96A Merriott to Chard via Crewkerne, Yeovil
Operated by South West Coaches. First bus 06:55, last bus 16:45. 4 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.40 to £2.90 — more.
Wanted a different 96A? 8 other bus routes are numbered 96A elsewhere in the UK — see every 96A bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:55 | 16:45 |
|---|---|---|
| The Church (E-bound) | 06:55 | · |
| Wadham School (SE-bound) | 07:00 | · |
| Bus Station (Bay 4) | · | 16:45 |
| Yeovil College (N-bound) | · | 16:50 |
| Post Office (SW-bound) | · | 17:05 |
| Portman Arms (SW-bound) | · | 17:08 |
| Vicarage (N-bound) | · | · |
| Vicarage (S-bound) | · | 17:12 |
| Manor Arms (S-bound) | · | 17:14 |
| The Globe Inn (NW-bound) | · | 17:18 |
| Crewkerne Railway Station (N-bound) | · | 17:20 |
| Park View (SW-bound) | · | 17:24 |
| George Hotel (SW-bound) | 07:05 | 17:35 |
| Wildlife Park (SW-bound) | 07:13 | 17:43 |
| Caraway Close (opp) | 07:19 | 17:49 |
| Boden Street (N-bound) | 07:26 | 17:56 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 96A
Adult single £1.40 to £2.90 · Adult return £2.40 to £5.70 · Child single £1.00 to £2.70 · Child return £1.60 to £4.40
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.70 | Crewkerne Town | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | £2.80 | Yeovil area & College | |||||||||||||||||
| – | £2.80 | £1.50 | Yeovil Court Hotel | ||||||||||||||||
| – | £2.80 | £2.30 | £1.50 | West Coker | |||||||||||||||
| – | £1.90 | £2.30 | £2.30 | £1.50 | East Chinnock | ||||||||||||||
| – | £1.90 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £1.90 | Haselbury Plucknett | |||||||||||||
| – | £1.90 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £1.90 | £1.50 | North Perrott | ||||||||||||
| – | £1.50 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.50 | Misterton | |||||||||||
| – | £1.50 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.50 | Crewkerne Stn | ||||||||||
| – | £1.40 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.50 | £1.50 | Kithill | |||||||||
| – | £1.40 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.50 | £1.50 | £1.40 | Severalls | ||||||||
| – | £1.40 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.50 | £1.50 | £1.40 | £1.40 | Furlands | |||||||
| £2.50 | £1.70 | – | – | – | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Roundham | ||||||
| £2.60 | £2.50 | – | – | – | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.70 | A30 Winsham Turn | |||||
| £2.60 | £2.50 | – | – | – | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.70 | Windwhistle Inn | ||||
| £2.60 | £2.50 | – | – | – | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.70 | Cricket St Thomas | |||
| £2.80 | £2.70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.50 | £1.70 | Lydmarsh | ||
| £2.80 | £2.70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Chard Town | |
| £2.80 | £2.70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.70 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Chard - Boden Street |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Merriott.
Beeline Coaches' published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with South West Coaches before you travel.
Tickets on the 96A
South West Coaches publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults and children.
