Stagecoach South West confirms timetables changes
Local bus operator Stagecoach South West announces improvements to its bus network across Devon from 20 April 2025. Working in partnership with Devon County Council, and funded by Bus Service Improvement Plan funding from the Department for Transport, customers across Devon will benefit from more frequent bus services. For customers travelling within Exeter, there will be more buses to Alphington, Exwick, Pennsylvania and Wonford. Outside of Exeter, Appledore, Bideford, Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Tiverton are amongst the areas that will also benefit from more frequent buses.
The operator will also be making a number of changes to timetables to improve the reliability and punctuality of their services.
Customers are encouraged to visit Bus Timetables in the South West to view the new timetables before travelling.
Peter Knight, Managing Director of Stagecoach South West said ‘We’re excited to launch our new timetables from 20 April 2025 across Devon. There are many improvements to the network in both Exeter and beyond, touching many of our market towns around the county. We’re pleased to be working in partnership with Devon County Council to deliver these improvements through the Bus Service Improvement Plan and our DevonBus Enhanced Partnership. We know that customers value frequency of service together with reliable and punctual services and we’ve worked hard to ensure that these timetables reflect ever changing journey patterns and travel habits to ensure they are tailored for current levels of travel demand across the bus network’.
Changes to the network are summarised below:
Service A (Alphington to City Centre / Pennsylvania)
Sunday and Public Holiday frequency will be doubled from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes during the main part of the day, providing twice as many journey opportunities.
Daily evening journeys after approximately 1930 will be extended beyond Exeter Bus Station to Pennsylvania to cover the Service K route and ensure that Pennsylvania continues to benefit from an evening bus service following changes to Service P.
Service B (Monkerton to Exminster via City Centre)
During school term time, one morning journey from Exminster and one afternoon journey towards Exminster will additionally serve Matford Brook Academy, providing a replacement to the current Service MBA.
There are a number of changes to early morning and early evening journeys, with some additional journeys, while others are curtailed.
Service C (Matford Park & Ride to Sowton Park & Ride via City Centre)
A new Sunday and Public Holiday timetable will be introduced, operating every 30 minutes during the main part of the day between Matford Park and Ride and City Centre (Cheeke Street), providing additional journey opportunities and a Sunday and Public Holiday service serving Haven Banks for the first time.
Customers are advised that the car park at Matford Park and Ride will remain closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Minor changes to the early evening timetable Monday to Saturday, with one journey in each direction removed from the timetable.
Service E (City Centre to Exwick)
Following the success of changes made to the service in September, the Monday to Friday daytime frequency will be increased from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes, providing an additional journey opportunity and capacity every hour.
In addition to the Monday to Friday increase, the frequency of buses on Saturday daytimes will be increased from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes.
Evening departure times will be brought forward by 15 minutes to provide an even headway with Service A along the common section of route.
Service F1/F2 (City Centre to Savoy Hill / Summerway)
Two morning journeys each day from the City Centre and two early evening journeys each day towards the City Centre will be removed from the timetable due to low customer demand.
Service H (Exeter St David’s to Digby)
Minor timetable changes to improve reliability and punctuality.
Service I/J (City Centre to Digby)
The daily evening timetable will be changing, to avoid buses waiting excessive time in the City Centre and therefore providing improved journey times for customers travelling across the City Centre.
Service K (Cowley Bridge to Pennsylvania via City Centre)
The Monday to Friday off-peak frequency between approximately 1015 and 1500 will be doubled from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes, providing an additional journey opportunity each hour.
A new Sunday and Public Holiday timetable will be introduced, with buses operating every 60 minutes between approximately 0900 and 1800. Buses will operate between Pennsylvania and the City Centre, before continuing to and terminating at Exeter St Davids and therefore not serving Cowley Bridge.
During the evening (daily) Pennsylvania will be served by the extension of Service A journeys to and from Exeter Bus Station, ensuring Pennsylvania continues to benefit from an evening bus service.
Due to these Sunday and Public Holiday and evening changes, Service P will no longer serve Pennsylvania at these times.
Service P (Crossmead to Pinhoe via City Centre)
Following customer feedback, evening and all-day Sunday and Public Holiday journeys on Service P will no longer serve the Pennsylvania loop, which will reduce journey times by around 10 minutes in each direction and will provide a more direct service, especially for those travelling to and from Beacon Heath and Pinhoe.
