Bus
Public and school bus transport, free concessionary bus passes.
The council offers free bus passes to qualifying older or disabled people that live in Wiltshire. Follow the link below for more information:
Wiltshire Council provides free home to school transport for some children who are under the age of 16 and who attend their local designated school. We also operate a transport assistance scheme for further education students that are aged 16 - 19 at the start of their course and who are attending and living more than 3 miles from their designated sixth form or college. Follow the link below for more information:
Plan your journey by phone
Telephone Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. Calls from landlines cost 12p per minute. Calls are answered from 7.00am until 10.00pm every day except Christmas day.
Plan your journey online
Connecting Wiltshire - information about travel and journey planning in Wiltshire
Traveline South West - to look at and download bus timetables
National Rail Enquiries - for all rail timetables
To check whether trains are running on time
National Rail Enquiries - Live Departure Boards
To report a problem with a bus service
If you wish to report a problem with a bus service in Wiltshire call 01225 718 080. This number should only be used to report problems and not for general timetable enquiries. Alternatively, passengers can email us at buses@wiltshire.gov.uk.
The Wiltshire day rover ticket provides one day's unlimited travel on nearly all local bus services in Wiltshire.
Tickets can be purchased on the first bus you use in Wiltshire at the following rates:
Type | Price |
---|---|
Adult | £9.50 |
Children and senior citizens over the age of 60 | £6.30 |
Senior citizens over the age of 60 | £6.30 |
Family (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children) | £25.00 |
Note that the Stagecoach, Salisbury Reds, Thamesdown Transport and First bus companies also offer other unlimited travel tickets for travel only on the bus services which they operate.
Wiltshire Day Rover tickets are issued and accepted on local bus services in Wiltshire that are operated by the following bus companies, as explained below:
Operator | Validity | Enquiries |
---|---|---|
Beeline Coaches |
| 01985 213 503 |
Coachstyle |
| 01249 782 224 |
First "Discover" |
| 0845 606 4446 |
Faresaver |
| 01249 444 444 |
Frome Bus |
| 01373 471 474 |
Libra Travel |
| 01761 232 199 |
More Bus - part of Go South Coast |
| 01722 336 855 |
Salisbury Reds and Tourist Coaches - part of Go South Coast |
| 01722 336 855 |
Stagecoach South |
| 0845 121 0190 |
Stagecoach Swindon |
| 01793 522 243 |
Swindon's Bus Company - part of Go South Coast |
| 01793 428 428 |
Seend Shuttle Community Bus |
| 01380 828 203 |
Wiltshire Day Rover tickets cannot normally be used to travel on special event services or on Connect2 Wiltshire Shared Taxi or Taxibus services.
The Wiltshire Day Rover ticket is brought to you by Wiltshire Council to promote the use of bus services in Wiltshire.
Wiltshire Council subsidises bus services on more than 200 routes across the county, all of which you can travel on using a Wiltshire Day Rover ticket. If you have difficulty in using or purchasing your Day Rover ticket from a bus driver, please contact the operator concerned in the first instance. However, if you continue to experience problems, then please ring 01225 718 080, email buses@wiltshire.gov.uk or write us at to the address below.
You can request a leaflet showing more information from buses@wiltshire.gov.uk or by telephoning 01225 718 080.
Most buses in Salisbury buses are fitted with real time equipment that provide information to bus stops in the form of:
- Order of arrival
- The service number
- The bus destination
- The number of minutes until the bus is due (the countdown normally begins 20 minutes before the bus is due)
If the sign is not displaying any information or is damaged call Clarence 0300 456 0105 Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm except public holidays.
Damage to shelters
To report any damage to bus shelters such as broken glass, contact our highways department, who will pass the information on to the owner of the shelter.
- Report a bus shelter problem online
- Call 0300 456 0105
New or improved bus shelters
If you would like to request a new bus shelter raise this as an issue with your area board.
Refer to the Salisbury Reds website for information regarding the Salisbury park & ride service.
Documents
The following documents are available on request from the passenger transport unit:
- Wiltshire Day Rover leaflet
- Passenger transport health and safety policy
- Passenger transport review 2016 consultation results or read the Cabinet report.
Contact us
01225 718 080
Wiltshire Council
Passenger Transport Unit
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN