Welcome to First Bus Bristol, Bath and the West
Welcome to First Bus, your local bus service helping you to get round Bristol, Bath and the West as cheaply and as easily as possible! With nearly 100 bus services operating around the region, we can make it much easier for you to get to where you’re heading.
From online tickets to timetables and route maps, we have a vast amount of resources to help you get around as easily as possible. With so many buses running regularly throughout Bristol, Bath and the West, there is always a bus ready to take you where you need to go. Above, you can find information regarding our buses including timetables, route maps, prices and even use our journey planner to ensure a smooth ride. Enjoy the journey.
Our Journey
Your journeys mean everything to us, but we’ve been on our own journey too. We know bus isn’t always perfect, but we’ve been listening to our communities, and making changes for the better. Find out more.
Latest News
The Hicks Gate bus stop by the car showroom heading towards Bristol is currently closed and will remain fully closed until Friday 11th July.
There is a temporary bus stop positioned on the slip way just before the entrance to the car showroom.
Stapleton Road, which runs parallel to the M32, will be closed to service 24 and 50 inbound to the centre only from 08:00 on Sunday 6th and will remain fully closed until 19:00 on Monday 7th July to facilitate carriageway works.
Services 24 and 50 are diverting via Eastville roundabout, M32, Lower Ashley Road, Warwick Road, Stapleton Road.
Cradle Bridge on Castle Street heading towards Warminster will be closed.
09:00 on Monday 7th July and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 29th August to facilitate bridge repair works.
Service D1 heading towards Warminster only
Diverting via Town Hall Bus Stop on Market Street, Castle Street, Fore Street, Wicker Hill, Wicker Hill, Bythesea Road.
Service D1 heading towards Bath.
This service will operate its normal route.
Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green is closed for roadworks until Tuesday 8th July 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure - the 88, 88A and 88B services are on diversion:
Towards Colchester: Normal line of route - all bus stops served.
TV’s Anneka Rice has joined forces with First Bus to encourage people in Weymouth in their 60s and beyond to dust off their bus passes and re-discover the joy of concessionary bus travel this summer.
The partnership follows new research from First Bus, which reveals that 73% of Weymouth respondents often get the bus for the joy of the journey itself.
TV’s Anneka Rice has joined forces with First Bus to encourage people in Glasgow in their 60s and beyond to dust off their bus passes and re-discover the joy of concessionary bus travel this summer.
The partnership follows new research from First Bus, which reveals that 84% of bus pass holders initially thought getting their bus pass would make them feel old, but actually, they love it. Furthermore, 64% say having a bus pass has improved their quality of life.
TV’s Anneka Rice has joined forces with First Bus to encourage people in Chelmsford in their 60s and beyond to dust off their bus passes and re-discover the joy of concessionary bus travel this summer.
The partnership follows new research from First Bus, which reveals that 71% of Chelmsford respondents say having a bus pass improved their quality of life.
Highlighting the benefits of concessionary bus travel, nearly three-quarters (72%) see their bus pass as their ticket to freedom, while 67% say they get out more now that they have their bus pass.
TV’s Anneka Rice has joined forces with First Bus to encourage people in Norwich in their 60s and beyond to dust off their bus passes and re-discover the joy of concessionary bus travel this summer.
The partnership follows new research from First Bus, which reveals that while 80% of Norwich respondents thought getting their bus pass would make them feel old, they actually love using it.
Highlighting the benefits of concessionary bus travel, over three-quarters (77%) of those surveyed in Norwich say having a bus pass has improved their quality of life.
TV’s Anneka Rice has joined forces with First Bus to encourage people in Leeds in their 60s and beyond to dust off their bus passes and re-discover the joy of concessionary bus travel this summer.
The partnership follows new research from First Bus, which reveals that 71% of Leeds respondents say having a bus pass improved their quality of life.
Highlighting the benefits of concessionary bus travel, more than half (60%) say that having a bus pass has made them more social, while 61% say they get out more now that they have their bus pass.