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Young people (16-21) and students (of any age if in full time education) can get up to 20% discount on all tickets across the West of England (Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare & Wells).
Students can show any form of valid photo Student ID to get the discount and no longer need a First Photo ID. Examples of ID that can be used are valid NUS Cards, University ID cards or International Student ID cards. Valid ID must be shown on every journey. If none can be produced at the time of travel, then the ordinary adult single fare must be paid.
Young people (16-21, excluding students) will need a First Photo ID pass. These are free of charge and valid for one year from the date of issue. The pass must be shown to the driver on every journey. If no Photo ID pass can be produced at the time of travel, then the ordinary adult fare must be paid.
To get a photo ID just visit a First travel shop with a passport photo, proof of age or student status or use the form below.
Tickets are also available via mTickets on the First Bus App, just visit your app store and you can buy your ticket in advance and validate it when you want to make your first journey. For more information on mTickets, click here.
We will always store personal details securely. We’ll use them where they are necessary to provide the products and services that you have requested. Our Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data you provide to us will be processed.
Travel Alerts
South Road, Weston-super-Mare - CLOSURE - (5)
South Road in Weston-super-Mare will be closed to service 5 from 07:00 on Monday 22nd April and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Friday 9th August (estimated) to facilitate carriageway works.
Service 5 will be diverted from the end of St Josephs Road via Upper Church Road and Highbury Road to resume normal route on Atlantic Road.
Regretfully the Upper Church Road, Quarry, Holland House and Court Apartments bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the All Saints Church bus stop on St Josephs Road or the Highbury Road bus stop on Atlantic Road.
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BUS STOP CLOSURE - Rupert Street B4 - (various services)
The B4 bus stop on Rupert Street is currently closed and will remain full closed until 17:00 on Friday 19th April.
Can passengers please wait on the bus stop prior to this one and services will pull in to this bus stop during this time.
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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department
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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
Beach Road (part), Weston-super-Mare - CLOSURE - (20, 126 & X1)
Beach Road in Weston-super-Mare between Quantock Road and the Grand Atlantic Hotel will be closed to services 20, 126 & X1 between 08:00 and 17:00 from Monday 15th through to Friday 19th April (five days) to facilitate carriageway works.
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Services 20 and 126 will be diverted via Quantock Road and Walliscote Road where service 20 will resume normal route and service 126 will continue to divert to resume normal route at the Marine Parade bus stop in both directions.
Regretfully the bus stops Ellenborough Park North, Clevedon Road, Clarence Road North and Royal Sands all on Beach Road will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Charlton Road bus stop on Uphill Road North or Marine Parade bus stop on the sea front. All bus stops on the diversion route will also be observed.
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Service X1 from Clevedon Road will be diverted via Walliscote Cote Road to resume normal route at the Marine Parade bus stop in both directions.
Regretfully the bus stops Ellenborough Park North and Clevedon Road bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Whitecross Road bus stop on Clevedon Road or Marine Parade. All bus stops on the diversion route will also be observed.
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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department
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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
West Street, Somerton - CLOSURE - (77)
West Street in Somerton will be closed to service 77 from first bus on Wednesday 20th March and will remain fully closed until last bus on Thursday 18th April (estimated) to facilitate carriageway works.
Service 77 will be unable to serve any of the bus stops in the village and passengers are advised to board or alight at the the bus stops on Behind Berry for both directions of travel.
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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
Dowsell Way, Yate - CLOSURE - (Y2)
Dowsell Way in Yate will be closed to service Y2 from 07:00 on Monday 11th March for approximately eight weeks to facilitate carriageway works.
Service Y2 heading towards Bristol only will from the roundabout at the junction of Eastfield Drive and Leechpool Way will go straight across to resume normal route.
Regretfully the Leechpool Way bus stop on Dowsell Way will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Summers Mead or Peartree Hey bus stops on Eastfield Drive.
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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department
Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
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Service changes in the West of England from 7 April 2024
The below changes, which will see improvements to the overall bus network in the West of England, are part of a bi-annual review of routes, and will come into effect from Sunday 7 April.
For a number of services, the timetable & route will not change - please refer to the unaffected routes drop-down at the end of each area for these services.
