Oxford Half Marathon 2026
Due to the Oxford Half Marathon, several roads in Oxford will be closed on 11/10 between 07:30 and 15:00. During this time, our services will be diverted as follows:
City6:
Towards Oxford and Abingdon, services will divert from St Giles via Beaumont Street, Worcester Street, Park End Street to resume their regular route on New Road.
Towards Wolvercote services will follow their regular route
300:
Towards Redbridge, services will divert from St Giles via Beaumont Street, Worcester Street, Park End Street and resume their regular route on New Road.
Towards Pear Tree, services will follow their regular route.
Customers using the 300 and City6 services can disembark at a temporary stop near the Oxford Playhouse Theatre.
X3:
Services will divert in both directions via Marston Road, to and from Headley Way. Passengers are advised to use the Copse Lane or Crotch Crescent stops during this time.
City700 & H2:
Towards Kidlington/Carterton, services will divert from the JR Hospital via Headley Way, London Road, Green Road Roundabout to Cutteslowe Roundabout, where the regular routes can resume.
Towards JR Hospital/Blackbird Leys, services will do the same diversion but in reverse.
City200:
Towards Harcourt Hill they will divert from Magdalen Street via Beaumont Street, Worcester Street Hythe Bridge Street in order to resume from Frideswide Square.
Towards Oxford services will follow their regular route.
We expect delays on the services directly affected and on all services operating through the Oxford City Centre and High Street.
*Update* Witney Access Scheme Phase 2 Roadworks
Update:
Due to further road closures on Witney Market Square and Welch Way, our services will divert as follows until 09/10:
Our 19 and 64 services will divert via Corn Street in both directions, terminating and commencing service from Langdale Gate.
Our H2 and X9 services will operate via High Street, Welch Way and Corn Street in both directions in order to terminate and commence service from Langdale Gate.
Due to the Phase 2 of the Witney Access Scheme roadworks, between 10th of August and October our services operating within Witney will divert as follows:
X15 services will divert from Marriotts Walk via the High Street and Witan Way in order to terminate at Langdale Gate stop, services will then commence from Langdale Gate and resume their regular route via Corn Street towards Oxford.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.