3 Cribbs Causeway ↔ City Centre, Union Street

Operated by First Bristol, Bath & the West. First bus 04:25, last bus 23:46. 158 journeys on weekdays.

💷 Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with First Bristol, Bath & the West whether this route takes part. Details →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

towards City Centre, Union Street · Monday to Friday towards City Centre, Union Street · Saturday towards City Centre, Union Street · Sunday towards Cribbs Causeway · Monday to Friday towards Cribbs Causeway · Saturday towards Cribbs Causeway · Sunday
3 towards City Centre, Union Street — Monday to Friday (78 journeys)
Bus Station (Stop G) 04:2504:3906:0006:0606:1906:5106:5807:2307:2807:5407:5407:5808:2408:3108:5509:0709:1909:2609:4109:5709:5810:1110:3210:3510:4011:0511:1111:1211:3511:4211:5112:0712:1212:3012:3812:4213:1013:1113:1413:4513:4613:4914:1714:1814:2914:4514:4715:1515:1515:1615:4815:5115:5716:1816:2716:3916:5117:0217:2017:2117:3917:5318:0918:2818:3318:4519:0319:4019:5920:1321:0521:1821:2522:3022:3622:4023:4523:46
Crow Lane Lay-by (SW-bound) 04:3504:4606:0706:1706:3006:5807:0907:3107:4108:0408:0208:1108:3208:4409:0309:1909:2909:3509:5210:0710:0710:2310:4210:4610:5211:1411:2311:2311:4511:5512:0312:1612:2512:4212:4812:5613:2313:2113:2813:5913:5614:0214:2714:3214:4214:5615:0115:2815:3115:2716:0316:0116:1016:3316:3816:5117:0617:1317:3117:3617:5018:0818:1918:4118:4418:5519:1619:4920:0920:2621:1321:2821:3722:3822:4722:5023:5323:57
Long Cross Lay-by (SW-bound) 04:4304:5206:1406:2606:3707:0607:1707:3907:5208:1108:1108:2408:4208:5409:1309:2809:3609:4310:0210:1510:1610:3210:5110:5411:0211:2311:3211:3211:5312:0412:1212:2612:3412:5212:5713:0513:3213:3213:3714:0814:0614:1214:3714:4214:5215:0615:1215:3715:4715:3716:1316:1216:1916:4316:4816:5917:1617:2217:3917:4617:5918:1718:2818:5018:5119:0319:2519:5820:1620:3521:2221:3521:4522:4522:5422:5623:5900:04
Shirehampton Grn (C) 04:5204:5906:2206:3506:4507:1407:2707:4808:0308:1908:2108:3708:5209:0509:2409:3809:4409:5410:1210:2310:2710:4211:0211:0311:1211:3411:4211:4112:0412:1412:2212:3612:4413:0213:0713:1413:4313:4213:4714:1814:1614:2214:4714:5215:0115:1815:2615:4616:0015:4916:2416:2316:2816:5316:5717:0817:2617:3217:4817:5618:0818:2618:3718:5918:5919:1119:3320:0620:2420:4321:2921:4221:5222:5223:0223:0200:0500:12
Black Boy Hill (D) 05:0605:1206:3606:5106:5907:3407:4708:1008:2608:3408:4308:5809:1309:2409:4209:5610:0010:1310:2910:4010:4510:5911:1911:2011:2911:5111:5811:5912:2112:3012:4012:5212:5913:2013:2413:3014:0013:5914:0314:3414:3314:4015:0415:0815:2015:3615:4516:0516:2016:0716:4216:4116:4617:1117:1517:2517:4417:4918:0518:1318:2418:4318:5219:1519:1519:2719:4920:2120:3820:5821:4321:5522:0723:0423:1423:1500:1600:24
The Centre (C8) 05:16··07:0107:08·07:59·08:4608:43·09:16·09:40·10:0910:10·10:4210:50·11:11·11:3111:41·12:1112:10·12:4612:52·13:1513:33·13:4414:13·14:1814:49·14:52·15:2515:31·16:0716:1616:42·17:01·16:5717:30·17:3618:03·18:1518:30·18:57·19:2719:24·20:01·20:4721:09·22:0322:18·23:2323:23·00:33
Nelson Street (B5) 05:19··07:0407:10·08:04·08:5108:45·09:21·09:45·10:1410:12·10:4710:53·11:16·11:3411:46·12:1612:13·12:5112:55·13:2013:36·13:4914:16·14:2314:54·14:55·15:3015:34·16:1216:1916:47·17:06·17:0017:35·17:3918:08·18:1818:35·19:02·19:3219:26·20:06·20:4921:13·22:0522:22·23:2723:25·00:37
Baldwin Street (C13) ·05:2006:45··07:45·08:24··08:57·09:26·09:55··10:26··10:58·11:32··12:04··12:35··13:06··13:38··14:12··14:45·15:19··15:51···16:23·16:57··17:31··18:04··18:37·19:04··19:39·20:33··21:54··23:14··00:24·
Union Street (B14) ·05:2206:47··07:47·08:27··09:00·09:30·09:58··10:29··11:01·11:35··12:07··12:39··13:09··13:41··14:15··14:48·15:22··15:54···16:27·17:00··17:35··18:07··18:40·19:07··19:42·20:36··21:57··23:16··00:26·

