172 bus: Bristol – Bath City Centre

First Bristol, Bath & the West bus 172 runs between Bristol and Bath via Temple Meads, Whitchurch Village, Pensford and Clutton. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Tuesday 27 October the first bus from Bristol leaves at 08:14 and the last at 20:24, about every hour during the day.

Operated by First Bristol, Bath & the West. Timetable for Tuesday, 27 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 172 bus from Bristol to Bath?
On Tuesday 27 October the first bus leaves Bristol at 08:14 and the last at 20:24, 13 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 172 bus from Bath to Bristol?
On Tuesday 27 October the first bus leaves Bath at 06:44 and the last at 18:30, 13 journeys in all.
Does the 172 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 172 bus run?
On Tuesday 27 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 13 journeys from Bristol.
Where does the 172 bus stop?
Main stops from Bristol to Bath: Bus Station (Bristol), Temple Meads Stn (Temple Meads), The Witheys (Whitchurch Village), Pensford Bridge (Pensford), Station Road (Clutton), Paper Lane (Paulton), The Hollies (Midsomer Norton), Victoria Hall (Radstock), Red Post (Peasedown St John), Bus Station (Bath). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 172 bus?
First Bristol, Bath & the West.

Bristol to Bath City Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Bus Station, Bristol08:1409:1910:2011:2012:2013:1514:1115:1016:1617:3018:3619:2620:24
Temple Meads Stn08:2709:3210:3211:3312:3313:2914:2515:2516:3217:4618:4919:3920:36
The Witheys, Whitchurch Village08:4509:4910:4811:4912:5113:4714:4415:4916:5718:0719:0719:5320:51
Pensford Bridge08:5209:5610:5511:5612:5813:5414:5215:5617:0518:1419:1420:0020:58
Station Road, Clutton08:5910:0411:0312:0413:0514:0114:5916:0417:1218:2119:2120:0721:05
Paper Lane, Paulton09:1010:1511:1412:1413:1614:1215:1016:1517:2418:3219:3120:1721:15
The Hollies, Midsomer Norton09:2810:3011:3112:3013:3214:3015:2916:3217:4018:4719:4420:3021:28
Victoria Hall, Radstock09:4110:4311:4312:4213:4414:4215:4916:4617:5118:5719:5320:4021:38
Red Post, Peasedown St John09:4710:4911:4912:4913:5014:4815:5516:5217:5719:0219:5920:4521:44
Bus Station, Bath10:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1516:2517:2018:2019:2520:2021:0522:05

Bath City Centre to Bristol

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Bus Station, Bath07:1508:2009:2510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2515:2516:3017:3018:30
Midford Road, Odd Down07:2408:3009:3410:3411:3412:3413:3414:3515:3516:4117:4118:40
Red Post, Peasedown St John07:3808:4509:4710:4811:4812:4813:4914:4915:5316:5717:5718:54
Victoria Hall, Radstock06:4407:5008:5409:5410:5411:5512:5513:5514:5616:0217:0718:0519:01
The Hollies, Midsomer Norton06:5408:0809:1710:1211:0812:0813:0814:0915:1016:2217:2118:1719:13
Paper Lane, Paulton07:0508:2609:3210:2711:2212:2413:2214:2415:2616:4017:3718:3219:27
Station Road, Clutton07:1608:3809:4310:3711:3312:3413:3314:3415:3716:5217:4818:4219:36
Pensford Bridge07:2308:4709:5010:4411:4112:4113:4014:4115:4516:5917:5618:4919:43
The Witheys, Whitchurch Village07:3108:5509:5810:5211:4812:4913:4814:4915:5317:0718:0318:5619:49
Bus Station, Bristol08:0709:3510:3211:2412:2213:2514:2015:2416:3017:4618:3819:2820:15

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 27 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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