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: Wednesday 29 April 2026 |
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| Avon Street, Hampton Hotel | 1425 | 1445 | 1505 | 1525 | 1545 | 1605 | 1625 | 1645 |
| Manvers Street | 1430 | 1450 | 1510 | 1530 | 1550 | 1610 | 1630 | 1650 |
| Bath Racecourse arr | 1450 | 1510 | 1530 | 1550 | 1610 | 1630 | 1650 | 1710 |
| Bath Racecourse dep | 1950 | 2010 | 2030 | 2050 | ||||
| Manvers Street (Bath Spa Stn) | 2010 | 2030 | 2050 | 2110 | ||||
| Avon Street, Hampton Hotel | 2015 | 2035 | 2055 | 2115 | ||||
Travel Alerts
West Street, Banwell - Road Closure - U2 - 07.05.26
West Street, Banwell will be closed to U2 services between 20.00 on Thursday 7th May until 05.00 on Friday 8th May. .
Service U2 heading towards Bristol:
Will operate normal route to the end of Haywood village (The Runway) and will then follow the A370 to Congresbury and at Congresbury Station Road, it will turn right and pass the Mushroom Farm then turn left into Langford Vets School, where the service will resume normal route to Bristol.
Service U2 heading towards Weston super Mare:
Will operate normal route to Langford Vet School, where on leaving it will turn right and go past the Mushroom Farm. At Station Road, Congresbury it will turn left and follow the A370 to Haywood Village where it will resume its normal route.#
Buses will not be able to serve any bus stops between Churchill Inn in Langford and the Helicopter Museum inclusive.
**Services will NOT be stopping whilst on diversion**
Stone Edge Batch Road, Tickenham - Road Closure - A2, X6 - 05.05.2026
Stone Edge Batch Road in Tickenham will be closed overnight for Carriageway works between 20:00 & 06:00 on 5th May
A2 will follow normal route from Portishead to Clevedon, then divert via Kenn & Yatton to Congresbury, then A370 to Brockley to Bristol Airport.
All stops between Old Street and Chelvy Batch will be missed in both directions.
X6 from Long Ashton will divert A370 to Congresbury, then through Yatton and Kenn to Clevedon in Both Directions.
All stops between Winterstoke Road and Old Street Clevedon will not be served
Glastonbury Beltane Festival, Various road closures - 373, 374, 375, 376, 376x - 01,05.2026
Various roads in Glastonbury will be closed to services, 373, 374, 375, 376 & 376a 01.05.2026 one day for the Beltane Festival.
Services will be diverted via the A39 and Avalon Trading Estate to resume normal routes at B&Q on the Wells Road.
All bus stops between Drill Hall on Street Road and Avalon Estate bus stops on Wells Road will not be served.
Passengers are advised to board or alight Avalon Estate and Wirral park for 374, 375, & 376. And Wells Road and Wirral Park Roundabout for 373
West Street, Bedminster - Road Closure - 44, 75, 76, A1, m1, SB7 - starting 01.05.26
Update:- This closure has been postponed to a future date. A new date will be announced in due course.
West Street will be closed in both directions to services 44, 75, 76, A1, m1 and SB7 on Friday 1st May and Tuesday 5th May 2026 between the hours of 09:30 and 15:30 for works.
Services 44, 75, 76, m1, A1 and SB7 heading towards Hengrove/Airport from Dalby Avenue will divert left under the Railway Bridge onto Malago Road and right onto Bedminster Road to resume normal routes at Parson Street gyratory.
Services 44, 75, A1 and SB7 heading towards The Centre will - from Bedminster Down Road - divert via Bedminster Road, Malago Road, under the Railway Bridge onto Sheene Road and to resume normal route from East Street (44/75/SB7) or Dalby Avenue (A1).
Service 76 and m1 from Hartcliffe Way heading towards The Centre will divert right into Bedminster Road and then as the above. Therefore, these services will not be able to serve the Parson Street Station in the bus gate.
