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  • Roadworks: Bowthorpe Rd 15 Oct 2026 (Norwich)
  • Roadworks: Bestorpe, Attleborough 14 Oct 2026 (Norwich)
  • Roadworks: Thorpe Marriott 14 Oct 2026 (Norwich)
  • Diversion: Service 75/77 | Spring Road 13 Oct 2026 (Ipswich)
  • Diversion: Service 116 | Coddenham High Street 13 Oct 2026 (all areas)
  • Roadworks: Service 75/77 | Old Felixstowe Road 13 Oct 2026 (Ipswich)
  • Diversion: 800 Services | Foxhall Road 13 Oct 2026 (Ipswich)
  • Change: Charcoal Line Service Improvements from 1 November 2026 07 Oct 2026 (Norwich)
  • Roadworks: Great Yarmouth 03 Oct 2026 (Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft, Norwich)
  • Roadworks: Lingwood 30 Sep 2026 (Norwich)
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Travel Alerts

Bowthorpe Rd

Services 20 & 21

Friday 23/10/26 8.30am to Friday 30/10/26 17.00

Bowthorpe Rd closure between Dereham Rd and Guardian Rd

Above sevices will be on divertion as follows -

From City - Staying on Dereham Rd to Guardien Rd roundabout turning left then right at traffic lights to resume normal route at Bowthope Rd.

To City - Turn left into Guardian Rd then right at roundabout onto Dereham Rd to resume normal route at Bowthorpe Rd.

 We will be unable to serve the Norwich Community Hospital during this time.

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Bestorpe, Attleborough

Service 14

Tuesday 20/10/26 at 8pm to Wednesday 21/10/26 at 6am 

& Wedneday 21/10/26 at 8pm to Thursday 22/10/26 6am 

Due to Besthorpe Flyover closure Service 14 will divert on the above dates as follows - 

Join A11 before Besthorpe, coming off 2nd junction towards Ellingham and Watton following onto Blackthorn Rd then Snowdrop Drive, turning right onto Sheppards Way,

 Left onto London Rd taking next right for Shrub close to resume route to Queens Sq

From Queens Sq 

Turning right at lights follow onto Connaught Rd, follow left toward Watton to join A11 to come off next slip road to resume route into city from Bestorpe roundabout  

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Thorpe Marriott

Service 28

Kingswood Ave closure from 19th October 7.30am to Tuesday 20th October 17.00pm

Due to the above closure Service 28 will divert via Windors Chase (Police Station) left onto Kingswood ave then onto Pendlesham Rise to resume route to Long Dale

To city  from Pendlesham Rise onto  Windor Chase to resume normal route at the Police Station  

We will be unable to serve stops between Harrold Close (on Kingswood Ave) and Windor Chase (on Fakenham Rd)

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Charcoal Line Service Improvements from 1 November 2026

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From Sunday 1 November 2026, changes will be made to Charcoal Line services, with revised Monday to Friday timetables and additional peak-time journeys helping to improve connections between Halesworth, Bungay, Poringland and Norwich.

Forthcoming Timetables

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Timetables for services changing from 1 November are now available to view 

Service Information

A quick guide to all changes on your routes – new services, replacements, frequency updates, and timetable adjustments.

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Don't see your service listed? If your service isn't shown below, there are no changes to your route and you should continue travelling as normal.

If you currently travel on Service What's changing
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A revised timetable will run on Monday to Friday.

Additional service 40A journeys will run between Poringland and Norwich in the morning, and between Norwich and Poringland in the afternoon.

The timings of some peak-time journeys to and from Halesworth and Bungay will also change.

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A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate, with changes to some peak-time journeys between Norwich, Bungay and Halesworth.

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41A

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Most service 41A journeys will operate as service 41.

The Stoke Holy Cross section will instead be served by additional service 40A journeys.

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A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate, with changes to some peak-time journeys to improve the overall timetable.

                                                                                                                                             
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Great Yarmouth

Service X1, X11, 8, TS11.

Monday 12th October to Saturday 17th October 2026

Due to Haven Bridge closure the above services will divert via Breydon Bridge, Pasteur Road onto Southtown Rd in both directions 

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Lingwood

Service 16 

Tuesday 6th October to Friday 23rd October 2026

Due to the closure of Chapel Road, Lingwood, Service 16 will divert from Staion Rd, to School Rd, LIngwood Gardens, Post Office Road then back onto Staion Road to city.

We will be unable to serve the stop on Chapel Road during this time. 

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Queensgate, Petertborough

Excel Service 

Queensgate, Peterborough

Due to the ongoing works at Queensgate buses will be serving Peterborough Bus Station before Rail Station.

Please allow extra time for your journey. 

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Service 8, X1

Services 8, X1

Due to road works Magdalen Way they is a northbound closure, Services will be on diversion towards Yarmouth.

Normal route towards James Paget Hospital.

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Hethersett Lane

Service 11, 11A

Due to the closure of Hetherset Lane the above services will be on diversion. 

From NNUH to Hethersett. We will not be able to use Rosalind Franklin Road & Hethersett Lane 

Buses will divert via Little Melton.

From Hethersett as above. 

Sorry for any Inconvenience 

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Reeds Way, Ipswich (87)

21/09/2026 – 19/10/2026

Reeds Way Closure

Service 87 diverting after coming up Thorney Green Road via Thorney Green and wait time at The Retreat

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