Please see below a feed of latest news and major service updates for bus services in Devon. If you require information on operational issues, such as delays and short-term diversions, please contact the operator of the bus service affected. View a list of bus operator contact details.

Upcoming service changes

Last updated: 15th April 2025

Major service changes on 20th April 2025. Please see our information page for more details.

Please find details below of upcoming bus service changes. Timetables will be uploaded to our Interactive Bus Map on the day they go live, but if you need to view the timetable beforehand and there is no timetable link provided below, please either contact the operator of the bus service or email devonbus@devon.gov.uk.

• Changes in February 2025

  From 17th February 2025

  • 164: Totnes – Salcombe (Tally Ho)
    • Minor revisions to timetable throughout the day and the 2050 journey from Totnes will now run earlier at 2005.
    • As a replacement for the 2050 journey, Fare Car F22 will provide a journey at 2055 from Totnes (Monday to Saturday), setting down along the main 164 route upon request. Operates only if pre-booked. For more details please view timetable leaflet or email us.

• Changes in March 2025

  From 9th March 2025

  • X51 / X53: Axminster – Weymouth (First)
    • Revised timetable
  • PR3: Digby P&R – RD&E Hospital (Dartline)
    • Revised timetable – more trips go via Sowton Park and Ride

  From 30th March 2025

  • 1: Plymouth – Tavistock (Stagecoach)
    • Revised timetable
  • 3: Kingsbridge – Plymouth (Stagecoach)
    • New journeys on Sundays and Public Holidays
  • 89: Tavistock Town Service (Stagecoach)
    • Revised timetable

• Changes in April 2025

  From 5th April 2025

  • 91: Dartmouth Park and Ride (Stagecoach)
    • Service reintroduced for summer season
  • 378: Seaton – Lyme Regis (AVMT Buses)
    • Summer timetable begins

  From 6th April 2025

  • 95: Exmouth – Sandy Bay (Stagecoach)
    • Service reintroduced for summer season

  From 19th April 2025

  • 271: Newton Abbot – Haytor – Widecombe “Haytor Hoppa” (Country Bus)
    • Service reintroduced for summer season

  From 20th April 2025

  • Major changes to many services

    • Please see our page about 20th April changes

• Changes in May 2025

  From 5th May 2025

  • 171: Newton Abbot – Moretonhampstead – Tavistock (Country Bus)
    • Service restarts for summer season with revised timetable
  • 172: Tavistock – Ashburton – Newton Abbot (Country Bus)
    • Service restarts for summer season

  From 25th May 2025

  • Please check back soon for more details.

Minor changes to Exeter City Centre bus stops

From 20th April 2025 there will be some changes to where buses stop in Exeter City Centre. This is to ease congestion at bus stops and improve the customer experience. Please see our updated Exeter City Centre bus stops map.

National Bus Strategy

Find out more and keep up to date with Devon County Council’s response to the National Bus Strategy “Bus Back Better”