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Bath to Melksham buses - times Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2010-06-03 05:43:41 - Graham Ellis
Update - November 2010 - major reorganisation has taken place. First now cut most of their services short at Melksham, with Faresaver extended to Devizes on Monday to Saturday. There are several significant gaps in a previously regular service - see [here]
Changed again - September 2012 ... with a more even spacing, thank goodness. See [here]
Summer 2010 - bus times from Bath to Melksham
First Bus - routes 271, 272 and 273.
Journey time approx 40 minutes.
Buses show "Devizes", "Easterton" or "Urchfont" as their destination
Monday to Friday , from Bath Bus Station
0648 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 17*40 18*20 2020 23*08
(On Monday to Friday, "Faresaver" also operate buses from Bath to Melksham, leaving at 09:55 10:55 11:55 12:55 13:55 15:55 16:35 and 17:35 from Guildhall stop Cg. Tickets are not transferable, and prices differ)
Saturday , from Bath Bus Station
0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 17*40 18*20 2020 23*08
Sunday , from Bath Bus Station
1035 1235 1435 1635 1835 1935
All buses except those marked "*" continue to Well House Manor on Spa Road.
Summer 2010 - bus times from Melksham to Bath
First Bus - routes 271, 272 and 273.
Journey time approx 40 minutes.
Buses show "Bath" as their destination
Monday to Friday , from Melksham Town Centre
07*00 07*27 0742 0908 1008 1112 1208 1308 1408 1508 1608 1708 1812 19*15 2008 2225
(On Monday to Friday, "Faresaver" also operate buses from Melksham to Bath, leaving at 09:06 10:06 11:06 12:06 13:06 and 15:58. Tickets are not transferable, and prices differ)
Saturday , from Melksham Town Centre
0742 0908 1008 1112 1208 1308 1408 1508 1608 1708 1812 19*15 2008 2225
Sunday , from Melksham Town Centre
1050 1250 1450 1650 1850 2050 2150
All buses except those marked "*" call about 5 minutes earlier at Well House Manor on Spa Road.
See also Plan of bus routes and Overview of Melksham's buses . Also background to the peculiar weekday timings
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