April 2025: Stagecoach Portsmouth timetables

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Last week I posted about the changes to the Stagecoach South “Havant and Greater Portsmouth” timetable changes on 6th April, that are bringing in a raft of split and new services to Havant and the City of Portsmouth. There were some concerns and questions about the changes on social media, particularly the local Facebook groups, and some people asked me about the new timetables and whether they were available.

Firstly an apology, I promised on one group on Friday night that as the timetables had started appearing I would summarise them over the weekend. Work, family and a rabbit hole of “how does that website manipulate the API data to create a PDF timetable?” and the whole summary flew out the window.

This website started off as a hobby, it’s getting bigger each time I have an idea.

Timetables are now available on the Stagecoach Website:

Service 18 – Service 19 – Service 20 – Service 21 – Service 22 – Service 23

The New Portsmouth Network from Sunday 6th April

The first thing to point out is that Stagecoach South have already helpfully placed new Network Map on their announcement of the service changes. As I have not asked Stagecoach South for permission to re-publish it, you can download it for yourself directly from Stagecoach on this link. I don’t fancy a court summons to Chichester for copyright infringements… I have enough (non-criminal) courts I am dealing with already.

You might want to also see the Stagecoach South announcement for timetable changes and my article from last week on the changes.

Service 18 – Paulsgrove – North End – Fratton – Southsea

The timetable also gets an enhancement with buses running more often throughout the day Monday to Saturday.

	Monday to Friday	Saturday	Sunday & Bank Holiday
From Paulsgrove	0405 0455 – every 30 minutes – 0725 0700 – every 20 minutes – 1735 1735 – every 30 minutes – 2105 2205, 2305	0440, (0531 from Hilsea) 0540 – every 30 minutes – 0810 0810 – every 20 minutes – 1735 1735 – every 30 minutes – 2105 2205, 2305	0700, 0800 0845 – every 30 minutes – 1715 1755 1835 – every 30 minutes – 2105 2205, 2305
From Clarence Pier	0400 – every 30 minutes – 0630 0655 – every 20 minutes – 1905 1905 – every 30 minutes – 2205 2305, 0005 (to Cosham)	0440 0540 – every 30 minutes – 0740 0740 – every 20 minutes – 1905 1905 – every 30 minutes – 2205 2305, 0005 (to Cosham)	0605, 0705, 0750 0835 – every 30 minutes – 2205 2305, 0005 (to Cosham)

Service 19 Leigh Park – Farlington – Commercial Road

I will leave this blank for now. I did see a timetable for the new service 19 but it has since disappeared.

I am not sure if that is an issue with the main database that the third-party websites use, or whether Stagecoach South have removed it for an error or change.

You can find an interactive route map from Stagecoach South (on Google Maps) below:

Service 20 – Havant – West Leigh – QA – Stamshaw – Gunwharf

The 20 also have a slight route change in that it will no longer go into Havant ASDA / Walmart / Hypermarket (remember those days) because of congestion and delays. This has not been well received by some of those living in West Leigh, so we will have to see if this is changed again in a few months.

Service 20 will gain an evening and Sunday service though, so those doing West Leigh

	Monday to Friday	Saturday	Sunday & Bank Holiday
From Havant	0455 0525 – every 20 mins – 1705 1705 – every 30 mins – 2205	0545 – every 20 mins – 1705 1735 – every 30 mins – 2205	0605 – every 30 mins – 2205
From Gunwharf	0445 – every 30 mins – 0645 0645 – every 20 mins – 1825 1850 – every 30 mins – 2250	0545, 0615 0645 – every 20 minutes – 1825 1850 – every 30 minutes – 2250	0620 – every 30 mins – 2250

Service 21 – Gunwharf – Anchorage Park

In additional news to what I previously posted last week on service 21, good news for some in that there is going to be a late night Friday and Saturday service. I would presume this is being paid for by Portsmouth City Council.

The core change of service 21 is that it will now only run between Portsmouth Gunwharf and Anchorage Park. This is a change that has annoyed some, and hopefully when the new service 19 timetable appears (or re-appears) we will find some middle ground.

The frequency of the Portsmouth to Anchorage Park section of the route was every 10 minutes during the day, so there is a slight reduction overall if we take the “short trip” route in isolation.

