Orbital Bus Routes

Bristol City Council provide several ‘orbital services’ across the city, which helps you to avoid changing buses in the city centre. The April 2012 orbital bus map is now available and the timetables for all services can be found using the timetable finder.

Service 501 Avonmouth to Abbey Wood MoD via Shirehampton - Lawrence Weston - Coombe Dingle - Westbury on Trym - Southmead - Filton - Little Stoke - Parkway Station (Connects with orbital services 18/318/319/505/506/507).

Service 502 Shirehampton to UWE Frenchay Campus via Lawrence Weston - Coombe Dingle - Westbury on Trym - Southmead - Filton - Little Stoke - Parkway Station (Connects with orbital services 18/318/319/505/506/507).

Service 505 UWE Bower Ashton Campus to Southmead Hospital via Hotwells - Tyndall's Park - Clifton Village - Bristol Zoo - The Downs - Redland - Bishopston - Southmead (Connects with orbital services 18/501/502/506/507).

Service 506 CREATE Centre to Southmead Hospital via SS Great Britain - General Hospital - Temple Meads - Broadmead - The Dings - Lawrence Hill - Whitehall - Eastville - Horfield (Connects with orbital services 18/36/501/502/505/507).

Service 507 Kingswood to Southmead Hospital via Hillfields - Fishponds - Eastville - Lockleaze - Horfield (Connects with orbital services 18/318/319/501/502/505/506).

Service 508 Sea Mills to Southmead via Coombe Dingle - Westbury on Trym (Connects with orbital services 501/502).

Contacting the Operator

For lost property or general enquiries regarding the above services please contact Wessex Connect on Tel: 0845 838 7080 or e-mail: info@connectbuses.com.

Additional Orbital Services

Service 18 Southmead Hospital to Emersons Green via Filton - Little Stoke - Bristol Parkway - UWE Frencahy Campus - Frenchay Hospital - Downend (Connects with orbital services 318/319/501/502/505/506/507).

Service 36 Withywood to City Centre via Hartcliffe - Hengrove Park - Imperial Park - Filwood Park - Knowle - Brislington - St Annes - Lawrence Hill - Broadmead (Connects with orbital services 506).

Service 312 Fishponds to Thronbury via Downend - Frenchay - Frenchay Hospital - UWE Frenchay Campus - Bristol Parkway - Little Stoke - Patchway (Connects with orbital services 18/318/319/501/502/507/581)

Service 318 Cribbs Causeway to Keynsham via Parwkay Station - UWE Frenchay Campus - Downend - Staple Hill - Kingswood - Longwell Green (Connects with orbital services 18/501/502/507).

Service 319 Cribbs Causeway to Bath via Parkway Station - UWE Frenchay Campus - Downend - Staple Hill - Kingswood - Warmley - Cadbury Heath - Bitton (Connects with orbital services 18/501/502/507).

Service 581 Hanham to Chipping Sodbury via Kingswood - Fishponds - UWE Frenchay Campus - Filton Abbey Wood Station - Parkway Station - Winterbourne - Frampton Cotterell (Connects with orbital services 18/501/502, Service operated by Wessex Connect contact details above).

Contacting the Operator

For lost property or general enquiries regarding the above services please contact First on Tel: 0845 602 0156 or e-mail: bristol.csc@firstgroup.com.

Contacting the Council

Services 501-508 are provided with financial support from Bristol City Council. If you have any comments or complaints relating to the service, please contact the Passenger Transport Team:

E-mail: passenger.transport@bristol.gov.uk

Tel: 0117 92 24454

Write To:Passenger Transport, Bristol City Council, Brunel House, St Georges Road, BS1 5UY.