Changes to services in North Wales

Service 4, 4A, 4B, 4H, 4R, 4X, 544: Bangor to Llangefni and Holyhead
The number of passengers currently using the service cannot support the current level of resource, with passenger levels remaining below pre covid levels whilst at the same times costs have increased substantially. 

The closure of the Menai Suspension Bridge has caused major disruption to the service with extra resource invested to maintain the current timetables due to the lengthy diversion we must undertake between Bangor and Menai. 

The change is not something we have taken lightly given the impact it will have, but the service needs to be revised to improve its viability, reduce the funding required to operate it and reflect the long term works on the Menai Bridge.

The service will now offer a simpler proposition than today with fewer variations, focusing on the areas of greatest customer demand. In addition, we can now also incorporate Ysbyty Gwynedd into the service following requests from customers.

The Bangor to Llangefni and Holyhead service is being amended to operate a simplified 60-minute service. In addition, the service will be enhanced at certain times of day to operate every 30 minutes between Bangor and Llangefni on Mondays-Fridays. There is also a reduction in early morning journeys Monday to Saturday.

Route details:

• 4A/4 between Bangor – Llangefni – Holyhead to operate up to every 60 minutes Monday-Saturday and every 120 minutes on a Sunday.

The revised 4/4A service will operate: Bangor – Ysbty Gwynedd – Menai Bridge – Llanfairpwllgwyngyll – Gaerwen – Pentre Berw – Llangefni – Rhostrehwfa – Mona Industrial Estate – Gwalchmai (main road only) – Bryngwran – Llanfihangel-yn-Nhywyn - RAF Valley – Treardurr Bay – Morrison’s – Tesco – Holyhead Summerhill. 

• 4L introduced Monday – Friday every 60 minutes. This will operate between Bangor and Llangefni and will co-ordinate with the 4 service to provide an off-peak 30-minute headway between Bangor and Llangefni. This service will replace the 541 service and operate on both school and non-school days. 

 
The 4L will operate: Bangor – Ysbty Gwynedd – Parc Menai – Menai Bridge – Llanfairpwllgwyngyll – Gaerwen – Pentre Berw – Llangefni

Service 544 will be replaced by new 4/4A trips 06:56 4 from Holyhead to Llangefni, 07:56 4A from Llangefni to Bangor, 16:15 4A from Bangor serving Parc Menai to Llangefni and 17:12 4 from Llangefni to Holyhead

Service 4X journeys re-routed in Llangefni, the service will operate through Llangefni and customers can board at the stop outside Llangefni Aldi or Llangefni Post Office

Service 24 journeys 20:02, 20:55 and 21:55 will be withdrawn.

Service 541 replaced with service 4L.

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Monday-Friday

• The 05:00 Holyhead to Llangefni and 05:56 Llangefni – Bangor (arriving at 06:35) journeys are withdrawn. The new earliest journeys will be 05:53 Holyhead and 06:52 Llangefni – Bangor (arriving at 07:40)
• The 20:45 Bangor to Llangefni and 21:27 Llangefni to Holyhead journey arriving at Holyhead at 22:21 is withdrawn. The nearest available journeys will be 20:00 and 22:00. 
• The 21:19 Holyhead to Llangefni journey is withdrawn. The nearest available journeys will be 20:43 and 22:00.

Saturday:

• The 06:00 Holyhead to Llangefni, 06:20 Holyhead to Llangefni are withdrawn. The nearest journey will operate at 06:43 Holyhead to Llangefni and 7:41 through to Bangor.
• The 06:56 Llangefni to Bangor journey is retimed to operate at 06:56
• The 20:45 Bangor to Llangefni and 21:27 Llangefni to Holyhead journey arriving at Holyhead at 22:21 is withdrawn. The nearest available journeys will be 20:00 and 22:00. 
• The 21:19 Holyhead to Llangefni journey is withdrawn. The nearest available journeys will be 20:43 and 22:00.

Sunday

• All journeys to operate at 05 past the hour from Bangor with resulting changes in times across the rest of the route. The route will be as per the Monday-Saturday operation.

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Please ensure you use the link above to access the new timetable, the timetable in the 'Find my Bus' section of our website is incorrect and we are currently working to fix this.

Due to these changes the following places will no longer be served:

• Llanddaniel – service 543/X43 will continue to operate through Llandaniel on College days in the morning and afternoon. 
• Menai Science Park – customers will have to board the service along Holyhead Road
• Villages along the B5109 will no longer be served (Bodedern, Trefor, Lynfaes, Tynlon, Bodffordd) - service 545 will continue to operate through these villages on College days in the morning and afternoon. 
• Upper Gwalchmai – customers will need to board the 4 service on the A5.
• Caergeiliog – customers will need to board the 4 service on Cymyran Road. There is only a bus stop in the direction of RAF Valley, customers travelling towards Holyhead can also board at this stop. Please flag down the bus to stop.

If there are any further mitigations to these withdrawals through discussions with Anglesey County Council we will publicise them and amend this webpage.

Service 5C: Bangor to Caernarfon 

• We have undertaken a review of punctuality and journeys will now operate at revised times. 

Service 5/5D: Bangor to Llandudno

• We have undertaken a review of punctuality and journeys will now operate at revised times. 

Service 58: Bangor to Llangoed via Beaumaris

• Last trip to from Llangoed to Bangor will now operate 10 minutes later at 21:25
• Sunday service revised to operate every 2 hours with Llandonna no longer served. The first journey will remain 9:00 from Bangor but the last journey will now be earlier operating at 17:00.

