Thursday 9 April 2020

Easter weekend, ticket acceptance and more changes


It's no normal Easter weekend by any means. Most operators, including Bluestar, More, Salisbury Reds, Yellow Buses and Southern Vectis, will be running a Coronavirus Sunday service on Good Friday and Easter Monday, but check the operator's websites before you travel just to make sure.


A bit of good news amongst all the service reductions: many of our local operators are accepting each others' tickets. There's a mutual agreement between More and Yellow Buses in Bournemouth. In Southampton, First are accepting Bluestar tickets on common sections of route. In Portsmouth, First are accepting Stagecoach tickets on common sections of their routes. Not yet clear whether Bluestar and Stagecoach have reciprocated, but hopefully they will.

No sign yet of any temporary replacement for Xelabus's service, which are all currently suspended.

More semi-temporary changes are on the way in the next few days:




Stay safe!

  • Please only travel if absolutely necessary, otherwise stay at home
  • Check the bus operator's website to make sure what level of service they are running
  • Please don't use cash. If you can, pay by contactless, smart card or mobile ticketing app

Sunday 5 April 2020

Update 5th April


Further changes have occurred since last week, with many taking effect today. Generally, there are further reductions, especially on Sundays. A couple of routes that had been suspended have been reinstated with an emergency timetable, mainly in Weymouth and Waterlooville. Select your operator below for the full details...




Further changes are highly likely, so don't forget the three golden rules of bus travel during the lockdown:


  • Please only travel if absolutely necessary, otherwise stay at home
  • Check the bus operator's website to make sure what level of service they are running
  • Please don't use cash. If you can, pay by contactless, smart card or mobile ticketing app