48x bus: Emersons Green – Bristol City Centre

First Bristol, Bath & the West bus 48x runs between Emersons Green and Bristol via Downend and Fishponds. Runs every day. On Tuesday 27 October the first bus from Emersons Green leaves at 05:25 and the last at 23:41, about every 30 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 48x bus from Bristol to Emersons Green?
On Tuesday 27 October the first bus leaves Bristol at 05:35 and the last at 23:50, 29 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 48x bus from Emersons Green to Bristol?
On Tuesday 27 October the first bus leaves Emersons Green at 05:25 and the last at 23:41, 30 journeys in all.
Does the 48x bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 48x bus run?
On Tuesday 27 October it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 30 journeys from Emersons Green.
Where does the 48x bus stop?
Main stops from Emersons Green to Bristol: Sainsbury's (Emersons Green), The Horseshoe (Downend), Hockeys Lane (Fishponds), The Centre (Bristol). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 48x bus?
First Bristol, Bath & the West.

Bristol City Centre to Emersons Green

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28Journey 29
The Centre, Bristol05:3506:3507:2507:5508:2909:0009:3010:0010:3811:0311:4112:0712:4413:1213:4514:1614:4715:1715:5016:1516:5517:3517:5318:3019:2520:2021:4522:4723:50
Hockeys Lane, Fishponds05:5206:5407:4508:1608:5609:2609:5210:2311:0111:2812:0512:3013:1113:3914:1114:4515:1715:4916:2216:4717:3418:0918:2719:0119:5220:4322:0623:0900:12
The Horseshoe, Downend05:5807:0307:5408:2609:0509:3510:0110:3211:1111:3812:1612:4113:2113:4914:2114:5615:2916:0116:3416:5917:4518:2018:3819:1220:0520:5122:1423:1700:20
Sainsbury's, Emersons Green06:1007:1508:0808:4009:2109:5010:1710:4811:2811:5612:3212:5713:3714:0514:3515:1215:4616:1716:5117:1618:0218:3618:5419:2820:2021:0622:2623:2900:32

Emersons Green to Bristol City Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28Journey 29Journey 30
Sainsbury's, Emersons Green05:2506:1506:5507:2307:5608:3009:0209:3310:0710:3411:1211:4112:1512:4613:2513:5514:1514:4015:1815:5116:2516:5717:2818:1019:1019:4520:3821:1922:3123:41
The Horseshoe, Downend05:3706:2907:0907:3808:1208:4709:1709:4910:2310:5011:2711:5612:3013:0013:4014:0914:2914:5515:3616:0916:4017:1217:4518:2919:2219:5720:5021:3022:4123:51
Hockeys Lane, Fishponds05:4306:3707:1907:4908:2508:5909:2809:5910:3311:0111:3912:0812:4213:1313:5114:2014:4015:0715:4716:2016:5217:2317:5618:3919:3120:0620:5721:3722:4723:57
The Centre, Bristol05:5706:5207:3708:1308:4809:2109:5010:1610:5011:1711:5512:2512:5813:3114:1014:3814:5815:2516:0516:3917:1017:4218:1418:5819:4620:2121:1021:5023:0000:10

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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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