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Easier public transport from Melksham to Bristol Airport

Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2013-03-06 15:42:56 - Graham Ellis


Bus service changes from 24 March 2013

Bus number: A4
Route: Bath to Bristol Airport
Operators: Bath Bus Company Ltd

New hourly service operating every day except Christmas Day.

In Bristol, the service will operate via Brislington, Hengrove and Highridge to Bristol Airport. In Bristol, local fares will be changed to enable passengers to travel between Brislington, Hengrove Park and Highridge.

Initial information from [here]



For people travelling from Melksham, this means that they can reach Bristol Airport with just a single change of bus in Bath. Services 271, 272 and X72 run from Melksham to Bath, from where the new A4 service will take them to the airport.

Buses will leave Bristol Airport at :30 (from 04:30 to 23:30) after the hour and arrive at Bath at :45 after the following hour. The last bus with a connection to Melksham will be at 21:30. Return jourenys leave Bath at :00 minutes after the hour (from 03:00 to 22:00) and reach Bristol Airport at :15 minutes after the following hour. Bus timetable [here]

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First regular buses, using Faresaver bewteen Bath and Melksham as it's a better connection
07:30 from Bristol Airport ... Bath 08:15 to 08:47 ... Melksham at 09:30
07:00 from Melksham ... Bath 07:40 to 08:00 ... Bristol Airport at 09:15
The more or less hourly (some variation in the peaks)