Welcome to First Bus Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport
With a high number of bus services to choose from, you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to getting around for essential travel.
From online tickets to timetables and route maps, we have a vast amount of resources to help you get around as easily as possible. Enjoy the journey.

Our Journey
Your journeys mean everything to us, but we’ve been on our own journey too. We know bus isn’t always perfect, but we’ve been listening to our communities, and making changes for the better. Find out more.
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Helping you get around Somerset as easily as possible
From tickets to timetables and route maps, you'll find everything you need on our website and the First Bus App to help you get around as easily as possible.
Enjoy the journey!

Our Journey
Your journeys mean everything to us, but we’ve been on our own journey too. We know bus isn’t always perfect, but we’ve been listening to our communities, and making changes for the better. Find out more.
Latest News
Welcome to First Bus Wessex, Dorset and South Somerset
Helping you get around as easily as possible.
From online tickets to timetables and route maps, we have a vast amount of resources to help you get around as easily as possible for essential travel. Enjoy the journey.

Our Journey
Your journeys mean everything to us, but we’ve been on our own journey too. We know bus isn’t always perfect, but we’ve been listening to our communities, and making changes for the better. Find out more.
Latest News
Pill Road in Abbots Leigh will be closed to service X4 between 09:15 and 15:00 Daily from Monday 2nd to Wednesday 11th March (excluding weekend) to facilitate carriageway works.
The 08:37 service X4 from the Bus Station due at Abbots Leigh at 09:00 and the 08:00 from Portishead due at Abbots Leigh at 08:56 will be able to operate normal route.
UPDATE - 12:00 Wednesday 4th March.
The junction of Speedwell Road and Charlton Road in Speedwell will closed to service 7 until 16:00 today Wednesday 4th March and between 09:30 - 16:00 on Thursday 5th March to facilitate carriageway works.
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Service 7 will divert from the Wackum Inn will divert via Brook Road, Whitefield Road, Lodge Causeway (as a service 6) then Lodge Hill and Lodge Road to resume normal route on Ingleside Road in both directions.
Mill Road
To allow for bridge repair works, commencing Saturday 28th February, then every Saturday night until Sunday morning 15th March, between 22:00 and 07:00 each night, this stop will be out of use.
With the completion of phase 4 on Friday the 20th of February, Stoke Mains renewal programme phase 5 has now commenced and is scheduled to last approximately 2 weeks.
Merrick Street in Hanley is now closed.
Services 2, 43
During this time the buses will divert outbound via Upper Huntbach Street, Eaton Street.
Inbound will be normal route
The next phase of the Stoke Mains renewal programme started on Monday 2nd March.
Services 40, 40A
Long-term roadworks planned on Chaplin Road and Queens Park Av.
During this time the buses will divert via Carlisle Street in both directions.
Due to operational issues, the following RA1 Services will not run today.
- 09:40 departure Heathrow(T3) to Reading
- 09:45 departure Heathrow(T2) to Reading
- 10:01 departure Heathrow(T5) to Reading
- 10:45 departure Reading to Heathrow
- 12:00 departure Heathrow(T3) to Reading
- 12:05 departure Heathrow(T2) to Reading
- 12:22 departure Heathrow(T5) to Reading
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to our customers.
Shettleston Road
To allow for resurfacing works, from Monday 2nd March 07:00 until Wednesday 4th March 18:00, this stop will be out of use.
The nearest alternative stops are located: