic vaults. Services 2, 3, 4, 6/6a/7, 13, 20, D1/D1x, U1, U1N and U3 will be affected.
Due to the long term nature of this closure, we are treating it as a service change rather than ad-hoc diversions. Timetables, app tracking and online Journey Planning data will be updated to reflect the changes.
Revised timetables are now available - please check the Forthcoming tab on the timetables section of the website. The timetables are headed as starting from 31st May, but will apply from 26th May (this is due to the mid-week start of the roadworks - apologies for any confusion).
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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: | 22/05/2026 | 09:52 | |
| Major Disruptions: | |||
| Bath and Somerset | -Park Lane(eastbound),Lower Weston bus stop is suspended between 0900-1500 Monday 18th-Friday 22 May.This will affect services 3,4,19,21,39 X39 and A4. Please use Windsor Villas or Comfortable Place,Kingsmead bus stops. | Manvers Street and Bridge Street in Bath city centre will be closed from Tuesday 26th May for three weeks. After this, Bridge Street will re-open, but Manvers Street will remain 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 | '-College Green and Anchor road will be closed between 21:00-05:30 from 20 May until 27 May(excluding weekends) services will not be able to service Park Street during these times. Passengers should Plan Journeys and use Clifton Triangle or Rupert Street as Alternative stops.K7 | Love Saves The Day will be on at Ashton Court on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May. Services X1, X4, X6, X9 and U2 will be affected. Go to our dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… | |
| North Somerset | -Anchor Road will be closed between 21:00-05:30 from 20 May to the 27 May (excluding weekends). Services will not be able to use this road in both directions on Thursday 21st, and will only be closed towards Bristol on Wednesday 20th May . -Worle Terminus closure has been extended until Friday 29th May. See website for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… |
Love Saves The Day will be on at Ashton Court on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May. Services X1, X4, X6, X9 and U2 will be affected. Go to our dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… | |
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| 1 | Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queen's Road and St Paul's Road. No bus stops are missed however delays are anticipated as buses follow diversion route. Estimated completion 29 May 2026. |
Union Street(top) will be closed between 0800-1700 on Tuesday 26th May. Services towards Park Street please use stops on Wine Street and Broad Weir.Services towards Temple Meads will follow normal route. |
| 1 | Bath City Centre - Southdown | Normal service. | |
| 1 | Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay | Normal services. | |
| 1s | Kewstoke - Worle | Normal service. | |
| 2/2a | Cribbs Causeway/Brentry - Bristol City Centre - Stockwood | Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queen's Road and St Paul's Road. No bus stops are missed however delays are anticipated as buses follow diversion route. Estimated completion 29 May 2026. |
Union Street(top) will be closed between 0800-1700 on Tuesday 26th May. Services towards Park Street please use stops on Wine Street and Broad Weir.Services towards Temple Meads will follow normal route. |
| 2 | Bath City Centre - Foxhill | Normal service. | |
| 3 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford | Normal service. | |
| 3/4 | Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre | Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queen's Road and St Paul's Road. No bus stops are missed however delays are anticipated as buses follow diversion route. Estimated completion 29 May 2026. | Union Street(top) will be closed between 0800-1700 on Tuesday 26th May. Services will be diverting and NOT serving Baldwin Street,Wine Street and Union Street(top).Please use stops at the bottom of Union Street or Nelson Street. |
| 4 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down | Normal service. | |
| 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 | Whitefield Road/Berkley Road will be closed From Monday 18 May until Friday 5 June.Stops between Whitewood Road and Worcester Close inclusive will NOT be served in both directions. Please use stops on the diversion route along Speedwell Road and Charlton Road. | |
| 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 | Union Street(top) will be closed between 0800-1700 on Tuesday 26th May. Services will be diverting and NOT serving Baldwin Street,Wine Street and Union Street(top).Please use stops at the bottom of Union Street or Nelson Street. |
| 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 | -Daventry Road Closed until Sunday 31 May. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square. -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. |
