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Register hereIntroducing our very own Kids Pack!
We've created our very own Kids Pack, designed around the framework for Cirriculum for Excellence, designed to help families, parents, teachers and schools!
Designed to suit the abilities of children from P1 through to P7, the pack contains a series of activities to appeal to each age and stage, as well as tapping into children’s love of all things bus. From creating posters on the environmental benefits of using the bus, to writing about a favourite bus journey, a word search, a ‘build a bus’ challenge, an acrostic poem and the opportunity to design a bus, the pack has been created with fun as well as education at front of mind.
Click the image below to view and download the full Kids Pack!
Don't forget to show us what you made!
We'd love to see the fun you've had working on our pack at home, don't forget you can send us your pictures via Social Media!
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Please note our competition ended on 1st September 2020.
Travel Alerts
Oscar Road closed 27 May to 07 July
Oscar Road will be closed from 04:00 on 27 May until 17:00 on 07 July
Service 12 heading from Torry to Northfield
From Balnagask Road via Balnagask Road, Wellington Road, Polwarth Road, Walker Road and resume normal route.
Nearest stops are Balnagask Road, Walker Road
Greenfern Road closed 20 – 24 May
Greenfern Road will be closed in both directions from 04:00 on 20 May until 17:00 on 24 May
Services 3,3A,3B,3S heading to Mastrick Terminus
From Mastrick Road via Mastrick Way, Provost Fraser Drive, Springhill Road, temporary stop at the end of Greenfern Road
Services 3,3A,3B,3S heading to City Centre
From Springhill Road via Lang Stracht, Fernhill Drive, Mastrick Road and resume normal route.
Nearest stops will be temporary stop on Springhill Road, Fernhill Drive, and opposite Mastrick shops.
Grampian Pride 25 May 2024
Due to Grampian Pride on 25 May , there will be various road closures at certain times, please read carefully as these may affect you:
Services 1&2 heading to RGU 10:00 – 13:00 approx
From King Street/West North Street, via East North Street, Virginia Street, Guild Street, South College Street, Wellington Place, Holburn Street and resume normal route.
Services 1&2 heading from Garthdee to city centre 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Holburn Street via Willowbank Road, South College Street, Wapping Street, Guild Street, Virginia Street, East North Street, King Street and resume normal route.
Service 1B heading to Guild Street 10:00 – 13:00 approx
From West North Street via East North Street, Virginia Street, Guild Street
Service 1B heading to Dubford 10:00 – 13:00 approx
From Guild Street via Virginia Street, East North Street, King Street and resume normal route.
Service 3 heading to Cove 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Rosemount Viaduct via Skene Street, Denburn, Wapping Street and resume normal route.
Service 3 heading to Mastrick 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Guild Street under the Denburn then via Skene Street, Rosemount Viaduct, and resume normal route.
Service 11/11A heading to Woodend/Craigiebuckler 09:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Hutcheon Street via Gallowgate, Berry Street, St Andrews Street, Charlotte Street, John Street, Skene Street, Carden Place and resume normal route.
Service 11/11A heading to Northfield 09:30 – 13:00 approx.
From Queens Cross via Carden Place, Skene Street, John Street, Charlotte Street, St Andrew Street, Berry Street, Gallowgate and resume normal route
Service 12 heading to Northfield 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Guild Street via Denburn, and resume normal route.
Service 12 heading to Torry 10:00– 13:00 approx.
From Skene Square via Denburn, Wapping Street and resume normal route.
Service 13 heading to Scatterburn From 09:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Park Street via East North Street, West North Street, Gallowgate, Berry Street, St Andrews Street, Charlotte Street, John Street, Skene Street, Carden Place, Fountainhall Road and resume normal route.
Service 13 heading to Golf links 09:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Queens Cross roundabout via Carden Place, Skene Street, John Street, Charlotte Street, St Andrews Street, Berry Street, Gallowgate, Little John Street, West North Street, East North Street and resume normal route
Service 15 heading to Countesswells 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Guild Street via South College Street, Wellington Place, Holburn Street, Union Grove and resume normal route.
Service 15 heading to Torry 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Union Grove via Holburn Street, Willowbank Road, South College Street, Wapping Street, Guild Street and resume normal route.
