Stagecoach, Gloucester’s biggest bus company, has made it easier to travel between Cheltenham and Gloucester by providing more buses during the day and later into the night.
Since January 7, Stagecoach has extended its evening services on the popular routes by an hour to give people more access to the night time economies of Cheltenham and Gloucester. This extra hour means an additional four or five night bus services for some routes.
Some buses running every 15 minutes
The 94 bus, which runs seven days a week between Cheltenham and Gloucester via Churchdown, will be running every 15 minutes after customer demands for an enhanced service.
Stagecoach is aiming to make bus travel more attractive
The bus company said that its recent improvements were aimed at encouraging more people to use public transport by making it more attractive and convenient.
Later services, the company added, will help shift workers and people visiting both towns on nights out.
The changes in more detail
A: Benhall – Hester’s Way – Cheltenham – Prestbury
Friday and Saturday services are extended by an hour in both directions and the Sunday service has an extra four or five buses at the end of the day.
C: Fiddler’s Green – Cheltenham
The Friday and Saturday night services are running for an extra hour in both directions and there are an extra four night buses on Sundays.
D:Hatherley – Cheltenham Rail Station – Cheltenham – Racecourse Park and Ride – Bishop’s Cleeve
There are two extra late night buses on Friday and Saturday running towards Cheltenham and one extra journey from Bishops Cleeve.
On Sundays the 18.53 service will carry on to Bishops Cleeve and there’s two extra journeys at 20.23 and 21.53. Later on, there are three extra journeys back to Cheltenham.
41: Northway – Tewkesbury – Kingsditch – Cheltenham
Friday and Saturday night buses are running for an extra hour in both directions and on Sundays there are three extra journeys from Northway between 19.22 and 22.22. There’s also two extra buses from Cheltenham at 20.50 and 21.50.
94: Gloucester – Churchdown (94) – Cheltenham
Both the 94 and the 94X are running every 15 minutes (before January 7 they ran every 20 minutes), which means eight buses every hour between Cheltenham and Gloucester from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays there are four buses every hour.
The 94X is also running extra services in the evenings and on Sundays, offering an express option for people in a hurry.
W: Cheltenham – Prestbury – Winchcombe
This bus is now departing from North Street rather than Pittville Street to reduce congestion on Pittville Street and to offer a combined stop with route N, which also goes to Prestbury and Winchcombe.
