Road Closure- 30th September – 8th October 2019

Due to roadworks, parts of Airport Road will be closed to all traffic in both directions between 20:00 – 06:00 from Monday 30th September until Friday 4th October 2019, and on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th October 2019 inclusive. As a result of this closure, the A4 Air Decker service will be diverted going both and from Bristol Airport. We will be unable to serve the following bus stops during this period:

Hengrove Way, Hengrove Leisure Park, Filwood Green Business Park, Beechmount Grove 

The bus will divert via the A37 Wells Road, Ridgeway Lane and Whitchurch Lane rejoining at Hartcliffe Roundabout (and the reverse travelling towards Bath)- we will serve stops along the diversion route.

PLEASE NOTE-JOURNEYS BETWEEN 08:00-20:00 WILL OPERATE AS NORMAL, AS WILL JOURNEYS ON SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER AND SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2019.

 

Little Theatre Bath & Bath Bus Company Partnership – Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey hits cinemas this Friday 13th September 2019 and the excitement is building up! Bath Bus Company have partnered with Little Theatre Bath, and to celebrate it’s release, the cinema are offering any person who has travelled on our A4 Air Decker service £2.00 off the price of the cinema ticket.

To take advantage of this exclusive offer, simply present your bus ticket to the front of house staff when booking your seat!

For further information including screen times, visit https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/little-theatre-cinema

More A4 buses and enhancements to service

SInce the launch of the Air Decker back in 2013, Bath Bus Company has seen the service continually grow, with more passengers opting to take the A4 as their preferred mode of transport to get to and from Bristol Airport. Local journeys have also become more popular as it has created new links between South Bristol and Bath & North East Somerset which has cut journey times for some and given others new employment opportunities.

A number of changes will come into effect from 1st September 2019. Operating hours will be extended with an additional departure from Bath at midnight and a 1am departure from Bristol Airport. This will be implemented to assist those who arrive on later scheduled flights. Some modifications will be made to the running times throughout the day which take into account heavy traffic that can delay certain journeys. Having listened to our customer feedback, these changes will improve service reliability.

There will also be some changes to the existing fare structure. Our popular 10 journey ticket valid anywhere between Bath and Highridge will be £20.00, meaning each jounrey made only costs £2.00! There will be a slight increase on single journey airport fares but return fares will remain the same. New leaflets which contain the updated timetable and fares will be available on board the buses from 1st September and further information will be uploaded shortly at www.airdecker.com 

At a cost of almost half a milllion, Bath Bus Company is continuing to enhance the A4 service with an additional 2 brand new vehicles scheduled to arrive by the end of 2019. These will be low emission diesel engines (producing lower emissions than the average family car), table seating on the upper deck, USB charging ports, luggage racks for secure storage and automatic and live-announcements keeping passengers informed of any journey updates and bus stop details.

Ticket machines which will facilitate contactless card payments and the reading of QR/ bar codes, provided in partnership with the local authorities, are also being introduced in the near future. These machines will speed up boarding times and give passengers who wish to pay on board the bus another quick and convenient payment method. This should improve the overall customer experience and contribute to the high standards people have come to expect from the Air Decker.

Disruption to Route – Sunday 21st July

Due to a road closure on West Town Lane the following A4 services from Bristol Airport to Bath will divert via Hungerford Road and Stockwood Road.

19:00, 19:30, 20:00, 21:00, 22:00, 23:00

During this time the above A4 journeys will not be able to serve the bus stops between West Town Lane and Stockwood Road on Bath Road (Flowers Hill).

The A4 will serve all stops along the diversion route.

All A4 services between Bath and Bristol Airport will operate normally.

Potential Delays – 13/07/19

Bath Carnival is taking place Saturday 13th July.

This will not affect the A4 route, however there is the potential for slight delays when the buses are in the centre of Bath during the carnival procession.

This shouldn’t impact journey times too much but we still recommend passengers allow extra time for their travels.