Service 74 - City Centre Bus Stop Change
All areas
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LocationCity Centre
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Effective02/10/2022 - 20/12/2022
From Sunday 2nd October, service 74 to Anstey will depart from stand SF in St. Margaret's Bus Station and will no longer use Haymarket Bus Station.
There will be an adjustment to the timetable, the new timetable can be viewed here
Travel Alerts
Service 4 - Melton Road (until August 4)
From the 22nd July - 4th August, Melton Road will be closed. Services will divert as below:
Inbound - From Wyvern Avenue, Barkby Rd, Catherine Street, Dysart Way, Belgrave Circle & Belgrave Gate to follow normal route to the Bus Station.
Outbound - From Leicester College, via Dysart Way, Catherine Street, Barkby Road & Wyvern Avenue.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused during this time.
Service 18 - Cort Crescent
From the 14th July - 25th August, 18 services will be on diversion due to a closure at Cort Crescent. Please see below for diversion details:
Outbound – From Hinckley Rd via Gooding Ave, Braunstone Ave & Hallam Crescent East, to continue normal route to Terminus.
Inbound – From Terminus as normal, then diverting around Cort Crescent via Woodshawe Rise Roundabout, and head back along Cort Braunstone Ave, Gooding Ave & Hinckley Road to continue normal route towards City Centre.
During this time stops at Hockley Farm Road, Football Pitches and Bendbow Rise on both sides of the road of Cort Crescent will not be served.
Please allow extra time for your journey between the above dates. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Service 74 - Link Road
Link Road will be closed at the junction of Cropston Road for 1 day on July 22nd.
Services will diver from The Nook via Bradgate Road & Hollow Road.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Service 4 - Gleneagles Avenue
From the 19th - 21st July, Gleneagles Avenue will be closed. Services will divert via the below:
Outbound - From Gypsy Lane via Catherine Street, Barkby Rd, Troon Way & Nicklaus Rd.
Inbound From Nicklaus Rd via Troon Way, Barkby Rd, Catherine St, & Gypsy Lane.
Please allow extra time for your journey on these dates. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Fare Changes from 14th July 2024
We're introducing fare changes from Sunday 14th July.
We regularly review our fares and ticket prices so we can continue to develop a sustainable bus network, keeping bus travel affordable and helping our customers as we mange rising costs and maintain investment.
Single tickets will remain capped at £2 as part of the Government’s Help for Households campaign a great value way to get you to where you need to be!
Changes from 14 July
The £1.60 Adult Single Fare on Services 4, 13, 14, 14A, 15, 18, 25, 26, 38, 38A, 54, 88, 88A and 88E will now be £1.80.
The £1.80 Adult Single Fare on Services 13, 14, 14A, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 74, 88, 88A and 88E will now be £2.00.
| Adult Tickets | Current Price | New Price |
|---|---|---|
| Day | £5.00 | £5.40 |
| Week | £18.90 | 19.90 |
| 4Week | £63.50 | 69.00 |
| 3 in 7 Day bundle | £13.30 | £14.80 |
| 5 in 7 Day bundle | £16.90 | £17.90 |
| 6 in 20 Day bundle | £25.00 | £27.00 |
| 10 in 20 Day bundle | £37.70 | £40.80 |
| 12 in 40 Day bundle | £46.85 | £50.60 |
| 20 in 40 Day bundle | £63.50 | £69.00 |
| Child Tickets | Current Price | New Price |
|---|---|---|
| Day | £3.70 | £3.90 |
| Week | £13.00 | £14.70 |
| 4 Week | £37.00 | £39.00 |
Wherever you're heading, download the First Bus App to plan your trip with our Journey Planner, track your bus live on a map, or buy your bus ticket before you travel.
service changes from 14 July
From Sunday 14th July, we’re making changes to the following services for the duration of the Leicester School Summer Holidays.
The school holiday runs from 14 July until 25 August 2024.
View the new timetables here
Services 14 & 14A
Buses will operate every 7/8 minutes between the City Centre and Aikman Avenue during the day Mondays to Fridays. There are no changes to the Saturday or Sunday timetables.
Service 15
A new timetable across the entire week will be introduced to help keep buses to run on time.
Service 16
There are no timing or frequency changes to the timetable. However, on journeys that serve Goodwood the timing point bus stop listed on the timetable will now be the “Greenacre Drive” stop on Ambassador Road rather than the “Gamel Road” bus stop on Goodwood Road.
Service 74
Buses will operate every 30 minutes during the day Mondays to Fridays. There are no changes to the Saturday or Sunday timetables.
Services 88 & 88A
Buses will operate every 7/8 minutes between the City Centre and Saffron Lane during the day Mondays to Fridays. There are no changes to the Saturday or Sunday timetables.
Exploring Leicester over the summer holidays?
The week-day group day ticket will be reduced to £8 (normally £10) for the duration of holidays. Great value ticket, that gives you unlimited travel for up to 5 people!