This page was our previous more informative 'information/news' page
The consultation for Brighton and Hove Council's LTP5 City plan finished on the 12th September.
While we welcome the two recent new bus lanes, red routes etc. But according to the city plan, these positive bus schemes could
be seen as the last, as no bus priority (etc.) is listed into the future.
The council did have a document containing
future bus lane
proposals. While far from perfect, this has been quietly dropped- hence the absence of forward priority schemes listed.
While the bus is the main alternative to using a car for many; the council does not even see
encouraging bus usage as a key challenge.
If you care about using bus services; or the city in general- it is recommended you look at the City plan.
Are we are heading back towards basically a cycle and pedestrian only transport policy, which does not reflect the vital part buses play
in the economic and social vitality of our city.
Please click here- to read our near final Buswatch submission to the council
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From the 19th October 2025, there were major changes to many city centre bus stops,
including being re-lettered. These are covered in our October newsletter.
The biggest change is the three northbound bus stops in the Old Steine,
have mainly moved to a single bus stop slightly further north. This goes alongside
the recent change where most westbound services started using a single bus stop, in the south-west corner of the Old Steine.
The group has concerns
that these bus stops will be difficult for people with mobility or sight issues to use; and there is a risk of delays
due to bus
congestion.
Other changes include the former eastbound 5/18 North Street bus stop being split, with the 5 moving to the clock tower
bus stop, and services to Woodingdean and Queens Park moving to a new bus stop in Castle Square. The former Kemptown/Coaster
bus stop in North Street- has been split, between Coaster and Kemptown services. In Churchill Square, Portland Road bus services
have moved to the '5' bus stop. And two of the westbound
bus stops have been swapped over.
Thankfully while many important real-time information signs (RTI) have returned, we still offer
RTI information at some popular bus stops-Click here
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Valley Gardens 3: Updated- Jan '25
While the city council should be praised for most of its recent bus policies; the author believes the Valley Gardens 3 scheme
could be the most damaging scheme for buses, in decades. Do we really need wait until the scheme is
completed, for the issues to finally be recognised. Change is still possible,
it would be so much better to get the scheme right, first time; without the need for extra cost and further disruption.
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General bus information:
The headlines:
- From 31st August the 700 was improved to run 24 hours a day!
- Services 3X and 25X were launched on 28th September.
- And Brighton service 23 was extended from the University to Woodingdean
- Crawley Service 400 has been improved to run half-hourly; now offering four buses an hour to East Surrey hospital etc.
- Slight changes to Compass Travel's service 47 & 52 timetables.
- Flixbus now offers a new Brighton to London and Cambridge service.
All our information is thought to be correct to late October 2025.
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Information by Bus Company:
Brighton & Hove Bus Co. : From the 28th September- major changes were made to services serving the Universities
at Falmer. The bus company launching an interesting new fast
limited stop service 3X. Running cross-city from Hangleton to the Universities, via Hove and Brighton stations.
It is so fast, it hardly touches the city centre!. Initial viewings show it to be a highly student orientated service.
The second major new service is the reintroduction of the service 25X. By serving fewer bus stops than before,
it offers a fast half-hourly Monday to Friday service from the city centre to the University of Sussex.
The third major new service is extending the service 23 from the University of Sussex, to south Woodingdean shops
- seven day a week! It is hoped that sufficient catch-up time has been given at Woodingdean, to
avoid unreliability problems on the congested Falmer Road.
As part of the shake-up of services at the Universities (at Falmer), the 25 will no longer serve the
Brighton University site at Falmer.
Instead, the 3X, 5B, and 25X will do so. Although only the 3X will link this student accommodation with the main Moulsecoomb campus.
While out of our area- From 21st September, the Brighton and Hove Bus Company took over the service 54, from Stagecoach.
Running from Uckfield to Eastbourne.
For further details of ALL September's changes- Click here
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' will become cheaper than TOTO.
As well a most cards; the Brighton & Hove Bus Company now also accepts Amex Card payments, its all-encompassing app
and Apple Express. But 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!
April 2025 saw substantial changes to bus services, in the
Worthing/Littlehampton areas.
This included major changes to the service 700, and the abolition of the 'Pulse' service.
The 700 from Brighton- continues along the coast road in Worthing- to Grand Avenue, then serves
Durrington Tesco's.
Much of the previous Pulse route was absorbed by the new 701 route- from Lancing, past Worthing Hospital,
Worthing Library, Mill Road etc. But instead of serving Durrington, the new 701 replaces the 700 to Littlehampton,
but uses a simpler faster route (avoiding East Preston).
The gap being filled by a new service 11, between Littlehampton, Rustington and Worthing.
Metrobus, south and mid Sussex:
We keep mentioning the fast 273 hourly service from Brighton to Crawley.
While basically outside our area, from the 27th September the service 400 was improved to run every 30 minutes.
This will help provide four buses per hour- linking Crawley, Horley, Gatwick, East Surrey Hospital and Redhill.
There were also service updates to services 20, 100, 284, 420, 422, 424, 460, 480, 594 & 595.
Compass Travel:
Compass Travel took over Big Lemon's supported services 16, 47 and 52- while retaining the service 37/37B.
From 28th September, service 47 and 52 saw changes to their timetables.
All eleven new buses have now entered service.
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. However, service 24 has been extended beyond Drucillas
to serve Alfriston and the Cuckmere Valley weekend service
has ended for the season.
Flixbus are offering a new Brighton to London and Cambridge service.
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