	Monday to Friday	Saturday	Sunday & Bank Holiday
From Gunwharf	0457 – every 20 mins – 0657 0712 – every 12 mins – 1736 1750, 1805, 1820 – every 30 mins – 2250 fridays 1820 – every 30 mins – 0120	0537 – every 20 mins – 0657 0712 – every 12 mins – 1736 1750, 1805, 1820 – every 30 mins – 0120	0750, 0820, 0850 0920 – every 20 mins – 1720 1750 – every 30 mins – 2250
From Anchorage Park	0444 0524 – every 20 mins – 0704 0716, 0729, 0744, 0752 0800 – every 12 mins – 1724 1739, 1754, 1809, 1826 1847 – every 30 mins – 2247 fridays 1847 – every 30 mins – 0047	0544 – every 20 mins – 0704 0716, 0729 0744 – every 12 mins – 1744 1809, 1826 1847 – every 30 mins – 0047	0717, 0817, 0847, 0917, 0947 1011 – every 20 mins – 1651 1717 – every 30 mins – 2217

Service 22 – Warren Park Circular

There was more disappointment that service 23 is to be split into two separate routes most of the day. With the new bus fare cap being £3 Stagecoach South have also opted not to offer through tickets, presumably because the equivalent day ticket will work out cheaper.

Before I get pounced upon, I do not have a fare table for the Havant area, so there might be some fares that a return trip will be less than the £6 cap price.

I wanted to split this into two separate tables, the ones that are “just 22” and the ones which in the evenings run through to or from Southsea as a 23. The timetable is not that kind I am afraid.

	Monday to Friday	Saturday	Sunday & Bank Holiday
from Havant Bus Station	0430, 0450 0510 – every 15 mins – 0610 0610 – every 12 mins – 1710 1710 – every 15 mins – 1910 1910 – every 20 mins – 2230 2230 – every 30 mins – 0200 0300, 0400	0430, 0500, 0530 0554 – every 20 mins – 0834 0834 – every 12 mins – 1710 1710 – every 15 mins – 1910 1910 – every 20 mins – 2230 2230 – every 30 mins – 0200 0300, 0400	0500, 0600, 0625, 0650, 0720 0740 – every 15 mins – 1540 1600 – every 20 mins – 2100 2100 – every 30 mins – 0000 0000 – hourly – 0400
Trips that (I think) run through to Southsea (departure times as a 22 from the Bus Station)	0430, 2230 to 0400	2230 to 0400	0500, most of 2100 to 0400

Service 23 – Havant – Cosham – Gunwharf – Southsea

So what’s left of the 23 is the Havant – Portsmouth – Southsea section. For those that do not cross the 22 / 23 service boundary there will be very little change in terms of the frequency of the service from a glance across the two side-by side.

I will also try to work out which 23’s will continue to Warren Park as a 22 (through tickets not available) (I wonder how many drivers will forget who only has a single….)

	Monday to Friday	Saturday	Sunday & Bank Holiday
From Havant Bus Station	0500, 0525, 0545 0600 – every 10 mins – 1650 1705 – every 15 mins – 1820 1820 – every 20 mins – 2200 2200 – every 30 mins – 0130 0230, 0330, 0430	0500, 0530 0600 – every 20 mins – 0800 0800 – every 10 mins – 1650 1705 – every 15 mins – 1820 1820 – every 20 mins – 2200 2200 – every 30 mins – 0130 0230, 0330, 0430	0530, 0600, 0630 0700 – every 20 mins – 0900 0900 – every 15 mins – 1600 1600 – every 20 mins – 2020 2100 – every 30 mins – 2330 2330 – hourly – 0430
From South Parade Pier	0545, 0605 0625 – every 10 mins – 1745 1800 – every 15 mins – 1900 1900 – every 20 mins – 2220 2245 – every 30 mins – 0215 0315, 0415, 0515	0545 0615 – every 20 mins – 0815 0815 – every 10 mins – 1715 1715 – every 15 mins – 1900 1900 – every 20 mins – 2200 2245 – every 30 mins – 0215 0315, 0415, 0515	0615 0645 – every 20 mins – 0845 0845 – every 15 mins – 1745 1745 – every 20 mins – 2105 2145 – every 30 mins – 0015 0015 – hourly – 0515
Trips that (I think) run through to Warren Park (times from Southsea – becomes a 22 approx 1 hour later)	1900 to 2100, 2200 & 2220 2315 to 0315 (except 0145)	1625 (maybe) 1900 to 2100, 2200 & 2220 2315 to 0315 (except 0145)	1905 to 2025 2105 to 2315 0015 to 0415

I hope I have made some sense

The missing Stagecoach South 19 timetable is a bit of a mystery and I will keep an eye on the data feeds over the next few days. The rest of the timetables I hope make some sense though, and it has taken me almost two hours to transcribe it, so I will definitely be trying to automate a better way. If anyone has any ideas on the best way to do about it then please let me know!

As soon as Stagecoach formally publish the timetables (which you can guarantee will now be tonight) I will update both posts. These changes take effect on Sunday 6th April, with Stagecoach South’s promotion of the changes here on their website.