Rail bus links†

Various bus services operate from our rail stations that link with towns and villages away from our
rail network; a selection of these are shown below. For full timetable and fare enquiries, including
Sunday services, please contact the relevant bus operator, call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33* or visit
traveline.info. Many other bus services also operate in our region in addition to those shown
here. Please contact Traveline for full bus service information. Please note that bus operators may
change their timetables during this timetable. Customers are advised to check timetables with the
relevant operator before travelling.

For information on how to find the bus stop from the railway station, please see the Onward Travel
Information poster which can be found at all Great Western Railway stations.

†B
 us operators, routes and frequencies may change at short notice. Contact Traveline at
traveline.info or telephone 0871 200 22 33* (calls cost 12p per minute from landlines and
most mobiles).

Destination Rail Rail-Bus Nearest bus stop Route Daytime Journey Operator
interchange add on frequency1 time
station available

Aberbeeg Newport  Newport City bus station X15 NSP Hourly 60 mins Stagecoach
Stand 18 (10 mins walk from South Wales
the rail station) stagecoachbus.com

Aberystwyth Carmarthen  Rail station T1 Hourly 140 mins Traws Cymru

trawscymru.info

Abingdon Didcot  Rail station, stop R1 32A Every 30 35 mins Thames Travel
Parkway X2 minutes thames-travel.co.uk
X32

Abingdon Oxford  Rail station, stop R3 X3 Every 20 25 mins Oxford Bus Company
minutes oxfordbus.co.uk

Amesbury Salisbury Castle Street (5 mins walk Activ8 Every 12 20 mins Stagecoach
from the rail station) X4 minutes stagecoachbus.com
X5

Appledore Barnstaple  Rail station 21 Every 30 55 mins Stagecoach

152 minutes South West
stagecoachbus.com

Ashburton Exeter Central  Exeter bus station (10 mins X38 6 journeys 45 mins Stagecoach
walk from the rail station) per day South West
Mon-Sat stagecoachbus.com

Avebury Swindon  Swindon bus station (5 mins 49 Hourly 30 mins Stagecoach West
walk from the rail station) stagecoachbus.com

Bideford Barnstaple  Rail station 21 Every 15 30 mins Stagecoach

21A minutes South West
stagecoachbus.com

Bishops Taunton  Rail station, stop S1 28 Every 30 20 mins The Buses of Somerset
Lydeard (inc minutes busesofsomerset.co.uk
WSR 3 when
open) 

* Standard network charges apply. Calls from mobiles may be higher

Destination Rail Rail-Bus Nearest bus stop Route Daytime Journey Operator
interchange add on frequency1 time
station available

Blandford Salisbury  Endless Street, stop D 20 NSP 4 journeys 50 mins Damory

(10 mins walk from the rail Mon- per day www.damory.co.uk
station) Fri

Bodmin Bodmin ) Rail station forecourt 11A Hourly 15 mins Go Cornwall Bus
Parkway plymouthbus.co.uk

Bourton-on- Moreton-in-  Rail station car park 801 11 journeys 30 mins Pulhams Coaches
the-Water Marsh per day pulhamscoaches.com

Braunton Barnstaple Rail station forecourt 21 Every 15 25 mins Stagecoach

21A minutes South West
stagecoachbus.com

Brean Weston- Rail station forecourt 20 Every 30 30 mins First West of England
super-Mare minutes firstgroup.com/ukbus
(60 mins in
Winter)

Brecon Cardiff  Lower St Mary Street, T4 NSP 8 journeys 100 mins Stagecoach
Stand JP per day South Wales
stagecoachbus.com

Bridport Dorchester  Rail station X51 HourlyNSP 40 mins First Wessex

West firstgroup.com/dorset

Bridport Weymouth King's Statue (5 mins walk X53 Every 2 55 mins First Wessex
from the rail station) hours firstgroup.com/dorset

Bristol City Bristol ) Rail station 8 Every few 12 mins First West of England
Centre Temple 9 minutes firstgroup.com/ukbus
Meads 70
72
73

Bristol Bristol Rail station, stop Tc A1 Every 10 30 mins Bristol Airport Flyer
International Temple minutes (Firstgroup)
Airport Meads flyer.bristolairport.co.uk

Bristol Weston- Rail station forecourt A3 Every hour 45 mins First West of England
International super-Mare 0400 to firstgroup.com/ukbus
Airport 2300

