Service Changes from 9th November 2025
9 months ago
We'll be making some changes to our bus network in and around Oxford City from 9th November 2025, following the introduction of the temporary congestion charge.
These changes are designed to improve connectivity around the city, with faster journeys at peak times as well as better links to key employment areas and hospitals in East Oxford. Several orbital services will be enhanced with increased frequencies, including more buses in the evenings and on weekends. Direct links between Littlemore, Rose Hill, Iffley Road and the Rail Station will be restored on services 3 and 3A, plus the introduction of a Monday to Saturday N3 night bus service between the City Centre and Rose Hill.
Additionally, bus travel on Park&Ride services will be FREE for an initial three-month trial period from 29th October. Customers parking at any of the five Oxford Park&Ride sites will be able to obtain a free return ticket to an Oxford destination by showing their parking ticket to the bus driver. Click here for details.
Please see the table below for details:
| Service | Summary | Attachments |
| 3 3A N3 | All journeys on services 3 & 3A extended beyond the Westgate in Oxford City Centre to the Rail Station, restoring the direct links from Littlemore, Rose Hill and Iffley Road. Service 3A revised to terminate at Cowley Lidl. Service 600 provides alternative links between Grenoble Road and Templars Square. New service N3 introduced Monday to Saturday, providing hourly late-night trips between Oxford Rail Station and Rose Hill. Faster journeys during the morning and afternoon peak, with a revised timetable throughout. | |
| 5 | Faster and more frequent journeys during the morning and afternoon peak. | Timetable coming soon |
| 5A | Monday to Friday frequency increased to every 20 minutes during the daytime and evening frequency doubled to operate every 30 minutes. Faster journeys during the morning and afternoon peak, with a revised timetable throughout. | Timetable |
| 6 | Now that the financial support from the housing development in Wolvercote has come to an end, we have worked to maintain as much of the current service frequency as possible. Accordingly, the weekday timetable will remain as now with buses running up to every 15 minutes, and a revised Saturday timetable operating up to every 20 minutes. There are no changes to the timetable on Sundays and Public Holidays. | Timetable |
| 8 | Faster and more frequent journeys during the morning and afternoon peak, with a revised timetable throughout. Saturday frequency revised to operate every 20 minutes (more frequent with additional journeys provided by Stagecoach). | Timetable coming soon |
| 11 | Faster journeys during the morning and afternoon peak. | Timetable |
| 15 | Faster and more frequent journeys during the morning and afternoon peak. Buses will once again run at the same times on schooldays and school holidays. | Timetable |
| 20 | New service operating up to every 40 minutes between Rose Hill, Iffley Road, Morrell Avenue, Brookes University, JR Hospital and Marston Road, providing a direct link between these locations on weekdays. | |
| 35 | Minor amendments to the timings of evening trips, with no overall change to the service pattern. | Timetable |
| 100 | Revised route to offer improved connectivity to the hospitals and major employers in the Headington area. Buses will now run between Oxford City Centre (Speedwell Street), Cowley Road, Hollow Way, Wood Farm (Wood Farm Road and Titup Hall Drive), Roosevelt Drive and Brookes University to JR Hospital. Major improvements to service frequency, with buses operating up to every 20 minutes on weekdays, and the introduction of a new evening and weekend service, with buses running up to every 30 minutes. Services 100 and 700 combine to provide a coordinated frequency between Hollow Way and JR Hospital up to every 10 minutes on weekdays, and every 15 minutes on weekends. | |
| 300 | Faster and more frequent journeys during the morning and afternoon peak, with a revised timetable throughout. Service will continue to be limited stop, but with a consistent stopping pattern introduced at all times of the day. Buses will serve the following stops: | Timetable |
| 400 N400 | Faster journeys during the morning and afternoon peak. | Timetable |
| 500 | Faster and more frequent journeys during the morning and afternoon peak on weekdays. Faster journeys times on weekends, with the frequency on Saturday increased to up to every 10 minutes. | Timetable |
| 700 | Major improvements to service frequency, with buses operating up to every 20 minutes on weekdays, and a doubling of the weekend service, with buses running up to every 30 minutes. Buses will operate a consistent route to Blackbird Leys on all days of the week, and all journeys will now call at City of Oxford College on Blackbird Leys Road over a slightly revised route providing quicker journeys to the Headington area. Services 100 and 700 combine to provide a coordinated frequency between Hollow Way and JR Hospital up to every 10 minutes on weekdays, and every 15 minutes on weekends. | |
| H2 | Faster journeys during the morning and afternoon peak on weekdays. Saturday service extended to Thornhill Park&Ride to match the weekday service pattern. | Timetable |
| ST2 | Faster journeys during the morning and afternoon peak. | Timetable |
| U5 | Service replaced by an improved evening and weekend timetable on the revised 100 service, with buses running at an increased frequency of up to every 30 minutes between Oxford City Centre (Speedwell Street), Cowley Road, Hollow Way, Wood Farm (Wood Farm Road and Titup Hall Drive), Roosevelt Drive, Brookes University and JR Hospital. | See 100 above |
| X3 | Faster journeys during the afternoon peak between Oxford City Centre, JR Hospital, Barton Park and Barton. | Timetable |
An updated 'where to board your bus' map is also available here. A new CityZone network map will be available soon.
These changes are part of a broader effort to make bus travel in Oxford faster, more reliable, and more accessible. We appreciate your patience during this transition and encourage you to explore the new routes and benefits.
Want to know more about the temporary congestion charge in Oxford? Visit: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-and-travel/oxfords-temporary-congestion-charge-cars