Bradley Stoke’s M1 MetroBus service is due to start on 6th January 2019.

The route runs between Cribbs Causeway, Bradley Stoke, UWE, Bristol city centre, Bedminster and Hengrove Park.

MetroBus operators are required to provide a minimum frequency of service to all MetroBus stops on the routes that they serve. For the M1 route, these are:

• Six journeys per hour (i.e. every 10 minutes) between 6am and midnight Monday to Saturday
• Three journeys per hour (i.e. every 20 minutes) between 9am to midnight on Sundays and bank holidays

Photo: M1 MetroBus vehicles at the Bristol Community Transport depot in Bedminster.

Route map

Click to enlarge, or view hi-res PDF version.

Timetable

• View the timetable interactively on the First website (shows main stops only)
• View the timetable interactively on Traveline SW website (option to show all stops)
• View the full timetable downloaded from Traveline SW [PDF; 126kB]
• View the full timetable downloaded from the First website [PDF; 4.9MB]

Timetabled journey times from the Willow Brook Centre to Bristol city centre range from 28min to 37min, depending on time of day.

Last journey back from the city centre leaves at 00:28 Monday to Saturday and 00:30 on Sundays.

Tickets

MetroBus is a ‘buy before you board’ service. Tickets may be purchased on the First mTicket smartphone app or using a Travelwest smartcard (now known as Travelcard). Paper tickets may be purchased from iPoints using a credit or debit card (but not cash). Existing First paper tickets bought at Paypoint shops are also accepted on MetroBus, as are concessionary passes.

MetroBus tickets can be used equally on the First West of England network in Bristol and, vice versa, tickets bought on First services (including mTickets) can be used on MetroBus routes.

Following the introduction of a flat fare across the whole of First’s Bristol zone, any single journey on any section of the M1 route will cost £2, when purchasing a ticket from an iPoint or using a Travelcard. Packs of five tickets at £2 each are available on the mTicket phone app. Single tickets on the mTicket phone app cost £2.07. A day ticket – valid on MetroBus and First local bus services is £4.

More information: Tickets (MetroBus Bristol)

Smartphone apps

First Bus mTickets app

• For Android devices (Google Play)
• For IApple devices (iTunes App Store)

First Bus – Bus travel & times

• For Android devices (Google Play)
• For Apple devices (iTunes App Store)

Traveline SW Journey Planner

• For Android devices (Google Play)
• For Apple devices (iTunes App Store)

Useful links

• MetroBus Bristol
• Travelwest travelcard (smartcard)

Your feedback

You can leave feedback on the M1 MetroBus service here:

• Mention @TheBSJournal on Twitter
• BSJ Facebook post (15/01/19)
• BSJ Facebook post (07/01/19)
• BSJ website story (02/01/19)

See also: Log of passenger feedback on the M1 MetroBus service

MetroBus Service stories in the Journal