Buckingham Oxford  Oxford bus station X5 Every 30 50 mins Stagecoach East

minutes stagecoachbus.com

Bude Exeter Rail station forecourt 6 11 journeys 120 to Stagecoach

St Davids 6A per day 150 mins South West
stagecoachbus.com

Burnham-on- Highbridge & The George Hotel 21 Every 30 19 mins The Buses of Somerset
Sea Burnham (5 mins walk) mins busesofsomerset.co.uk

Burnham-on- Weston- Rail station forecourt 20 Every 30 50 mins First West of England
Sea super-Mare mins (60 firstgroup.com/ukbus
mins in
Winter)

Callington Plymouth Rail station, Saltash Road 12 Hourly 45 mins Plymouth CityBus
plymouthbus.co.uk

Calne Chippenham Rail station forecourt 55 Every 20 25 mins Stagecoach West

minutes stagecoachbus.com
Destination Rail Rail-Bus Nearest bus stop Route Daytime Journey Operator
interchange add on frequency1 time
station available

Calne Swindon  Swindon bus station (5 mins 55 Every 20 55 mins Stagecoach West
walk from the rail station) minutes stagecoachbus.com

Cardiff Airport Cardiff Penarth Road O/S Rail station T9 Every 20 30 mins New Adventure Travel
Central minutes natgroup.co.uk
(summer)
Every 30
minutes
(winter)

Charlestown St Austell St Austell bus station 25 NSP Hourly 15 mins First Kernow
(adjacent to the rail station) firstgroup.com/cornwall

Chipping Moreton-in-  Rail station car park 1 7 journeys 45 mins Johnson's Excelbus
Campden Marsh 2 Mon-Fri / johnsonscoaches.co.uk
6 journeys
Sat

Chipping Banbury Bus station (10 mins walk 488 HourlyNSP 45 mins Stagecoach Oxford
Norton from rail station) stagecoachbus.com

Chipping Oxford Frideswide Square, stop R8 S3 Hourly 60 mins Stagecoach Oxford

Norton stagecoachbus.com

Cirencester Kemble  Rail station 882 9 journeys 15 mins Pulhams Coaches

per day pulhamscoaches.com

Cirencester Swindon Swindon bus station (5 mins 51NSP Every 30 50-60 Stagecoach West
walk from the rail station) 51A minutes mins stagecoachbus.com

Clovelly Barnstaple  Rail station 319 NSP 4 journeys 60 mins Stagecoach

per day South West
stagecoachbus.com

Corsham Chippenham  Rail station X31 Every 30 20 mins First West of England
minutes firstgroup.com/ukbus

Cribbs Bristol FTP Rail station, stop TJ 1 Every 15 mins First West of England
Causeway Temple 2 10–12 mins firstgroup.com/ukbus
Meads

Cribbs Bristol FTP Rail station 19 Every 30 15 mins First West of England
Causeway Parkway 19A minutes firstgroup.com/bristol
82

Cricklade Swindon  Swindon bus station (5 mins 51 NSP Every 30 25 mins Stagecoach West
walk from the rail station) 51A minutes stagecoachbus.com

Croyde Barnstaple Rail station 21 Hourly 50 mins Stagecoach

South West
stagecoachbus.com

Culdrose RNAS Redruth  Rail station forecourt 37 9 journeys 50 mins First Kernow
per day firstgroup.com/cornwall

Cullompton Tiverton  Rail station forecourt 1 Hourly 30 mins Stagecoach

Parkway South West
stagecoachbus.com

Dartmouth Totnes  Rail station forecourt X64 9 journeys 45 mins Stagecoach

per day South West
stagecoachbus.com
Destination Rail Rail-Bus Nearest bus stop Route Daytime Journey Operator
interchange add on frequency1 time
station available

Devizes Salisbury Rail station forecourt 2 Hourly 70 mins Salisbury Reds

salisburyreds.co.uk

Devizes Swindon  Swindon bus station (5 mins 49 Hourly 60 mins Stagecoach West
walk from the rail station) stagecoachbus.com

Dulverton Taunton  Rail station, stop S3 25 NSP Every 2 85 mins The Buses of Somerset
hours busesofsomerset.co.uk

Dunster Taunton  Rail station, stop S1 28 Every 30 70 mins The Buses of Somerset
minutes busesofsomerset.co.uk

