Undercliff Drive, St Lawrence closed 9.30am - 11.30am on Thursday 2 February - diversion for route 6
Falcon Cross Road, Shanklin closed Tuesday 10 - Friday 13 January - diversion for routes 2 and 3 and the Shanklin Steamer
Ryde High Street closed Monday 16 - Friday 27 January - diversions for routes 4, 9, 33 and 37
Newport Christmas Carnival Saturday 26 November - diversions for routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 38
Church Street, Seaview closed Monday 28 November - Friday 9 December - diversion for route 8 - UPDATED - Extended to 9 December
Calbourne Road closed Monday 28 November - Friday 16 December - diversion for X11
Remembrance Day Parades - Friday 11th and Sunday 13th November - delays and diversions
High Street , Bembridge closed Monday 7 - Friday 11 November - diversion for route 8 and X10
Whitcombe Road, Newport closed Monday 14 November - Friday 16 December - diversion for routes 6 and 35
Christmas and New Year bus times 2011 - 2012
Queens Road, Ryde closed Monday 24 - Friday 28 October - diversions for routes 4, 9 and 37 - closure extended
New timetable from 23rd October 2011
Priory Road, Carisbrooke closed Monday 3 - Wednesday 5 October - diversions for route 7 and 38
Queens Road, Ryde closed Monday 24 - Thursday 27 October - diversions for routes 4, 9 and 37
Mayfield Drive, Newport closed Monday 26 September - Sunday 20 November - diversion for route 39
Bedbury Lane, Freshwater closed Wednesday 28 September - diversion for the Needles Breezer
St James' Square, Newport closed Saturday 24 September - diversions for routes 1, 7 and 12
Copse Lane, Freshwater closed 9.30am until 3.30pm - Friday 16 September - diversion for route 7 and Shuttle bus in operation
West Street, Ryde closed overnight Wednesday 14 - Friday 16 September - diversion for routes 4 and 9
Ashey Road, Ryde closed Tuesday 13 - Friday 23 September - diversion for the Downs Breezer
Merstone Lane closed Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 September - diversion for route 2
Leeson Road, Ventnor closed 6 - 7 September - diversion for route 3 and shuttle bus in operation
Lower Church Road, Gurnard closed Monday 5 September - Friday 21 October - diversion for route 32
Ryde Illuminated Carnival - 3 September - diversions for routes 3, 4, 8, 9 and the Downs Breezer and shuttle bus in operation
New timetable from Sunday 4 September
Cowes Illuminated Carnival Saturday 27 August - diversions for route
Scooter Rally, Ryde - Sunday 28 August - local diversion and diversion for all routes in Ryde
Ventnor High Street closed Tuesday 23 August between 9am and 4pm - diversions for routes 3 and 6
Pan Carnival, Newport - Friday 29 August - diversions for route 8
Ventnor Carnivals - Wednesday 17 August - local diversions and diversion for route 3
Ventnor Illuminated Carnival - Saturday 20 August - local diversions for route 3
Ryde Carnival - Saturday 20 August - diversions for routes 3, 4, 8, 9, Downs Breezer and Island Coaster
Ryde Children's Carnival - Friday 19 August - Diversions for routes 2, 3, 4, 8, 9
Cowes Carnival - Thursday 18 August - Diversion on Route 1
Queens Road, Ryde one-way from Wednesday 13 - Friday 22 July - diversion for routes 4 and 9
Mitchell Avenue, Ventnor closed Monday 25 July - diversion for route 3
Winford Road, Newchurch closed 28 - 29 July - diversion for the Downs Breezer
Copse Lane, Freshwater closed morning of Tuesday 19 July - diversion for route 7
Newport Children's and Main Carnival Parades Saturday 23 July - diversions and minor delays for all routes
Roadworks and temporary traffic lights - Brading New Road until 29 July - delays for routes 2 and 3
Bannock Road, Whitwell closed Monday 11 - Friday 15 July - diversion for route 6
Old Seaview Lane, Seaview closed Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 July - diversions for route 8
Cross Street, Ryde closed evenings of Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 July - diversions for routes 3, 4, 8 and 9
Yaverland Road / Culver Parade, Sandown closed Monday 4 - Friday 8 July - diversions for route 8, Sandown Bay Breezer and Island Coaster
Heathfield Road, Freshwater closed Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 June - diversion for route 7
Castle Road, Ventnor closed Monday 27 - Wednesday 29 June - diversion for route 6
Island Games Event - Ventnor - Sunday 26 June - diversions for routes 3, 6 and Island Coaster
Brading High Street closed from 9am on Monday 20 June until 2pm on Tuesday 21 June - diversions for routes 2, 3 and X10 and shuttle bus in operation
Station Avenue, Sandown closed Monday 20 - Wednesday 22 June - diversions for routes 2, 3, 8 and the Island Coaster
Limerstone Road, Brighstone closed morning of Monday 20 June - diversion for route 12 and shuttle bus in operation
Albert Street, Ventnor closed Monday 9 - Tuesday 17 May - diversion for routes 3 and 6
Eddington Road, Nettlestone closed afternoon of Thursday 14 April - diversion for route 8 and shuttle bus in operation
Whitcombe Road, Newport closed Monday 11 April - diversion for route 6
Stroudwood Road, Havenstreet closed from 9am until 3pm on13 April - diversion for route 37
St John's Road, Wroxall closed Thursday 14 April - diversion for route 3 and shuttle bus in operation
We're changing some of our bus routes and timetables from Sunday 17 April to provide additional services.
