Islip Bridge Closure

A temporary timetable will be in operation on services 25/25A for the duration of the Islip Bridge closure

From 27th September to 20th November 2026, services 25/25A will operate to a temporary timetable due to the closure of Islip Bridge.

With support from Oxfordshire County Council, an additional bus will be in service throughout the closure to maintain reliability and minimise disruption.

View the temporary timetable here

Heyford Park diversion

From Sunday 27th September, services 25/25A will be unable to operate through Heyford Park due to changes to the Camp Road closure.

Buses will alternate between:

• Serving Heyford Park, Village Centre 
• Serving Lower Heyford, Upper Heyford and Heyford Park, Izzard Road.

Please check the interactive timetable carefully before travelling, as not all journeys will serve the same stops.

Service 25 diversion

Towards JR Hospital

Buses will operate their normal route to Islip, serving temporary stops on High Street before diverting via Kidlington Road, Bicester Road, Oxford Road, Banbury Road, Marston Ferry Road, Cherwell Drive, Copse Lane and Saxon Way to the JR Hospital.

All stops between Islip and Cutteslowe, Harefields will be served before buses run non-stop to Northway, Copse Lane West.

Towards Bicester

Buses will operate the normal route as far as Headington, Green Road Roundabout, before diverting via the bypass, Banbury Road, Oxford Road, Bicester Road and Kirtlington Road to Islip.

All stops on the diversion route will be served.

Islip to Barton shuttle bus

During the closure, service 25 will be unable to serve the section between Islip and Barton Park.

A shuttle bus will operate at peak times between Islip Bridge and Barton, Underhill Circus. Connections are available with service X3 for onward travel to and from the JR Hospital.

From Islip Bridge: 0731, 0836, 0941

From Barton, Underhill Circus: 1557, 1717, 1817