Eden Project St Austell  St Austell bus station 101 9 journeys 20 mins First Kernow
(adjacent to the rail station) per day firstgroup.com/cornwall

Exeter Airport Exeter  Rail station forecourt 56 Hourly 30 mins Stagecoach

St Davids South West
stagecoachbus.com

Faringdon Swindon  Swindon bus station (5 mins 66 Every 20 40 mins Stagecoach West
walk from the rail station) minutes stagecoachbus.com

Fowey Par  Rail station 24 Hourly 12 mins First Kernow

25  firstgroup.com/cornwall

Fowey St Austell St Austell bus station 24 Every 30 45 mins First Kernow

(adjacent to the rail station) 25 minutes firstgroup.com/cornwall

Glastonbury Bristol  Rail station, stop TF 376 Every 30 90 mins First West of England
Temple minutes firstgroup.com/bristol
Meads

Glastonbury Taunton Taunton bus station (15 mins 29 Every 80 mins The Buses of Somerset
walk from the rail station) 2 hours busesofsomerset.co.uk

Heathrow Reading  Rail station forecourt Rail Every 20 Up to 55 First RailAir

Airport Air minutes mins railair.com

Heathrow Slough  Observertory Centre Stop M 7 Every 10 40 mins First Berkshire &
Airport 10 mins walk minutes Thames Valley
firstgroup.com/ukbus
Bus Stn Bay 10 next to station N7 Every 10 30 mins
minutes

Helston Redruth  Rail station forecourt 37 9 journeys 40 mins First Kernow

per day firstgroup.com/cornwall

Holsworthy Exeter  Rail station 6 8 journeys 90 mins Stagecoach South

St Davids per day West
stagecoachbus.com

Ilchester Taunton Taunton bus station (15 mins 54 NSP Hourly 60 mins The Buses of Somerset
walk from the rail station) busesofsomerset.co.uk

Ilfracombe Barnstaple  Rail station forecourt 21 Every 30 55 mins Stagecoach South

21A minutes West
stagecoachbus.com

Ilminster Taunton Taunton bus station (15 mins 30 Every 90 35 mins The Buses of Somerset
walk from the rail station) minutes busesofsomerset.co.uk
Destination Rail Rail-Bus Nearest bus stop Route Daytime Journey Operator
interchange add on frequency1 time
station available

Instow Barnstaple  Rail station 21 Every 15 20 mins Stagecoach South

21A minutes West
stagecoachbus.com

Kingsbridge Totnes Rail station forecourt, stop A 164 8 journeys 40 mins Tally Ho! Coaches
Mon- per day tallyhocoaches.co.uk
Sat

Kingsbridge Totnes Rail station forecourt, stop A 164 2 journeys 40 mins Stagecoach
Sun per day South West
& P/H stagecoachbus.com
only

Lambourn Newbury  Newbury bus station, bay F 4 7 journeys 45 mins Reading Bus
per day www.reading-bus
co.uk/kennections

Lambourn Swindon Swindon bus station, bay 47 5 journeys 45 mins Connect-West Berks
9 (5 mins walk from the rail per day Council Transport
station) Services
westberks.gov.uk/
transport

Land's End Penzance  Penzance bus station 1 7 journeys 50 mins First Kernow
(adjacent to the rail station) per day firstgroup.com/cornwall

Langport Taunton Taunton bus station (15 mins 54 NSP Hourly 40 mins The Buses of Somerset
walk from the rail station) busesofsomerset.co.uk

Launceston Exeter  Rail station 6A 5 journeys 110 mins Stagecoach

St Davids per day South West
stagecoachbus.com

Launceston Plymouth Rail station, Saltash Road 12 Hourly 75 mins Plymouth CityBus
plymouthbus.co.uk

Lizard Redruth  Rail station forecourt 37 9 journeys 100 mins First Kernow
per day firstgroup.com/cornwall

Lyneham Swindon  Swindon bus station (5 mins 55 Every 20 40 mins Stagecoach West
walk from the rail station) minutes stagecoachbus.com

Marlborough Bedwyn  Rail station forecourt 20 6 journeys 25 mins Swindon Bus

22 per day/ 9 swindonbus.co.uk
on Sat

Marlborough Pewsey Station approach X5 NSP Hourly 20 mins Salisbury Reds

salisburyreds.co.uk

Marlborough Swindon  Swindon bus station (5 mins X5 NSP Hourly 30 mins Salisbury Reds
walk from the rail station) salisburyreds.co.uk

