48 bus: Downend – Bristol City Centre
First Bristol, Bath & the West bus 48 runs between Bristol and Downend via Eastville and Fishponds. Runs every day. On Tuesday 27 October the first bus from Bristol leaves at 04:30 and the last at 03:30, about every 40 minutes 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 48 bus from Bristol to Downend?
- On Tuesday 27 October the first bus leaves Bristol at 04:30 and the last at 03:30, 32 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 48 bus from Downend to Bristol?
- On Tuesday 27 October the first bus leaves Downend at 04:00 and the last at 03:04, 32 journeys in all.
- Does the 48 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 48 bus run?
- On Tuesday 27 October it runs about every 40 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 32 journeys from Bristol.
- Where does the 48 bus stop?
- Main stops from Bristol to Downend: The Centre (Bristol), Robertson Road (Eastville), Hockeys Lane (Fishponds), The Horseshoe (Downend). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 48 bus?
- First Bristol, Bath & the West.
Bristol City Centre to Downend
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 | Journey 26 | Journey 27 | Journey 28 | Journey 29 | Journey 30 | Journey 31 | Journey 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Centre, Bristol | 04:30 | 05:20 | 06:05 | 06:35 | 07:10 | 07:45 | 08:30 | 09:10 | 09:45 | 10:25 | 11:05 | 11:45 | 12:25 | 13:05 | 13:50 | 14:30 | 15:05 | 15:45 | 16:30 | 17:10 | 17:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 | 19:40 | 20:25 | 20:55 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 00:15 | 01:25 | 02:30 | 03:30 |
| Robertson Road, Eastville | 04:42 | 05:32 | 06:18 | 06:50 | 07:27 | 08:04 | 08:50 | 09:30 | 10:06 | 10:46 | 11:27 | 12:07 | 12:49 | 13:28 | 14:14 | 14:53 | 15:32 | 16:11 | 16:55 | 17:37 | 18:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 | 20:02 | 20:45 | 21:14 | 22:21 | 23:17 | 00:30 | 01:38 | 02:42 | 03:42 |
| Hockeys Lane, Fishponds | 04:48 | 05:39 | 06:25 | 06:59 | 07:37 | 08:16 | 09:03 | 09:40 | 10:16 | 10:56 | 11:37 | 12:17 | 13:00 | 13:39 | 14:26 | 15:05 | 15:44 | 16:23 | 17:09 | 17:49 | 18:28 | 18:58 | 19:33 | 20:11 | 20:54 | 21:23 | 22:29 | 23:25 | 00:38 | 01:45 | 02:50 | 03:50 |
| The Horseshoe, Downend | 04:57 | 05:47 | 06:34 | 07:09 | 07:48 | 08:28 | 09:16 | 09:52 | 10:28 | 11:08 | 11:49 | 12:30 | 13:12 | 13:52 | 14:38 | 15:18 | 15:58 | 16:37 | 17:23 | 18:01 | 18:39 | 19:09 | 19:44 | 20:20 | 21:03 | 21:31 | 22:39 | 23:33 | 00:48 | 01:54 | 02:59 | 03:59 |
Downend to Bristol City Centre
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 | Journey 26 | Journey 27 | Journey 28 | Journey 29 | Journey 30 | Journey 31 | Journey 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Horseshoe, Downend | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 06:40 | 07:20 | 08:05 | 08:45 | 09:25 | 10:00 | 10:45 | 11:25 | 12:05 | 12:40 | 13:30 | 14:10 | 14:45 | 15:25 | 16:15 | 16:55 | 17:30 | 18:15 | 18:55 | 19:30 | 20:00 | 20:35 | 21:10 | 21:55 | 22:50 | 23:46 | 00:53 | 02:00 | 03:04 |
| Hockeys Lane, Fishponds | 04:06 | 05:06 | 06:07 | 06:49 | 07:29 | 08:15 | 08:56 | 09:34 | 10:09 | 10:55 | 11:35 | 12:16 | 12:52 | 13:41 | 14:20 | 14:55 | 15:36 | 16:25 | 17:04 | 17:40 | 18:24 | 19:04 | 19:38 | 20:08 | 20:42 | 21:15 | 22:02 | 22:56 | 23:52 | 00:59 | 02:06 | 03:10 |
| Robertson Road, Eastville | 04:12 | 05:12 | 06:14 | 06:57 | 07:40 | 08:27 | 09:07 | 09:44 | 10:19 | 11:05 | 11:45 | 12:26 | 13:02 | 13:51 | 14:30 | 15:06 | 15:48 | 16:37 | 17:15 | 17:51 | 18:35 | 19:14 | 19:47 | 20:17 | 20:50 | 21:23 | 22:09 | 23:02 | 23:58 | 01:04 | 02:11 | 03:15 |
| The Centre, Bristol | 04:24 | 05:24 | 06:30 | 07:13 | 07:58 | 08:48 | 09:29 | 10:05 | 10:37 | 11:24 | 12:05 | 12:45 | 13:21 | 14:11 | 14:50 | 15:25 | 16:08 | 16:57 | 17:36 | 18:10 | 18:54 | 19:32 | 20:04 | 20:34 | 21:04 | 21:37 | 22:24 | 23:17 | 00:10 | 01:15 | 02:21 | 03:25 |
Places on this route
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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