Unicorn Road, Portsmouth

Temporary Route Diversion routes: 3, X4 and X5
Quay Street and East Street, Fareham.

Monday 15th until Friday 19th July.

Due to road works in Quay Street, the above routes will divert via Western Way on departure form Fareham bus station, and will not be able to serve the stop at Bath Road.

Passengers are advised to use the alternative stop at Fareham Bus Station.

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.

The following stop closures:-

Allaway Avenue shops Eastbound:- 18th July times 0930 to 1530
Beechwood Road Northbound:- 17th July times 0930 to 1530
Hilsea Crescent Northbound:- 17th July times 0930 to 1530
Isambard Brunel Road(Winston Churchill Avenue) Westbound:- 18th July times 0930 to 1530 

These works are out of our control and may change at short notice.

Unicorn Road will be closed OVERNIGHT ONLY between 8 pm and 6 am on the 17th,18th,19th, 22nd,& 23rd July. Services 3, x4, 7 & 8 will divert away from this area as follows:- Services 3 & 7 towards the City will divert away from Lake Road via Holbrook Road, Arundel Street & Station Street - missing out Cornmill Street stop. Services 3, 7, 8 & X4 out of the City will use the bus stop in Commercial Road South outside CEX then divert via Station Street, Arundel Street and Holbrook Road and will serve Commercial Road North, then back on normal route.

Temporary Stop Closure: Solent Hotel, Rookery Avenue, Whiteley.
Routes 28, 28A, and collage route Red.

Monday 15th until Tuesday 16th between 0930 – 1530 each day.

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

This will only affect the stop towards Park Gate and Fareham.

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.

The Annual food festival in Southsea will take place over the weekend of 19th - 22nd July. Palmerston Road will be closed to all traffic from noon on the 19th, right through to noon on the 22nd. Service 3 will divert via Portland Road, Osborne Road (Queens Hotel) Clarence Parade, South Parade & South Parade Pier, in both directions. Please use alternative stops at St Judes Church or Queens Hotel. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused during this event.

Temporary Stop Closure: Clarendon Road, Abshot Road, Titchfield Common. Route X4.

Due to essential gas works, both the stops at Clarendon Road will be closed from:
0800 Tuesday 9th until 1600 Wednesday 17th July.

Passengers are advised to use the alternative stop provided by the works contractors

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.

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 diversion of route 11.

Due to the closure of Mumby Road in Gosport, route 11 will divert via:
South Street, Creek Road, Stoke Road, and Spring Garden Lane.
This diversion will affect services in both directions.

Passengers are advised to use the alternative stops at either:
Gosport Bus Station or Sharon Court.

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

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: