Please see below a feed of latest news for bus services in Devon. If you require information on operational issues, such as delays and diversions, please contact the operator of the bus service affected. View a list of bus operator contact details.
Major changes to bus services from 30 August
Please see details below in Upcoming service changes section.
Upcoming service changes
Last updated: 29 July 2026
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.
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Changes in July 2026
From 20 July 2026
- 171: Newton Abbot – Tavistock (Country Bus)
- Service restarts for summer 2026 to an enhanced timetable. View timetable.
- 178: Newton Abbot – Okehampton (Country Bus)
- Temporary timetable starts due to closure of A382, until 28 August 2026. View timetable.
- 368: Honiton – Broadhembury and Pine Grove (Dartline)
- Minor changes. All journeys will operate the same clockwise loop around Broadhembury via Causeway End. On Honiton school days, two additional journeys will operate: 0741 Honiton Job Centre to Broadhembury and 1530 Broadhembury to Honiton. View timetable
- 171: Newton Abbot – Tavistock (Country Bus)
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Changes in August 2026
From 30 August 2026
See below summary of upcoming changes for 30 August 2026. Timetable links will be provided shortly.
- B: Exeter Science Park – Exminster (Stagecoach)
- This route will no longer serve Exminster and will instead serve the new loop around Matford/Alphington that is currently served by service C. Exminster customers are advised to catch new service X (see below) or 2. There will also be minor timetable amendments.
- C: Exeter Sowton P&R – Matford P&R (Stagecoach)
- Service withdrawn. Customers from Matford P&R are advised to catch service B, and customers from Sowton P&R are advised to catch new service PR1 (see below).
- E: Exeter City Centre – Exwick (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- H: Exeter St Davids – Digby (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- M: Exeter City Centre – Mount Dinham (Dartline)
- Operated by Stagecoach with no change to times.
- PR1: Exeter Sowton P&R – City Centre (Stagecoach)
- New limited-stop Park and Ride service from Sowton P&R to Exeter replacing part of service C. More details coming soon.
- R / S: Exeter City Centre – Rifford Road (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- U: Exeter City Centre – Union Road (Stagecoach)
- Operated by Stagecoach with no change to times.
- X: Exminster – Exeter (Greenslades)
- New service replacing part of services B and C between Exminster, Marsh Barton, Water Lane and Exeter City Centre.
- UNI: Exeter University Night Bus (Stagecoach)
- Service withdrawn. Customers can catch late night journeys on service 4 instead.
- 1 / 1A: Exeter – Cullompton – Tiverton (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 1: Plymouth – Tavistock (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 2: Exeter – Newton Abbot (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments and will depart from Stop A at Newton Abbot Sherborne Road.
- 3: Plymouth – Kingsbridge (Stagecoach)
- Will now extend to Dartmouth and incorporate the 93 route. Minor timetable amendments.
- 4 / 4A: Exeter – Cranbrook / Airport (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 5 / 5A / 5B / 5C: Exeter – Crediton – Okehampton / Barnstaple / Chulmleigh (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments. Service 5B will now operate via East-the-Water and A39 link road, instead of Instow and Fremington.
- 6: Bude – Okehampton (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments. Will operate via Chapel Street in Holsworthy instead of Underlane and Bodmin Street.
- 6A: Okehampton – Exeter (Stagecoach)
- This college-day only journey will become part of the main 66 timetable, operated by Dartline.
- 7: Exeter – Dartmouth (Stagecoach)
- 0545 journey on weekdays from Exeter to Totnes will now start from Matford P&R.
- 11: Dawlish Warren – Torquay (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 12: Newton Abbot – Brixham (Stagecoach)
- Route amended when heading into Newton Abbot, operating direct via Queen Street to Sherborne Road, serving stop Stop F there. Minor timetable amendments.
- 13: Newton Abbot – Brixham (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 14 / 15 / 15A / 16: Bideford Town Services (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments. Services 15 and 15A will no longer extend to Barnstaple – alternative journeys from East-the-Water to Barnstaple will be available on service 5B.
- 18: Brixham – Kingswear (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 20 / 20A: Plymouth – Ivybridge (Plymouth Citybus)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 21: Barnstaple – Westward Ho! (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 21C: Barnstaple – Croyde (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 38: Plymouth – Exeter (Stagecoach)
- Will depart from stop A9 on Plymouth Royal Parade.
- 39: Exeter – Newton Abbot (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 55: Exeter – Tiverton (Stagecoach)
- Will now extend to Cowley Moor in Tiverton, operating a loop around Lea Road, Beech Road, Cowley Moor Road, and Pinnex Moor Road, replacing services 348 and 349.
- 57: Exeter – Exmouth (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 75: Bideford – Torrington (Stagecoach)
- Withdrawn and replaced by an enhanced service 317.