South Street, Newport closed one way from Newport only evening of 25 March - diversion for routes 5, 8 and 9
Church Litten, Newport, closed evenings from Monday 7 March to Wednesday 9 March - diversions in place for routes 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9
Ocean View Road, Ventnor closed from Monday 14 February to Friday 11 March - diversion for route 3
Whitepit Lane, Newport closed Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 February - diversions for routes 6 and 38
Park Road, Ryde closed Monday 10 - Friday 21 January - diversion for toutes 3 and 8
Alpine Road, Ventnor closed Monday 10 - Friday 21 January - diversion for route 6
Church Street, Seaview closed Thursday 16 December - Tuesday 11 January - diversion for route 8
Sandown Christmas Fun Day - Friday 24 December - diversions for routes 2, 3 and 8
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Church Street, Seaview closed between 6.30pm and 9pm on 18 December - diversion for route 8
Cowes Christmas Carnival - 18 December - diversions for route 1 between 7pm and 7.45pm
Shanklin Christmas Event - 11 December - Regent Street closed - diversion for routes 2 and 3
Newport Christmas Carnival - Saturday 11 December - delays and local diversions in place between 6.30pm and 8.45pm
West Wight Christmas Procession - 10 December - diversion for 17:50 Route 7
Shanklin Railway Station closed to buses Monday 29 November - temporary stops in Atherley Road
Chale Street closed 30 November from 9am until 4.30pm - diversion for route 6
Military Road, Brook closed 22 November until 17 December - diversion for route 12
Bridge Road, Yarmouth closed Thursday 18 November - diversion for route 7
Sandown Carnival - 5 November - diversions in place for routes 3 and 8 from 6.30pm until 7.30pm
Military Road closed between Brook and Afton Road 1 - 22 November - diversion for route 12
Park Road, Ryde closed 15 October to 26 November - diversion for routes 3 and 8
Whitcombe Road, Carisbrooke closed from 25 October to 17 November - diversion for route 6
Sandown Road, Merstone closed from 9am on Monday 25 October until 5pm on Wednesday 27 October - diversion for route 2
Eddington Road, Bembridge closed from 9am to 5pm on 27 October - diversion in place for route 8
St John's Road, Wroxall closed on Thursday 28 October - diversion for route 3
Victoria Avenue, Shanklin one way on Friday 5 November
Old Seaview Lane closed Monday 4 - Friday 8 October - diversion for route 8
Marlborough Road, Ryde closed Monday 27 - Wednesday 29 September - diversion for route 3
Bestival - diversion for route 8 om Monday 13 September from 9am to 6pm
Scooter Rally - 29 August - Ryde Esplanade partially closed - diversion in place for the Downs Breezer
Cowes Illuminated Carnival evening of 28 August - diversions for route 1
Sandown Illuminated Carnival - 25 August - diversions for routes 2, 3 8 and the Sandown Breezer
Whitcombe Road, Carisbrooke one way - Sunday 29 August - diversion for route 6
Pan Carnival - evening of 27 August - diversion for route 8 from 5.45pm
George Street, Ryde partially closed 27 and 18 August -- diversions in place for routes 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9
Cowes Main Carnival - 18 August - diversions for route 1 between 7pm and 9.30pm
Dover Street, Ryde closed afternoon of 20 August - diversion for routes 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9
Ryde Main Carnival - 21 August - Shuttle bus and diversions in place for routes 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9
Shanklin Carnivals - 4 August - diversions for routes 2 and 3
Shanklin Illuminated Carnival - 7 August 9.30pm - 11.30pm - diversions for routes 2 and 3
Sandown Main Carnival - 28 July - local diversions in place for routes 2,3 8 and Island Coaster and the Sandown Bay Breezer
Cowes Week - Route 1 not serving Red Jet Terminal after 10am each day from 30 July
