Welcome to your guide 224 – College 622 – Getting around to transport options in the Charfield area. BUS FREQUENCIES and surrounding areas IN MINUTES Dursley This guide provides an overview of all transport options in BUS FREQUENCIES Charfield and the surrounding areas. Chipping Sodbury In addition to public transport, the following options are Daytime Evenings Cam IN MINUTES available: The map overleaf shows all bus services, the train stations and cycle paths. All bus services are colour coded to help you. Mon-Fri 1 jny — Daytime Evenings , Shopping Centre Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport A summary of services is shown in the Bus Frequency Guide Berkeley Saturday — — Mon-Fri Thornbury and communities to the west of below which includes approximate daytime and evening 6 jnys — frequencies for all days of the week. the M5 are mainly served by Four Towns Sunday — — Stone Saturday 4 jnys — Daytime means up to 6pm and Evenings from 6pm. and Vale link community transport. Sunday * — Tytherington The numbers shown indicate how often the buses run. Operated by Eurotaxis For more information call (01454) 868 529 For example the number 30 would show that a bus runs every Peak hours only: morning into 30 minutes, 120 indicates a bus every 2 hours. Operated by Connect Thornbury Filton, afternoon from Filton For all bus services, generally a Sunday service applies on * 3 journeys operate The Diamond Travelcard Public Holidays. between Thornbury and Cribbs Causeway If you are 60 or over, or eligible disabled, you Bus services which also stop at a station are indicated with the Filton College can apply for a bus pass providing free symbol R and hospitals are indicated by H . Lower Bus services which are mainly wheelchair accessible are off-peak travel on local buses anywhere in . indicated with , however please check with the operator Cribbs Causeway before travelling. Thornbury – Bristol For further information contact the For bus timetable information contact Traveline on 309 310 concessionary hotline on (01454) 868004. 0871 200 22 33 (calls from landlines cost 10p per minute plus network extras) or visit www.traveline.info Thornbury – Dursley For rail timetable information contact National Rail on 311 626 Wotton-under-Edge – Bristol Youth Concessionary Fares 08457 48 49 50 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk. Young people aged 14-18 living in South can BUS FREQUENCIES BUS FREQUENCIES Dursley (311) Wotton-under-Edge apply for the Youth Unltd bus pass which entitles them to half Bus Frequency Guide IN MINUTES IN MINUTES adult fare on journeys starting or finishing within – terms and conditions apply. Daytime Evenings Wotton-under-Edge Daytime Evenings Kingswood (311) Mon-Fri 30 # 120 * Mon-Fri For more information see www.southglos.gov.uk/youthunltd Yate – Wotton-under-Edge 1 jny — Charfield 84 Saturday 30 # 120 * Charfield (311) Saturday — — Bristol Parkway has regular services including hourly services to London and Swansea. Yate has regular services to , Car Sharing and Bristol Temple Meads. Both stations have car parks including disabled spaces and cycle parking. At Bristol Parkway Sunday 120 * 120 * Sunday — — BUS FREQUENCIES Yate, Thornbury there is a manned ticket office and at Yate station a ticket machine. Bus service 312 stops at Bristol Parkway. Why not register on 2CarShare.com to see if anyone is going your way? You can register and IN MINUTES Shopping Centre Operated by First Rangeworthy Operated by Wessex Connect search for matches free of charge from over Daytime Evenings # Every 30 minutes between Alveston Chipping Sodbury Peak hours only; morning into North Corner 6000 contacts. Bristol and Thornbury. Every Bristol, afternoon from Bristol Mon-Fri 60 1 jny† 120 minutes between Thornbury and Dursley Almondsbury Saturday 60 — Winterbourne South Gloucestershire * Between Bristol and Taxi Cribbs Causeway 1 Local Area Transport Sunday — — Cromhall Thornbury only M5 (309 journeys only) Guides There are two types of taxi: hackney carriages Through passengers to 2 and private hire vehicles. Operated by Wessex Connect Dursley travel by service 310 Charfield Filton, Church Hospital H Falfield to Thornbury with a guaranteed rn e The council sets fares charged by hackney v † The evening service also connection with service 311 for e S carriages, whilst private hire vehicles operate r serves Yate station Kingswood (Glos) places between Thornbury and Bristol e Bristol Bus Station iv CHARFIELD Dursley. R on the basis that the fare is agreed between the M48 THORNBURY driver and the customer Wotton-under-Edge Example Fare: M5 For more information visit: Adult off-peak day return fare Making a complaint about bus services www.southglos.gov.uk/BusinessMatters/Licensing/LicensingTaxis/ from Charfield to Bristol If you have a complaint about a bus Alveston Tytherington £6.60‡ M48 Thornbury – Gloucester service then contact the operator Bike 201 direct, or if the complaint is about a 3 M4 M4 council subsidised service you should Rangeworthy Cycling is a quick and cheap way to get around BUS FREQUENCIES also contact the council. 