Changes to bus services

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Changes to services should show in the timetables and journey planning on Traveline from the dates shown below.

From Monday 17 February 2025

Following the disruption to Leominster and Wigmore services over the past month, Sargeants will officially take over operations starting Monday 17 February.

Initially, they will run a reduced timetable until they can restore the full schedule. It is hoped this will be resolved within the coming weeks.

The following services will not be operating until further notice:

  • 501: No service on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
  • 490:- Leominster: 8:15 - Ludlow: 9:05 - 14:45 - 15:45
  • 402: 12:05
  • 404: 10:33, 12:33
  • 401: 17:43
  • 494: 7:30, 15:20
  • 76: 13:05
  • 76A: 13:35

To help introduce Sargeants to the local area and to compensate for the disruptions caused, they will offer a day ticket for just £1.50 for the first two weeks.

Passengers can use this ticket to travel as often as they like on the following services:

  • 401/402/403/404: Leominster local services
  • 490: Leominster to Ludlow
  • 494/495/496: Leominster to Shobdon (including Pembridge)
  • 501: Leominster to Hereford via Ivington
  • 502: Leominster to Hereford (via Canon Pyon)
  • 504: Leominster to Hereford (via Dilwyn/Eardisland) - Saturday service
  • 76/76A: Hereford town services
  • 489: Wigmore to Leominster
  • 498: Leintwardine to Hereford
  • 507: Leominster to Weobley

Please note, the commercial routes 492 and 426, which will continue to be operated by Yeomans Canyon Travel are exempt from the £1.50 fare.


From Sunday 26 January 2025

33 – Stagecoach West, Hereford – Ross-on-Wye – Gloucester

  • Minor change of route in order to serve St Mary's Garden Village, just off the A40 in Ross-on-Wye
  • Improved links and connections along Ledbury Road in Ross-on-Wye
  • Journeys towards Gloucester will stop near John Kyrle High School, on Ledbury Road. Journeys towards Ross-on-Wye/Hereford will continue to go into the school grounds, as at present
  • Bus stops near the Camp Road/Gloucester Road junction will no longer form part of the route but are already served by alternative bus provision

From Monday 20 January 2025

T14 – Stagecoach South Wales, Hereford – Hay-on-Wye – Brecon

  • Minor retiming of some journeys in order to improve punctuality

From Monday 6 January 2025

23 – Stagecoach South Wales, Newport – Abergavenny – Hereford

  • Minor retiming of some journeys in order to improve punctuality
  • Includes 1630 from Hereford retimed to depart at 1620 each day

From Monday 4 November 2024

23 – Stagecoach South Wales – Newport – Abergavenny – Hereford

  • Minor retiming of some journeys in order to improve punctuality

461 – Sargeants – Hereford – Kington – Llandrindod Wells 

  • Extra Monday – Saturday evening journeys, between Hereford and Kington, have been added to the timetable

You can find out more about the timetable or plan your journey


From Monday 30 September 2024

78/78X – Hereford - Putson – Rotherwas

  • Extension of the route to include Skylon View and the Shell Store
  • Improved timetable to improve punctuality

For full details of the timetable change visit Yeomans Travel.


From Monday 23 September 2024

420A – DRM Bus – Bromyard – Worcester

  • New service
  • Operating Monday to Friday

For full details of the timetable changes visit Traveline, or visit Traveline SW.


From Sunday 1 September 2024

36 – Stagecoach West – Monmouth – Hereford

  • Cancellation of service

66 – Newport Bus – Monmouth – Hereford

  • New service
  • Operating on each day of the week

420 – First – Bromyard – Worcester

  • Cancellation of Tuesday off-peak journeys

671 – First – Bromyard – Ledbury

  • Resumption of Tuesday service via Canon Frome

738/740 – Minsterley Motors – Knighton – Leintwardine – Ludlow

  • Minor retiming of some journeys in order to improve punctuality

T14 – Stagecoach South Wales – Hereford – Hay-on-Wye – Brecon

  • Minor change to amend morning college trip reliability

For full details of the timetable changes visit Traveline, or visit Traveline SW.


From Friday 14 June 2024

232 Ledbury - Newent - Ross-on-Wye

  • Timetable changes in order to make the school journey more reliable in the mornings
  • Timetable changes to the Friday and Saturday evening services

From Sunday 4 February 2024

Service Z City Zipper Hereford City Service

  • Revised route serving Old Market and a new NMITE Blackfriars Campus stop in Blackfriars Street
  • Times from ASDA and stops between Station Medical Centre only have been amended
  • On Sundays service operates via Widemarsh Street to Station Approach and does not serve The Courtyard
  • For full details visit Traveline