Sandown Children's Carnival - 27 July - diversions for routes 2, 3 and 8 fand Sandown Bay Breezer from 2pm until 2.30pm
Newport Carnival 24 July - diversions for routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 38
Copse Lane, Freshwater closed from 1pm on 19 July until 5pm on 22 July - diversion for route 7
Timetable changes from Sunday 9 January 2011
Pyle Street, Newport closed between 6pm and 9pm on 14 July - diversion for routes 7 and 38
Freshwater and Totland carnivals - 18 July - local diversions in place between 7pm and 8.30pm
Queens Road, Ryde, one-way (from Ryde) 12 - 16 July - diversions for routes 4 and 9 and school bus route 65
Ryde Summer Parade - Saturday 3 July - diversions in place for routes 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9 and the Island Coaster and Downs Breezer
Westmill Road, Carisbrooke closed 22 - 24 June - diversion for route 38
Here is your guide to getting to and from the festival with Southern Vectis
Cowes Pontoon closed from 7pm to 8.30pm on Thursday 3 June
Whitepit Lane, Newport closed from Monday 24 May to Friday 9 July - diversion for route 6
Shalfleet Main Road closed from 7pm to midnight on 25 and 26 May - diversion for route 7
Witcombe Road closed between Highwood Lane and Cedar Hill on Sunday 16 May - diversion for route 6
Brook Village Road closed from 3pm to 6pm on Saturday 8 May
Thorley Street closed from 9am to 2pm on 12 May - diversion for route 7 and Needles Breezer
Wilmingham Lane closed between 12.30pm and 7pm on Wednesday 12 May - diversion for school bus route 70 and Needles Breezer
Chale Street closed on Tuesday 4 May between Town Lane and the Military Road from 9.05am until 2pm
Emmett Hill between Sandy Way and Chale Green closed from 11am until 3pm on Saturday 8 May - diversion for route 6
Merstone Lane, between Crouchers Cross and Main Road, Rookley, closed from 2pm to 7pm on Tuesday 4 May - diversion for route 3 and school bus route 68
The Broadway, Sandown, closed between junction of Beachfield Road and New Road from 26 to 29 April
Godshill Road between the Griffin, Godshill and Whiteley Bank closed 27 April from 9am until 3.30pm diversions for routes 2 and 3 - shuttle bus in operation for Godshill
Hillway Road, Bembridge, closed from 12pm until 7pm on 26 April - diversion for route 8 and school bus routes 64, 79 and 83
St George's Day Parade affecting route 1 in Cowes between 11.45am and 12.15pm on Saturday 24 April
Embankment Road, Bembridge will be closed from Monday 12 April until Friday 16 April and Bembridge will not be served by route 8 buses but shuttle bus will operate between Bembridge and Brading
St Johns Road, Newport closed from 9.30am to 3.30pm on Friday 23 April - diversion for route 6
Pyle Street, Newport, closed Sunday18 April and evening of Tuesday 20 April
Yarmouth Bridge closed 19, 20, 26 and 27 April - diversion for route 7 and school bus routes 71 and 94
Join us for a terrific day out on Sunday 18 April at the 2010 Bustival at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway at Havenstreet
X10 - new early commuter route from Whitecliff Bay to Newport via Bembridge, St Helens and Brading from 19th April
Great new Sunday Adventure Ticket for Island residents - just £10
Green Lane, Shanklin closed from Monday 12 April until Monday 19 April
Park Road, Ryde, closed from Saturday 10 April until Sunday 18 April
Beachfield Road, Sandown closed from Monday 19 April until Friday 23 April - diversions in place for routes 2, 3, 8 and school bus routes 68 (am) and 87 (pm)
Forest Road, Winford closed from Tuesday 6 April until Saturday 17 April - diversion for route 8
Merstone Lane closed from Wednesday 14 April until Friday 16 April - diversion in place for route 3
Carpenters Road closed on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 April - diversion for route 8
Pier Street, Ventnor closed on the evenings of 11 and 15 April - diversion for route 3
Route 8 buses will only serve Somerset Road and not the village centre.
