Christmas levels of service
Christmas and New Year's timetables..
Firstly, from all of us here at First Bus Solent, we wish you all a pleasant and Merry Christmas and would like to thank you all for choosing to travel with us throughout the year.
During the holiday season, First Bus Solent will be operating revised levels of service from: Monday 23 December 2024 until Friday 3 January 2025.
New for this year, in partnership with Portsmouth City Council, we have expanded the operating hours of our Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day services to help QA Hospital workers get to and from work 365 days a year. Routes 2, 3 and 7 will operate earlier and later journeys arriving at QA Hospital in time for the 8am and 8pm shift changes, benefitting workers living in Portchester, Paulsgrove, Hilsea, North End, Copnor, Eastney and the City Centre.
Here are the planned levels of service:
| Monday 23 December 2024 | Normal weekday service (Except route H1) | |
| Tuesday 24 December 2024 | Christmas Eve |
Saturday service with an early finish* |
| Wednesday 25 December 2024 | Christmas Day |
There will be a special reduced timetable on the following Solent routes: 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8. Click here to view the timetables. All other services will not operate. |
| Thursday 26 December 2023 | Boxing Day |
There will be a special reduced timetable on the following Solent routes: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, E1/E2 and PR1. Click here to view the timetables. All other services will not operate. |
| Friday 27 December 2024 |
Saturday service* |
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| Saturday 28 December 2024 | Normal Saturday timetables. | |
| Sunday 29 December 2024 | Normal Sunday timetables. | |
| Monday 30 December 2024 |
Saturday service* |
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| Tuesday 31 December 2024 | New Year's Eve |
Saturday service with an early finish* |
| Wednesday 1 January 2025 | New Year's Day |
There will be a special reduced timetable on the following Solent routes: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 & PR1. Click here to view the timetables. All other services will not operate. |
| Thursday 2 January 2025 | Normal weekday service (Except route H1) | |
| Friday 3 January 2025 | Normal weekday service (Except route H1) | |
| * Note: Some routes will operate a weekday timetable instead of Saturday. Details of this are attached in the individual service summaries. |
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 2024 - Early run in times
| Service 1 |
Southsea to The Hard: Last trip to be at 21:08 South Parade Pier to The Hard The Hard to Southsea: Last trip to be at 20:42 The Hard to South Parade Pier |
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| Service 2 |
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| Service 3 |
Fareham to Southsea: Last trip to be the 19:52. Southsea to Fareham: Last trip to be the 20:38. |
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| The Star 7 |
Last journeys: 2015 The Hard to Wecock Farm, 1909 Wecock Farm to The Hard, 1939/2009/2039/2109 Wecock Farm to Hilsea Lido only. |
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| The Star 8 |
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| Eclipse E1/E2 |
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| Service 9 |
Fareham to Gosport: Last journey 20:00 Gosport to Fareham: Last journey 19:44 |
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| H1 | Southsea - Portsmouth - Southsea: Last journey: 1756 full circular journey, 1826 Clarence Pier to Civic Offices only | |||||||
No changes to any other services operating a Sunday timetable on these days.