Bus stops West St./Victor Rd/United Reform Church/Chessel Street and Parson St. Station will NOT be served. All stops on the diversion routes will be served.
DATE EXTENSION - Daventry Road, Knowle - CLOSURE - (16 & 36) - Thursday 19th February to Sunday 31st May
*Now expected to open on 31st May - Road Works extended*
UPDATE 16:46 Thursday 26th February.
The full lengthof Daventry Road in Knowle is currently closed to services 16 and 36 and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Sunday 31st May to facilitate carriageway works.
All services will be diverted from Melvin Square via Ilminster Avenue and Salcombe Road to resume normal route at Broad Walk Square in both directions.
Regretfully the St Barnabas Close bus stops for services 16 and 36 will not be served in either direction and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square. The bus stop on Broad Walk Square roundabout will be observed towards Melvin Square.
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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: | 01/05/2026 | 19:17 | |
| Major Disruptions: | |||
| Bath and Somerset | No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. | ||
| Bristol | No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. | Great Bristol Run Sunday 10 May 04:00-18:00. Please see 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 | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. | |
| 1 | Bath City Centre - Southdown | Due to emergency roadworks Claude Avenue will be fully closed from Wednesday 29 April until Friday 1 May 2026. Unable to serve St James Cemetery until Bridge Road. Please use stop at St James Street, Sladebrook court. Passengers whom usually board in the Moorland Road area advised to use service 8 for Bath. | |
| 1 | Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay | Normal service. | Brikett Road will be closed from 5 May until the 18 May 2026. Services will divert via Madiera Road and Upper Kewstoke Road. Prince Consort Gardens bus stop will not be served. |
| 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. | |
| 2 | Bath City Centre - Foxhill | Normal Service. | |
| 3 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford | Normal service. | |
| 3/4 | Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre | Service 3 Parrys Lane (part), Westbury closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Friday 1 May Tuesday 5 May and Wednesday 6 May. Unable to serve White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane. Please use stops at Red House, Durdham Park, White Tree Roundabout. -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. |
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| 4 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down | Normal service. | |
| 5 | St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop | Parrys Lane (part), Westbury closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Friday 1 May Tuesday 5 May and Wednesday 6 May. Unable to serve White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane. Please use stops at Red House, Durdham Park, White Tree Roundabout. | |
| 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. | |
| 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, 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 | 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. |
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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 | -East Street,Bedminster will be closed between 0700-1900 on Saturday 2 May for the Eat Event.Services towards Southmead will be diverted via Malago Road and Dalby Avenue.East Street stop will not be served.Please use bedminster Parade bus stops.Servicestowards Ashton will be unaffected. | 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. |
| 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. | |
| 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 | East Street,Bedminster will be closed between 0700-1900 on Saturday 2 May for the Eat Event.Services will be diverted via Malago Road and Dalby Avenue.East Street stop will not be served.Please use bedminster Parade bus stops. | |
| 45 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens | Ridgeway Lane, Witchurch has been closed by police - all 45 services will divert via Forfield Road in both directions. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 74 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke | --East Street,Bedminster will be closed between 0700-1900 on Saturday 2 May for the Eat Event.Services will be diverted via Malago Road and Dalby Avenue.East Street stop will not be served.Please use bedminster Parade bus stops. -Unable to serve Willow Brook stop (on the main road) until 21 June. Please use the stop inside the Willow Brook Centre. |
Gloucester Road North will close Nightly 20:00-06:00 from 04 May until 24 July. Filton Road Northville Road Elm Park and Springfields will be missed.Passengers advised to board or alight at Filton Church or Horfield Sports Centre |
| 75/76 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway | East Street,Bedminster will be closed between 0700-1900 on Saturday 2 May for the Eat Event.Services will be diverted via Malago Road and Dalby Avenue.East Street stop will not be served.Please use bedminster Parade bus stops. | |
