Christmas & New Year Bus Times
Find all the latest information around Christmas & New Year bus times
Please select your area below for details of our bus service levels for Christmas and New Year 2023-24
Buckinghamshire
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Buckinghamshire
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service.
27th - 29th December
Saturday Service.
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No Services.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Derby
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Derby
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service.
27th - 29th December
Saturday Service.
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No Services.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Durham, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Durham, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service.
27th - 29th December
Saturday Service.
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No Services.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Greater Manchester
Christmas and New Year 2023-24
Bus service levels in Greater Manchester
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day
No service
Boxing Day
No service, except special timetables on services 245 and 247.
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27th - 30th December
Normal Service
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No Services
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Hertfordshire, Essex and Luton
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Herts and Essex
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 7.30pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service, except for special timetables on services 309 and 510 - click here for timetable details
View Colchester service 133 Christmas Day timetable here
Service 724 will operate a special timetable on Boxing Day and New Years Day. View timetable or Click here for the full timetable between Watford and Heathrow on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
27th - 30th December
Saturday Service
Ware services - C1, M2, M3, M4, M5, 308, 378, 379, 380 will operate the normal weekday non school day service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No service, except for special timetables on services 309 and 510 - click here for timetable details
Service 724 will operate a special timetable on Boxing Day and New Years Day. View timetable or Click here for the full timetable between Watford and Heathrow on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Kent and Medway
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Kent and Medway
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Service 6X will operate a special timetable on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. View timetable
Special Fastrack services
Boxing Day Fastrack A and B timetable
27th - 30th December
Saturday Service
6X service in Tunbridge Wells will run Monday-Friday service
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
Sunday service
Service 6X will operate a special timetable. View timetable
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Leicestershire
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Leicestershire
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service.
27th - 29th December
Saturday Service.
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No Services.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Liverpool City Region plus Lancashire and Warrington
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in the Liverpool City Region, plus Lancashire and Warrington
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day
No service
Boxing Day
Generally no services, except for special timetables on services 10b, 12, 13, 26, 27, 56, 58a, 166, 188, 201 and 204.
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27th to 29th December
Saturday services in all areas except for services in Wirral, Speke services 3/3A, 166, 188 and 204, Kirkby services 897, 898 and 899 and Runcorn services 20, 20a and 200 which will all operate to normal weekday timetables
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
Generally no services, except for special timetables on services 10b, 12, 13, 26, 27, 56, 58a, 166, 188, 201 and 204.
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Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Milton Keynes
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Milton Keynes
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service.
27th - 29th December
Saturday Service.
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No Services.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Northumberland and Tyne & Wear
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service.
27th - 29th December
Saturday Service, except for services 47 and 553 which will run to normal Monday to Friday timetables.
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No Services.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Shropshire and Telford
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Shropshire and Telford
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service in Telford, no service in Shropshire
Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service.
27th - 29th December
Saturday Service.
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service in Telford, no service in Shropshire.
New Year’s Day
No Services.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Tamworth
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Tamworth
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service.
27th - 29th December
Saturday Service.
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No Services.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham services 901, 902, 903, 904 and 906 will not operate between the 23rd December 2023 and 1st January 2024.
901 and 902
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024.
903 and 904
Will operate on the non-term timetable from Saturday 16 December 2023 to Friday 22 December 2023 inclusive and from Tuesday 2 January 2024 to Sunday 14 January 2024 inclusive.
906
Operates term-time only, so there will be no 906 services from Saturday 16 December 2023 to Sunday 14 January 2024 inclusive. 906 services will resume on Monday 15 January 2024.
Wales and Chester
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Wales and Chester
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm to 7pm when buses will begin to run in.
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Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No service.
27th - 30th December
Normal Service.
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service until approximately 6pm to 7pm when buses will begin to run in.
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New Year’s Day
No Services.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Yorkshire
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels in Yorkshire
Christmas Eve
We’ll be running a normal Sunday timetable, but services will finish earlier at approximately 7pm, so that our drivers can spend time with their families.
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Christmas Day
None of our services will be running on Christmas Day, so that our drivers can spend time with their families.
Boxing Day
Special timetable on services 106, 110, 140/141, 148, 163, 164/165, 189, 195, 200/201, 202/203, 229, 254, 268, 281, 415, 446 and 496. No other services will be running.
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27th to 29th December
Saturday services except service TK1 and TK2 which will run their normal Weekday timetable
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday Service.
New Year’s Eve
We’ll be running a normal Sunday timetable, but services will finish earlier at approximately 7pm, so that our drivers can spend time with their families.
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New Year’s Day
None of our services will be running on Christmas Day, so that our drivers can spend time with their families.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Greenline
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels Greenline
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service
The last buses to run will be:
2240 ex Luton
2250 ex London Victoria
Christmas Day
Special 757 service - click here to view timetable
Boxing Day
Sunday Service
27th - 30th December
Saturday Service
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service
New Year’s Day
Sunday service
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Luton
Christmas and New Year 2023
bus service levels Luton
Christmas Eve
Normal Sunday service with early curtailments
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Christmas Day
No service
Boxing Day
No service, except for Service A which will operate to the Sunday timetable.
27th - 30th December
Saturday Service
New Year’s Eve
Normal Sunday service with early curtailments
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New Year’s Day
No service, except for Service A which will operate to the Sunday timetable.
Normal service will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024