Mevagissey St Austell  St Austell bus station 24 Hourly 20 mins First Kernow

(adjacent to the rail station) firstgroup.com/cornwall

Midsomer Bath Spa  Bath bus station (opposite 172 Every 15 40 mins First West of England
Norton the rail station) 173 NSP minutes firstgroup.com/bath
174

Minehead Taunton  Rail station, stop S1 28 Every 30 75 mins The Buses of Somerset
Town & Butlins minutes busesofsomerset.co.uk
Destination Rail Rail-Bus Nearest bus stop Route Daytime Journey Operator
interchange add on frequency1 time
station available

Mousehole Penzance Penzance bus station 6 Every 30 30 mins First Kernow

(adjacent to the rail station) minutes firstgroup.com/cornwall

Newquay Newquay  Great Western Hotel (outside 56 7 journeys 25 mins First Kernow
Airport the rail station) per day firstgroup.com/cornwall

Okehampton Exeter  Rail station forecourt 6 16 journeys 45 mins Stagecoach

St Davids 6A per day South West
stagecoachbus.com

Padstow Bodmin Rail station forecourt 11A Hourly 60 mins Go Cornwall Bus
Parkway plymouthbus.co.uk

Perranporth Truro  Rail station forecourt 87 Hourly 40 mins First Kernow

firstgroup.com/cornwall

Polperro Looe Looe East Bridge (400 metres 73 Every 30 30 mins Go Cornwall Bus
from the rail station) minutes plymouthbus.co.uk

Pontardawe Swansea  High Street, adjacent to the X50 Every 30 45 mins First Cymru
rail station X51 NSP minutes firstgroup.com/cymru

Portland Weymouth ) King's Statue (5 mins walk 1 Every 10 35 mins First Wessex
from the rail station) mins firstgroup.com/dorset

Radstock Bath Spa  Bath bus station (opposite 172 Every 15 30 mins First West of England
the rail station) 173 NSP mins firstgroup.com/bath
174

Ross-on-Wye Gloucester  Gloucester bus station 32 NSP Hourly 50 to 60 Stagecoach West

(opposite the rail station) 33 mins stagecoachbus.com

Royal Wootton Swindon  Swindon bus station (5 mins 55 Every 20 30 mins Stagecoach West
Bassett walk from the rail station) minutes stagecoachbus.com

St Agnes Truro  Opposite rail station 87 Hourly 30 mins First Kernow

firstgroup.com/cornwall

St Just Penzance Penzance bus station 17 Hourly 25 mins First Kernow

(adjacent to the rail station) firstgroup.com/cornwall

St Mawes Truro  Bus station (20 mins walk 50 Hourly 65 mins First Kernow
from the rail station) firstgroup.com/cornwall

Seaton (Devon) Exeter Central Exeter bus station (10 mins 9A Hourly 90 mins Stagecoach South
walk from the rail station) West
stagecoachbus.com

Shepton Mallet Castle Cary Rail station entrance 1 7 journeys 35 mins South West Coaches
1A per day southwestcoaches.co.uk
1B
1C NSP

Sherborne Yeovil Pen Top of rail station approach 57NSP Every 30 10 to The Buses of Somerset
Mill 58NSP minutes 13 mins busesofsomerset.co.uk
58ANSP
59NSP

Sidmouth Exeter Central  Exeter bus station (10 mins 9 Every 30 50 mins Stagecoach
walk from the rail station) 9A minutes South West
stagecoachbus.com
Destination Rail Rail-Bus Nearest bus stop Route Daytime Journey Operator
interchange add on frequency1 time
station available

Stonehenge Salisbury  Rail station forecourt Tour Hourly 35 mins Salisbury Reds
(every 30 salisburyreds.co.uk
mins in
summer)

Stow-on- Moreton-in-  Rail station car park 801 11 journeys 20 mins Pulhams Coaches
the-Wold Marsh per day pulhamscoaches.com

Stow-on- Kingham  Rail station forecourt 802 7 journeys 15 mins Pulhams Coaches
the-Wold per day NSP pulhamscoaches.com

Street Bristol  Rail station, stop TF 376 Every 30 140 mins First Bristol
(Clarks Temple minutes firstgroup.com/bristol
Shopping Meads
Village)

Street Taunton Taunton bus station (15 mins 29 Every 70 mins The Buses of Somerset
(Clarks walk from the rail station) 2 hours busesofsomerset.co.uk
Shopping
Village)

