A1 and A3 Flyer to increase services to Bristol Airport

More frequent bus services to and from Bristol Airport will be introduced next month.

The frequency of the A1 and A3 Flyer will be increased both during the day and night, with seven additional buses added to the fleet.

The airport said it follows record numbers of customers and staff using the service, which last year saw the A1 bus carry more than 1 million passengers. Combined with the Weston-super-Mare A3, a total of 1.3 million Flyer journeys were made in 2024.

From Sunday 6 April, the A1 that runs from Bristol Temple Meads via Bedminster will be available every eight minutes from 7am – 7pm, and overnight a bus will be available every 30 minutes.

The A3 which currently runs from Weston-super-Mare via Worle Station, Congresbury and Cleeve will be increasing its services by more than 60% during the day, and by night (7pm – 7am) increasing from 10 services to 16.

Ed Condon, transport development manager, Bristol Airport, said: “We’re thrilled there is demand for this service, and following feedback, we realise how important it is to our customers that buses are available regularly no matter what time it is. Passengers travelling from Bristol will be able to turn up knowing a bus will be along in a few minutes. We hope it will make a difference for those taking early morning flights or arriving late at night, and will encourage even more people to use public transport, if they can.

“During the day the A3 will mostly run every half-an-hour. And at night the service will be increased to at least hourly.”