St James Street, Newport, closed on the evening of 17 March - diversions in place for routes 1, 7 and 38
Main Road Shalfleet closed between Elm Lane and Hamstead Drive from 6pm until 8.45pm Friday 5 March - diversion in place for route 7
George Street, Ryde will be closed from Tuesday 9 March until Wednesday 10 March.
Hillway Road, Bembridge closed from 9am on 22 March to 4pm on 26 March
Gunville Road, Carisbrooke closed between Forest Road and Taylor Road from 22 March to 8 April
Rectory Road, Niton closed 2 and 3 March - route 6 terminating at Niton - not serving Whitwell or Ventnor
Yarmouth Bridge closed 2, 3 and 4 March - diversions in place for route 7 and school bus routes 71 and 94
Brading High Street closed on the evenings of 1, 2 and 3 March - diversions in place for routes 2 and 3
Green Street, Ryde closed from 9am on 22 February to 4pm on 5 March - diversion for Moss Motors and school bus route 74
Park Road, Ryde closed until 5pm on 5 February - diversions in place for routes 2, 3, 8 and Moss Motors
Cowes Park and Ride car park bus stop now open
Wilmingham Lane, Freshwater will be closed from 9am on 25 January until 4.30pm on 2 February - diversion for school bus route 70
Green Street, Ryde closed Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 January - diversion for routes 74 and Moss Motors
Travel update: all services now operating to normal routes
Castle Road, Ventnor will be closed from 9am on 18 January to 4pm on 19 January
Brook Village Road closed from 9am on 18 January to 1pm on 20 January
Here is the latest news for buses and school day buses for Wednesday 13th Jan.
The latest travel information for the buses for Tuesday 12th January. This includes the latest news for school day buses
Travel news and information for services running on Monday 11 January
Nightclubber buses suspended for Saturday 9th January
Some routes will be running to revised times and routes during the current adverse road conditions
Travel update for Friday 8 January at 21:24
We still have customers in Newport Bus Station who were unable to get home from 1800hrs yesterday.
Bus services suspended across the Island
With snow forecast to hit the island from tonight and over the next few days, we will keep you up to date here and on Isle of Wight Radio
Buses due to leave Newport or Ryde bus stations have been suspended.
May we take this opportunity to thank you for your custom during 2009
Sandown High Street closed 24 December - diversions for routes 2, 3 and 8
Buses won't be able to serve the Red Jet terminal or the Co-op stop between 7pm and 8.15pm
The road surface in the yard is being repaired so buses won't be able to enter the yard between 7.30pm and 11.30pm.
The new timetables that will be in operation from 20 December 2009 are now available online.
Cypress Road, Newport closed from 9 December to 17 December - diversion in place for route 6
Nightbus arrangements over Christmas and New Year
Brading High Street closed on the evening of 3 December - diversions in place for routes 2 and 3
Regent Street, Shanklin closed from 8am to 6.30pm on Saturday 5 December
Ryde Lantern Parade 5 December - diversion in place for routes 2, 3, 4, 9 and 14 between 5.30pm and 7pm
Some of our buses and routes are changing to allow better connections to ferries at Yarmouth, reduce delays where there have been problems and help us keep costs down in the current economic climate.
Albert Road, Sandown closed from 30 November to 4 December - diversions in place for routes 2, 3 and 10
Shanklin Road closed between Godshill and Whiteley Bank from 30 November to 4 December - diversions for routes 2 and 3, school bus routes 73 and 82 and shuttle bus in place
Freshwater Road closed between Broad Lane, Chessell and Wilmingham Lane from 9am on 30 November until 4.30pm on 17 December
Whitepite Lane, Newport closed from 9am on 30 November until 5pm on 4 December - diversion in place for routes 6 and 38
Cowes Park and Ride bus stop closed from 9am 25 November
St James' Square bus lane closed Newport bound on Sunday 22 November - diversions in place
Ashey Road closed from Bullys Hill to East Ashey Road between 16 November and 11 December - diversion in place for school bus route 60
Pndwell Hill closed from 9 November until 11 December - diversion in place for school bus route 65
Remembrance Day Parades 8 and 11 November -delays in Ryde, Newport and Shanklin
Heathfield Road, Freshwater will be closed from 9.30am on 5 November until 5.30pm on 6 November - diversion for route 7
Sandown Carnival 5 November local diversions in place for routes 2, 3 and 8
Shanklin Road closed on the from 7pm on 3 November until 6.30am on 4 November