Adult 4 Week · Adult 1 Week · Adult Return · Adult Single · Child 1 Week · Child 4 Week · Child Return · Child Single
…and 4 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from South West Coaches' own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 1 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with South West Coaches.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with South West Coaches before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 96A
96A towards Chard
All 50 stops
- The Church (E-bound) Merriott
- Langdons Cottage (SW-bound) Merriottsford
- Broadshard Road Post Box (S-bound) Broadshard
- Bincombe Close (SE-bound) Broadshard
- Laburnham Crescent (E-bound) Broadshard
- Wadham School (SE-bound) Crewkerne
- Bus Station (Bay 4) Yeovil
- Kingston For Hospital (NW-bound) Yeovil
- Sparrow Road (N-bound) Hollands
- Yeovil College (N-bound) Yeovil
- Roping Road (SW-bound) Yeovil
- Yeovil Hospital (SE-bound) Yeovil
- Windermere Close (SW-bound) Yeovil
- Post Office (SW-bound) Yeovil
- Wraxhill Road (SW-bound) Yeovil
- West Coker Road (W-bound) Nash
- West Coker Road Roundabout (W-bound) Yeovil
- Yeovil Court Hotel (W-bound) Yeovil
- Post Office (SW-bound) West Coker
- Portman Arms (SW-bound) East Chinnock
- Barrows Hill (W-bound) Middle Chinnock
- Orchard View (SW-bound) Haselbury Plucknett
- Vicarage (N-bound) Haselbury Plucknett
- Vicarage (S-bound) Haselbury Plucknett
- Manor Arms (S-bound) North Perrott
- The White Swan (NW-bound) Misterton
- The Globe Inn (NW-bound) Misterton
- Crewkerne Railway Station (N-bound) Misterton
- Shute Lake Lane (adj) Crewkerne
- Winyards View (W-bound) Crewkerne
- Seaborough View (adj) Crewkerne
- Park View (SW-bound) Crewkerne
- Severalls Park (E-bound) Crewkerne
- Flaxfield Drive (opp) Crewkerne
- Furland Road (N-bound) Crewkerne
- George Hotel (SW-bound) Crewkerne
- West Street (W-bound) Crewkerne
- Travellers Rest (NW-bound) Roundham
- Winsham Turn (W-bound) Purtington
- Windwhistle Inn (opp) Windwhistle
- Wildlife Park (SW-bound) Cricket St Thomas
- Whatley Turn (W-bound) Lydmarsh
- Wreath Turn (W-bound) Lydmarsh
- The Drift (W-bound) Lydmarsh
- Caraway Close (opp) Chard
- Avishayes Road (opp) Chard
- Fire Station (adj) Chard
- Tapstone Road (W-bound) Chard
- St. Mary's Church (NW-bound) Chard
- Boden Street (N-bound) Chard
96A towards Merriott
All 42 stops
- Boden Street (N-bound) Chard
- Caraway Close (adj) Chard
- The Drift (E-bound) Lydmarsh
- Wreath Turn (E-bound) Lydmarsh
- Whatlet Turn (E-bound) Lydmarsh
- Wildlife Park (NE-bound) Cricket St Thomas
- Windwhistle Inn (adj) Windwhistle
- Winsham Turn (E-bound) Purtington
- Travellers Rest (SE-bound) Roundham
- West Street (E-bound) Crewkerne
- Kings Arms (N-bound) Crewkerne
- Furland Road (S-bound) Crewkerne
- Flaxfield Drive (adj) Crewkerne
- Severalls Park (W-bound) Crewkerne
- Park View (NE-bound) Crewkerne
- Seaborough View (opp) Crewkerne
- Winyards View (E-bound) Crewkerne
- Shute Lake Lane (opp) Crewkerne
- Crewkerne Railway Station (S-bound) Misterton
- The Globe Inn (SE-bound) Misterton
- The White Swan (SE-bound) Misterton
- Manor Arms (NE-bound) North Perrott
- Vicarage (N-bound) Haselbury Plucknett
- Orchard View (N-bound) Haselbury Plucknett
- Barrows Hill (E-bound) Middle Chinnock
- Portman Arms (NE-bound) East Chinnock
- Post Office (NE-bound) West Coker
- Yeovil Court Hotel (E-bound) Yeovil
- West Coker Road Roundabout (E-bound) Yeovil
- West Coker Road (E-bound) Nash
- Wraxhill Road (NE-bound) Yeovil
- Post Office (NE-bound) Yeovil
- Windermere Close (NE-bound) Yeovil
- Hendford Lodge Medical Centre (N-bound) Yeovil
- Millennium Clock (NE-bound) Yeovil
- Kingston For Hospital (NW-bound) Yeovil
- Sparrow Road (N-bound) Hollands
- Yeovil College (N-bound) Yeovil
- Roping Road (SW-bound) Yeovil
- Yeovil Hospital (SE-bound) Yeovil
- The Borough (E-bound) Yeovil
- Bus Station (Bay 4) Yeovil
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 96A bus?
The first 96A departure on weekdays leaves at 06:55 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 96A bus?
The last 96A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 16:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 96A bus cost?
South West Coaches' published fares on the 96A: adult single £1.40 to £2.90, adult return £2.40 to £5.70, child single £1.00 to £2.70, child return £1.60 to £4.40. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). South West Coaches day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 96A bus?
The 96A is operated by South West Coaches.
Timetable data from South West Coaches via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South West England feed). South West Coaches last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 1 October 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.