RESIDENTS across Somerset and North Somerset have been told to expect some changes to the normal First Bus timetables over the Christmas and New Year's period.

First West of England, First Cymru and First Worcester has announced its festive timetables, which have been designed to give its "hard-working drivers" some well-earned rest.

On Christmas Day, there will be no First Bus services running across the entire region.

Other services will be affected from Christmas Eve through until Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

First West of England, Cymru and Worcester’s managing director, Doug Claringbold, said: “We recognise that customers want transport during the festive period, but it’s also important that we give our hard-working drivers some well-earned down time to celebrate with their family and friends.

“I’d like to thank all our customers who have travelled with us during the past year and wish you, and our future customers, a merry Christmas and a great New Year, and we look forward to transporting you across our region in 2024 and beyond.”

Summary of changes to bus timetables for West of England (Weston, Bristol, Bath, Wells/Mendips):

 

  • Christmas Eve (December 24) - Services will run to the Sunday timetable with an early finish, with last journeys operating around 2000. Service A1 and service A3 will operate their normal Sunday timetables. 
  • Christmas Day (December 25) - No service;
  • Boxing Day (December 26) - No service except service A1 operating the normal Monday-Friday timetable and service A3 operating the normal Sunday timetable;
  • December 27 – 29 - Service A1 will be operating to the normal Monday-Friday timetable. Most other services will run to Saturday timetables. Some services will operate additional early morning journeys ahead of the start of the usual Saturday timetable;
  • December 30 - Normal Saturday timetables;
  • New Year’s Eve (December 31) - Normal Sunday timetables. On service 39, there will be additional late night journeys operated;
  • New Year’s Day (January 1) - No service except service A1 operating the normal Monday-Friday timetable and service A3 operating the normal Sunday timetable;
  • January 2 - Normal services will resume.