72 bus: Frenchay – Temple Meads
First Bristol, Bath & the West bus 72 runs between Frenchay and Temple Meads via Horfield, Cotham and Bristol. Runs every day. On Thursday 29 October the first bus from Frenchay leaves at 05:15 and the last at 23:15, about every hour during the day.
Operated by First Bristol, Bath & the West. Timetable for Thursday, 29 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 72 bus from Temple Meads to Frenchay?
- On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Temple Meads at 06:02 and the last at 23:05, 18 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 72 bus from Frenchay to Temple Meads?
- On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Frenchay at 05:15 and the last at 23:15, 19 journeys in all.
- Does the 72 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 72 bus run?
- On Thursday 29 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 19 journeys from Frenchay.
- Where does the 72 bus stop?
- Main stops from Frenchay to Temple Meads: Frenchay Campus (Frenchay), Lockleaze Road (Horfield), Cotham Hill (Cotham), Baldwin Street (Bristol), Temple Meads Stn (Temple Meads). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 72 bus?
- First Bristol, Bath & the West.
Temple Meads to Frenchay
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Meads Stn | 06:02 | 06:52 | 07:52 | 08:57 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:12 | 18:15 | 19:15 | 20:15 | 21:15 | 22:15 | 23:05 |
| The Centre, Bristol | 06:09 | 06:59 | 08:00 | 09:05 | 10:08 | 11:08 | 12:07 | 13:07 | 14:08 | 15:08 | 16:08 | 17:20 | 18:22 | 19:22 | 20:23 | 21:22 | 22:22 | 23:12 |
| Cotham Hill | 06:18 | 07:10 | 08:13 | 09:18 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:21 | 14:21 | 15:23 | 16:25 | 17:35 | 18:36 | 19:34 | 20:34 | 21:33 | 22:33 | 23:22 |
| Horfield Health Centre | 06:30 | 07:25 | 08:34 | 09:39 | 10:39 | 11:39 | 12:40 | 13:41 | 14:41 | 15:45 | 16:48 | 17:58 | 18:57 | 19:53 | 20:51 | 21:49 | 22:48 | 23:37 |
| Frenchay Campus | 06:41 | 07:37 | 08:47 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 11:51 | 12:51 | 13:53 | 14:53 | 15:57 | 17:01 | 18:09 | 19:08 | 20:04 | 21:02 | 22:00 | 22:59 | 23:47 |
Frenchay to Temple Meads
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchay Campus | 05:15 | 06:05 | 06:53 | 07:48 | 08:53 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:05 | 17:13 | 18:15 | 19:20 | 20:15 | 21:15 | 22:15 | 23:15 |
| Lockleaze Road, Horfield | 05:26 | 06:16 | 07:04 | 08:01 | 09:05 | 10:10 | 11:11 | 12:11 | 13:11 | 14:11 | 15:11 | 16:16 | 17:24 | 18:24 | 19:30 | 20:24 | 21:24 | 22:24 | 23:23 |
| Cotham Hill | 05:38 | 06:28 | 07:19 | 08:25 | 09:28 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:31 | 16:39 | 17:47 | 18:45 | 19:47 | 20:39 | 21:38 | 22:36 | 23:35 |
| Baldwin Street, Bristol | 05:46 | 06:37 | 07:30 | 08:42 | 09:43 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 15:46 | 16:57 | 18:02 | 18:59 | 19:57 | 20:48 | 21:48 | 22:46 | 23:44 |
| Temple Meads Stn | 05:52 | 06:43 | 07:37 | 08:51 | 09:51 | 10:49 | 11:51 | 12:51 | 13:51 | 14:50 | 15:53 | 17:06 | 18:10 | 19:07 | 20:03 | 20:54 | 21:54 | 22:52 | 23:50 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 29 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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