Route map

All stops on route 3

3 towards City Centre, Union Street

  1. Bus Station (Stop G) Cribbs Causeway
  2. Pegasus Road (W-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  3. ASDA Supercentre (K) Cribbs Causeway
  4. Retail Park (SW-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  5. The Venue (W-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  6. Cavendish Way (SW-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  7. Rugby Club (SW-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  8. Lyppincourt Road (S-bound) Brentry
  9. Passage Road (SE-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  10. Brentry Roundabout (W-bound) Brentry
  11. Crow Lane Lay-by (SW-bound) Henbury
  12. The Salutation (C) Henbury
  13. Blaise Castle (W-bound) Henbury
  14. De Clifford Road (N-bound) Lawrence Weston
  15. Musgrove Close (W-bound) Lawrence Weston
  16. Chapel Lane (W-bound) Lawrence Weston
  17. Lawrence Weston Road (W-bound) Lawrence Weston
  18. Long Cross Lay-by (SW-bound) Lawrence Weston
  19. Moor Grove (SW-bound) Lawrence Weston
  20. Badenham Grove (SW-bound) Lawrence Weston
  21. The Roman Villa (W-bound) Lawrence Weston
  22. The Bean Acre (W-bound) Shirehampton
  23. Meadow Grove (SE-bound) Shirehampton
  24. Priory Gardens (E-bound) Shirehampton
  25. Shirehampton Grn (C) Shirehampton
  26. Penpole Lane (E-bound) Shirehampton
  27. Westbury Lane (SE-bound) Shirehampton
  28. High Grove (SE-bound) Sea Mills
  29. Sunny Hill (NE-bound) Sea Mills
  30. The Dingle (SE-bound) Coombe Dingle
  31. Coombe Lane (E-bound) Coombe Dingle
  32. Rayleigh Road (SE-bound) Stoke Bishop
  33. Red House Lane (SE-bound) Stoke Bishop
  34. Rylestone Grove (SE-bound) Stoke Bishop
  35. Stoke Lane (S-bound) Stoke Bishop
  36. Wills Hall (SE-bound) Stoke Bishop
  37. White Tree Roundabout Westbury Park
  38. Durdham Park (S-bound) The Downs
  39. Black Boy Hill (D) Redland
  40. Apsley Road (SE-bound) Clifton
  41. Clifton Down Station (S-bound) Clifton Down
  42. Belgrave Road (S-bound) Clifton
  43. Queen's Road (U2) Tyndalls Park
  44. College Green (P2) Bristol City Centre
  45. The Centre (C8) Bristol City Centre
  46. Nelson Street (B5) Broadmead
  47. Baldwin Street (C13) Bristol City Centre
  48. Union Street (B14) Broadmead

3 towards Cribbs Causeway

  1. Rupert Street (B6) Broadmead
  2. Union Street (B14) Broadmead
  3. Union Street (B12) Broadmead
  4. The Centre (C7) Bristol City Centre
  5. College Green (P1) Bristol City Centre
  6. Park Street Top (U1) Tyndalls Park
  7. Triangle West (U3) Tyndalls Park
  8. Belgrave Road (N-bound) Clifton
  9. Clifton Down Station (N-bound) Clifton Down
  10. Apsley Road (NW-bound) Clifton
  11. Black Boy Hill Redland
  12. Durdham Park (N-bound) The Downs
  13. White Tree Roundabout (C) Westbury Park
  14. Wills Hall (NW-bound) Stoke Bishop
  15. Rylestone Grove (NW-bound) Stoke Bishop
  16. Stoke Lane (N-bound) Stoke Bishop
  17. Red House Lane (NW-bound) Stoke Bishop
  18. Rayleigh Road (NW-bound) Stoke Bishop
  19. Coombe Dale (W-bound) Coombe Dingle
  20. Coombe Lane (W-bound) Coombe Dingle
  21. Sunny Hill (SW-bound) Sea Mills
  22. High Grove (NW-bound) Sea Mills
  23. Westbury Lane (W-bound) Shirehampton
  24. Penpole Lane (W-bound) Shirehampton
  25. Shirehampton Grn Shirehampton
  26. Priory Gardens (N-bound) Shirehampton
  27. The Bean Acre (E-bound) Shirehampton
  28. Kings Weston Avenue (E-bound) Shirehampton
  29. The Roman Villa (E-bound) Lawrence Weston
  30. Badenham Grove (NE-bound) Lawrence Weston
  31. Moor Grove (NE-bound) Lawrence Weston
  32. Long Cross Lay-by (NE-bound) Lawrence Weston
  33. Lawrence Weston Road (E-bound) Lawrence Weston
  34. Chapel Lane (E-bound) Lawrence Weston
  35. De Clifford Road (SE-bound) Lawrence Weston
  36. Blaise Castle (E-bound) Henbury
  37. Hallen Road (E-bound) Henbury
  38. Avonmouth Way (S-bound) Henbury
  39. The Salutation (B) Henbury
  40. Crow Lane Lay-by (NE-bound) Henbury
  41. Brentry Roundabout (E-bound) Brentry
  42. Lyppincourt Road (N-bound) Brentry
  43. Passage Road (NW-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  44. Rugby Club (NE-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  45. Cavendish Way (NE-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  46. The Venue (E-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  47. Catbrain Lane (E-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  48. Retail Park (N-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  49. Pegasus Road (SE-bound) Cribbs Causeway
  50. Bus Station (Stop G) Cribbs Causeway

Service history & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

ShirehamptonCliftonLawrence WestonCribbs CausewayStoke BishopCoombe DingleBristol City CentreBrentryHenburyRedlandBroadmeadSea Mills

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 3 bus?

The first 3 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:25 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 3 bus?

The last 3 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:46. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 3 bus cost?

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). First Bristol, Bath & the West day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 3 bus?

The 3 is operated by First Bristol, Bath & the West.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.