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| 17 | Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Keynsham | Gloucester Road closed Monday 18 May until Friday 29 May 2026. Diverting via Bridge Walk,Toronto Road and Monks Park Avenue. Unable to serve Filton Avenue (C), Dorian Road, Dorian Way and Muller Road Top (A and C). Please use stops at Southmead Hospital, Downend Road or Filton Avenue (B). Delays anticipated. | 'Muller Road(Eastgate to Glenfrome Road) will be closed between 10:00-12:00 on 28 May. Services will not serve Heath Road stops during these times, use instead Eastgate centre stops. |
| 18 | Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Bristol City Centre | Gloucester Road closed Monday 18 May until Friday 29 May 2026. Diverting via Bridge Walk,Toronto Road and Monks Park Avenue. Unable to serve Filton Avenue (C), Dorian Road, Dorian Way and Muller Road Top (A and C). Please use stops at Southmead Hospital, Downend Road or Filton Avenue (B). Delays anticipated. | 'Muller Road(Eastgate to Glenfrome Road) will be closed between 10:00-12:00 on 28 May. Services will not serve Heath Road stops during these times, use instead Eastgate centre stops. |
| 19 | Bath - Bristol Parkway Station | Normal Service. | |
| 20 | Bath - Ralph Allen School | Runs on School Days Only. Normal service. |
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| 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 | Gloucester Road will be closed from Monday 18 May until Friday 29 May 2026.This service will be diverted along Bridge Walk,Toronto Road and Monks Park Avenue. We will be unable to serve Melton Crescent,Blakeney Road,Horfield Health Centre,Wessex Avenue,Dorian Road and Dorian Way bus stops. Please board/alight at any stops on the diversion. Delays anticipated. | 'Muller Road(Eastgate to Glenfrome Road) will be closed between 10:00-12:00 on 28 May. Services will not serve Heath Road stops during these times, use instead Eastgate centre stops. |
| 31 | Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre | Normal service. | |
| 36 | Highridge - St Anne's | Daventry Road Closed until Sunday 31 May. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square. | Four Acres in Withywood will be closed between 0930 and 1430 on Tuesday 26th May.Services will be diverted.Towards Highridge the Queen's Road, Sherrin Way, Turtlegate Avenue, Shuter Road and Highridge Green bus stops will NOT be served. Please use Newland Drive stop or the Highridge Common stop on the main road instead.Towards St. Annes Shuter Road, Turtlegate Avenue and Sherrin Way stops will NOt be served. Please use either the Highridge Common stop on the main road, or Queen's Road stop on Bishport Avenue instead. |
| 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. | Service 48 Stapleton Road (part) Sunday 07 June 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Villiers Road and Warwick Road. Please use stops at Armoury Square or Robertson Road. Service towards Bristol unaffected. |
| 49/49x | Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Lyde Green | Normal Service. | Service 49 Stapleton Road (part) Sunday 07 June 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Villiers Road and Warwick Road. Please use stops at Armoury Square or Robertson Road. Service towards Bristol unaffected. |
| 50 | Bristol City Centre - Frenchay | Normal service. | Muller Road(Eastgate to Glenfrome Road) will be closed between 10:00-12:00 on 28 May. Services will not serve Heath Road stops during these times, use instead Eastgate centre stops. |
| 55 | Wrantage - Strode College | Normal service. Runs on College Days Only. |
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| 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. | Union Street(top) will be closed between 0800-1700 on Tuesday 26th May. Services towards Park Street please use stops on Wine Street and Broad Weir.Services towards Temple Meads will follow normal route. |
| 74 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke | Unable to serve Willow Brook stop (on the main road) until 21 June. Please use the stop inside the Willow Brook Centre. | |
| 75/76 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway | -Gloucester Road will be closed from Monday 18 May until Friday 29 May 2026.These services will be diverted along Filton Avenue and Toronto Road. Muller Road Top,Horfield Sports Centre,and Filton Road bus stops will NOT be served.Please use stops along the diversion route to board or alight. Delays anticipated. -Service 75 Gloucester Road North Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 4 May until Friday 24 July service will divert via Southmead Road and Monks Park Avenue. Unable to serve Filton Road, Northville Road, Elm Park and Springfields stops. Please use stops at Filton Church, Horfield Sports Centre/Filton Road or stops along the diversion instead. Delays anticipated. |
Four Acres in Withywood will be closed between 0930 and 1430 on Tuesday 26th May.Services will be diverted. Towards Cribbs Causeway Queen's Road, Sherrin Way, Turtlegate Avenue, Shuter Road, Highridge Green and Church Road bus stops will NOT be served. Please use stops at Newland Drive or St Peter's Church instead.Towards Hengrove Church Road, Highridge Green, Shuter Road, Turtlegate Avenue and Sherrin Way bus stops will not be served. Please use either the St Peter's Church stop on Church Road or the Queen's Road stop on Bishport Avenue instead. |
| 77 | Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top | Normal service. | |
| 125 | Weston-super-Mare - Wrington | Normal service. | |
