Bath Spa University

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Travel by Bus

National Express coaches travel to Bath and Chippenham from many major cities in the UK.  You can contact their ticket booking line on 08705 808080.

First Bus operate services into Bath and Chippenham from locations as far afield as Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire and Bristol.

• FirstBus Student Season Tickets

For Newton Park, Sion Hill and Culverhay Campuses in Bath

Bath City Centre to Newton Park Campus

First Bus operate the Bright Orange Buses, services SPA1 and SPA2, which run between Bath city centre and the Newton Park campus every 20 minutes during term-time.  SPA1 travels all day via Oldfield Park, Windsor Bridge and Newbridge Road, while SPA2 operates at peak times only via Lower Bristol Rd, Waterside and Charlton Courts (the Lansdown View bus stop).

• First Bus - Bath Network Map (.pdf)
• First Bus - Bath City Centre Bus Stops (.pdf)

Articulated, "bendy buses" carry 140 people. Please move down the bus to the back when you board and don't obstruct entry or exit doors.

First Bus also operate services 337 and X39 between the bus station in Bath City Centre and the Globe roundabout.  From there, it is an easy 20 minute walk up the driveway to the Newton Park campus.

Bath City Centre to Sion Hill Campus

For those studying at the Sion Hill campus, First Bus operate service 2 leaving from the Ambury (stop Wq), off Broad Quay, which drops off at the junction of Lansdown Road and Sion Road.

Pedestrians are advised against walking up Winifreds Lane, dues to safety concerns.  They should instead enter via the main gates on Sion Hill Place.

Bath City Centre to Culverhay Campus

WessexConnect's Royal Bath branded buses operate service 20a/c that runs from Bath city centre, through Oldfield Park, Twerton, Whiteway, Southdown (close to the Infant and Junior Schools), past Culverhay campus and onto the University of Bath.

You can also catch First Bus' service 10, which travels between the bus station and Englishcombe Lane (a two minutes walk from the school).

For Corsham Court Campus

First Bus service 231/232 runs between Bath and Chippenham via Corsham.  The closest bus stop to Corsham Court is Newlands Road, and from there it's just a short walk to the mansion house.

• First Bus - Bath Wider Area Map (.pdf)
• First Bus - Chippenham Bus Stops (.pdf)

Faresaver operate service X31, which runs half hourly from Bath Bus Station to Corsham.