Christmas and New Year services
First South has confirmed its bus timetables over the Christmas and New Year period.
Services will be revised from Christmas Eve through to Monday 1st January 2024. Customers are advised to visit the First Bus website for the latest information on festive timetables.
First South’s Commercial Director, James Eustace, said: “There are some changes and reductions to our services over the festive period, to give our hard-working staff 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. We look forward to transporting you across our region in 2024 and beyond.”
A summary of changes to First’s timetables over the festive period are below:
Berkshire: View individual timetables here: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/berkshire-thames-valley/plan-journey/travel-season/christmas-and-new-year-bus-times-20232024
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Christmas Eve (24th) |
Normal Sunday service. The A4 will not operate overnight on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day. The last buses on Christmas Eve will be the 00:11 From Cippenham to Heathrow and the 01:05 from Heathrow to Cippenham. |
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Christmas Day (25th) |
Reduced timetable on services A4 and 7. The A4 will not operate overnight on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, or Christmas Day/Boxing Day. The first buses on Christmas Day will be at 03:27 from Cippenham to Heathrow and at 04:45 from Heathrow to Cippenham. The last buses on Christmas Day will be at 00:27 From Cippenham to Heathrow and at 00:30 from Heathrow to Cippenham. Click here to view the timetables. No other services will operate. |
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Boxing Day (26th) |
Service 12 and 13 will not operate. All other services will operate a Sunday timetable. The A4 will not operate overnight on Christmas Day/Boxing Day. The first buses on Boxing Day will be the 03:15 from Cippenham to Heathrow and the 04:05 from Heathrow to Cippenham. |
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27th – 29th Dec |
Saturday timetables on all services |
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30th Dec |
Normal Saturday timetables |
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New Year’s Eve (31st) |
Normal service |
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New Year’s Day (1st) |
Service 12 and 13 will not operate. All other services will operate a normal Sunday service. |
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2nd Jan |
Normal services will resume |
Cornwall: View individual timetables here: Christmas and New Year Bus Times - 2023/2024 | First Bus
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Christmas Eve (24th) |
All services will operate a Sunday timetable with early finishes between 18:00 and 19:30. |
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Christmas Day (25th) |
No service |
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Boxing Day (26th) |
No service |
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27th – 30th Dec |
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New Year’s Eve (31st) |
All services will operate a Sunday timetable with early finishes between 18:00 and 19:30. |
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New Year’s Day (1st) |
No service |
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2nd Jan |
Normal services will resume |
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Solent View individual timetables here: Christmas levels of service | First Bus
This year to help people get to and from QA Hospital, we will be operating special timetables on Christmas Day and New Year's Day for Solent services 1, 2, 3 and Star services 7 and 8.
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Christmas Eve (24th) |
Normal Sunday timetable with some early finishes on services 1, E1/E2, 2, 3, 7 and 8. |
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Christmas Day (25th) |
There will be a special timetable on the following Solent routes: 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8. Click here to view the timetables. All other services will not operate.
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Boxing Day (26th) |
There will be a special timetable on the following Solent routes: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and E1/E2. Click here to view the timetables. All other services will not operate.
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27th – 29th Dec |
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30th Dec |
Normal Saturday timetables. Service F2 will not operate. |
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New Year’s Eve (31st) |
Normal Sunday timetable with some early finishes on services 1, E1/E2, 2, 3, 7 and 8. |
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New Year’s Day (1st) |
There will be special timetables on the following Solent routes: 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8. Click here to view the timetables. All other services will not operate.
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2nd Jan |
Normal services will resume. |
Somerset: View individual timetables here: Christmas and New Year Bus Times - 2023/2024 | First Bus
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Christmas Eve (24th) |
Normal service |
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Christmas Day (25th) |
No service
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Boxing Day (26th) |
No service
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27th – 29th Dec |
All services will operate a Saturday timetable. In Yeovil, the CR4 will operate its normal weekday timetable.
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30th Dec |
Normal Saturday timetables. |
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New Year’s Eve (31st) |
Normal Sunday timetable |
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New Year’s Day (1st) |
No service |
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2nd Jan |
Normal services will resume. |
Wessex: View individual timetables here: - Christmas and New Year Bus Times - 2023/2024 | First Bus
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Christmas Eve (24th) |
Services 3, 6 and X54 will not operate. All other services will operate a normal Sunday service with some early finishes on services 1, 2 and 10/10A.
Service 1: Last trip to Portland Rip Croft from Weymouth King's Statue: 19:53 Service 1: Last trip to Weymouth King's Statue from Portland Rip Croft: 20:29
Service 2: Last trip to Littlemoor, Canberra Road from Weymouth King's Statue: 20:00 Service 2: Last trip to Weymouth King's Statue from Littlemoor, Canberra Road: 20:17
Service 10: Last trip to Poundbury, Mansell Square from Weymouth King's Statue: 19:15 Service 10: Last trip to Weymouth King's Statue from Poundbury, Mansell Square: 19:47
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Christmas Day (25th) |
No service
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Boxing Day (26th) |
No service
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27th – 29th Dec |
Services 3, 6 and X54 will operate their Monday to Friday timetable. All other services will operate a Saturday timetable
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30th Dec |
Services 6 and X54 will not operate. All other services will operate their normal Saturday service.
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New Year’s Eve (31st) |
Services 3, 6 and X54 will not operate. All other services will operate a normal Sunday service with some early finishes on services 1, 2 and 10/10A.
Service 1: Last trip to Portland Rip Croft from Weymouth King's Statue: 19:53 Service 1: Last trip to Weymouth King's Statue from Portland Rip Croft: 20:29
Service 2: Last trip to Littlemoor, Canberra Road from Weymouth King's Statue: 20:00 Service 2: Last trip to Weymouth King's Statue from Littlemoor, Canberra Road: 20:17
Service 10: Last trip to Poundbury, Mansell Square from Weymouth King's Statue: 19:15 Service 10: Last trip to Weymouth King's Statue from Poundbury, Mansell Square: 19:47
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New Year’s Day (1st) |
No service
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2nd Jan |
Normal services will resume. |
RailAir - https://www.railair.com/news/christmas-levels-service-202324
During the holiday season, RailAir will operate as normal except for Christmas Day. On Christmas Day, all RailAir services will operate a reduced timetable.