Most bus services in the Borough of Swindon are provided on a commercial basis by private bus companies - mostly by Thamesdown Transport and Stagecoach. Details of these and other operators are given below.
Where services are not being provided on a commercial basis, the Council has powers to secure and subsidise them through contracts with bus operators. Services receiving subsidies include:
- Sunday and bank holiday services
- Some evening services
- Some off-peak daytime services
- Some works services
- Many rural services
Bus Timetables, Maps and Information
Swindonbus.info
An online guide to bus services in Swindon, including timetables, route maps, news, etc.
swindonbus.info
Traveline
Comprehensive bus, coach and rail information. The website (see below) includes a journey planner and links to other public transport sites.
Tel 0871 200 2233 (7.00am-10.00pm, seven days a week)
Traveline website (www.traveline.org.uk)
Text Messaging
You can now have timetable information for all Swindon bus stops sent to you by text message.
This guide is produced by Swindon Borough Council with assistance from Thamesdown Transport and South West Public Transport Information Limited.
Every care has been made in compiling this information but the Council cannot be held liable for any inaccuracies or omissions.
How it Works
Nearly all bus stops in the borough have been marked with a seven-letter code beginning with 'SWI'. If your stop has an information panel the bus stop code will be shown inside the panel. If it hasn’t, the code will be shown on the bus stop flag.
All the bus stops in the borough are marked on a series of maps. There are separate maps for the Swindon urban area, the town centre, Highworth, Wroughton and four groups of villages. Find the map that has the name of the bus stop you want information from.
Use the index to match the bus stop name with the appropriate bus stop code. The index is available as a downloadable pdf file:
Bus Stop Code Index (3.0Mb)
(Please note that ‘In’ refers to buses travelling towards Swindon town centre; 'Out’ refers to buses travelling away from the town centre.)
Where there are groups of stops with the same name (e.g. Fleming Way, The Link Centre), the principal services from each individual stop are shown.
Text and Go
Just follow these simple instructions to get details of the next three scheduled buses from your nearest stop.
- Key in the Bus Stop Code (see above) shown in the timetable case (or on the bus stop plate if there is no case)
- Text the code number to 84268 (25p plus the standard charge from your service provider)
- A few seconds later you will receive the next three scheduled departures for your stop.
Enquiries about text messaging telephone traveline on 0870 608 2 608 or email travelinesw@btconnect.com
Bus Operators
Thamesdown Transport
Barnfield Road
Swindon
SN2 2DJ
Tel: 01793 428428
Thamesdown Transport website (www.thamesdown-transport.co.uk)
Stagecoach in Swindon
Bus Station
New Bridge Square
Swindon
SN1 1EA
Tel: 01793 521415
Stagecoach website (www.stagecoachbus.com/swindon)
Andybus
Service 31 to Malmesbury and Yate
Tel: 01666 510085
www.andybus.co.uk
APL Travel
Service 32 to Minety and Cirencester
Tel: 01666 577774
First in Avon and Somerset
Service 49 to Devizes and Trowbridge (with Stagecoach)
Tel.01934 620122
First Group website (www.firstgroup.com)
Phoenix Travel
Service 51A
Tel.01793 435123
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire
Service 64 to Lechlade and Carterton
Tel: 01865 772250
www.stagecoachbus.com/oxfordshire
Stagecoach South
Service 15 to Marlborough and Andover
Tel.0845 1210180
www.stagecoachbus.com
Weavaway Travel
X47 Ridgeway Explorer
Service 46 to Hungerford
Service 48 to Marlborough
Tel.01635 820028
Wilts & Dorset
Service 5/6 to Marlborough and Salisbury
Tel: 01722 336855
Wilts and Dorset Bus Co website (www.wdbus.co.uk)
Flexibus
Flexibus is a daily bus service (Mondays to Fridays) following a semi-fixed route, serving Highworth, the North Swindon Centre (Orbital Retail Park) and Swindon town centre from:
- Sevenhampton
- Stanton Fitzwarren
- Hampton
- Hannington
- Castle Eaton
It can only be used by people who do not have access to other transport. The service must be pre-booked in advance on 01793 617828. This service is operated by Swindon Dial a Ride on behalf of Swindon Borough Council.
Transport for People who are Severely Mobility Impaired, and for Community Groups
Swindon Dial A Ride
Newcombe Drive
Hawksworth Trading Estate
Swindon
SN2 1DZ
Tel 01793 616050
E-mail: darct@swindon17.freeserve.co.uk
www.dialarideswindon.org.uk
Express Coach Services
National Express website (www.nationalexpress.com)
Rail Information
National Rail
Information includes a journey planner, live departure boards, service alterations, ticket information, access for disabled persons and links to all train operating companies.
National Rail website (www.nationalrail.co.uk)
First Great Western
The principal operator for Swindon. Services to London, Bristol, South Wales, Cheltenham and South West England
First Great Western website (www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk)
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