Evening and all-day Sunday and Public Holiday journeys on Service P will continue to serve Lancelot Road.
The timetables of Services F1/F2 and P will be co-ordinated at Beacon Heath Shops to provide a co-ordinated 15 minute frequency throughout the main part of the day.
A small number of early morning journeys Monday to Friday and Saturday, which are very lightly used, will be removed from the timetable.
Service R/S (Wonford and Thornpark Rise Circular)
The Monday to Friday daytime frequency on both Services R and S will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes, providing an additional two journey opportunities every hour.
A co-ordinated and combined frequency will apply between Services I/J and R/S along the common section of route. During the main part of the day Monday to Friday, buses will operate a coordinated frequency of every 10 minutes and on Saturdays every 15 minutes.
Monday to Friday and Saturday evening departure times on Service R from Wonford, Lidl will be brought forward by 30 minutes to provide a more even spacing of departures with Service S.
Service 1/1A (Exeter to Cullompton / Tiverton)
There are a number of changes to the route and timetable of Service 1/1A as the timetable is re-designed to better reflect demand and improve journey times.
Service 1 will become the primary route and will operate up to every 15 minutes following the direct route between Exeter and Cullompton via Whipton, Pinhoe and Broadclyst, which will not serve Bradninch, however, will operate via Swallow Way in Cullompton.
Service 1A will operate up to every 60 minutes between Exeter and Tiverton serving Brandninch, Cullompton, Willand and Halberton.
These changes will mean that there is a co-ordinated 15 minute frequency with a clockface timetable in both directions along the entire route between Exeter and Cullompton.
The frequency of buses serving Bradninch will be reduced, however, this better reflects demand, while ensuring a direct service to Exeter, Cullompton and Tiverton is maintained.
While there are minor changes to journeys serving schools and colleges, all existing journeys are retained.
Journeys during the evening and all day on Sunday and Public Holidays will be numbered Service 1A.
Service 2 (Exeter to Newton Abbot via Dawlish)
The Monday to Friday daytime frequency will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes, providing an additional journey every hour, providing the perfect opportunity to enjoy the coastal towns of Starcross, Dawlish and Teignmouth.
Service 4 (University of Exeter to Cranbrook via City Centre)
The 0445 Monday to Friday journey from Cranbrook to Exeter St Davids will be advanced to depart 10 minutes earlier at 0435 and will be extended to University of Exeter.
The 0530 Monday to Friday journey from Exeter St Davids to Cranbrook will be extended to start form University of Exeter at 0520.
Sunday and Public Holiday daytime journeys will be extended beyond Exeter St Davids to University of Exeter, providing the university campus with a new Sunday and Public Holiday bus service.
Service 4A (Exeter St Davids to Exeter Airport via City Centre)
There are some changes to departure times on Sunday and Public Holidays to ensure a reliable and punctual timetable can be operated, however, buses will continue to operate every 60 minutes.
Service 5C (Exeter to Chulmleigh)
0535 Monday to Friday Service 5C journey from Exeter to Chulmleigh will be withdrawn due to low passenger demand.
0610 Monday to Friday Service 5C journey from Exeter to Chulmleigh will be re-timed to depart later and operate directly between Copplestone and Chulmleigh.
0610 Saturday Service 5C journey from Exeter to Chulmleigh will be withdrawn due to low passenger demand.
1830 Monday to Friday Service 5C journey from Chulmleigh to Exeter will operate directly between Chulmleigh and Copplestone.
1635 Monday to Friday Service 5C journey from Exeter to Copplestone will be re-numbered to Service 5 and operate the standard Service 5 route to Crediton.
1755 Monday to Friday Service 5C journey from Exeter to Chulmleigh will be re-timed to depart at 1810, to provide a more even spread of departures.
0727 Monday to Friday Service 5C from Chulmleigh to Exeter will be re-timed to depart earlier at 0722 and benefit from additional running time.
1735 Monday to Friday and Saturday Service 5A journey from Exeter to Okehampton will terminate at Waitrose in Okehampton as opposed to Market Street.
