Christmas and New Year Bus Services 2024/2025

It's time again for my annual summary of Christmas and New Year bus services across the Humber Region. It covers the following operators, but not their services outside the region:

• Arriva Yorkshire
• CallConnect
• East Yorkshire (excluding JustGo, and service 18 between Holme Upon Spalding Moor and York; East Yorkshire's festive bus times page indicates normal service except Christmas/Boxing/New Years Day, their timetable indicates a Saturday service most days)
• First South Yorkshire (Doncaster Area)
• First York
• Grayscroft Coaches
• Hornsby Travel
• PC Coaches
• Sweyne Coaches (Goole+Howden Hopper)
• Stagecoach
• Thornes Independent
• York Pullman

Please check exact details before travelling as I have only summarised here, or for any occasions were publicity is incorrect, or I have made a mistake. If you have any information for other operators, or to correct any details listed below, please post a comment.

Monday 23rd December:

Predominantly a Saturday service, with the following exceptions:

• Arriva Yorkshire, CallConnect, First York, Grayscroft Coaches, Hornsby Travel, PC Coaches, Stagecoach in North Lincolnshire (including cross-border services), Thornes and York Pullman will operate a normal Monday service.
• East Yorkshire services 1 (Holme on Spalding Moor-Selby), 131 (Bridlington-Carnaby Industrial Estate), 143 (North Ferriby-Beverley), 150 (North Ferriby-Hessle), 197 (Pocklington Town Service) and 504 (Bempton-Bridlington) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach will provide extra early morning journeys on selected services in Grimsby and Hull.
• Stagecoach Monday to Friday service 255 (North Bransholme-Barton Wren Kitchens) will operate three journeys only, at 0700 from North Bransholme and at 1710 and 1750 from Barton Wren Kitchens. Associated service 256 will not operate.
• East Yorkshire service 58 (Hull to Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency as compared to it's usual Monday to Saturday every 15 minutes frequency.
• East Yorkshire services 51 (Hull to Wymersley Road), 56 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Castle Hill Hospital) and 57 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency as compared to their usual Monday to Saturday every 20 minute daytime frequencies.
• East Yorkshire service 196 (Allerthorpe-York) will not operate as per a normal Monday.
• East Yorkshire services 55/79/142/180/277/512/513/525/747/G1 Friday and Saturday only evening journeys will not operate (normal Monday evening journeys on the 55 will however).
• First South Yorkshire services 359/360 Thursday, Friday and Saturday only evening journeys will not operate.
• East Yorkshire services 57/58/104 and Stagecoach Hull services 5/6/8/13 Saturday only nightbus journeys post midnight (early hours Sunday morning) will not operate.
• East Yorkshire service 41 journeys at 2252 from Nafferton to Beverley, and at 2330 from Beverley to Driffield will not operate. These journeys usually operate Friday and Saturday evening only. The 1950 Bridlington to Hull and 2135 from Hull to Nafferton will operate though as per the Friday/Saturday evening timetable.

It is disappointing to see that East Yorkshire are providing a reduced service compared to both weekdays and Saturdays on four Hull area routes. Also of note are the East Yorkshire operated tendered Goole Town Services operating to a Saturday rather than a normal Monday to Friday timetable as per the historical norm over the Christmas and New Year period - this means no peak time services for two weeks.

Interestingly the usual Friday and Saturday evening only journeys on East Yorkshire services 25 and X47 do appear to be operating today, and also on Monday 30th and Thursday 2nd.

Christmas Eve:

Predominantly a Saturday service with an early finish between approximately 1700 and 2000, plus the following exceptions:

• Arriva Yorkshire, Grayscroft Coaches, Hornsby Travel, PC Coaches, Stagecoach in North Lincolnshire (including cross-border services), Thornes and York Pullman will operate a normal Tuesday service with early finish.
• East Yorkshire services 131 (Bridlington-Carnaby Industrial Estate), 144 (South Cave-Beverley), 150 (North Ferriby-Hessle), 195 (Allerthorpe-Pocklington), 197 (Pocklington Town Service), 199 (Huggate-Pocklington) and 504 (Bempton-Bridlington) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach will provide extra early morning journeys on selected services in Grimsby and Hull.
• Stagecoach Monday to Friday service 255 (North Bransholme-Barton Wren Kitchens) will operate three journeys only, at 0700 from North Bransholme and at 1710 and 1750 from Barton Wren Kitchens. Associated service 256 will not operate.
• East Yorkshire service 51 (Hull to Wymersley Road), 56 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Castle Hill Hospital), 57 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Hessle) and 58 (Hull-Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency.
• East Yorkshire services 143 (North Ferriby-Beverley) and 196 (Allerthorpe-York) will not operate as per a normal Tuesday.

