Bristol bus station

Bristol Bus and Coach Station serves the city of Bristol in the west of England. It is situated on Marlborough Street, near the Broadmead shopping area. The original bus station and onsite depot were opened in 1958 by the Bristol Omnibus Company. It was later redeveloped with the current bus station opening in 2006.^[1]

Bristol Bus and Coach Station
General information
Location	Marlborough Street City of Bristol United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.4592°N 2.5932°W / 51.4592; -2.5932
Operated by	First West of England
Bus routes	17 City Centre to Kingswood via Southmead & Fishponds 39 Bristol to Bath via Keynsham 172 Bristol to Bath via Pensford & Midsomer Norton 349 Bristol to Keynsham 374 Bristol to Wells, Glastonbury, Street & Taunton 375 Bristol to Wells, Glastonbury, Street & Bridgwater 376 Bristol to Wells, Glastonbury, Street & Yeovil 376a Bristol to Wells via Pensford & Midsomer Norton 522 Bristol to Bath via Keynsham & Midsomer Norton A1 Airport Flyer Bristol to Bristol Airport T7 Bristol to Chepstow/Magor X1/X1s Bristol to Weston-super-Mare X4 Bristol to Portishead X6 Bristol to Clevedon X7/X7a Bristol to Clevedon via Backwell & Nailsea X9 Bristol to Nailsea via Wraxall X39 Bristol to Bath (Direct via A4)
Bus stands	19
Bus operators	First West of England Newport Transport National Express
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Other information
Website	www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west
History
Opened	1958 (Original Station) 2006 (Current Station)

Before 1958 Bristol had no bus station; most country and long-distance coach services departed from Prince Street, and others used street stops in the Centre, Canon's Road and Old Market.^[2]

The station is managed by First West of England.^[3] There are 19 bays, Bays 1 to 7 are for National Express long-distance coach services, bay 8 is for Flixbus, bays 9 & 10 are reserved for the A1 Airport Flyer service to Bristol Airport via Bristol Temple Meads. Bays 11 to 19 are for local bus services to locations outside of Bristol.

Bristol Bus and Coach Station has many facilities including a First Bus Travelhub which offers information and ticket sales for First Bus services, a National Express Ticket Sales and Information Desk, National Express ticket machines, The Coffee Room cafe, 24-hour security and public toilets including an accessible toilet.

See also

• Buses in Bristol