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 Broad Quay bus stop & Avon Street bus stop before getting to Bath Racecourse. From Bath Racecourse, the shuttle bus drops off on Avon Street & Broad Quay 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

Timetable for next meet: 1 July 2026
Avon Street, Hampton Hotel	1535	1635	1735
Broad Quay, Near Bus Station entrance	1540	1640	1740
Bath Racecourse arr	1600	1700	1800

Bath Racecourse dep	2015	2100	2145
Broad Quay, Near Bus Station Entrance	2035	2120	2205
Avon Street, Hampton Hotel	2040	2125	2210

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:	01/07/2026	18:30

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	-Bath City Centre is gridlocked due to road works in Avon Street and Manvers Street and Churchill Bridge and St James Parade and Upper Bristol Road. Delays of up to 30 minutes and short notice cancellations are possible on all routes. -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	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	-The Horsefair, Bristol will be closed between 0930-1530 on Thursday 2 July. Please use Nelson Street(B5) stop or the temporary stop on Lower Castle Street(outside NCP). -East Street,Bedminster will be closed 24/7 from Monday 6th July to Friday 24th July to all services. Please use either the Wesley Street or Bedminster Parade bus stops.
	North Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. Delays anticipated to A3, X1 Services on Wednesday 1 July due to length of diversion.

Service		Current issues	Planned disruptions in the next week
1	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill	Victoria Street is closed Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). To Cribbs Causeway -Bristol Bridge bus stop will not able to be served. Please use stops at Union Street or Temple Way instead. To Broomhill- Broad Weir, Wine Street, Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street stops will not be served. Please use stops at The Horsefair or Temple Meads instead.
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	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Victoria Street is closed Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). To Cribbs Causeway- Bristol Bridge bus stop will not able to be served. Please use stops at Union Street or Temple Way instead. To Stockwood- Broad Weir, Wine Street, Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street stops will not be served. Please use stops at The Horsefair or Temple Meads instead.
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	Normal service.
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	Update, 12:30 Alma Road Clifton has now reopened and services will start to run as timetabled.
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	Monks Hill,Weston-super-Mare will be closed until last bus on Tuesday 7th July.The following stops will not be able to be served :- Ashbury Drive,Milton Hill,Hill Road,Weston Woods,Cliff Road,Park Road,Hillcroft Close,Monks Steps,Golf Club,Milton Hill and Ashbury Drive.Please use the stops at Challow Drive or Edgecombe Avenue instead
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	Hengrove Park stop closed from 9 June until 10 July (estimated). Please use the temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times. -Daventry Road Closed until Friday 10 July. 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.
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.
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	-Langley Crescent in Ashton Vale is closed until further notice (estimated 10 July). Buses will stay on South Liberty Lane, with a temporary stop installed at the junction of Risdale Road.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Hengrove Park stop closed 9 June until 10 July (estimated). Please use the temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times. -Daventry Road Closed until Friday 10 July. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	Hengrove Park stop closed 9 June until 10 July (estimated). Please use the temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.	Hareclive Road in Hartcliffe closed Overnight Thursday 2 July until Friday 3 July. 19:00-07:00. Unable to serve Urmston House, Symes Avenue until Hareclive Road. Please use stops at Perrycroft Road or Bridge Campus.
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	Victoria Street is closed Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). To Cribbs Causeway- Bristol Bridge bus stop will not able to be served. Please use stops at Union Street or Temple Way instead. To Temple Meads-Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street stops will not be served. Please use stops at Baldwin Street instead.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Normal service.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.	Service 76 Hareclive Road in Hartcliffe closed Overnight Thursday 2 July until Friday 3 July. 19:00-07:00. Unable to serve Urmston House, Symes Avenue until Hareclive Road. Please use stops at Perrycroft Road or Bridge Campus.
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	-Victoria Street is closed Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). Towards Bristol Unable to serve Wine Street and Bristol Bridge. Please use stops at Union Street or Bristol Bus Station. Towards Temple Meads Unable to serve Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street. Please use stops at Bristol Bus Station or Temple Meads. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	Update 14:30 Slugg Hill/ Higher Brooks Road in Street has been closed. Service 376 will miss Hecks Cider Farm, Leigh Furlong Road, Brooks Road, Brookside School, Goss Drive & Slugg Hill. -Service 374,375,376,376a Victoria Street is closed Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). Towards Bristol Unable to serve Wine Street and Bristol Bridge. Please use stops at Union Street or Bristol Bus Station. Towards Temple Meads Unable to serve Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street. Please use stops at Bristol Bus Station or Temple Meads. 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	Hengrove Park stop closed 9 June until 10 July (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	High Street,Portishead is closed until Friday 10th July. We will be unable to to serve The Precinct, Sheepfield Gardens, Brampton Way.Please use stops at Gordano School, Clapton Lane, Aldi or Parish Wharf instead.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	A370 Towards Bristol Junction with the M5 closed Overnight 22:00-06:00 Wednesday 1 July. Unable to serve Rolston turn to Station Road, Congresbury Bridge. Please use Worle Interchange, St Georges Turn or Millier Road, Cleeve stops instead. (A3 to pickup/drop off at Congresbury Tesco during diversion). Due to the length of the diversion please allow extra time for your journey.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	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.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Update 06:00 Emergency Diversion D1 Unable to serve Winsley Village due to Gas Leak. Unable to serve Forester Road until Rising Sun in both directions. Diverting via Bath Road. Please use stops at Pulteney Gardens and then resuming in Bradford on Avon Christchurch. Delays anticipated. -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.
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	Gypsy Patch Lane closed 2000-0600 Monday 29 June until Monday 6 July. Bush Avenue, Titan Road, Runway Avenue, and Brabazon Park stops will not be served. Please use either Patchway Fire Station or Fir Tree Close bus stops instead.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Runs on School Days Only. Normal service.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. This service will not operate on 24 or 25 June
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. This service will not operate on 24 or 25 June
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. This service will not operate on 24 or 25 June
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. This service will not operate on 24 or 25 June
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. This service will not operate on 24 or 25 June
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. This service will not operate on 24 or 25 June
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	Bus Stop suspension Washingpool Hill The Swan. Monday 29 June until Friday 24 July (estimated). Please use 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
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.	Towerhead Road, Banwell will be closed between 1900-0500 from Monday 6 July to Friday 10 July. We will be unable to serve St. Marys Garden-Helicopter Museum stops incl. Please use Beaufighter Road or Langford Vet. College stops instead.
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
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	A370 Towards Bristol Junction with the M5 closed Overnight 22:00-06:00 Wednesday 1 July. Unable to serve Rolston turn to Station Road, Congresbury Bridge. Please use Worle Interchange, St Georges Turn or Millier Road, Cleeve stops instead. Delays Anticipated during works.
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. Please use stop at Sainsburys, Portishead as the Council will be providing an independent shuttle for customers needing 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	-High Street,Portishead is closed until Friday 10th July. We will be unable to to serve The Precinct, Sheepfield Gardens, Brampton Way.Please use stops at Gordano School, Clapton Lane, Aldi or Parish Wharf instead. -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.
X6/X6a	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.	Nailsea Carnival on Saturday 4 July will affect the 1227 to Bristol and the 1220 to Nailsea trips.these journeys will be unable to serve bus stops between Southfield Road and Hillcrest Road/Porlock Gardens incl.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
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	Normal service.