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Now Brand new buses

Why not try the new and improved services 8 and 9 which directly connect Redland and Clifton with the City Centre and Temple Meads rail station.

  • Simpler - no more confusing 8A’s and 9A’s - Service 8 and 9 run alternately from Temple Meads
  • More buses - with better frequencies for most of the route
  • Plus - brand new buses from late October
The route

Services 8 and 9 run in a circular loop from Bristol Temple Meads to Clifton and Redland. They split at the Triangle, with Service 8 travelling first to Clifton, then Bristol Zoo and Redland and back to Temple Meads. Service 9 does the same route going to Redland first.

Map What's New

More buses

  • Double the number of buses between Temple Meads and Redland - now every 10* minutes
  • Better frequency from Temple Meads to the Triangle - now every 5*minutes!
  • On Sundays, every 10 minutes from Temple Meads and every 20 minutes from either Clifton or Redland

* Monday to Saturday daytimes

Plus

  • More buses, more often means there should almost always be a bus waiting at Temple Meads forecourt on Monday to Saturday daytimes.
  • Starting earlier on Sundays - with the first bus leaving Temple Meads at 0800. An hour earlier than now!
How often

  Temple Mead Station
- Triangle
Redland
Direct buses to
the City Centre
Clifton
Direct buses to
the City Centre
Monday - Saturday
(daytime)
Every 5 minutes Every 10 Minutes
Sundays Every 10 minutes Every 20 Minutes

Try it today

Avoid the trouble and expense of parking and try the bus! Service 8 and 9 is the quick, easy and convenient way to travel - Perfect for shopping or getting to Temple Meads, with buses stopping directly at the Station forecourt.