Keeping you moving over Christmas and New Year
Journey planner
Get ready for Christmas in Somerset
It’s that magical time of year again, and we’re here to help plan your festive travels. From markets to local events or panto to shopping, there’s so much to see and do in Somerset over Christmas. We've put a handy guide together below.
Our Christmas timetable at a glance
| DATE | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| Wed 24 Dec (Christmas Eve) | Normal weekday level of service with early finish around 6pm. For more details, please view timetables. |
| Thurs 25 Dec (Christmas Day) | No service |
| Fri 26 Dec (Boxing Day) | No service |
| Sat 27 Dec | Normal Saturday level of service |
| Sun 28 Dec | Normal Sunday level of service |
| Mon 29 Dec | Saturday level of service* |
| Tue 30 Dec | Saturday level of service* |
| Wed 31 Dec | Saturday level of service with early finish. Late night journeys will not operate. For more details, please view timetables. |
| Thurs 1 Jan (New Year's Day) | No service |
| Fri 2 Jan | Normal weekday service resumes |
* When a Saturday timetable operates, Service CR4 will continue to follow its normal Monday-Friday.
Common Early Finish Services
(Apply on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve unless otherwise noted)
Service 1 / 1E – Town Circular
• All journeys operating between 18:15 and 22:50 will not run.
Service 6 – Town Circular
• The 18:15 journey will not run.
Service 7 – Town Circular
• The 18:15 departure from the Town Centre and the 18:32 departure from Galmington will not run.
Service 21 / 21A – Taunton ↔ Burnham-on-Sea
• Departures from Taunton to Burnham-on-Sea between 18:15 and 23:15 will not run.
• Departures from Burnham-on-Sea to Taunton between 19:55 and 22:35 will not run (the first withdrawn journey is 19:43 on New Year’s Eve).
Service 22 / 22A – Taunton ↔ Rockwell Green
• Departures from Taunton between 20:02 and 23:02 will not run.
• Departures from Rockwell Green between 20:45 and 23:45 will not run.
Service 28 / 28A – Taunton ↔ Minehead
• Departures from Taunton between 19:55 and 22:55 will not run.
• Departures from Minehead between 19:10 and 22:30 will not run.
Service 30 – Taunton ↔ Chard
• Departures from Taunton to Chard between 18:40 and 22:05 will not run on Christmas Eve (from 18:20 on New Year’s Eve).
• Departures from Chard to Taunton at 19:40 and 21:10 will not run on Christmas Eve (from 19:20 on New Year’s Eve).
Service 58 – Yeovil ↔ Wincanton
• The 19:15 journey from Yeovil and the 20:15 journey from Wincanton will not run on Christmas Eve (18:55 and 19:55 respectively on New Year’s Eve).
Service B1 – Wills Road ↔ Bridgwater Hospital
• Departures from Wills Road at 17:10 and 18:20 will not run on Christmas Eve (17:00 and 18:05 on New Year’s Eve).
• Departures from Bridgwater Hospital at 16:38, 17:48 and 18:58 will not run on Christmas Eve (17:36 and 18:41 on New Year’s Eve).
For more details, check out our timetable page.