4 and also helps to keep you fit. IN MINUTES Thornbury The Bus Appeals Body, the industry’s Severn Horton South Gloucestershire Council produces Thornbury – Fishponds Beach 5 Daytime Evenings Tytherington 312 non-statutory body, can also deal with complaints about many cycle maps free of charge. These are 6 Iron operational issues, such as poor reliability, the bus not Frampton Acton Badminton available online at www.southglos.gov.uk/cycling Mon-Fri 1 jny — M49 M4 YATE Chipping BUS FREQUENCIES turning up at all, drivers or other staff being rude, etc. Aztec Cotterell Sodbury or alternatively phone (01454) 863640 Cromhall West Saturday 1 jny — IN MINUTES Thornbury It cannot deal with commercial issues, like fares and service BRADLEY STOKE levels, ticketing and timetabling, or routings, nor can it help WINTERBOURNE M5 Acton Powered two-wheeler Sunday — — Charfield Daytime Evenings CRIBBS Turville Alveston if the issue has involved the Police or other legal authority. CAUSEWAY M4 Travelling by motorbike or moped can help you avoid traffic Mon-Fri 5 jnys 5 jnys You must always have written to the company first to give Operated by Mikes Travel jams and parking problems. South Kingswood them a chance to sort out the issue. FILTON 8 Saturday 4 jnys 4 jnys 7 Frenchay Emersons Gloucestershire Council is taking steps to To contact the Bus Appeals Body visit: M4 Green make motorcycling easier and safer, through Wotton-under-Edge Sunday — — www.busappealsbody.co.uk or call: (01782) 442855. DOWNEND R M32 awareness campaigns and training. Bristol Parkway Staple Hill Cam Operated by Severnside Transport M5 For more information visit Additional journeys run in UWE, This map shows the area guides available: www.southglos.gov.uk/motorcycling Frenchay Campus Please note all bus times are accurate at time of going Area 1: Thornbury Slimbridge peak periods between Area 2: Charfield BRISTOL UWE and Thornbury to press, however it is advisable to check journey times Kingswood Marshfield Area 3: Yate Walking Frenchay Hospital H with traveline before starting a journey. Area 4: Cribbs Causeway Wick Gloucester Area 5: Area 6: Winterbourne The cheapest way to get around and can Example Fare: Area 7: Filton Longwell contribute towards an active lifestyle. Downend Area 8: Downend Green Adult off-peak day return fare Area 9: Hanham 9 Thornbury – Gloucester The council produces leaflets on promoted 207 from Thornbury to Fishponds All of these guides are available online at walks free of charge, for more information Frenchay Hospital £5.50‡ www.southglos.gov.uk/onthemove or alternatively contact the council on visit www.southglos.gov.uk/PublicRightsofWay BUS FREQUENCIES (01454) 868004 IN MINUTES Thornbury or email [email protected] Daytime Evenings Falfield Bus Operators For all bus services, generally a Sunday service applies on Public Holidays. Mon-Fri 4 jnys — Eurotaxis 0871 250 3333 Stone Index to places served from Charfield Bespoke school and works services are Saturday 4 jnys — First 0845 602 0156 omitted for clarity. Abbey Wood MOD 312 Dursley 224 311 Sharpness 207 Sunday — — Newport www.firstgroup.com A D S Almondsbury 309 310 312 622 Downend 312 Slimbridge 201 207 Operated by Jackies Coaches Berkeley Jackies Coaches (01452) 720666 Alveston 309 310 312 622 Eastwood Park 207 311 T Thornbury 201 207 309 310 312 622 Mikes Travel (01454) 281 417 E Sharpness 622 84 311 626 PlusBUS (Certain journeys only) Severnside Transport (01454) 868 383 B Berkeley 207 224 Example Fare: Tytherington 201 622 PlusBUS is one combined rail and Slimbridge Bristol City Centre 224 309 310 626 F Falfield 207 224 311 bus ticket that gives you unlimited Adult off-peak day return fare Wessex Connect 0845 838 7080 www.wessexconnect.net Bristol Parkway R 312 Filton 224 309 310 U University of the West of England (Frenchay) 312 travel on most buses at either or from Falfield to Gloucester both ends of many rail trips. It can be Gloucester £4.10‡ Fishponds 312 W Whitfield 207 310 Cam 224 bought as an add-on to rail journeys that C Frenchay Hospital H 312 626 Wickwar 84 start or finish at participating rail stations. Charfield 84 201 311 626 Winterbourne 626 ‡ Bus and rail fare information G Gloucester 201 207 There are currently two PlusBUS stations convenient to 622 This information is correct at time of printing and subject to change. For the most up-to-date fare information please contact the operator. Wotton-under-Edge 84 201 311 626 the South Gloucestershire area:- Bristol Parkway and K Kingswood, Gloucestershire 84 201 310 626 Adult Day Return (off-peak) is valid from 9am, peak fares apply before 9am. Cribbs Causeway 309 622 Bristol Temple Meads. Customers should ask for a Don’t forget, if you plan to use the bus regularly there are several options such as day tickets which enable you to use an operator’s service all day Y Yate Shopping Centre 84 622 Chipping Sodbury 84 622 N North Nibley 201 311 PlusBUS ticket when booking their rail tickets. for just one price. Weekly, monthly and annual passes are usually available which can provide substantial savings. Contact the operator for details. Yate R 84 Season tickets and other discounts are also available for rail travellers, contact National Rail enquiries for details. Cromhall 84 626 R Rangeworthy 622 626 For further information: www.plusbus.info Getting around 311

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