Buses of Somerset timetable updates from 3 September 2023
From Sunday 3 September 2023, Buses of Somerset will be amending the timetables to the following routes:
- Service X22 Wellington – Tiverton Increased frequency increase between Wellington and Tiverton.
- Service 54 Taunton – Yeovil - Departures from Taunton will leave 5 minutes earlier to improve punctuality. Departures from Yeovil will arrive Taunton 5 minutes later
- Service 28 Taunton – Minehead - A new Sunday timetable will be introduced to improve punctuality
- Service 51 Yeovil Town Service - Buses will run every 45 minutes before 0900 Mondays to Fridays and all-day Saturdays. This change reflects the number of passengers using the service.
Full timetable details can be found at: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/somerset/plan-journey/timetables?date=2023-09-03
To keep up to date with services, customers can download the First Bus App or follow Buses of Somerset on X (twitter) @BusesOfSomerset
South West Coaches - 96/96A - Updated Timetables from 4th September 2023
96C - Updated Timetable from 4th September 2023 (College Days Only)
| INBOUND | OUTBOUND | ||
| Stop Name (Locality) | Stop name (Locality) | ||
| Merriott (Somerset), The Church | 07:10 | Taunton (Somerset), Somerset College 1 | 16:40 |
| Merriottsford, The Old Chapel | 07:11 | Taunton (Somerset), Tesco | 16:41 |
| Broadshard, Ribblesdale | 07:13 | Taunton (Somerset), Taunton County Hall | 16:43 |
| Broadshard, Bincombe Close | 07:14 | Taunton (Somerset), Castle Way | 16:45 |
| Crewkerne, Wadham School | 07:15 | Taunton (Somerset), Corporation Street | 16:45 |
| Crewkerne, George Hotel | 07:20 | Taunton (Somerset), The Parade | 16:46 |
| Crewkerne, West Street | 07:20 | Taunton (Somerset), Primark | 16:48 |
| Roundham, Travellers Rest | 07:22 | Taunton (Somerset), Tauntfield Close | 16:51 |
| Purtington, Winsham Turn | 07:25 | Taunton (Somerset), Holway Avenue | 16:52 |
| Windwhistle, Windwhistle Inn | 07:27 | Taunton (Somerset), Richard Huish College | 16:55 |
| Cricket St Thomas, Cricket St Thomas | 07:29 | Taunton (Somerset), Calway Road | 16:55 |
| Lydmarsh, Whatlet Turn | 07:33 | Taunton (Somerset), Mountfields Road | 16:55 |
| Lydmarsh, Wreath Turn | 07:35 | Taunton (Somerset), Stoke Road | 16:57 |
| Lydmarsh, The Drift | 07:36 | Taunton (Somerset), Hawthorn Road | 16:57 |
| Chard, East Street Tescos | 07:41 | Taunton (Somerset), Sports Centre | 16:59 |
| Chard, St. Mary's Church | 07:43 | Taunton (Somerset), Ilminster Road Busway | 17:02 |
| Chard, Boden Street | 07:45 | Ruishton, Blackbrook Inn | 17:04 |
| Chard, Essex Close | 07:45 | Haydon (Somerset), Bushy Cross | 17:06 |
| Chard, Oscar Meyer | 07:47 | Henlade, Falcon Hotel | 17:08 |
| Chard, Ship Inn | 07:48 | Thornfalcon, Nags Head | 17:09 |
| Hornsbury, Hornsbury Mill | 07:49 | Hatch Beauchamp, Hatch Beauchamp | 17:14 |
| Donyatt, The George Inn | 07:52 | Horton Cross, Herne View | 17:23 |
| Donyatt, Phone Box | 07:52 | Donyatt, The George Inn | 17:26 |
| Horton Cross, Lamb Inn | 07:53 | New England (Somerset), Hornsbury Mill | 17:29 |
| Horton Cross, Herne View | 07:54 | Chard, Ship Inn | 17:31 |
| Hatch Green, Hatch Beauchamp | 08:02 | Chard, Oscar Meyer | 17:31 |
| Thornfalcon, Garage | 08:06 | Chard, St. Mary's Church | 17:34 |
| Thornfalcon, Nags Head | 08:07 | Chard, Boden Street | 17:35 |
| Henlade, Henlade Cross | 08:09 | Chard, Essex Close | 17:35 |
| Haydon (Somerset), Bushy Cross | 08:09 | Lydmarsh, The Drift | 17:39 |
| Ruishton, Blackbrook Inn | 08:10 | Lydmarsh, Wreath Turn | 17:39 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Ilminster Road Busway | 08:11 | Lydmarsh, Whatlet Turn | 17:40 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Sports Centre | 08:13 | Cricket St Thomas, Cricket St Thomas | 17:43 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Stoke Road | 08:14 | Windwhistle, Windwhistle Inn | 17:45 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Mountfields Road | 08:15 | Purtington, Winsham Turn | 17:47 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Calway Road | 08:15 | Roundham, Travellers Rest | 17:51 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Richard Huish College | 08:16 | Crewkerne, West Street | 17:54 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Holway Avenue | 08:18 | Crewkerne, Kings Arms | 17:55 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Tauntfield Close | 08:20 | Crewkerne, Wadham School | 17:57 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Aylands Road | 08:31 | Broadshard, Laburnham Crescent | 17:57 |
| Taunton (Somerset), Somerset College 1 | 08:35 | Broadshard, Bincombe Close | 17:57 |
| Broadshard, Ribblesdale | 17:59 | ||
| Merriottsford, The Old Chapel | 18:01 | ||
| Merriott (Somerset), The Church | 18:03 |
New evening bus services introduced from 30 January 2023
Evening bus services on some key routes in Somerset begin running 30 January 2023.
Somerset Council is subsidising evening services from Monday to Saturday connecting Taunton with the towns of Minehead, Bridgwater, Wellington and Chard after 8pm and running to at least 10.30pm. Currently most of the services stop between 8-8.30pm.
To find out more : Bus it – You know it makes sense (somerset.gov.uk)
| Service No | Route | Details |
| D2 | Frome to Bath |
First West of England are restoring the evening services between Frome and Bath. These services are the 20:10 & 22:10 from Frome to Bath and the 21:10 & 23:10 Bath to Frome. Sunday Services have moved to a 2 hourly Frequency.
For the timetable please visit Timetables | First Bus |