Service 17/17A heading to Faulds Gate (Relief Point Temp stop opposite Lemon Tree) 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Gallowgate via Littlejohn Street, West North Street, East North Street, Virginia Street, Guild Street, South College Street, Wellington Place, Crown Street and resume normal route.
Service 17A heading to Newhills/Dyce (Relief Point Lemon Tree) 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Crown Street via Wellington Place, South College Street, Wapping Street, Guild Street, Virginia Street, East North Street, West North Street, Gallowgate, Berry Street and resume normal route.
Services 11/11A/17/17A/18 heading to Woodend/Faulds Gate 13:00 – 14:00 approx.
From Gallowgate via Littlejohn Street, West North Street, King Street and resume normal route.
Services 11/11A/17/17A/18 heading to Northfield/ Newhills/Dyce 13:00 – 14:00 approx.
From Bridge Street via Guild Street, Market Street, Union Street, King Street, West North Street, Gallowgate, (Service 11/11A take 2nd exit, Service 18 take 3rd exit) Loch Street and resume normal route.
Service 18 heading from Dyce to Redmoss 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Gallowgate via Littlejohn Street, West North Street, East North Street, Virginia Street, Guild Street, South College Street, Wellington Place, Holburn Street and resume normal route
Service 18 heading from Redmoss to Dyce 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Holburn Street via Willowbank Road, South College Street, Wapping Street, Guild Street, Virginia Street, East North Street, West North Street, and resume the normal route.
Service 19 heading to Culter 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
At Gallowgate via Littlejohn Street, West North Street, East North Street, Virginia Street, Guild Street, South College Street, Wellington Place, Holburn Street,Great Western Road and resume normal route.
Service 19 heading to Tillydrone 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Great Western Road via Willowbank Road, South College Street, Wapping Street, Guild Street, Virginia Street, East North Street, West North Street, Gallowgate, Berry Street and resume normal route.
Service 20 heading to Guild Street 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Gallowgate via Littlejohn Street, West North Street, East North Street, Virginia Street, Guild Street, Wapping Street, Guild Street.
Service 20 to Hillhead 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Guild Street via Virginia Street, East North Street, West North Street and resume normal route.
Service 23 heading to Sheddocksley 10:00 – 13:00 approx.
From Causewayend via Gallowgate, Berry Street, St Andrew Street, Charlotte Street, John Street, Skene Street, Carden Place, Albert Street and resume normal route.
Service 23 heading to Heathryfold 10:00 – 13:00 approx
From Albert Street via Carden Place, Skene Street, John Street, Charlotte Street, St Andrew Street, Berry Street, Gallowgate, Littlejohn Street, West North Street, and resume normal route.
Holburn Street closed 13 – 20 May
Holburn Street will be closed from 04:00 on 13 May until 17:00 on 20 May from Bridge of Dee roundabout to Riverside Terrace.
Services will divert as follows:
Service 1 heading from Holburn Junction to Garthdee
From Gairn Terrace (before the footbridge):
• right onto Gray Street
• left onto Broomhill Road
• 1st exit onto Anderson Drive
• 3rd exit onto Garthdee Road and resume normal route.
Service 2 heading from Garthdee to Holburn Junction
From Asda Garthdee:
• 1st exit onto Anderson Drive
• 3rd exit onto Broomhill Road
• right onto Abergeldie Road
• left onto Holburn Street and resume normal route.
Nearest stops
- Garthdee Road, Broomhill Road, and Holburn Street.
Great Southern Road one–way citybound 22 May 09:00 - 14:00
Due to the Big Sing concert being held at Duthie Park between 09:00 and 14:00 on 22 May buses will be required to divert as follows:
Services 17/17A heading to Faulds Gate
From Fonthill Road:
• left onto Whinhill Road
• Great Southern Road
• Holburn Street then follow Service 1 route
• continue down Holburn Street
• Riverside Drive
• King George VI Bridge
• resume normal route
Services 18,18a,18s heading to Faulds Gate/Redmoss
From Holburn Bar:
• Holburn Street and follow Service 1 route
• Holburn Street
• Riverside Drive
• King George VI Bridge
• resume normal route
Nearest stops are:
Service 17,17A heading to Faulds Gate – Whinhill Road, top of Great Southern Road
Service 18 heading to Kincorth – Holburn Street
Victoria Bridge/Market Street Evening restrictions 28 to 30 May
Due to road works at the junction of Market Street/Victoria Bridge, services will be required to divert each night from 18:30 – 06:00 on 28,29 and 30 May.
