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Changes to bus services

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Changes to services should show in the timetables and journey planning on Traveline from the dates shown below.


Easter bus services 2026

Monday 30 March until Thursday 2 April 2026

Monday to Friday school holiday timetables will apply.

Good Friday 3 April 2026

  • DRM – Monday – Friday school holiday timetables will apply except the 232 service will run to a Sunday timetable.
  • First – Monday – Friday school holiday timetables will apply on all services.
  • Minsterley Motors – Monday – Friday school holiday timetables will apply on services 738 and 740.
  • Newport Transport – Saturday timetable will apply on the 66 service.
  • Nick Maddy Coaches – Monday – Friday school holiday timetables will apply on all services except the 54 service will not operate.
  • Sargeants – Monday – Friday school holiday timetables will apply on all services.
  • Stagecoach South Wales – Saturday timetable will apply on the X3 service.
  • Stagecoach West – Sunday timetables will apply so only the 33 service will operate.
  • Yeomans Travel – Saturday timetables will apply on all services but the 489 and 507 services will also be running.

Saturday 4 April 2026

Normal Saturday timetables will apply.

Easter Sunday 5 April 2026

No bus services will operate except for services 33, 39A, 66, 232, 492, SB, SG, SP, ST and the Zipper.

Bank Holiday Monday 6 April 2026

No bus services will operate except for services 33, 39A, 66, 232 and the Zipper.

Tuesday 7 April until Friday 10 April 2026

Monday to Friday school holiday timetables will apply.


From Monday 30 March 2026

Service R, Sargeants, Hereford - Hinton - Putson - Rotherwas

  • New hourly service that will be running a Monday - Saturday timetable.

Service 78, Yeomans Travel, Hereford - Rotherwas

  • Cancellation of this service.

Service 78X, Yeomans Travel, Hereford - Rotherwas

  • Cancellation of this service.

Service 88, Yeomans Travel, Hereford - Hinton - Putson - The Pastures

  • Cancellation of this service.

Service 88A, Yeomans Travel, Hereford - Hinton - Putson

  • Cancellation of this service.

For full details of the timetable changes visit Traveline.


From Monday 2 March 2026

Service F, Sargeants, Hereford - Saxon Gate - Redhill

  • Minor punctuality changes to the timetable to account for journeys/trips being completed more quickly than was previously scheduled.

From Monday 19 January 2026

Service A, Sargeants, Hereford – Tupsley – Hampton Park (Circular)

  • The Monday – Saturday timetable that was in operation until August 2025 is being reintroduced, and this will replace the AC service which has been cancelled. The Sunday service will continue to run as it does currently.

Service C, Sargeants, Hereford – Tupsley – Hampton Park via Sudbury Avenue

  • The Monday – Saturday timetable that was in operation until August 2025 is being reintroduced, and this will replace the AC service which has been cancelled.

Service D, Sargeants, Hereford - Bobblestock via Whitecross and Yazor Road

  • The Monday – Saturday timetable that was in operation until August 2025 is being reintroduced, and this will replace the DE service which has been cancelled.

Service E, Sargeants, Hereford - Moor Farm via Cemetery

  • The Monday – Saturday timetable that was in operation until August 2025 is being reintroduced, and this will replace the DE service which has been cancelled. The Sunday service will continue to run as it does currently.

For full details of the timetable changes visit Traveline.


From Monday 5 January 2026

Service 461/861, Sargeants, Llandrindod Wells - Kington - Hereford

  • The college day afternoon journey on service 461 will now leave Hereford Railway Station at 16:40
  • Service 861 will now serve bus stops in Credenhill village, for example Credenhill, Waterside

From Monday 15 December 2025

Service X11, Celtic Travel, Builth Wells - Ludlow

  • Minor timetable change. The service runs 10 minutes later in order to improve connections.

Service X15, Celtic Travel, Builth Wells - Hereford

  • Minor timetable change. The service runs 10 minutes later in order to improve connections.

From Sunday 30 November 2025

Service 32, Stagecoach West, Gloucester - Newent - Ross-on-Wye

  • Minor punctuality changes

Service 33, Stagecoach West, Hereford - Ross-on-Wye - Gloucester

  • Minor punctuality changes
  • A Monday – Saturday evening journey from Ross-on-Wye to Gloucester has been removed from the timetable
  • An extra Saturday morning journey from Ross-on-Wye to Gloucester has been added to the timetable

For full details of the timetable changes visit Traveline.


