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Services Changes in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Buchan from 7th July 2025

We’re making a number of improvements and adjustments to bus services across the region. These changes are designed to improve reliability, simplify routes, and introduce new night-time options. Below is a summary of the changes by service area. Many of the changes include updated timetables, revised routes, and enhanced night services.

Services 5/6/N6 – Aberdeen City Centre – Kingswells P&R – Westhill/Elrick

Minor timetable changes during peak times.
Revised Sunday evening schedule.
Service X6 peak journeys withdrawn and replaced by Service 6.
New Night Service N6 operating on Friday & Saturday nights from Aberdeen at 00:15, 01:30, 02:45.

Limited stops within Aberdeen City.
Serves Union Square to Albyn Place, then Queens Gardens, and Woodend Hospital.

Service 59 – Torry – City Centre – Balnagask

Slight adjustments to afternoon and evening services.
Saturday early morning times updated.
Sunday service will operate every 30 minutes.

Service 727 – Aberdeen – Airport – Portlethen – Stonehaven

Now extended to and from Portlethen hourly (replaces X9).
Weekday peak-time extensions to and from Stonehaven.
Uses same bus stops as former X9.

View timetable.

Service 737 – Aberdeen – Airport – Portlethen – Stonehaven

New experimental service linking Blackburn, Aberdeen Airport and Dyce Rail Station.

Services 8/8A/X8/N8 – Aberdeen – Stonehaven

New Night Service N8 on Friday and Saturday nights:

Aberdeen to Portlethen: 00:20, 01:20, 02:20
Aberdeen to Stonehaven: 02:20
Return from Stonehaven: 00:48, serving Chapelton, Newtonhill, Portlethen.

Minor changes to weekday journeys.
Sunday service updated: Service 8A will no longer run beyond Chapelton.

Transfers to Stonehaven available at Newtonhill Park & Choose

Services 9/X9 – Portlethen – Aberdeen – Inverurie

Service withdrawn and replaced:

Portlethen–Aberdeen–P&J Live now served by Service 727 (hourly, 7 days).
Aberdeen–Inverurie now covered by Services 10 and 64/64A.

Services X60/X61/X63 – Aberdeen – Ellon – Peterhead

Earlier Peterhead departure time adjusted.
New weekday journeys:

From Peterhead at 13:00
From Aberdeen at 14:30

Last Aberdeen–Peterhead trip now departs at 23:30 (5 minutes later).

Service 62 – Aberdeen – Balmedie – Ellon – Peterhead

Updated Monday–Saturday timetable.
Extended route in Peterhead at peak times to Eden Park, Aberneithy Road, and Inverugie Court.
Reduced off-peak frequency between Balmedie, Foveran, and Ellon (every 2 hours).
Some trips replaced by Service 64A.

Services 64/64A – Inverurie – Aberdeen – Methlick

Replaces former 9/X9 between Inverurie and Aberdeen (limited stops, includes ARI & TECA).
Now also replaces Services 290/291 between Aberdeen and Methlick.
Offers direct cross-city links between Bridge of Don, King Street, TECA, ARI, and Formartine.

Service 66 – Peterhead – Mintlaw

Increased frequency: now runs hourly Monday to Saturday.
Service to Stuartfield and Maud withdrawn; Central Buchan A2B dial a bus can be used for connections at Mintlaw.

Service 81 – Peterhead – Boddam

Morning peak service updated (Mon–Fri).

Service 82 – Peterhead – Meethill

Morning peak service updated (Mon–Fri).

Service 84A/C – Peterhead – Waterside

Small adjustments to morning services.
Additional journeys now operated as part of Service 62.

Services X67/X68 – Aberdeen – Fraserburgh

07:43 weekday trip from Fraserburgh now departs at 07:48.

New Saturday trip: Mintlaw to Fraserburgh at 16:53.

Service 69/69A – Peterhead – Fraserburgh

Updated timetable (Mon–Sat).

Services 76/77 – Fraserburgh Town Service

Revised route and timetable (Mon-Sat).

Service 270 withdrawn - Watermill Coaches will be running from 7th July

Services 201/202 – Aberdeen – Braemar

Minor changes to early morning and evening journeys.
Some Aberdeen–Tarland trips will now run as Service 206.

Service 206 – Aberdeen – Westhill – Tarland

New weekday-only service: one journey per day.

Service 220 – Aberdeen – Kemnay – Alford

Daytime departures now run up to 20 minutes later.
New Saturday trip: Kemnay to Aberdeen at 12:10.
View timetable

Services 10/10A/M96

Regular hourly service between Inverness and Aberdeen continues.
M96 frequency increased to hourly.
M96 will now:
Blackburn and Kintore will now be served by Service 10 (replacing Service 9).
Combined 10/10A/M96 will provide a bus service every 30 minutes on the A96 corridor.
For fast options between Aberdeen–Inverurie, see 64/64A.
For Blackburn–Aberdeen Airport, see Service 737.

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