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 Saturday 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 4 City Centre - Ford and Keyham

• Evening service on Mondays to Saturdays

Service 7D City Centre - Radford Park and Hooe

• Daytime service on Mondays to Saturdays

10/10A City Centre - Mount Gould - Efford - Derriford Hospital

• Peak hour service on Mondays to Fridays for Notre Dame School and Derriford Hospital

Service 13 City Centre - Weston Mill and Saltash Passage

• Daytime service on Saturdays only

Service 14 City Centre - Keyham - Ham - Derriford Hospital

• Daytime service on Mondays to Saturdays

Service 16B City Centre - Kings Tamerton and Holly Park

• Evening service Sundays to Saturdays inclusive

Service 18 City Centre - Plymstock and Elburton

• Daytime service on Mondays to Saturdays

Service 19 City Centre - Langage and Chaddlewood

• Peak hour service on Mondays to Fridays

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

• Daytime service on Sundays and Bank Holidays

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 Saturdays

Services 39 City Centre - Compton - Morrisons - Hartley Vale

• Daytime service on Mondays to Saturdays

Service 39A City Centre - Hartley Vale - Manadon Park - Crownhill

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays

Service 60A Derriford Hospital - George Interchange - Broadley Park and Belliver Way (The Northern Connect)

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays

Taxibus service 224 Crownhill - Derriford Hospital - Glenholt - George Interchange - Tesco/CSA Woolwell (The Northern Connect)

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays

Taxibus service 226 ASDA - Miles Mitchell - Crownhill - Whitleigh - Holly Park

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays

Taxibus service 227 Southway - Widewell - George Interchange - Belliver

• Daytime service on Mondays to Fridays

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

A list comparing old and new subsidised bus services is available to download from the documents table below. A leaflet explaining the changes is also available from the Citybus Travel Shop on Exeter Street and the First Travel Shop at Bretonside bus station.

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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