Representatives from the Hull Bus Alliance will be hosting a drop-in event on Wednesday 9 September 2026 in Queen Victoria Square to answer any questions bus users may have about service changes that are being rolled out across the city in September.
Both of Hull’s bus operators, East Yorkshire and Stagecoach East Midlands, introduced various service changes and improvements, which took effect from Sunday 6 September 2026, that are designed to improve punctuality and reliability as well as provide new routes and services to help more people across the city choose to make their journey by bus.
Tomorrow’s event, which takes place from 10am to 3pm, will also help mark Catch the Bus Month, a month-long campaign by Bus Users UK to celebrate the power of buses and promote sustainable travel.
These changes form part of the city’s bus service improvement plan, which is funded by the Local Authority Bus Grant from the Department for Transport and is being delivered in the city by Hull City Council on behalf of the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Luke Campbell MBE, mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, said: “Getting buses right is one of the basics. People need to know the bus will turn up and get them to work, hospital, college or into town without making life harder than it needs to be. Our focus has to be on practical improvements people can actually feel.
“These changes bring better links to hospitals and employment areas, more frequent services on a number of routes and changes aimed at making buses more reliable.
“There is more to do, we shouldn’t shy away from that, but this is the direction I want us moving in.
“With more transport responsibility and funding now sitting with the combined authority, I want us working closely with the councils and operators to keep improving the network across Hull and East Yorkshire.”
Councillor Mark Ieronimo, cabinet portfolio holder for transport and infrastructure at Hull City Council, said: “People need bus services they can rely on, with routes that get them where they need to go and timetables that work for them.
“These changes mean more frequent services on key routes, new direct connections to important destinations and improvements designed to make buses more reliable and convenient for residents across Hull.
“Catch the Bus Month is a good opportunity to highlight those improvements and encourage more people to see whether the bus could work for more of their everyday journeys.”
Stagecoach East Midlands has made several changes to services across Hull, including:
- new all-day, everyday links to Hull’s Old Town, Marina and Humber Street
- more frequent and direct buses for Greatfield and Wingfield Road
- later Sunday evening journeys and better co-ordinated timetables for more evenly spaced frequencies
- and a new Service 1A serving the English Street industrial area providing direct connections for commuters.
For full details about Stagecoach East Midlands service changes, visit the Stagecoach website.
Matt Cranwell, managing director of Stagecoach East Midlands, said: “Our service improvements are all about making our network work better for customers. We’ve introduced new links to major employment sites through the new Service 1A, brought Hull’s Marina and Humber Street area onto the main bus network for the first time and provided more frequent services for customers in Greatfield and along Wingfield Road.
“The changes build on our recent investment in Hull’s new electric bus fleet, helping us deliver a network that is cleaner, better connected and more convenient to use. Alongside improved Sunday evening services and better coordination across key routes, these changes will make it easier for people to travel for work, leisure and everyday journeys across the city.
“We hope that local people will want to come along to find out more at Queen Victoria Square on 9 September.”
East Yorkshire has also made a number of changes to services across Hull, including:
- timetable revisions on Services 24, 25, 35, 51, 52/53, 54 and 277 to improve reliability and punctuality, reflecting changing traffic conditions
- improved Sunday frequencies, including a combined 15-minute service between Bilton and Hull on Services 56/57, and a doubling of Sunday frequency on Service 58 from hourly to every 30 minutes
- a simpler network, with Service 58 replacing Service 45 and providing a more consistent route throughout the day
- new direct links from Beverley Road and the university area to key destinations, including Hull Royal Infirmary, Castle Hill Hospital and the MKM Stadium, removing the need to change buses for many journeys
- more frequent buses between Hull and Cottingham, with Services 104 and new Service 105 providing up to four buses per hour at certain times of the day
- new direct links from Hedon to Hull Royal Infirmary and the MKM Stadium through the extension of Services 78 and 79.
For full details about East Yorkshire’s service changes, visit the East Yorkshire website.
Matt Kitchin, managing director of East Yorkshire, said: “These changes are all about making our network easier to use, more reliable and better connected.
“Customers will benefit from more frequent buses on key corridors, improved links to major destinations, including Hull Royal Infirmary, Castle Hill Hospital and the MKM Stadium and greater flexibility when travelling across the city.
“The revised Service 58 will also create valuable new direct links from Beverley Road and the university area to key healthcare, leisure and employment destinations.
“Working with our Hull Bus Alliance partners, we’re continuing to invest in improvements that make bus travel an attractive and convenient choice for more people.”
In addition to discussing service changes, the event will also provide the opportunity for residents to find out more about BetterPoints, a new rewards app that has officially launched in Hull that turns everyday walks, cycle rides, and public transport trips into high-street shopping vouchers and charitable donations.
For more information about getting around Hull by bus, visit the Travel Hull website.