Tavistock Plymouth  Rail station, Saltash Road X1 NSP Every 30 45 mins Stagecoach
minutes South West
stagecoachbus.com

Tetbury Kemble  Rail station 882 5 journeys 30 mins Pulhams Coaches

per day NSP pulhamscoaches.com

Tewkesbury Ashchurch for  Rail station forecourt 41 Every 20 20 mins Stagecoach West
Tewkesbury minutes stagecoachbus.com

Tiverton Town Tiverton  Rail station forecourt 1 Hourly 20 mins Stagecoach South
Centre Parkway West
stagecoachbus.com

Torpoint Plymouth ) Rail station, Saltash Road 70 Every 30 40 mins Plymouth CityBus
71 minutes plymouthbus.co.uk

Tredegar Cardiff  Lower St Mary St, Stand JP X4 Every 30 80 mins Stagecoach South
Central minutes Wales
stagecoachbus.com

Tredegar Newport  Newport City bus station 56 NSP Hourly 80 mins Stagecoach South
stand 19 (10 mins walk from Wales
the rail station) stagecoachbus.com

Uxbridge Slough  Rail station forecourt 7 NSP Every 30 40 mins First Berkshire
minutes & Thames Valley
firstgroup.com/ukbus

Wadebridge Bodmin  Rail station forecourt 11 Hourly 30 mins Go Cornwall Bus

Parkway plymouthbus.co.uk

Wallingford Didcot  Rail station, stop R3 X2 Every 30 25 mins Thames Travel

Parkway minutes thames-travel.co.uk

Wallingford Reading  Rail station forecourt X39 2 journeys 40 mins Thames Travel
X40 per hour thames-travel.co.uk

Wantage Didcot  Rail station, stop R2 32A Every 30 35 mins Thames Travel
Parkway X32 minutes thames-travel.co.uk
Destination Rail Rail-Bus Nearest bus stop Route Daytime Journey Operator
interchange add on frequency1 time
station available

Wantage Oxford  Frideswide Square, stop R8 S9 Every 30 40 mins Stagecoach in

minutes Oxfordshire
stagecoachbus.com

Watchet Taunton  Rail station, stop S1 28 Every 30 50 mins The Buses of Somerset
minutes busesofsomerset.co.uk

Wells Bristol  Rail station, stop TF 376 Every 30 70 mins First West of England
Temple minutes firstgroup.com/bristol
Meads

Wells Taunton Taunton bus station (15 mins 29 Every 100 mins The Buses of Somerset
walk from the rail station) 2 hours busesofsomerset.co.uk

Westward Ho! Barnstaple Rail station 21 Every 30 45 mins Stagecoach

21A minutes South West
stagecoachbus.com

Wincanton Bruton Church Bridge, 5 minute walk 667 NSP 7 journeys 10 mins NippyBus 4
from the rail station per day nippybus.co.uk
(5 on
Saturdays)

Wincanton Yeovil Pen Top rail station approach 58NSP Every 50 mins The Buses of Somerset
Mill 58ANSP 2 hours busesofsomerset.co.uk

Windsor Windsor &  Windsor Parish Church, 200 Every 30 15 mins First Berkshire
Legoland Eton Central stop J minutes firstgroup.com/
berkshire

Witney Oxford  Frideswide Square, stop R8 S1 Every 15 40 mins Stagecoach in

mins Oxfordshire
stagecoachbus.com

Wiveliscombe Taunton  Rail station, stop S3 25 NSP Hourly 45 mins The Buses of Somerset
busesofsomerset.co.uk

Woodstock Oxford  Rail station, stop R5 S3 (7 Every 30 30 mins Stagecoach in

early minutes Oxfordshire
morn & stagecoachbus.com
eve)

Yeovil Town Yeovil ) Rail station forecourt 68 NSP Every 30 10 mins South West Coaches
Centre and Pen Mill minutes southwestcoaches.co.uk
Yeovil Junction

NSP No Sunday or Public Holiday Services

 Rail/Bus through tickets available
) Plusbus
FTP Part of Freedom Travel Pass
1 Monday to Saturday frequency shown. Please check for Sunday & Public Holiday services where applicable
2 Change at Bideford
3 West Somerset Railway
4 At time of going to press it has been announced that Nippybus has ceased trading. It is currently unknown if another
operator will continue to run the service