Plymouth's subsidised bus services

Helping to get you to work, shopping, school and healthcare…

Most of the city's bus services are run by private companies on a commercial basis, with the exception of 17 (less than five per cent of the total network) which currently rely on financial support from the Council. Some of these are Monday to Friday daytime services and others are evening and Sunday extensions to existing, commercially run services. The financial support provided by the Council allows local bus and taxi companies to run services at times when they would not otherwise be operated.

Some routes operate during the day providing access to shopping, healthcare at Derriford Hospital or work, whilst others operate during the evenings.

Most of our supported bus routes are operated by buses but Plymouth has pioneered the use of taxibuses to complement the city's sustainable transport network.

Please remember that the future operation of these services is dependent upon your continued patronage.

Check our list below to see if Plymouth is helping you to make use of our network of local bus services.

Service 7D City Centre - Coxside - Cattedown - Radford Park - Hooe

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays providing links between Coxside and Cattedown to the City Centre, Sugar Mill and Morrison's at Pomphlett. For peak hour journeys between the City Centre and Coxside and Cattedown please refer to service 19A

Service 13 City Centre - Weston Mill and Saltash Passage

• Daytime service Mondays to Fridays

Service 14 City Centre - Mutton Cove - Mount Wise - Keyham - Ham - Derriford Hospital

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays with an additional late journey from Derriford at 5.32pm

Service 16B City Centre - Kings Tamerton and Holly Park

• Evening service Sundays to Saturdays inclusive. Sunday evening services operate to Whitleigh Green instead of Holly Park

Service 18 City Centre - Plymstock and Elburton

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays

Service 19 City Centre - Sainsbury's (Marsh Mills) - Merafield - Plympton Ridgeway

• Daytime service Mondays to Fridays linking Merafield with Sainsbury's, the City Centre and Plympton Ridgeway

Service 19A City Centre - Coxside - Cattedown - Merafield

• Peak hour service on Mondays to Fridays between Merafield and the City Centre via Cattedown and Coxside
• For daytime services to Coxside and Cattedown please refer to service 7D

Service 25 Rail Station - City Centre - The Barbican and West Hoe

• Daytime service on Sundays and bank holidays until Sunday 25 September 2011. This service will be re-introduced from the first Sunday in May until the last Sunday in September

Service 27 City Centre - Lower Compton - Deer Park - Austin Farm

• Sunday and bank holiday daytime services

Service 28B City Centre - Eggbuckland - Derriford Hospital

• Evening service on Sundays to Saturdays inclusive

Service 31 City Centre - Ford Park - Beacon Park - Ford Shops

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays

Service 39 City Centre - Compton - Morrison's - Hartley Vale - St Peter's Road - Crownhill - Deer Park - Austin Farm - Asda

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays. Route extended to serve St Peter's Road, Manadon, Crownhill, Miles Mitchell Village, Deer Park, Austin Farm and Asda
• Service partly provided by Target Travel on a commercial basis

Service 44B Whitleigh - Crownhill - Estover Asda

• Service withdrawn. Please refer to services 39, 46 and 47

Service 46 Ernesettle - Whitleigh - Southway - Glenholt - Derriford Hospital - Asda

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays replacing sections of services 44B and 57
• Peak hour journeys on 46 and 47 operated commercially by Target Travel

Service 47 Asda - Derriford Hospital - Glenholt - Southway - Whitleigh - Ernesettle

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays replacing sections of services 44B and 57
• Peak hour journeys on 46 and 47 operated commercially by Target Travel

Service 52 Plympton - Derriford Hospital

• Daytime hourly service Mondays to Fridays linking Plympton with Asda and Derriford Hospital

Service 57 Southway - George Park and Ride - Belliver

• Service withdrawn please refer to services 46 and 47

Service 223 St Budeaux Taxibus

• Daytime service Mondays to Fridays linking Barne Barton, Bull Point and Higher St Budeaux with local health centres and St Budeaux shops and library. Service revised to incorporate the Kings Tamerton Estate to provide a link to and from St Budeaux Square

Plymouth also supports the city's park and ride services and the ring and ride service.

For more information on any of the services mentioned above or for general travel information contact Traveline on 0871 200 22 33

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