• Location
    Central Bath
  • Cause
    Bath Half Marathon
  • Responsibility
    Local Authority/Event Organisers
  • Effective
    17/03/2024 - 17/03/2024

Various roads in and around Central Bath will be closed between 09:00 and 15:00 on Sunday 17th March in order to facilitate this year's Bath Half Marathon.

Amended timetables will be in operation until approximately 15:00. Please see attachment at the bottom of this page.

The following services will all terminate and commence from Rossiter Road/Lyncombe Hill until 15:00. Services 1, 2, 4 (Odd Down), 5, 39, X39, 41, 174, 522 and D2.

Newbridge Park & Ride service 21 will not operate due to road closures, but additional journeys will be provided on Lansdown (31) and Odd Down (41) Park & Rides.

Some services will be able to serve passengers on the opposite side of the road to their direction of travel.  There are also timetable and routes attached at the bottom of this page to assist you.

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Service 1 - Bath Bus Station to Southdown

Operates a loop, only serving stops towards Southdown and also serving Whiteway & Twerton, returning to the City Centre via Combe Down & Prior Park.

Service 2 - Bath Bus Station to Mulberry Park

Operates a loop via Wellsway, Combe Down, Foxhill, Mulberry Park & Combe Down. 

Service 3 - Bath Bus Station to Bathford

Normal route and timetable

Service 4, 4a - Weston to Odd Down / Foxhill

Operates between Weston & City Centre only via Weston Lane. Please use Service 2 for connections to Odd Down / Foxhill

Service 5 - Bath Bus Station to Whiteway

Whiteway & Twerton will be served by Service 1 during the race. Serving stops between Haycombe Drive & Twerton High Street before returning to the City Centre via Combe Down.

Service 6a - City Centre - Larkhall

Normal route and timetable. 

Service 19 - Bath to Bristol Parkway 

During the race will divert between Oldfield School & Bath via Penn Lea Road, Weston Lane & Milsom Street. 

Service 21 - Newbridge Park and Ride

Suspended for the day.

Service 31 Lansdown Park and Ride

Additional trips will operate from 07:30.

Services - 39 & X39 Bath to Bristol

Will divert between Bath Bus Station & Corston Lane via Rush Hill & Pennyquick in both directions. 

Service 41 - Odd Down Park and Ride

Additional journeys will operate from 07:30. Between 09:00 & 15:00 buses will terminate / commence from Lyncombe Hill. 

Services 174, 522 - Bath Bus Station to Wells / Bristol

Will divert from Red Lion to Bath City Centre via Combe Down. 

Service D1 - Bath to Warminster

During the race, will divert between Sydney Gardens & Bath via Cleveland Bridge & Walcot Street. 

Service D2 -  Bath Bus Station - Frome

Will divert between Cross Keys & Bath via Combe Down & Prior Park.

Service U1 - University of Bath

Will operate between the University and City Centre only, diverting via North Road & Cleveland Bridge during the race. 

Service U5 - Bath Spa University

Will be suspended for the duration of the race. 

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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department

Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

Customer service contact us

Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ

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