Service 6 (Okehampton - Bude)
While there are no changes to the timetable, customers wishing to travel across Okehampton Railway Station will need to change buses at this location, with connections maintained.
Service 6A (Exeter to Okehampton)
While there are no changes to the timetable, customers wishing to travel across Okehampton Railway Station will need to change buses at this location, with connections maintained.
Service 7 (Exeter to Totnes via Newton Abbot)
0845 Saturday journey from Newton Abbot to Totnes will be extended to start earlier from Matford Park and Ride.
1816 Monday to Friday and 1816 Saturday journey from Totnes to Exeter will terminate at Matford Park and Ride.
1930 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Exeter to Newton Abbot will be withdrawn due to low passenger demand.
Service 9/9A (Exeter to Honiton / Seaton)
There will be a minor change to the route of Service 9A in Seaton, where journeys from Seaton to Sidmouth / Exeter will no longer operate the one-way loop along the Esplanade and Harbour Road and will instead operate directly via Harbour Road to Seaton Tramway.
Additional journeys will be introduced on Sunday and Public Holidays on Service 9 between Sidmouth and Honiton, providing a number of additional journey opportunities.
Journeys will depart Sidmouth for Honiton at 1005 (operates until 26 October 2025), 1115, 1315 and 1715, with journeys departing Honiton for Sidmouth at 1023, 1223, 1523 and 1823.
Service 19 (North Devon District Hospital to Roundswell via Town Centre)
Monday to Friday and Saturday evening journeys between North Devon District Hospital and Barnstaple Bus Station will be removed from the timetable, however, will be replaced by a new Monday to Friday and Saturday evening timetable on Service 155.
Service 21 (Barnstaple to Westward Ho! via Bideford)
Monday to Friday departure times will be revised to coincide with changes to the frequency of Service 21A, which will provide a co-ordinated 15 minute frequency along the common section of route during off-peak hours.
0010 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Westward Ho! to Bideford will be withdrawn due to low demand.
0007 Sunday and Public Holidays journey from Westward Ho! to Bideford will be withdrawn due to low demand.
Service 21A (Barnstaple to Appledore via Bideford)
To coincide with increased customer demand over the summer months, the frequency of Service 21A will be increased Monday to Friday during the middle part of the day from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes.
The increased frequency on Service 21A will provide a co-ordinated 15 minute frequency with Service 21 between Barnstaple and Northam via Bideford.
Appledore will also benefit from double the frequency of buses, with departures every 30 minutes.
2327 Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday and Public Holidays journey from Appledore to Bideford to be extended to Barnstaple Bus Station, providing a later journey opportunity towards Barnstaple and follows customer feedback.
Service 21B (Barnstaple to Ilfracombe via Braunton)
The timetable will be amended with the majority of Monday to Friday and Saturday daytime journeys will be extended beyond Barnstaple Railway Station to Pottington Industrial Estate, providing improved access for those attending Petroc and those working in Pottington.
Service 38 (Exeter – Drumbridges – Ivybridge)
Minor timetable changes, including additional time on morning peak journeys into Exeter.
Service 39 (Bovey Tracey to Newton Abbot)
0721 Saturday journey from Bovey Tracey to Newton Abbot will be extended to start and run earlier from Matford Park and Ride at 0720.
Saturday morning departures from Newton Abbot are amended, with departures at 0625, 0725 and 0825, providing a more even spread of arrival times in Exeter.
0709 Saturday journey from Exeter to Newton Abbot will depart later at 0800 and run later throughout.
Service 44/44A (Exeter to Honiton / Axminster)
The Sunday and Public Holiday Service 44A timetable will be enhanced from two journeys in each direction to four journeys in each direction, doubling the number of journey opportunities.
Journeys will depart Exeter for Honiton at 0910, 1110, 1410 and 1710, with journeys departing Honiton for Exeter at 0900, 1200, 1400 and 1800.
1910 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Axminster to Honiton will be revised to depart earlier at 1900 and will run earlier throughout and re-timed.
Service 53 (Kingsteignton to Torbay Hospital / The Willows)
1515 Monday to Friday School Days journey from Newton Abbot College to The Willows will be withdrawn due to low demand.
Service 55 (Exeter to Tiverton)
Monday to Friday morning and afternoon peak will be increased in frequency to every 20 minutes, providing additional journey opportunities and capacity at the times they are needed most.