Service 62A: Bangor to Amlwch

• 62A Journeys withdrawn. Arriva will accept Ynys Môn passes issued to eligible pupils on services 62/62C.

Service 78: Bangor to Maesgeirchen 

• Sunday service timings revised, all departures to operate 15 minutes later at 40 minutes past the hour. 

Service 5/5D: Llandudno to Bangor

• We have undertaken a review of punctuality and journeys will now operate at revised times. 

Service 12: Llandudno to Rhyl

• Passengers have responded well to the increase in service to every 12 minutes in the off-peak. As a result we will be increasing the morning peak journeys to every 12 minutes.
• Saturday summer service reduced from 12 minutes to 15 minutes for winter.
• Sunday summer Service reduced from 15 minutes to 20 minutes for winter.

Service 23: Tan Lan to Colwyn Bay

• The Monday to Friday journey at 0800 is withdrawn, the 07:50 school day jwill continue to operate.

Service 25: Llandudno to Eglwysbach

• X25 07:17 Pentre-Fellin – 07:43 Llandudno withdrawn
• 25 07:24 Pentre-Fellin – 08:18 revised to operate at 07:11 arriving at Llandudno at 08:05 
  

Service 12: Rhyl to Llandudno

• Passengers have responded well to the increase in service to every 12 minutes in the off-peak. As a result we will be increasing the morning peak journeys to every 12 minutes.
• Saturday summer service reduced from 12 minutes to 15 minutes for winter.
• Sunday summer Service reduced from 15 minutes to 20 minutes for winter.

Service 83/83A: Rhyl Circular

• Revisions to intermediates to improve punctuality
• Service withdrawn from Rhyl Skips area to improve punctuality. Customers will now need to board at the stop on Marsh Road opposite Gwynfryn Avenue. We are in discussions with Denbighshire County Council about siting a stop closer to Rhyl skips along Marsh road and will update this page if this is progressed.
  

Service: 1 Wrexham to Chester

• Additional time in the peaks and revised intermediates to improve punctuality 
• Service will now stop at the bus stop on Hoole Way after Chester Railway Station.

Service: 2/2a/2c Wrexham to Cefyn Mawr/Chirk 

• Additional time in the peaks and revised intermediates to improve punctuality. Buses will now depart at different times.

Service 5: Wrexham to Llangollen

• Revised intermediates to improve punctuality
• Morning journeys from Llangollen to Wrexham to operate 5 minutes earlier to improve punctuality 
• 06:40 Llangollen – Wrexham journey now timed to arrive into Wrexham at 07:18 to connect with the 41 Wrexham – Wrexham Industrial estate service departing at 07:25

Service 7 & 8: Wrexham to Caia Park

• Revised intermediate times to improve punctuality at peak times

Service 11: Wrexham to Minera

• 11A journeys will now operate between Gwynfryn and Coepoeth via Ruthin Road and Minera Hall Road

Service 21: Wrexham to Summerhill

• Revised intermediates to improve punctuality

Service 42: Wrexham to Hightown 

• Route revised due to customer feedback. Service now no longer operate via St Giles Way, Brook Street, Pentre Fellin and Watery Road. The service will now operate will operate into/from Wrexham via Eagles Meadow as per the route of services 7 & 8

Service: 1: Chester to Wrexham

• Additional time in the peaks and revised intermediates to improve punctuality 
• Service will now stop at the bus stop on Hoole Way after Chester Railway Station.

Service: 1/1A: Chester to Blacon

• Service re-numbered 14/14A, no changes to route or times.

Service 3: Broughton to Chester circular

• Service revised to operate every 60 minutes Monday-Friday
• The Monday – Saturday 5:26 and 6:26 journeys with returning journeys to Boughton from Chester at 05:55 and 06:55 are withdrawn. These journeys are replaced by 4B journeys departing Broughton at 05:26 and 06:26 which will now terminate at Chester Railway Station at 05:55 and 06:55.
• The Monday – Saturday 18:26 journey from Broughton with returning journeys at 18:55 to Boughton is withdrawn. This will be partially replaced with a journey at 18:45 from Chester to Broughton Village.     

Service 4: Mold to Chester

• Service revised generally to improve punctuality, particularly with time added at peak times.
• Additional journeys from Broughton to Chester Railway Station at 05:26 and 06:26 replacing journeys withdrawn on service 3.
• To improve punctuality journeys that previously operated at 18:10, 19:10, 20:00 and 21:00 as a 4S diverting through Broughton will now operate as a 4.
• 4B journeys introduced at 19:40 and 20:40 introduced operating from Chester Railway Station and terminating at Broughton Village.
• On Sunday’s departures from Chester Railway Station have been shifted from 20/50 to 15/45 to improve co-ordination with service 11.

Service 5: Mold to Ellesmere Port

• Service revised generally to improve punctuality
• AM & PM journeys that operate to Mold Alun currently are revised to operate an alternative route to improve punctuality. On school days, in the morning the service will operate via Mold bypass and Wrexham Road before terminating at Mold Bus Station and in the afternoon the service will operate the reverse. This means that stops on Chester Road will be omitted on these two journeys during school time. These two journeys will also not operate into the Campus car park due to the impact on punctuality. Customers will need to board at stops on Wrexham Road.