As far as possible, we aim to keep you up to date on our website.
Our latest Buswatch Newsletter includes:-
- Christmas services are coming.
- Christmas Day service 28.
- 701 New timetable.
- Ed Wills moves on. New interim MD.
- Brighton and Hove Bus wins awards.
- Royal Albion Hotel problem?
- Next Brighton Buswatch meeting.
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There are still deep concerns about Brighton and Hove Council's LTP5 City plan, and likely problems with the Valley Gardens scheme,
especially with regard to disabled access to buses. To see what was previously written
Click here
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General bus information:
The headlines:
- From 24th November the service 701 timetable was updated.
- Metrobus also win a silver award, in the 'Shire' catagory for their Hydrogen buses.
All our information is thought to be correct to 30th November 2025.
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Information by Bus Company:
Brighton & Hove Bus Co.:
If you use Tap-on, Tap-off (TOTO) ; then the cost of the second and subsequent days 'Saver' ticket is reduced,
within that week. But in a reversal, app or 'The Key' have mostly become cheaper than TOTO.
Please keep your phone separate from debit cards,
or the system may not know which one to charge!
Click here for Brighton & Hove Bus Company's main website.
Stagecoach: Covering the area between Littlehampton, Worthing, and Brighton (and towards Horsham).
The service 700 from Brighton to Durrington has been enhanced to run 24 hours a day,
seven days a week! From 24th November the service 701 timetable was updated.
Metrobus, south and mid Sussex:
Metrobus also win a silver award, in the 'Shire' catagory for the largest introduction of Hydrogen powered buses in the UK.
Compass Travel:
Compass Travel took over Big Lemon's supported services 16, 47 and 52- while retaining the service 37/37B.
All eleven new buses have now entered service. Compass Travel is also an award winning bus company.
Click here for the Compass Travel's website.
For their real-time information:
Click here.
CTLA & Cuckmere bus services:
Click here for their website
Or phone 01273 517332.
We do not generally list changes to Cuckmere bus services.
Flixbus are offering a new Brighton to London and Cambridge service.
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May we welcome new members and supporters reading
our news for the first time.
We are independent from bus companies and local authorities. Our policy
is to influence decisions by building relationships and working with others.
We have meetings four times a year with bus companies and Council representatives
where members concerns are discussed. They also have an opportunity to
explain future proposals.
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Some other recent newsletters are available here.
Includes major changes to Worthing bus services.
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What we do:
Brighton Area Buswatch deals mostly with strategic issues affecting
lots of people. We campaign for improvements to bus services and fares
on behalf of bus users. Our policy is to build relationships with local
Councils, local interest groups and bus companies to find out about their
plans, so we can make suggestions and try to influence them.
We are lucky to have excellent bus services in much of our area which
are well-used and very few require public subsidies. Recently around 50
million passenger journeys were made by bus in Brighton & Hove which
compares with under 20 million journeys in Southampton or Portsmouth which
are similar in size. This is a tremendous achievement but we recognise
that people's expectations are always rising and there are always improvements
that can be made.
If you have a particular problem regarding a bus service or an incident
on a recent journey we advise you in the first instance, to contact the
bus company concerned. In our experience most local bus companies are
keen to receive feedback and will do their best to help if they can. Our
partners at Bus Users UK can deal with appeals if a customer is not satisfied
with the response from a bus company or local authority.
What we have achieved in the past includes:-
- We suggested a one-hour single ticket, which has been introduced,
so enabling passengers to change buses without needing to pay again.
- We successfully campaigned for Saver tickets, Key Card and m-tickets
to be valid on all Council supported bus services in Brighton &
Hove.
- We rejoined the Council's Quality Bus partnership, enabling us to
influence planning decisions affecting all local bus companies.
- We suggested improvements to late night services to Goldstone Valley
and to Lewes; and have been pressing for improvements to route 37 to
Meadowview and the Bristol Estate; plus later Sunday evening journeys
to Worthing.
- We have expressed concerns about the revised Valley Gardens scheme.
We are associated with Bus Users UK.
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