An additional and earlier first journey will operate at 0815 from Tiverton to Exeter on Sunday and Public Holidays.
The majority of journeys on Sunday and Public Holidays will be re-timed to operate 15 minutes later, which will provide improved spacing between Exeter City Centre and Cowley Bridge with Service 5.
Service 57 (Exeter to Exmouth via Topsham)
Due to long term roadworks along the Service 57 route and additional bus will be utilised to provide a more reliable and punctual service.
1930 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Exeter to Exmouth will be withdrawn due to low passenger demand.
2034 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Exmouth to Exeter will be withdrawn due to low passenger demand.
0531 Saturday journey from Countess Wear to Exmouth will be withdrawn due to low passenger demand.
Service 59 (Plymouth to George Junction via Lee Moor)
Following a recent tender round by Devon County Council, Stagecoach will commence operation of Service 59 (currently operated by Plymouth CityBus) from 20 April 2025.
Service 59 operates from Plymouth City Centre to George Junction via Plympton, Sparkwell, Cornwood, Lee Moor and Bickleigh and provides four journeys in each direction Monday to Friday and Saturday.
There is a minor change to the current route, where Merafield Road will no longer be served, as this will now be served by another service.
Service 91 (Dartmouth Park and Ride) – 5 April 2025
Dartmouth Park and Ride will resume for the 2025 season, with the following operating dates:
Between Saturday 5 April 2025 and Monday 21 April 2025 inclusive a 20 minute frequency will operate.
Between Friday 16 May 2025 and Sunday 18 May 2025 inclusive a 20 minute frequency will operate in connection with the Dartmouth Music Festival, which will include an evening timetable until 2250 (Friday and Saturday) and 2150 (Sunday).
Between Saturday 24 May 2025 and Sunday 1 June 2025 inclusive a 10 minute frequency will operate.
Between Monday 2 June 2025 and Sunday 27 July 2025 inclusive a 20 minute frequency will operate.
Between Monday 28 July 2025 and Sunday 31 August 2025 inclusive a 10minute frequency will operate, however, there will be additional capacity provided on Wednesday 27 August 2025 and Saturday 30 August 2025 inclusive, as well as late evening journeys on Saturday 30 August 2025, in connection with the Dartmouth Regatta.
Between Monday 1 September 2025 and Sunday 15 September 2025 inclusive a 20 minute frequency will operate.
Between Friday 24 October 2025 and Sunday 26 October 2025 inclusive a 10 minute frequency will operate in connection with the Dartmouth Food Festival.
Service 95 (Exmouth to Sandy Bay) – 6 April 2025
Service 95 will resume from Sunday 6 April 2025 for the 2025 season, operating every 60 minutes until Saturday 24 May 2025, when the frequency will increase for the peak summer.
Service 96 (Exmouth to Lympstone)
Due to roadworks in the Lympstone area, there will be a temporary change to the Monday to Friday and Saturday timetable of Service 96.
While some journeys will be re-timed, a small number of journeys will only operate between Exmouth Parade and Mount Pleasant.
Service 99 (Exmouth to Brixington)
Minor changes to the timetable during the early morning and early evening.
Service 155 (Barnstaple to South Molton)
A new Monday to Friday and Saturday evening timetable will be introduced, operating between North Devon District Hospital and Landkey every 60 minutes throughout the evening.
These changes mean that Landkey residents will benefit from an evening bus service.
Service 157/357 (Exmouth to Sidmouth via Budleigh Salterton)
The route of Service 157 will be amended within Sidmouth with buses operating via Temple Street, Vicarage Road and All Saints Road, as opposed to operating via Winslade Road, Alexandria Road and Station Road.
0630 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Exmouth to Sidmouth will be amended to operate the standard route within Sidmouth as opposed to operating via the B3176.
All journeys on Sunday and Public Holidays all journeys will operate the standard route within Sidmouth, as opposed to operating via the B3176, which will provide improved access to retail and leisure facilities.
Monday to Friday and Saturday evening journeys, as well as all journeys on Sunday and Public Holidays that currently operate as Service 357 between Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton (Granary Lane) will be re-numbered as Service 157, which better reflects the route followed.