Staplers Road, Newport closed between 6.30pm and 10.30pm on 29 October
Wroxall High Street closed between 7pm and midnight on Monday 2 November
Christmas Lights Tour 2009 tickets now on sale
Park Road, Ryde will be closed from 9am on Monday 26th October to 4.30pm on Monday 2 November
Orchard Street, Newport will be closed from 11.59pm on Monday 26 October until 5am on Tuesday 27 October and revised arrangements will be in place for buses stopping and picking up in the bus station
Brading Road, Ryde closed overnight on 2, 3 4 and 5 November - diversions in place for routes 2, 3 and 14
Carisbrooke Road, Newport will be closed between 6.30pm and 11pm on Thursday 29 October and diversions will be in place for routes 7 and 38
From 13 to 15 October, between 9am and 5.30, Alexandra Road, Ryde will be closed and there will be diversions for routes 2 and 3
Diversions around the town for buses on route 1, 7 and 11 from 09:00 on Monday 12th October 2009 until 18:00 on Friday 16th October 2009
Hill Lane from Heathfield Road to Pixley Hill will be closed from 9am on Monday 5th October to 6pm on Friday 6th November
From 7pm to 11.30pm on 7, 8 and 12 October, Wroxall High Street will be closed for road works
Fairlee Road will be closed between Staplers Road and Halberry Lane from 7pm and 11.30pm on 5 and 6 October
From midnight until 7am on 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 October, Ryde High Street will be closed between Lind Street and Garfield Road - diversion in place for routes 4 and 9
There are temporary bus stops in Station Road, near Fernside Way
Green Lane will be closed from 9am Wednesday 23rd to 7pm Thursday 24th September.
Buses will be diverted on Sunday Morning until 11am due to road closure at Racecourse
Colwell Road will be closed from Tuesday 22nd September to 6pm Friday 2nd October
The road will be closed between Briddlesford Road and Long Lane from 6.30pm to 11.30pm
The road will be closed from 9am Monday until 5pm Tuesday evening.
Route 3 buses will not run to Ventnor and Wroxall due to essential road maintenance on Leeson Road.
RMT Trade Union Strike Day - most routes will be running as normal
The school buses and coaches will be running as per the timetable
Getting the bus to school?
Whiterails Road will be closed Between Briddlesford Road and Long Lane from 9am until 6pm on Wednesday 2nd September 2009.
Due to the closure of Culver Parade from 18:00 on Wednesday 26th August buses in Sandown will be subjected to diversions.
From 18:15 until 21:00 all buses will terminate in Queens Road and a shuttle bus will operate to/from Ryde Esplanade.
The B3399 Freshwater Road will be closed from 09:00 Wednesday 26th August until 16:30 on Thursday 27th August
Brading High Street will be closed from 19:30 until midnight for urgent road repairs
Cowes Main Carnival Procession will take place on Wednesday 19th August
The Childrens Procession will take place in Ryde between 14:45 and 16:00, Dover Street will be closed from 12:00 to allow the procession to form.
Saturday 15th August all route 3 buses will be diverted during the Illuminated procession.
From 19:00 until 07:00 every night, Cedar Hill will be closed for essential road works.
A temporary one way system will be in operation between 08:00 and 19:00 over the Garlic Festival weekend
The Childrens procession will be from 14:00 until 14:45 with the main procession during the evening.
Due to urgent road works Brading High Street will be closed from 19:30 until 23:30
Our winter timetable, starting 30th August 2009, is available to view here.
Shanklin main procession will be held between 19:00 and 21:45 affecting some route 2 and 3 services
Due to the Illuminated Carnival route 2 and 3 will be diverted between 20:00 and 21:30
From 10am on Friday 31st July until Saturday August 8th buses will not enter the Red Jet Terminal
Due to essential work Sandown High Street will be closed Sunday August 2nd from 07:00 until 19:00
From Monday 3rd August road works will affect route 7 and the Needles Breezeer from 09:30 until 17:00.
Green Lane, Shanklin will be closed from 09:00 until 19:00 on Tuesday 28th July
Sandown Childrens Carnival from 14:00 until 14:30 Tuesday 28th July
Sandown's main carnival procession affecting routes in Sandown from 16:00 Wednesday 29th July
Spring Hill will be closed from 13:30 Friday 17th July until 09:00 Saturday 18th July
From Monday 29th June to Friday 24th July the section of road from Chessel to Wilmingham Lane will be closed for repairs.
Brading Road, Ryde will be closed from 20:20 until 06:00 from June 16th until June 20th
Due to roadworks buses will not be able to use Wellington Road from 0900 Monday 27 April until 1630 on Wednesday 29 April 2009. read more...