Christmas Day:

No services.

Boxing Day:

No services. 

Friday 27th December:

Predominantly a Saturday service, with the following exceptions:

• Hornsby Travel, PC Coaches, Stagecoach in North Lincolnshire (including cross-border services) and Thornes will operate a normal Friday service.
• East Yorkshire services 1 (Holme on Spalding Moor-Selby), 131 (Bridlington-Carnaby Industrial Estate), 150 (North Ferriby-Hessle), 183 (Hessle Town Service), 197 (Pocklington Town Service) and 504 (Bempton-Bridlington) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach service 25 (Market Rasen-Grimsby) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach will provide extra early morning journeys on selected services in Grimsby and Hull.
• Stagecoach Monday to Friday service 255 (North Bransholme-Barton Wren Kitchens) will operate three journeys only, at 0700 from North Bransholme and at 1710 and 1750 from Barton Wren Kitchens. Associated service 256 will not operate.
• East Yorkshire service 51 (Hull to Wymersley Road), 56 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Castle Hill Hospital), 57 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Hessle) and 58 (Hull-Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency.
• East Yorkshire service 142 (Beverley-Cherry Burton) has no evening service showing on it's online timetable as per a normal Friday.
• East Yorkshire services 143 (North Ferriby-Beverley) and 196 (Allerthorpe-York) will not operate as per a normal Friday.
• East Yorkshire services 57/58/104 and Stagecoach Hull services 5/6/8/13 Saturday only nightbus journeys post midnight (early hours Sunday morning) will not operate.

Last year I commented that Stagecoach might as well operate a normal service on the normal weekdays between Christmas and New Year in the Scunthorpe area, as opposed to a Saturday service with multiple exceptions; their commercial services have almost identical Monday to Friday and Saturday timetables, whilst some of their tendered services are significantly different. This year that is exactly what they have chosen to do.

Saturday 28th December:

Predominantly a Saturday service, with the following exceptions:

• East Yorkshire service 51 (Hull to Wymersley Road), 56 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Castle Hill Hospital), 57 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Hessle) and 58 (Hull-Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency.

Sunday 29th December:

Normal Sunday service.

Monday 30th December:

Predominantly a Saturday service, with the following exceptions:

• Hornsby Travel, PC Coaches, Stagecoach in North Lincolnshire (including cross-border services) and Thornes will operate a normal Monday service.
• East Yorkshire services 1 (Holme on Spalding Moor-Selby), 131 (Bridlington-Carnaby Industrial Estate), 143 (North Ferriby-Beverley), 150 (North Ferriby-Hessle), 197 (Pocklington Town Service) and 504 (Bempton-Bridlington) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach will provide extra early morning journeys on selected services in Grimsby and Hull.
• Stagecoach Monday to Friday service 255 (North Bransholme-Barton Wren Kitchens) will operate three journeys only, at 0700 from North Bransholme and at 1710 and 1750 from Barton Wren Kitchens. Associated service 256 will not operate.
• East Yorkshire service 51 (Hull to Wymersley Road), 56 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Castle Hill Hospital), 57 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Hessle) and 58 (Hull-Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency.
• East Yorkshire service 196 (Allerthorpe-York) will not operate as per a normal Monday.
• East Yorkshire services 55/79/142/180/277/512/513/525/747/G1 Friday and Saturday only evening journeys will not operate (normal Monday evening journeys on the 55 will however).
• First South Yorkshire services 359/360 Thursday, Friday and Saturday only evening journeys will not operate.
• East Yorkshire services 57/58/104 and Stagecoach Hull services 5/6/8/13 Saturday only nightbus journeys post midnight (early hours Sunday morning) will not operate.
• East Yorkshire service 41 journeys at 2252 from Nafferton to Beverley, and at 2330 from Beverley to Driffield will not operate. These journeys usually operate Friday and Saturday evening only. The 1950 Bridlington to Hull and 2135 from Hull to Nafferton will operate though as per the Friday/Saturday evening timetable.