Sidmouth College journeys within Exmouth will now follow the standard Service 157 route, which simplifies the timetable and improves journey times.
0650 Monday to Friday journey from Budleigh Salterton to Exmouth will be withdrawn due to low demand, however, an alternative journey is available 10 minutes later at 0700.
0727 Monday to Friday journey from Exmouth to Sidmouth will now start from Exmouth Parade at 0730 to provide consistency with other journeys and will operate the more direct and standard route out of Exmouth not serving Littleham Cross, Brooklands Road and Churchill Road, with alternative stops available with a short walk.
1406 Monday to Friday journey from Exmouth to Sidmouth will now start from Exmouth Parade at 1400 to provide consistency with other journeys.
1515 Monday to Friday School Days journey from Sidmouth to Exmouth will operate the more direct and standard route into Exmouth and will no longer serve Churchill Road, Brooklands Road and Littleham Cross.
1505 Monday to Friday School Days journey from Exmouth to Sidmouth will now start from Exmouth Community College at 1510 and then operate to Exmouth Parade at 1520 and will follow the standard route and operate later throughout.
1503 Monday to Friday School Holidays journey from Exmouth to Sidmouth will depart at 1520 and operate later throughout.
1620 Monday to Friday journey from Sidmouth to Exmouth will depart at 1630 and operate later throughout.
Service 178 (Newton Abbot to Whiddon Down)
Following a recent tender exercise by Devon County Council, there will be some changes to the Service 178 timetable, with the entire service now operated by Country Bus.
Service 303 (Barnstaple to Woolacombe)
All journeys that serve Braunton will additionally serve the Tesco superstore in Braunton.
1817 Monday to Friday and Summer Saturdays from Lee Cross to Woolacombe Sands will be extended to Barnstaple Bus Station, to provide a later and additional journey opportunity for travel into Barnstaple.
Additional Summer Saturday journey at 1750 from Barnstaple to Woolacombe will be introduced between 26 April 2025 and 25 October 2025 inclusive.
Service 309/310 (Barnstaple to Lynton / Lynmouth)
The Sunday and Public Holiday timetable will be introduced for the 2025 season, with a revised timetable, providing three journeys in each direction, including an earlier departure from Barnstaple and a later departure from Lynmouth.
These journeys will operate between 20 April 2025 and 14 September 2025 inclusive.
Service 343 (Tiverton to Cotteylands – Tiverton)
Following a recent re-tender for Service 343, Stagecoach will no longer operate Service 343 from 20 April 2025 and will now be operated by Dartline.
Service 355 (Exeter to Tiverton)
Following a recent re-tender, Stagecoach will no longer operate certain journeys on Service 355 from 20 April 2025.
0725 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Exeter to Tiverton will be provided by Dartline.
1745 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Tiverton to Exeter will be provided by Dartline.
0630 Monday to Friday journey from Tiverton to Exeter, which serves Silverton and does not serve Thorverton and Exeter St Davids, will be re-timed to depart at 0625 and will be re-numbered as Service 55.
Service 373 (Cullompton to Tiverton)
Minor timetable changes to accommodate connections and changes to other services.
Service 379 (Axminster to Seaton / Beer)
Through working in partnership with Devon County Council, Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership and South Western Railway, a new Service 379 will be introduced from Sunday 20 April 2025.
Service 379 will operate on Sunday and Public Holidays between 20 April 2025 and 26 October 2025 inclusive and provide connections with rail services at Axminster to Colyton, Seaton and Beer.
There will be three journeys in each direction each day, as well as a morning journey between Sidmouth and Honiton to connect with the rail service towards London.
Service 641 (Bideford to Holsworthy via Great Torrington and Shebbear)
Service 641, which operates on Wednesday only, will be re-routed in Holsworthy to additionally serve Holsworthy Hospital and follows requests from passengers.
Service FALCON (Plymouth to Bristol) – 21 April 2025
There are changes to some departure times, with one journey in each direction removed from the timetable.
The route within Exeter will be amended to additionally serve the new Trood Lane bus stop, providing access to the new South West Exeter housing developments.
Service MBA (Exminster to Matford Brook Academy)
Service Matford Brook Academy will be withdrawn, however, alternative journey opportunities will be available with changes to Service B.
