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.
Exeter Heavitree Road closure
From 21 July to 15 August 2025, essential gas works are taking place on Heavitree Road, near its junction with Magdalen Road, Exeter. This is anticipated to cause significant disruption to bus services in Exeter. Services C, R, S, 4, 4A, 9, 9A, 44, 44A and 356 will all be affected throughout this period. As part of this, there will be no bus service from Sowton Park and Ride to the City Centre. View our information page on the Heavitree Road closure.
Upcoming service changes
Last updated: 7 July 2025
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 April 2025
From 5 April 2025
- 91: Dartmouth Park and Ride (Stagecoach)
- Service reintroduced for summer season
- 378: Seaton – Lyme Regis (AVMT Buses)
- Summer timetable begins
From 6 April 2025
- 95: Exmouth – Sandy Bay (Stagecoach)
- Service reintroduced for summer season
From 19 April 2025
- 271: Newton Abbot – Haytor – Widecombe “Haytor Hoppa” (Country Bus)
- Service reintroduced for summer season
From 20 April 2025
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Major changes to many services
- Please see our page about 20th April changes
- 91: Dartmouth Park and Ride (Stagecoach)
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Changes in May 2025
From 5 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 19 May 2025
- 20: Seaton – Taunton (Stagecoach)
- Will no longer serve Prowses in Hemyock. The nearest alternative stops will be opposite The Blackdown Practice on Station Road or outside the Catherine Wheel in the Square.
- 366: Kenn – Exeter (Dartline)
- Will depart Kenn and Kennford 10 minutes earlier in the morning, and arrive back there 10 minutes later in the afternoon, until 25 July 2025. This is due to a road closure near Clapham.
From 24 May 2025
- 54: Plymouth – Bovisand (Stagecoach)
- Service restarts for summer season
From 25 May 2025
- 11: Dawlish Warren – Torquay (Stagecoach)
- New service replacing route 22 on this section.
- 12: Newton Abbot – Brixham (Stagecoach)
- Revised timetable
- 21C: Barnstaple – Croyde Bay – Georgeham (Stagecoach)
- Enhanced timetable for summer starts
- 22: Dawlish Warren – South Devon College (Stagecoach)
- The section of route between Dawlish Warren and Torquay will be renumbered service 11 (see above).
- The 22 will only operate between St Marychurch and South Devon College.
- 31: Ilfracombe – Woolacombe (Taw & Torridge, Stagecoach)
- This service will also run on Sunday and Public Holidays until 14 September 2025. The Sunday and Public Holiday journeys will be operated by Stagecoach.
- X51, X53: Axminster – Weymouth (First Bus)
- Enhanced timetable for summer starts
- 301: Barnstaple – Combe Martin (Stagecoach)
- This service will also run on Sunday and Public Holidays until 14 September 2025.
- 92: Dartmouth – Totnes (Stagecoach)
- Short journeys between Dartmouth Pontoon and Dartmouth Park and Ride will be withdrawn. See service 91 for buses to/from the Park and Ride.
- 120: Brixham – Kingswear (Stagecoach)
- Revised timetable and new Sunday and Public Holiday service starts.
From 26 May 2025
- EX1: Minehead – Lynmouth – Ilfracombe (First Bus)
- Previously known as Exmoor Coaster, this service will return for 2025.
From 31 May 2025
- New Night bus journeys will start on the following routes, on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings until December 2025 (all Stagecoach):
- N1: Plymouth – Tavistock
- 1A: Exeter – Cullompton
- 2: Exeter – Dawlish
- 5: Exeter – Crediton
- 21: Barnstaple – Bideford
- 21B: Barnstaple – Ilfracombe
- 57: Exeter – Exmouth
- 171: Newton Abbot – Moretonhampstead – Tavistock (Country Bus)
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Changes in June 2025
From 2 June 2025
- 30: Taunton – Axminster (First Bus)
- 1700 journey from Taunton to Axminster on Mondays-Fridays will run 10 minutes later throughout.
- 1840 journey from Axminster to Taunton on Mondays-Fridays will run 5 minutes later throughout.
From 16 June 2025
- 182: Chudleigh – Newton Abbot (Country Bus)
- Using funding secured from a developer, this service will operate every 30 minutes between 0900 and 1400 on Monday to Fridays.
- 30: Taunton – Axminster (First Bus)
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Changes in July 2025
From 1 July 2025
- 113: Tavistock – Newton Abbot – Trago Mills (Tavistock Country Bus)
- Will additionally run on the second Wednesday of the month and serve Walkhampton.
From 18 July 2025
- G: Exeter Quay – Hamlin Gardens (Greenslades)
- New evening journeys on Friday and Saturday nights.
- The following Saturday-only journeys are withdrawn: 1500 from Hamlin Gardens, 1530 from The Quay
From 24 July 2025
- EX1: Minehead – Ilfracombe (First Bus)
- Peak season timetable begins – timetable already live on Interactive Bus Map.
- 113: Tavistock – Newton Abbot – Trago Mills (Tavistock Country Bus)
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.
Minor changes to Exeter City Centre bus stops
From 20 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”
