Stagecoach South are probably the biggest of the “big three” bus operators in the Hampshire part of the Hants Bus Blog area. With an almost monopoly in much of Hampshire, their fleet of white buses with a rainbow swoop are instantly recognisable.
The Stagecoach South legal name actually represents a number of more localised brands. The head office for the various sections is based at Chichester Bus Station, including their social media presence, but covers as far as Brighton in the East, Andover in the West and Guildford in the North.
Like most operators, Stagecoach South operate a mixture of commercial and contracted (or supported) services. In the context of their core operating areas they operate in most Hampshire towns.
Depots in Our Area
Andover depot covers most of the towns routes, as well as services to Newbury and Basingstoke.
Basingstoke depot runs most of the towns services, as well as out to Newbury, Bramley, Tadley, Odiham and Alton.
Portsmouth (Farlington) depot runs most of the bus services in Havant and extend into Portsmouth on a number of routes. They also run out to Alton, Chichester and Littlehampton, Waterlooville and Clanfield. One diagram also sees a Farlington based bus get as far as Basingstoke, where a local driver takes it on a town route while the Portsmouth driver visits Greggs has his lunch.
Winchester depot covers most services in the city under its King’s City brand. They also see servoces running out to Petersfield, Eastleigh and Andover.
There are also Stagecoach South depots at Worthing, Chichester and Guildford. As you can see, they have a large operating area.
Stagecoach South are on Twitter.
Stagecoach South also have a regional website.
You can also find them on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.