First Bus making it easy for everyone to travel on our buses!
To make it easier for all our customers to get around on our buses safely, we have introduced extra help to travel cards, which help vulnerable individuals board our buses. These cards can assist individuals with dementia, disabilities, individuals who are deaf, risk of falling or are blind.
From Saturday 1st June, the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority will be introducing a new Tiger card for under 25s to claim discounts on bus travel. The new Tiger bus pass is free of charge and designed to make public transport more affordable for young people, helping them travel to school, college, training, work, shopping, and social activities. This initiative is part of a broader effort by the Combined Authority to revamp public transport in the region.
High Road, Benfleet will be closed for roadworks, on a nightly basis (between 19:30 and 05:00 hours), from Thursday 30th May to Tuesday 4th June 2024.
Due to the location of the road closure, the 21, 22, 27 services will divert, in both directions, via Canvey Way.
All buses will serve Benfleet Railway Station as normal. Depending on running time - the services will pause at Benfleet Railway Station bus stop before departing at next scheduled departure time.
The following bus stops will not be served by the 21 and 22 services:
Thynne Road, Billericay will be closed for roadworks from Wednesday 29th May to Thursday 6th June 2024.
Due to the location of the road closure, the 9 and 251 services will divert, in both directions, via Green Farms Lane.
towards Billericay/Brentwood: Services 9 and 251 will pause at Prince Edward Road bus stop before departing at next scheduled departure time.
Temporary Stop Closures.
Castle Way, Southampton. Routes X4 and X5.
Both directions.
28th May until further notice.
Due to road works on Castle Way in Southampton, passengers are advised to use the stops outside West Quay for the duration of these works.
There is currently no end date for these works, please keep checking back for updates.
When it comes to trips in the Great Scenic Journeys collection, the Land’s End Coaster, from fantastic First Bus always crops up in the conversation among scenic thrill seekers – it’s a particular favourite of many, with its stunning clifftop views over the Atlantic Ocean below as the bus winds it’s way up to Land’s End from Penzance.
From Sunday 2nd June 2024 we are making the following changes to our network in North Essex:
71, 371, 372, X71 – Chelmsford to Colchester via Witham
From Sunday 2nd June 2024, we are making the following changes to our network across South and Mid Essex:
21, 21A – Canvey to Southend **extended to Shoeburyness & Great Wakering**