Stagecoach South West are continuing to keep their bus services working, but will have changes to their availability during the Coronavirus pandemic.

At these unprecedented times, Stagecoach South West are working to maintain services across the region to keep their communities connected and ensure key workers can travel. From Monday, March 30 the bus operator will be reducing their frequency in line with customer demand and changing travel patterns, including the 6/6A bus service connecting Bude and Exeter.

For most routes this means a Sunday timetable with additional early morning journeys to allow key workers to commute. These special timetables will run Mondays to Saturdays with majority then operating a normal Sunday service.

However, the 6/6A bus service will be offering limited services between Bude and Exeter.

The first service from Bude on weekday’s and Saturday’s will be at 8.35am and the last bus back from Exeter will be at 6pm. For a full list of the new times, visit www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-west/covid-19-timetables and download the timetable.

Stagecoach are continuing to encourage their passengers to use contactless payments where possible, for the safety and wellbeing of both customers and employees. The bus operator is also encouraging passengers to adhere to social distancing advice recommending leaving a seat empty between one another.

Concessionary pass holders across the South West can now travel for free at all times, as local authorities temporarily lift time restrictions to take advantage of the supermarkets exclusive shopping times.

Mike Watson, managing director of Stagecoach South West, said: “It is our number one priority in these unprecedented times to continue to get our key workers where they need to be. We know many people need public transport for essential travel and we will continue to be there when they need us.

“We have taken into consideration the requirements of our communities when making changes to our services. I am extremely humbled by the professionalism I have seen from our team and want to personally thank them for their on-going dedication.”

To give feedback on the new timetables email [email protected]

For more information and FAQ’s, visit https://www.stagecoachbus.com/coronavirus