Bristol, Bath and the West
Christmas and New Year Bus Services
| Christmas Eve - 24 December | Normal service |
| Christmas Day - 25 December | No service |
| Boxing Day - 26 December | |
| Sunday 27 December | Normal Sunday service |
| Monday 28 December | Normal Public Holiday service |
| Tuesday29 December | Normal Saturday service |
| Wednesday 30 December | |
| Thursday 31 December | |
| New Year’s Day - Friday 1 January | Normal Public Holiday service |
| Saturday 2 January onwards | Normal service |
Most bus services will run as listed in the table above - there are some exceptions, these are listed below.
In Wiltshire, the Council has decided that they would like to pay for an hourly service (during the main part of the day) on services 232, 265 and 272 on Monday 28 December.
9 November - 23 December: Service 318
There are 2 extra evening journeys on Service 318 allowing customers to take advantage of late-night shopping at Cribbs Causeway. The journeys listed below will run on Monday to Friday between Monday 9 November and Wednesday 23 December inclusive.
| Cribbs Causeway, Bus Station [C] | 2113 | 2213 |
| Parkway Railway Station | 2124 | 2224 |
| U.W.E., Frenchay Campus | 2130 | 2230 |
| Frenchay Hospital, Main Gate | 2135 | 2235 |
| Downend, Horseshoe | 2139 | 2239 |
| Soundwell Road, Turnpike | 2143 | 2243 |
| KINGSWOOD, Shopping Centre | 2147 | 2247 |
21 - 24 December: Service 1, 40 and 54
On 21 - 24 December between 1000 and 2000 Services 1, 40 and 54 will not serve Asda due to anticipated traffic congestion. Buses will travel along Lysander Road, Merlin Road, Highwood Road and Pegasus Road to Cribbs Causeway Bus Station in both directions.
Monday 28 December - extra journeys serving Cribbs Causeway on Service 1 & 54A
Some journeys are being extended after 1800 on Services 1 and 54A to allow customers to continue shopping at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway until it closes at 2100. These journeys are shown below with the extensions highlighted in red:
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Broomhill, Whitmore Avenue | 1750 | 1820 | 1920 | 2020 |
| Arno's Vale Cemetery | 1757 | 1830 | 1928 | 2028 |
| Temple Meads, Temple Gate | 1801 | 1834 | 1933 | 2033 |
| Broadmead, Union Street | 1808 | 1841 | 1938 | 2038 |
| Centre, Rupert Street [Ha] | 1810 | 1843 | 1940 | 2040 |
| Centre, St Augustines Pde | 1812 | 1845 | 1943 | 2043 |
| Blackboy Hill | 1824 | 1857 | 1954 | 2054 |
| Westbury, Village | 1830 | 1903 | 2000 | 2100 |
| Henbury, Crow Lane Lay-by | 1836 | 1910 | 2007 | 2107 |
| Henbury, Tormarton Crescent | 1839 | 1913 | 2010 | 2110 |
| Cribbs Causeway, Bus Station | 1847 | 1920 | 2017 | 2117 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Cribbs Causeway, Bus Station | 1842 | 1913 | 2013 | 2113 | 2213 |
| Henbury, Tormarton Crescent | 1850 | 1920 | 2020 | 2120 | 2220 |
| Henbury, Crow Lane Lay-by | 1855 | 1924 | 2024 | 2124 | 2224 |
| Westbury, Village | 1901 | 1930 | 2030 | 2130 | 2230 |
| Blackboy Hill | 1909 | 1938 | 2038 | 2138 | 2238 |
| Centre, St Augustines Pde | 1920 | 1949 | 2049 | 2149 | 2249 |
| Broadmead, Horsefair [Sk] | -- | 1953 | 2053 | 2153 | 2253 |
| Temple Meads, Temple Gate | -- | 2002 | 2102 | 2202 | 2302 |
| Arno's Vale Cemetery | -- | 2006 | 2106 | 2206 | 2306 |
| Broomhill, Whitmore Avenue | -- | 2015 | 2115 | 2215 | 2315 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Cribbs Causeway, Bus Station | 1858 | 1928 | 1958 | 2028 | 2058 | 2128 | 2158 |
| Lyppincourt Road | 1906 | 1936 | 2006 | 2036 | 2106 | 2136 | 2206 |
| Southmead, Charlton Road | 1911 | 1941 | 2011 | 2041 | 2111 | 2141 | 2211 |
| Southmead, Arneside Road | 1916 | 1646 | 2016 | 2046 | 2116 | 2146 | 2216 |
| Henleaze, Lake | 1922 | 1952 | 2022 | 2052 | 2122 | 2152 | 2222 |
| Blackboy Hill | 1930 | 2000 | 2030 | 2100 | 2130 | 2200 | 2230 |
| Centre, Colston Avenue West | 1940 | 2010 | 2040 | 2110 | 2140 | 2210 | 2240 |
| Temple Meads | 1952 | 2022 | 2052 | 2122 | 2152 | 2222 | 2252 |
| Wells Road, Greenleaze | 1959 | 2029 | 2059 | 2129 | 2159 | 2229 | 2259 |
| Manston Close | 2004 | 2034 | 2104 | 2134 | 2204 | 2234 | 2304 |
| Stockwood, The Coots | 2011 | 2041 | 2111 | 2141 | 2211 | 2241 | 2311 |
Exceptions on 29, 30 and 31 December
Service 2 - Combe Down - Ensleigh: A normal Saturday service will run with the exception of the 0745 journey from Milsom Street which will not run. Three journeys that normally run on a Monday - Friday only will run leaving Combe Down at 0642 and Milsom Street at 0715 and 0730.
Service 7 - Bus Station - Larkhall - Fairfield Park - Bus Station: In addition to the normal Saturday timetable, the journey normaly leaving Larkhall at 0635 on a Monday to Friday only, will operate.
Service 18, 418 and 419 - Bath University - Bath Spa University: A University Holiday Monday - Friday service will run.
Service 23, 23B - Taunton - Cotford St Luke, West Bagborough and Williton: This will run a Monday - Friday timetable. Service 23A (Taunton - Bridgwater) will not run on Thursday 31 December.
Service 54A - Yeovil - Taunton: A Monday - Friday service will run.
Service 178 - Bath - Bristol: Two journeys that normally run on Monday to Friday will run:
- Leaving Bristol Bus Station at 1726
- Leaving Bath at 0720. This will replace the journey that normally leaves Bath at 0720 on Saturday.
The journey leaving Bath at 2345 will not run.
Service 359 - Bristol - Portishead: The journey normally run on Monday - Friday leaving Bristol at 0610 will also operate.
Service 379 - Bristol - Radstock: A Monday - Friday service will run.
Friday 1 January - New Year’s Day
In Wiltshire, services 231, 232, 265 and 272 will not run.
Bath Park and Ride services
The Newbridge, Lansdown and Odd Down Park and Ride services will not be operating on Sunday 27 December and Friday 1 January. A Sunday service will operate on Monday 28 December and a Monday - Friday Service will run on 29, 30 and 31 December. The University of Bath Park and Ride will not operate throughout the Christmas Period.
Bristol Park and Ride - Service 904
This will not operate on 25, 26, 27 December and 1 January. A Saturday service will run on Monday 28 December and a normal Monday-Friday service will run on 29, 30 and 31 December.
School and college services will not run at all over the Christmas period.
