Temporary Route Diversion Route 20

Temporary Stop Closure: Rookery Avenue on Botley Road, Park Gate.
Routes 28 28A.
0930 Monday 29th until 1530 Tuesday 30th July.

Due to utility works, the above stops will be closed between the dates shown.
Passengers are advised to use the temporary stop provided by the works contractors.

This closure will affect the stops in both directions.

Please signal clearly to your driver.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
This closure may change at short notice, due to circumstances outside of our control.

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Temporary Route Diversion Route 20
Funtley Village, Funtley Road, Mayles Lane to Knowle Village Gates.
Tuesday 23rd July until Sunday 4th August.

Due to roadworks at the junction of Red Barn Lane and Funtley Hill, route 20 will be diverting via:
Kiln Road and A32 Wickham Road to Knowle Village in both directions.

Passengers are advised to use the alternative stops at either the unmarked stops at the end of Red Barn Lane or Knowle Village shops.

Please signal clearly to your driver
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The contractors may change the times at short notice, due to circumstances outside of our control.

On Monday 22nd July The Hard bus station will be closed for major road works. These works are expected to last six months. All First Bus services will arrive and depart from Stand L out on the main road in front of the dockyard gates. The bus station building and our travel shop will remain open. You can still buy First Bus tickets and National Express from the travel shop. Staff will be on hand to direct you to your bus or coach.

Temporary Stop Closure: Botley Road, Portsmouth Road, Sholing.
Routes X4 and X5.
Monday 22nd July until Friday 30th August.
Both directions.

Due to major road works in the area of these stops, passengers are advised to use the
temporary stops provided by Southampton City Council.

Please signal clearly to your driver.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
This closure may change at short notice, due to circumstances outside of our control.
Please keep checking back for further updates.

 On Monday the 22nd July and from the 24th July to 7th August Grove Road will be closed to all traffic. Service E1 will divert away from this area via Albermarle Avenue, Melville Road and San diago Road in both directions. Temporary stops will be in place on Albermarle Avenue near the junction of Reeds Road for any one who wants to walk through. Alternatively the other nearest stops are at Ham Lane or the Glencoe. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and this road will open as soon as these works are complete. These works are out of our control and may change at short notice.

From Monday 1 July 2024, First Solent service 28/28A will no longer operate between Whiteley and Botley, with the service now terminating at North Whiteley, Skipper Way. There is no change to the route between Fareham and Whiteley. A new timetable will be introduced on the same day. 

You can download our handy leaflet to view the new map and timetable here.

Alternatively, you can view the new timetable here. 

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. 

Please signal clearly to your driver
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The contractors may change the times at short notice, due to circumstances outside of our control.

From Sunday 26 May 2024, we will be changing the way our current X4/X5 services operate across the network, including the introduction of a service 5, operating between Gosport and Fareham. 

All services will have an introduction of a new timetable. You can view the timetables here: Timetables | First Bus

Please see below for more details on what is changing:

Temporary Stop Closure.
Down End Road and Cams Hill Road,  towards Fareham. Routes 3, X4, X5 and SD5.
0800 Monday 29th January until Sunday 28th July.

Due to highway improvement works, the above stops will be closed until late July 2024.
We apologise that there is no suitable location for any temporary stops.
Passengers are advised to use an alternative stop.
Nearest alternative stop is located at Birdwood Grove.

Please signal clearly to your driver
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The contractors may change the times at short notice, due to circumstances outside of our control.

UPDATE Tuesday 6th February.

The stop at Cams Hill, towards Fareham will reopen, allowing passengers to use this stop as an alternative to Down End Road.
Please be aware that this may change again at short notice, if the road works extend past the stop. 

Update 31.05.2024.
all stops are now open in both directions.
Passengers please be aware that short notice closures may still be required to complete these works.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.