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Between Friday the 22nd of November and Saturday the 21st of December, there will be a number of closures around Truro due to Festive Friday and Truro Christmas Street Markets 2024.

They will take place at the following times:

• Friday 22nd November 2024 between 05:00 and 23:59
• Saturday 23rd November 2024 between 06:00 and 19:00
• Wednesday 27th November 2024 between 06:00 and 23:00
• Saturday 30th November 2024 between 06:00 and 19:00
• Wednesday 4th December 2024 between 06:00 and 23:00
• Saturday 7th December 2024 between 06:00 and 19:00
• Wednesday 11th December 2024 between 06:00 and 23:00
• Saturday 14th December 2024 between 06:00 and 19:00
• Wednesday 18th December 2024 between 06:00 and 23:00

During the above times, the following diversions will be in place:

Services T1, T2, T3, U1, U1A to & from Treliske, Threemilestone

Inbound from Rail Station,

Buses will drop off outside Museum then go to Victoria Square and back to Ferris Town. They will then turn right up past the Law Courts and take the back road passing the NCP car park to Trafalgar Roundabout, then into the Bus Station.

Outbound

Buses will go to Trafalgar Roundabout and turn left. They will then go along St Austell Street, passing the NCP car park, pass the Law Courts and turn left to go past the Museum and into Victoria Square. From here they will pick up outside Mallets and resume their normal line of route to the Rail Station.

Services U1/U1A to & from Falmouth

Inbound

From Lander Monument, buses will go down Lemon Street, turn right into Fairmantle Street, pass Iceland to the roundabout. They will then bear left onto Morlaix Avenue and turn left for the Bus station.

Outbound service will run as normal.

We apologise for any inconvenient this may cause.

St Agnes Village Christmas Lights Switch on will be taking place on Sunday the 1st of December between 16:30 and 18:00.

This will affect the U1A.

Buses will be diverting as follows:

From Truro

From Sevenmilestone garage, buses will right divert via Goonbell to reach the coast road close to the Wheal Kitty turn. They will then turn right for Perranporth and resume their normal line of route.

From Newquay

Buses will turn left just prior to wheal Kitty turn and follow through Goonbell to Sevenmilestone garage, where they will resume their normal line of route.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

From Thursday the 21st of November to Friday the 22nd of November, there will be a closure along Chywoone Hill Newlyn.

This will affect the Lands’ End Coaster.

Buses will be diverting as follows:

Towards Lands’ End

From Newlyn Bridge, buses will turn right onto B3315 up Newlyn Coombe. They will then turn left onto A30 out to Crows-an-Wra, and then left onto No Mans land. They will then travel past St Buryan Farm shop to St Buryan where they will pick up their normal line of route.

Towards Penzance

Buses will divert past St Buryan Farm shop onto No Mans Land to Crows-an-Wra. They will then take the A30 towards Penzance and turn right onto the B3315 down Newlyn Coombe and pick up their normal line of route at Newlyn Bridge.

Please note that buses will not be able to serve stops between Chywoone hill and Merry Maidens.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

From Monday the 9th of December to Wednesday the 11th of December, there will be a closure along Cliff Road, Newquay.

This will affect services U1 U1A U1EU1 and T3.

Buses will be diverting as follows:

Services U1, U1A & U1E

Buses will divert at Trenance Gardens up Trenance Road to access Mount Wise to the bus Station.

They will do the same in Reverse on their return journey.

Please note, this diversion will also apply to GoCornwall services: 25, 58, 85, 88 & 93.

Service T3

After Chester Road, buses will turn left down Hilgrove road past Newquay Zoo to Trenance Gardens, then turn right up Trenance Road to access Mount Wise to the bus Station.

They will do the same in Reverse on their return journey.

Please note, this diversion will also apply to GoCornwall services: 21, 56, 91, 92, 92S, 94 & 185.  

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Starting 4th November, we’re making some important changes to the following routes to improve punctuality:

• 220
• 273
• 274
• 470
• 890
• 900
• L1
• L2

In addition to these improvements, the 200A service will be added, with support from Penwith College. This will enable college students to travel to St Ives without waiting for a later bus. This will be introduced on 4th November but as a PM journey only.

Find timetables attached or by visiting: Timetables | First Bus

Following feedback from passengers, the Transport for Cornwall partnership will be reinstating the ability to purchase a monthly child bus pass from Sunday 6 October.

The cost of the pass will now be £65 and we hope to be able to keep the cost of the ticket at this price for the rest of the academic year.

Government funding for the bus fares pilot, introduced in April of 2022 , has meant we have been able to heavily subsidise more than 15 million bus journeys in the last 2.5 years and without this funding, passengers would have paid significantly more for their tickets. The funding has allowed us to also try new ticket options and prices, to understand the preference of bus passengers in Cornwall. It was always intended to increase the cost of tickets during the pilot and back to their market value as we near the end of the pilot.

While the decision to remove several ticketing options – including the child monthly pass - was based on data showing extremely low usage, we appreciate that this specific ticket has impacted on children who use bus services to travel to school and college, but are not eligible for home to school transport.

We remain in discussion with Government about the future funding of bus travel in Cornwall and await news of any future bus funding as part of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement at the end of the month. The Government’s national £2 bus fares scheme for single journeys remains in place until the end of December.

From Monday the 30th of September 2024 to Friday the 31st of January 2025, there will be a road closure on the A392 between Trevemper Road and the Superstore roundabout, Newquay.

This will affect service U1, U1A, U1E and college route 850.

Buses will be diverting as follows:

U1 U1A & U1E

Inbound to Newquay

Buses will travel in a clockwise direction via Trevemper Road, Boating Lake to Trenance Gardens and resuming their normal line of route towards Newquay Zoo. 

Outbound from Newquay

After Trenance Gardens, buses will carry on past the boating lake and turn left down the A392 and resume their normal line of route.

Please be aware that we will not be able to serve stops along Treninnick Hill.

850

AM

From Morrisons, Buses will travel up Treninnick Hill and then turn left at the top onto Trevemper Road. They will then travel past the lake and turn right onto the A392, Gannel Road and carry on up over the roundabout, right onto Crantock Street, and into the bus Station.

After the bus station, they will travel along East Street and Narrowcliff past the Train Station and turn right onto Hilgrove Road. After this they will continue past Newquay Zoo, back along Trevemper Road, and then right onto the A392 Trevemper Road and continue on its normal line of route.

PM

From A392 Trevemper Road, buses will carry on to Gannel Road and carry on up over the roundabout, right onto Crantock Street, and into the bus Station. They will travel along East Street and Narrowcliff past the Train Station and turn right onto Hilgrove Road. After this they will continue past Newquay Zoo, then turn left down Treninnick Hil towards Morrison.

Please follow link for our updated timetables: Timetables | First Bus

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.