The Oxford Bus Company has confirmed it will operate festive coach services to both Heathrow and Gatwick Airports on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
The well-established Christmas airline service will operate a special timetable between Oxford and Heathrow on Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year’s Day (01 January).
Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel will also run a raft of special local bus timetables across the festive period.
Both operators will run a Saturday timetable with an early finish on most routes on Christmas Eve. Services 3X, 41, 45, 63, 91, 92, 95 and ST2 will operate to a Monday to Friday timetable. Services ST1 and night bus services N280, N400, NX1, NX2, NX40, NU1 and NU5 will not operate.
On Boxing Day buses will operate special timetables on services 3, 3A, 5, 6, 8, 15, 35, 300, 400, X2 and X40. Other routes will also be subject to change. Oxford United matchday Football Special services will also operate for the club’s home match against Cardiff City.
Between 27th and 30th December services will operate to a mixture of Monday to Friday and weekend timetables.
On New Year’s Eve, services 41, 45, 63, 91, 92, and 95 will operate to a Monday to Friday timetable. Services 3X, ST1 and ST2, and the night bus services will not operate. All other services will operate to a Saturday timetable but with an early finish.
All New Year’s Day services will operate to special timetables. All bus and coach services will return to normal on Tuesday 02 January. The Gloucester Green Travel Shop and High Street Visitor Information Point in Oxford will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
A normal airline timetable will operate on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, with an early finish. A normal service with a late start will operate on 27 December and normal timetables will run on 28 and 29 December. No local bus services will operate on Christmas Day.
Luke Marion, Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel Managing Director said: “We’re pleased to again be offering a good level of service to our passengers this year to ensure we match supply to demand on key routes.
“Bus and coach services provide vital connectivity for people to travel during the festive period for work and leisure purposes and we’ve created timetables to ensure people can do so.
“With several changes to normal timetables, we advise our passengers to plan their journeys in advance by checking our website or the Oxford Bus app, where all the latest information can be found.”
Full timetables and more information can be found on the Oxford Bus Company’s website.