From Monday 10 November 2025

Service 34, Nick Maddy Coaches, Ross-on-Wye - Monmouth

  • Cobrey Farms will now be served on most journeys/trips from Monday - Saturday

Service 40, Nick Maddy Coaches, Ross-on-Wye - Greytree Circular

  • Slight change of route (Monday - Saturday) in order to better serve the town centre with new bus stops in each direction added at Aldi

From Sunday 2 November 2025

Service 675, First Bus, Ledbury - Colwall - Great Malvern

  • Minor retiming of some journeys in order to improve punctuality

From Monday 27 October 2025

Service 738/740, Minsterley Motors, Knighton - Ludlow

  • Minor punctuality changes.

For full details of the timetable changes visit Traveline.


From Monday 1 September 2025

Service 420A, DRM, Bromyard – Worcester

  • Saturday service has been added to the timetable

Service 476, DRM, Hereford – Ledbury

  • Minor retimings in order to better suit students at the colleges in Hereford

Service 465, Sargeants, Kington – Leominster

  • New service with a limited off-peak timetable
  • Journeys operate via Presteigne, Shobdon and Kingsland

Yeomans Travel

76/76A, Hereford - Bartonsham Circular

  • New operator to replace Sargeants' temporary running of this service

401/402/403/404, Leominster Town Services

  • New operator to replace Sargeants' temporary running of this service

426, Stoke Prior – Hereford

  • Minor punctuality changes

444, Dorstone – Peterchurch - Hereford

  • New service
  • School/college days only service

449, Hereford - Kingstone – Madley

  • Increased frequency to an hourly timetable

489, Wigmore – Leominster

  • New operator to replace Sargeants' temporary running of this service

490, Leominster – Ludlow

  • New operator to replace Sargeants' temporary running of this service

492, Leominster – Hereford

  • Later journeys added to the timetable

494/495/496, Leominster - Pembridge Circular

  • New operator to replace Sargeants' temporary running of this service

498, Leintwardine – Hereford

  • New operator to replace Sargeants' temporary running of this service

501/502/504, Leominster – Hereford

  • New operator to replace Sargeants' temporary running of this service

507, Leominster - Weobley circular

  • New operator to replace Sargeants' temporary running of this service

802, Leintwardine – Hereford

  • New service
  • School/college days only service

811, Ewyas Harold - Fairfield High School

  • New service
  • School days only service

From Sunday 31 August 2025

FirstBus

405, Ledbury – Bromyard – Hereford

  • Bosbury and Cradley no longer served by this service

417, Worcester – Ledbury

  • Minor punctuality changes

482, Ledbury – Bromyard – Leominster

  • Minor punctuality changes

600, Ledbury Town Service

  • Minor punctuality changes

671, Ledbury – Bromyard

  • Minor punctuality changes

672, Ledbury – Bromyard

  • Minor punctuality changes

673, Bromyard – Ledbury

  • Minor punctuality changes

674, Bromyard – Ledbury

  • Minor punctuality changes

675, Ledbury - Great Malvern

  • Minor punctuality changes

676, Ledbury - Great Malvern

  • Cancellation of this service

Service 91, Sargeants, Knighton – Hereford

  • New service subsidised by Powys County Council

Service 95, Sargeants, Knighton – Leominster

  • New service subsidised by Powys County Council

Service X15/X44, Sargeants, Brecon - Hay-on-Wye – Hereford

  • New service subsidised by Powys County Council

Service 23, Stagecoach South Wales, Newport – Abergavenny - Hereford

  • Retiming of King Henry VIII School journeys

Service T14, Stagecoach South Wales, Brecon – Hay-on-Wye – Hereford

  • Cancellation of this service

From Monday 11 August 2025

Service 232, DRM, Ledbury - Newent - Ross-on-Wye

  • This service now runs hourly from Monday to Saturday. The increased frequency will double the number of departures.
  • No change to the Sunday timetable.

Service AC, Sargeants, Hereford - Tupsley - Hampton Park (Circular)

  • This new service will be a replacement for the current A and C services and will be a combination of those former services.

Service DE, Sargeants, Hereford, Hereford - Bobblestock via Whitecross and Yazor Road

  • This new service will be a replacement for the current D and E services and will be a combination of those former services.

From Tuesday 6 May 2025

Service 476, DRM, Hereford - Ledbury

  • Increased frequency to hourly during parts of the day
  • Slight change of route in order to serve the Hawk Rise estate
  • Minor retimings in order to improve punctuality

From Monday 28 April 2025

Service 440, Yeomans Travel, Hereford/Pontrilas - Abbeydore

  • Minor retimings in order improve connections at Pontrilas with Stagecoach service 23

From Sunday 27 April 2025

Service 66, Newport Transport, Monmouth - Hereford

  • More journeys will now be serving Hereford, Railway Station
  • Slight change of route in the Monmouth section
  • Minor retimings in order to improve punctuality