Service 3/3A/12/15 heading from Guild Street to Torry
From the end of Market Street right onto North Esplanade West then:
• 1st exit onto Queen Elizabeth Bridge
Service 3/3A/15
• 3rd exit onto Wellington Road and resume normal route
Service 12
• 2nd exit onto Menzies Road
• right onto Victoria Road and resume normal route.
Service 3/3A/12/15 heading from Torry to Guild Street
At the end of Victoria Bridge left onto North Esplanade West then:
• 4th exit and back onto North Esplanade West
• left back onto Market Street and resume the normal route.
Nearest stops are:
Service 12 heading to Torry will be Menzies Road, Victoria Road
Services 3,3a,15 heading to Cove/Torry will be Market Street/ Wellington Road
St Andrew Street one-way heading to George Street - Nightly 21 – 24 May
St Andrew Street will be one-way heading to George Street only each night 18:30 – 06:00 from 21 to 24 May.
Services will divert as follows:
Service 17/17A/172/19 heading from Broad Street to Newhills/Dyce/Tillydrone
Normal service
Service 17/17A//172/19 heading from Newhills/Dyce/Tillydrone to Union Street
From Powis Terrace:
• down George Street to Hutcheon Street
• left onto Hutcheon Street
• 4th exit onto Gallowgate
• resume the normal service
Nearest stops: Hutcheon Street, Gallowgate
Links Road/ Urquhart Road closures 15 April – 3 July
Links Road/ Urquhart Road will see closures due to works by SGN from 07:00 on 15 April until 18:00 on 28 July.
Services will divert as follows:
Phase 1 : 07:00 15 April until 18:00 27 May
Service 13 heading to Seaton will divert from Constitution Street via Links Road, Boulevard, Beach Esplanade and resume the normal route
Service 13 heading to Scatterburn will divert from Urquart Road via Links Road, Boulevard, Beach Esplanade and resume the normal route
Nearest Stops:
Urquhart Road, Beach Esplanade
Phase 2: 18:00 27 May until 18:00 28 July
Service 13 heading to Seaton will divert from Links Road via Constitution Street, Park Street, Park Road, and resume the normal route
Service 13 heading to Scatterburn will divert from Park Road via Park Street, Constitution Street, Links Road and resume the normal route
Nearest Stops:
Links Road, Park Road
Great Southern Road/Holburn Street closed 19 March until further notice - Services 17,17A,18,18A,18S,172
Great Southern Road/Holburn Street will be closed heading from Kincorth to the City Centre.
Buses will divert as follows:
Services 17,17A,18,18A,18S,172 heading from Union Street to Faulds Gate/Kincorth
Normal Service
Services 17,17A heading from Kincorth to Broad Street
From the King George V1 Bridge:
• left onto Riverside Drive
• left onto Holburn Street
• 3rd exit at the roundabout onto Anderson Drive
• right onto Great Western Road
• continue onto Willowbank Road
• right onto Albury Road
• left onto Caledonian Place
• continue across the junction and continue on Caledonian Place
• left onto Ferryhill Road and resume the normal route
Services 18,18A,18S,172 heading from Duthie Park to Broad Street
From the King George V1 Bridge:
• left onto Riverside Drive
• left onto Holburn Street
• 3rd exit at the roundabout onto Anderson Drive
• right onto Great Western Road
• left onto Holburn Street and resume the normal route
Holburn Street Closed 19 March until further notice Service 1,1A,2,2S
Holburn Street will be closed from Broomhill Road to Nellfield Place.
Buses will divert as follows:
Normal service to Garthdee/Auchinyell
Service 1 heading from RGU to Holburn Junction
From Broomhill Road:
• onto Anderson Drive
• right onto Great Western Road
• continue along Great Western Road
• left onto Holburn Street
• resume normal route
Service 2/1A heading from Gaitside/RGU to Holburn Street
From Asda:
• 1st exit onto Anderson Drive
• continue along Anderson Drive
• right onto Great Western Road
• continue along Great Western Road
• left onto Holburn Street
• resume normal route