New Years Eve:

Predominantly a Saturday service with an early finish between approximately 1700 and 2000, plus the following exceptions:

• Hornsby Travel, PC Coaches, Stagecoach in North Lincolnshire (including cross-border services) and Thornes will operate a normal Tuesday service with early finish.
• East Yorkshire services 131 (Bridlington-Carnaby Industrial Estate), 144 (South Cave-Beverley), 150 (North Ferriby-Hessle), 195 (Allerthorpe-Pocklington), 197 (Pocklington Town Service), 199 (Huggate-Pocklington) and 504 (Bempton-Bridlington) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach will provide extra early morning journeys on selected services in Grimsby and Hull.
• Stagecoach Monday to Friday service 255 (North Bransholme-Barton Wren Kitchens) will operate three journeys only, at 0700 from North Bransholme and at 1710 and 1750 from Barton Wren Kitchens. Associated service 256 will not operate.
• Grayscroft Coaches Tuesday only service 28 (Sutton on Sera-Grimsby) will not operate.
• East Yorkshire service 51 (Hull to Wymersley Road), 56 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Castle Hill Hospital), 57 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Hessle) and 58 (Hull-Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency.
• East Yorkshire services 143 (North Ferriby-Beverley) and 196 (Allerthorpe-York) will not operate as per a normal Tuesday.

New Years Day:

No services (train services will be operating however, in many instances to a normal Wednesday timetable apart from early morning services and engineering works related disruption).

Thursday 2nd January:

Predominantly a Saturday service, with the following exceptions:

• Arriva Yorkshire, CallConnect, First York, Grayscroft Coaches, Hornsby Travel, PC Coaches, Stagecoach in North Lincolnshire (including cross-border services), Thornes and York Pullman will operate a normal Thursday service.
• East Yorkshire services 131 (Bridlington-Carnaby Industrial Estate), 144 (South Cave-Beverley), 150 (North Ferriby-Hessle), 504 (Bempton-Bridlington) and 544 (Pocklington-Driffield) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach service 5 (Grimsby-Immingham) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach will provide extra early morning journeys on selected services in Grimsby and Hull.
• Stagecoach Monday to Friday service 255 (North Bransholme-Barton Wren Kitchens) will operate three journeys only, at 0700 from North Bransholme and at 1710 and 1750 from Barton Wren Kitchens. Associated service 256 will not operate.2
• East Yorkshire service 51 (Hull to Wymersley Road), 56 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Castle Hill Hospital), 57 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Hessle) and 58 (Hull-Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency.
• East Yorkshire services 143 (North Ferriby-Beverley) will not operate as per a normal Thursday.
• East Yorkshire services 55/79/142/180/277/512/513/525/747/G1 Friday and Saturday only evening journeys will not operate (normal Thursday evening journeys on the 55 will however).
• East Yorkshire services 57/58/104 and Stagecoach Hull services 5/6/8/13 Saturday only nightbus journeys post midnight (early hours Sunday morning) will not operate.
• East Yorkshire service 41 journeys at 2252 from Nafferton to Beverley, and at 2330 from Beverley to Driffield will not operate. These journeys usually operate Friday and Saturday evening only. The 1950 Bridlington to Hull and 2135 from Hull to Nafferton will operate though as per the Friday/Saturday evening timetable.

Friday 3rd January:

Predominantly a Saturday service, with the following exceptions:

• Arriva Yorkshire, CallConnect, First York, Grayscroft Coaches, Hornsby Travel, PC Coaches, Stagecoach in North Lincolnshire (including cross-border services), Thornes and York Pullman will operate a normal Friday service.
• East Yorkshire services 1 (Holme on Spalding Moor-Selby), 131 (Bridlington-Carnaby Industrial Estate), 150 (North Ferriby-Hessle), 183 (Hessle Town Service), 197 (Pocklington Town Service) and 504 (Bempton-Bridlington) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach services 5 (Grimsby-Immingham) and 25 (Market Rasen-Grimsby) will operate as normal.
• Stagecoach will provide extra early morning journeys on selected services in Grimsby and Hull.
• Stagecoach Monday to Friday service 255 (North Bransholme-Barton Wren Kitchens) will operate three journeys only, at 0700 from North Bransholme and at 1710 and 1750 from Barton Wren Kitchens. Associated service 256 will not operate.
• East Yorkshire service 51 (Hull to Wymersley Road), 56 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Castle Hill Hospital), 57 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Hessle) and 58 (Hull-Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency.
• East Yorkshire services 143 (North Ferriby-Beverley) and 196 (Allerthorpe-York) will not operate as per a normal Friday.
• East Yorkshire services 57/58/104 and Stagecoach Hull services 5/6/8/13 Saturday only nightbus journeys post midnight (early hours Sunday morning) will not operate.

Saturday 4th January:

Predominantly a Saturday service, with the following exceptions:

• East Yorkshire service 51 (Hull to Wymersley Road), 56 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Castle Hill Hospital), 57 (Asda Bilton-Hull-Hessle) and 58 (Hull-Hessle) will operate at a reduced half hourly daytime frequency.

Sunday 5th January:

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