X53 bus: Bridport – Weymouth

First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset bus X53 runs between Bridport and Melcombe Regis via Bradpole, West Bay, Burton Bradstock and Abbotsbury. Runs every day. On Thursday 5 November the first bus from Bridport leaves at 07:30 and the last at 20:12, about every 2 hours during the day.

Operated by First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset. Timetable for Thursday, 5 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last X53 bus from Melcombe Regis to Bridport?
On Thursday 5 November the first bus leaves Melcombe Regis at 06:45 and the last at 18:23, 7 journeys in all.
When is the first and last X53 bus from Bridport to Melcombe Regis?
On Thursday 5 November the first bus leaves Bridport at 07:30 and the last at 20:12, 8 journeys in all.
Does the X53 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the X53 bus run?
On Thursday 5 November it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 8 journeys from Bridport.
Where does the X53 bus stop?
Main stops from Bridport to Melcombe Regis: Bus Station (Bridport), Town Centre (Bridport), Colfox School (Bradpole), The George (West Bay), Anchor Inn (Burton Bradstock), Ilchester Arms (Abbotsbury), Kings Arms (Portesham), Meadow Close (Chickerell), The Alex (Charlestown), Budmouth School (Charlestown), Kings Statue (Weymouth). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the X53 bus?
First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset.

Weymouth to Bridport

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7
Kings Statue, Weymouth06:4508:3810:3812:3814:3916:1818:23
Weymouth Railway Station06:4708:4110:4112:4114:4216:2118:26
Budmouth School, Charlestown06:5508:4910:5012:5014:5116:3018:34
Meadow Close, Chickerell07:0008:5510:5512:5514:5616:3518:39
Kings Arms, Portesham07:0809:0311:0313:0315:0416:4318:47
Ilchester Arms, Abbotsbury07:1309:0811:0813:0815:0916:4818:52
Three Horseshoes, Burton Bradstock07:2509:2111:2113:2115:2217:0119:04
The George, West Bay07:3209:2811:2813:2815:2917:0819:11
Natwest Bank, Bridport15:37
Colfox School, Bradpole15:49
Town Centre, Bridport07:4009:3711:3713:3715:5917:1719:20
Bus Station, Bridport07:4209:3911:3913:3916:0117:1919:22

Bridport to Weymouth

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8
Bus Station, Bridport07:3008:1910:2012:2014:2016:2918:2720:12
Town Centre, Bridport07:3308:2110:2212:2214:2216:3118:2920:14
Colfox School, Bradpole08:36
The George, West Bay07:4308:4910:3212:3214:3216:4118:3920:24
Anchor Inn, Burton Bradstock07:5008:5610:3912:3914:3916:4818:4620:31
Ilchester Arms, Abbotsbury08:0309:0910:5212:5214:5217:0118:5920:44
Kings Arms, Portesham08:0809:1510:5812:5814:5817:0619:0420:49
Meadow Close, Chickerell08:1609:2311:0613:0615:0617:1419:1220:57
The Alex, Charlestown08:1909:2611:0913:0915:0917:1719:1521:00
Budmouth School, Charlestown08:23
Kings Statue, Weymouth08:3809:4011:2313:2315:2317:3119:2921:14

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 4 November 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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