- 80: Plymouth – Paignton (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 84: Tavistock – Holsworthy (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 90: Dartmouth – Townstal (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments. The route will be simplified, no longer serving Davis Road or Park and Ride.
- 93: Kingsbridge – Dartmouth (Stagecoach)
- Will now be part of service 3.
- 93S: Kingsbridge – Torcross (Stagecoach)
- Will now also operate on Sundays and Public Holidays.
- 98: Exmouth – Littleham (Stagecoach)
- Will now also operate on evenings, Sundays and Public Holidays replacing service 99E. Minor timetable amendments during the daytime.
- 99E: Brixington – Littleham (Stagecoach)
- Service withdrawn and replaced by enhanced service 98.
- 118: Tavistock – Okehampton (Stagecoach)
- Route and timetable amended to serve the new Okehampton Interchange Station, instead of the current Station. The route will operate via Crediton Road and Nexus Way.
- 120: Paignton – Kingswear (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 155: Barnstaple – South Molton (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 157: Exmouth – Sidmouth (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 178: Okehampton – Newton Abbot (Country Bus)
- Extended to serve Moyses Meadow in Okehampton.
- 300: Ilfracombe – Minehead (Stagecoach)
- Service withdrawn.
- 303: Barnstaple – Woolacombe (Stagecoach)
- Will no longer operate Tuesday variation via Guineaford Bridge.
- 317: Bideford – Okehampton (Stagecoach)
- New timetable including a more regular service between Bideford and Torrington, replacing service 75. No longer serving Weare Giffard – service 386 will provide an alternative to Bideford and Barnstaple, and service 641 to Torrington.
- 319: Barnstaple – Hartland (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 343: Tiverton Town Service (Dartline)
- To be confirmed
- 348 / 349: Tiverton – Cowley Moor (Dartline)
- Service withdrawn. Replaced by extended service 55 providing a direct bus to Tiverton and Exeter, and revised service 343. More details to be confirmed.
- 352 / 353: Tiverton – Tidcombe (Dartline)
- New operator to be confirmed.
- 357: Exmouth – Budleigh Salterton (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments.
- 366: Kenn – Exeter (Dartline)
- Operated by Stagecoach with no change to times.
- 369: Exeter – Morchard Bishop (Dartline)
- Amended route, certain journeys operating via Kennerleigh and Black Dog to replace service 679.
- 372: Barnstaple – Holsworthy (Stagecoach)
- The section of route between Bradworthy and Holsworthy will be replaced by service 636 (see below). The morning and evening College-day only journeys between Bradworthy and Bideford will be withdrawn.
- 382: Sidmouth – Whimple (Hatch Green)
- First journey into Sidmouth will now operate 5 minutes earlier.
- 386: Petrockstowe – Barnstaple (Taw & Torridge)
- Will now operate via Weare Giffard replacing part of 317.
- 398: Tiverton – Dulverton (Dartline)
- To be confirmed
- 636: Bradworthy – Holsworthy (Taw & Torridge)
- New service on Wednesdays replacing part of 372.
- 641: Holsworthy – Barnstaple (Stagecoach)
- Minor timetable amendments and will operate via Weare Giffard.
- 647: Hatherleigh – Exeter (MD Buses)
- Will now operate via Zeal Monochorum replacing part of 677.
- 663: Chulmleigh – South Molton (Country Bus)
- Operated by Taw & Torridge with no change to times.
- 675: Cheriton Fitzpaine – Exeter (Dartline)
- Service withdrawn. Details of replacement taxi service for Poltimore area to be confirmed.
- 677: Zeal Monochorum – Exeter (Dartline)
- Service withdrawn. Customers from Zeal Monochorum will be able to catch revised service 647 instead.
- 678: Witheridge – Exeter (Country Bus)
- Will operate on Wednesdays only by MD Buses. Route amended to operate via Shobrooke instead of Thorverton.
- 679: Black Dog – Exeter (Dartline)
- Service withdrawn. Customers from Black Dog and Kennerleigh will be able to catch revised service 369 instead.
- 870: Crediton – Tiverton (Country Bus)
- Will now operate on Fridays by MD Buses.
- B: Exeter Science Park – Exminster (Stagecoach)
Night buses
From 31 May 2025, Stagecoach are operating night services on key routes across their network. These will operate on Saturday nights/early Sunday mornings until 20 December, as well as factory Friday and New Years Eve.
In Devon, routes 1 (Plymouth), 1A (Exeter), 2, 5, 21, 21B and 57 will have Night buses. Find out more on our Night buses page.
Late buses during Kingsbridge Fair Week
Late buses back to Frogmore, Stokenham, Aveton Gifford and Modbury will operate during Kingsbridge Fair Week on Saturday 18, Friday 24 and Saturday 25 July 2026. View the timetable here.
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”
