If you’re heading out shopping for that last minute gift or meeting up with friends and family for a mince pie, don’t worry we’re still running buses over the holiday, just taking a break on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

Between Monday 22nd December and Friday 2nd January special timetables will be in operation. On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve last journeys will be from 6pm onwards. View full details here.

Here's a handy summary** of services over the holiday period:

Sunday 21 December 2025: Sunday timetable  

Monday 22 December 2025:Monday to Friday* or Saturday timetable

Tuesday 23 December 2025: Monday to Friday* or Saturday timetable

Wednesday 24 December 2025:Monday to Friday* or Saturday timetable with some earlier last buses

Thursday 25 December 2025: No Service

Friday 26 December 2025:No Service

Saturday 27 December 2025:Saturday schedule

Sunday 28 December 2025:Sunday schedule

Monday 29 December 2025: Monday to Friday* or Saturday timetable

Tuesday 30 December 2025: Monday to Friday* or Saturday timetable

Wednesday 31 December 2025:Monday to Friday* or Saturday timetable with some earlier last buses (night buses will operate)

Thursday 1 January 2026: No Service

Friday 2 January 2026:Monday to Friday* or Saturday timetable

Saturday 3 January 2026: Saturday schedule

School and college services will not operate throughout this period.

**some exceptions apply, please refer to individual timetables

*The following will operate a Monday to Friday timetable: Exeter Routes 24, X30, 58A, 348, 349, 351, P&R, North Devon Routes 14, 15/15A, 16, 303, 309/310, Plymouth Routes 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 4A/4B, 13, 14, 19, 27, 30/31, 38, 52, 59, 80, 85, 86, 87/87A, 89, 90, 93, 118, 200, Falcon, Torbay Routes 13, 31, 35A/35C, 60

View a full list of last bus times for Christmas Eve and New Years Eve

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FAQs 

Do buses run on Christmas Eve?

Special timetables will operate with last buses around 6pm

Do buses run on Christmas Day?

Stagecoach services are not running in the South West on Christmas Day. 

Are there buses running on Boxing Day?

No Stagecoach South West local bus services will run on Boxing Day.  

Which buses are running between Christmas and New Year?

For bus services in the South West between Christmas and New Year please take a look at the festive travel summary above.

Is there a New Year's Day bus service?

No Stagecoach South West local bus services will run on New Year's Day.

When do buses go back to normal after Christmas?

Stagecoach bus services in South West return to normal on Monday 4th January 2026.

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