The new timetables are available to view on our Forthcoming Timetables page, and route maps and pdf timetables are available to download below too.
North Somerset
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** UPDATED ** - Hutton Village - EMERGENCY CLOSURE - (126)
Hutton Hill in the village of Hutton is currently closed to service 126 until further notice due to a landslide. The closure is for unknown duration and when details have been confirmed the web page will be updated.
Service 126 heading towards Wells will divert via Moor Lane, Moor Croft Road, Vereland Road resuming normal route at Hutton Hill (Part unaffected),
Service 126 heading towards Weston will operate the reverse of the above.
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For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department
Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
A432 Badminton Road M4 bridge - CLOSURE - (Y1)
The A432 Badminton Road will be closed from the Willy Wicket roundabout to the junction of Church Road in Frampton Cotterell from 19:00 on Wednesday 12th July to service Y1 until further notice, until at least 2025.
The A432 Badminton Road is still open between Church Road and Cuckoo Lane for vehicles and the bridge will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists until the bridge over the M4 is demolished.
Please note as a result of this closure the service Y1 will suffer inevitable delays and passengers are advised to allow extra time on their journeys. This will also cause delays to all other services in the area due to the high volume of dispersed traffic finding alternative routes.
The Bristol Zone boundary bus stop will be the Quarry Barton bus stop on Bristol Road by Whiteshill Common.
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Service Y1 heading towards Yate & Chipping Sodbury will operate as normal as far as the traffic lights at Hambrook junction but instead of going straight across, will divert left onto the B4058 Bristol Road (serving 'The Stream' bus stop), through Winterbourne village, then turn right into Church Road to its end and left onto Badminton Road (part unaffected) to resume normal route. Service Y1 heading towards Bristol will operate the reverse of the above.
Regretfully the following bus stops will not be served during this closure in both directions:
Hambrook - Cuckoo Lane - Down Road - Park Lane - Station Road - St Saviours Church - Heathcote Drive
Heading towards Bristol the Church Road bus stop on Badminton Road will also not be served.
All bus stops on the diversion route will be observed in both directions including the bus stop outside of the Co-op in Winterbourne village heading towards Bristol.
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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department
Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
TEMPORARY BUS STOP - Dalby Avenue, Bedminster - BUS STOP CLOSURE - (70, 75, 76, m1 & A1)
The Dalby Avenue bus stop in Bedminster is currently closed to services 70, 75, 76, m1 and A1 and will remain fully closed until May 2024 for further development works for approximately two years.
From Monday 4th December there will be a temporary bus stop positioned outside of The Toast Room approximately 320 metres further along from the Bedminster Parade bus stop. The Bedminster Parade bus stop will be served as normal.
Please note: due to short notice of the temporary stop being put in position, Journey Planning data will not show results for Dalby Avenue stop until the next available data upload.
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Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
High Street (part), Worle - CLOSURE - (7)
The High Street in Worle will be closed overnight to services 6 & 7 between 18:00 and 06:00 on Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th April (two nights) to facilitate carriageway works.
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Service 6 heading towards Worle when reaching the traffic lights at the junction of Baytree Road and Milton Road will divert via Baytree Road and Locking Road to resume normal route at Mead Vale.
Regretfully the bus stops between and including Westbrook Road on Milton Road and Annandale Avenue on New Bristol Road will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Cedar Avenue on Baytree Road or Raven Close on Mead Vale.
Service 6 heading towards Weston when reaching Locking Road Road will turn left into Milton Road to resume normal route.
Regretfully the bus stops between Annandale Road on New Bristol Road and Coronation Road on the High Street will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at the Spring Hill Drive bus stop on Milton Road.
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Service 7 heading towards Worle, when reaching the end of Milton Road, instead of turning left into High Street turn next left onto Locking Road, left into Station Road and right at the mini roundabout into High Street (part unaffected) to resume normal route.
Service 7 heading towards Haywood Village will operate the reverse of the above to Locking Road then turn right at the mini roundabout into Baytree Road and left at the traffic lights into Milton Road to resume normal route.
Regretfully the bus stops Coronation Road, Health Centre nad Woodspring will not be served.
Any bus stops on diversion routes will be observed.
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For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department
Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