🎓 Buses to University of the West of England

12 bus routes serve University of the West of England in Frenchay. 3 run through the night.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving University of the West of England

• SB5 Coalpit Heath → St Brendan's College Mon–Fri 07:35–17:14 no Sunday service First Bristol, Bath & the West
• 19 Bath Bus Station → Bristol Parkway Station Mon–Fri 07:32–20:19 Sun 09:17–19:09 First Bristol, Bath & the West
• 46 City Centre, The Centre → UWE Frenchay Mon–Fri 06:19–21:47 no Sunday service First Bristol, Bath & the West
• m1 Cribbs Causeway → Hengrove Park 24 hours First Bristol, Bath & the West
• 70 Temple Meads Station → UWE Frenchay 24 hours First Bristol, Bath & the West
• m4 Bristol City Centre, The Centre → Cribbs Causeway Mon–Fri 05:29–00:07 Sun 08:09–20:18 First Bristol, Bath & the West
• m3 Bristol City Centre, The Centre → Emersons Green Mon–Fri 05:58–22:51 Sun 09:16–19:02 First Bristol, Bath & the West
• 72 Temple Meads Station → UWE Frenchay Mon–Fri 05:15–23:44 Sun 08:00–22:25 First Bristol, Bath & the West
• 50 City Centre, Rupert Street → Frenchay Mon–Fri 09:59–14:57 no Sunday service First Bristol, Bath & the West
• 73 Bristol City Centre → UWE Frenchay no Sunday service First Bristol, Bath & the West
• 040 Bristol - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Bristol 24 hours coach National Express
• UK041 Bristol → Victoria Coach Station - Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:15–00:30 Sun 06:15–00:30 coach FlixBus

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to University of the West of England

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• m1 Cribbs Causeway → Hengrove Park Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 70 Temple Meads Station → UWE Frenchay Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 040 Bristol - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Bristol Every night 24 hours runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to University of the West of England from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other University of the West of England campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to University of the West of England?

12 routes serve the campus: the SB5 (towards St Brendan's College), the 19 (towards Bristol Parkway Station), the 46 (towards UWE Frenchay), the m1 (towards Hengrove Park), the 70 (towards UWE Frenchay), the m4 (towards Cribbs Causeway), the m3 (towards Emersons Green), the 72 (towards UWE Frenchay), the 50 (towards Frenchay), the 73 (towards UWE Frenchay), the 040 (towards Belgravia, Victoria - Bristol), the UK041 (towards Victoria Coach Station - Bus Station). Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at University of the West of England?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 12 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to University of the West of England?

3 routes serve the campus 24 hours a day. Of the fixed-hours routes, the earliest weekday departure from the campus is 05:15 on the 72.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

3 of the 12 routes run in the small hours, and 3 run 24 hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to University of the West of England outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to University of the West of England, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Frenchay.