| 77 | Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top | Parrys Lane (part), Westbury closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Friday 1 May Tuesday 5 May and Wednesday 6 May. Unable to serve White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane. Please use stops at Red House, Durdham Park, White Tree Roundabout. | |
| 125 | Weston-super-Mare - Wrington | -Due to Station Road,Wrington being closed until further notice this service will be unable to serve Wrington Village. We will terminate/commence journeys from Yew Tree Close bus stop in Lower Langford. -Sandford Road will be closed from Wednesday 29 April until last bus on Friday 1 May 2026. Services will be diverted and many add time to your journey. Bus stops between and including Woodbourough Drive and Sandford Church will NOT be served. |
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| 125s | Winscombe - Churchill Academy | Normal service. Runs on School Days Only. |
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| 126 | Weston-super-Mare - Wells | Sandford Road will be closed from Wednesday 29 April until last bus on Friday 1 May 2026. Services will be diverted and many add time to your journey. Bus stops between and including Woodbourough Drive and Sandford Church will NOT be served. | Haybridge Hill to Easton Hill will be closed between 08:00-15:00 on 8th May until 10th May.Service 126 will be unable to serve all stops from Wells Cemetery as Far as Tweentown Chedder. |
| 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 | -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… -Services 374,375,376,376x The Causeway, Street Glastonbury closed Overnight 18:00-07:30 Excluding weekends Thursday 30 April until Wednesday 13 May. Unable to serve Glaston Road until Drill Hall, Morrisons Superstore. Please use stops at Town Hall or Crispin Hall. |
| 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 | Tickenham Road Clevedon closed. Tuesday 7 April until Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Castlewood. Please use stops at All Saints Lane or Clevedon Court. | Stone Edge Batch Road in Tickenham will be closed overnight between 20:00 & 06:00 on 5th May.All stops between Old Street and Chelvy Batch will be missed in both directions. |
| A3 | Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer |
Normal service. | |
| A4 | Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer | Normal service. | |
| D1/D1x | Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster | Mortimer Street,Trowbridge heading towards Westbury will be closed on 2,3,4,9 and 10 May 2026.We will be unable to serve Mortimer Street and Park Street stops. Services towards Bath are unaffected. | |
| D2/D2x | Bath - Frome | Normal service. | Various roads in Frome closed 06:00-18:00 Sunday 1 March and every 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 stops at Football Ground on Berkley Road or the lay-by outside of Waterloo Road car park. |
| m1 | Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus | East Street,Bedminster will be closed between 0700-1900 on Saturday 2 May for the Eat Event.Services will be diverted via Malago Road and Dalby Avenue.East Street stop will not be served.Please use bedminster Parade bus stops. | |
| 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 | Normal service. | |
| U1/U1N | Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre | Parrys Lane (part), Westbury closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Friday 1 May Tuesday 5 May and Wednesday 6 May. Unable to serve White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane. Please use stops at Red House, Durdham Park, White Tree Roundabout. | |
| 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 | Tickenham Road Clevedon closed. Tuesday 7 April until Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Castlewood, Clevedon Triangle, Old Street. Please use stops at Great Western Road or Clevedon Court. | Stone Edge Batch Road in Tickenham will be closed overnight between 20:00 & 06:00 on 5th May.All stops between Winterstoke Road and Old Street Clevedon will not be served. |
| X9 | Bristol - Nailsea | Normal service. | |
| X11/X11x | Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon | Tickenham Road Clevedon closed. Tuesday 7 April until Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Castlewood, Clevedon Triangle, Old Street. Please use stops at Great Western Road or Clevedon Court. | |
| 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 | Normal service. | |
| 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). Buses will miss out 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. | |
Parrys Lane, Westbury - Daily Road Closure - 3 - starting 30.04.2026
Parrys Lane (part), Westbury will be closed from 09:30 until 15:30 on the 1st May and 6th May. This will affect service 3.
Service 3 in both directions will divert, continuing on Westbury Road, Falcondale Road via Stoke Lane to resume the normal route on Parrys Lane. The following bus stops will not be able to be served: White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane.
Services heading towards The Centre are to operate in reverse of the above