View Christmas bus timetable information
Between Monday 22 December and Friday 2 January bus companies will make the following changes to their service operations.
Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 December
Most bus services will run their normal (non-school day) timetables except:
- First routes 3, 6 and X74
- Arriva routes X3, X4 and X6
These will both run their Saturday timetables.
Arriva's route X14 will not operate.
Wednesday 24 December (Christmas Eve)
Many routes will have different operations. Some services are running their Saturday timetables and others are finishing early.
View the holiday chart for information on specific routes (PDF, 155 KB)
Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day)
Most bus services will not run.
Special timetables will run on the following routes:
- Arriva route 724 and 725
- Carousel Buses routes 1A, 32A, 33, 37B, 102, 103 and 850
- Oxford Bus Company Airline service
View each bus company's website for more information.
Friday 26 December (Boxing Day) and Thursday 1 January (New Year's Day)
Most bus services will not run.
These routes will run their Sunday timetables:
- First Bus routes 3, 6 and X74
- Metroline route 331
Special timetables will operate on:
- Arriva route 724 and 725
- Carousel Buses routes 1, 30, 32A, 33, 37B, 102, 103 and 850
- Oxford Bus Company Airline service
View each bus company's website for more information.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 December
Normal Saturday and Sunday timetables will run where in place, except on Z&S Transport's K1 service which will not run on Saturday 27 December.
Monday 29, Tuesday 30, Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 January
Many routes will have different operations, with some running their Saturday timetables.
Some services will finish early on New Year's Eve.
View the holiday chart for information on specific routes (PDF, 155 KB)