| 125s | Winscombe - Churchill Academy | Normal service. Runs on School Days Only. |
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| 126 | Weston-super-Mare - Wells | Normal service. | |
| 171 | Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath | Normal service. | |
| 172 | Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath | Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. | Cameley Road, Temple Cloud, Bus Stop suspension 27 May and 28 May. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… |
| 173/174 | Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath | Normal service. | |
| 373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x | Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil | Service 375 Woolavington Road Closed 20 May until 30 May. Unable to serve Knowle End until West Approach. Please use stops at South Field Close or Polden Orchards. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. |
-Cameley Road, Temple Cloud, Bus Stop suspension 27 May and 28 May. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… |
| 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 | Normal service. | |
| D1/D1x | Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster | -4 nights 18-22 May 18:05 & 19:05 D1 from Bath towards Trowbridge will not stop at Cradle Bridge or Mortimer Street. -18:00 & 18:55 D1x from Bath will not stop at Tesco but will wait time out at Castle Stop in the City Centre. |
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| D2/D2x | Bath - Frome | Normal service. | |
| m1 | Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus | Normal service. | |
| 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. |
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| SB1 | Soundwell - St Brendan's College | Runs on College Days Only. Normal service. |
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| SB2 | Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College | Runs on College Days Only. Normal service. |
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| SB4 | Westerleigh - St Brendan's College | Runs on College Days Only. Normal service. |
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| SB5 | Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College | Runs on College Days Only. Normal service. |
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| SB6 | Yate - St Brendan's College | Runs on College Days Only. Normal service. |
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| SB7 | Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College | Runs on College Days Only. Normal service. |
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| T1 | Bristol - Thornbury | Update 08:10 Services are starting to return to normal but we are experiencing delays due to the earlier incident | |
| U1/U1N | Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre | Normal service. | |
| 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 | Normal service. | |
| U3 | Bath Spa University - Bath City Centre - University of Bath | Normal service. | |
| 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. | |
| X4 | Bristol - Portishead | Normal service. | |
| X5/X5x | Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead | Normal service. | |
| X6/X6a | Bristol - Clevedon | Normal service. | |
| X9 | Bristol - Nailsea | Normal service. | |
| X11/X11x | Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon | Normal service. | |
| X12 | Weston-super-Mare - Filton | Runs on Weston College Days Only. Normal service. |
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| X14 | Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus | Normal service. | |
| X21 | Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park | Normal service. | |
| X39/39 | Bath - Bristol | 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.X39 Service is Running at up to 55mins to an hour late this is due to Road works and Temp Traffic lights by Pixash Lane both directions. Due to the roadworks and placement of the temporary traffic light we will NOT be serving Pixash Lane bus stop. | |
| Y1/Y2 | Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village | -The change to the Y2 to run via Coalpit Heath has been postponed until further notice, and buses will carry on running via Winterbourne the same as the Y1. Please bear with us while we update online tracking and journey planning data to reflect this change. | |
| Y6 | Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury | -Long Term Closure - Beesmoor Road, Coalpit Heath closed until Sunday 21 June (estimated). Unable to serve all stops between the Live and Let Live and Heathcote Drive inclusive, and also miss out the Church Road stop towards Bristol. Buses will divert via the full length of Church Road instead, and serve all bus stops on diversion. | |
Foxhill Road, Bath - Daily Road Closure - 13 & 2 - starting 18.05.2026
Fox Hill, Combe Down, Bath will be closed 18th May until the 22nd of May from 07:00-19:00 each day. This will affect services 2 and 13.
Service 2 and 13 will be unable to serve the Fox Hill, Queens Drive loop during these times.
The following bus stops will not able to be served: Foxhill House, Quantocks, Kewstoke Road, Meare Road, Queens Drive and Bradford Park.
Please use stops at The Hub, Mulberry Park, Coombe Down Nursery or Bradford Road Shops instead.