Every New Year bus service change between Coventry, Nuneaton, Bedworth and Rugby.

Bus users across Coventry and parts of Warwickshire are being told they may face changes in the New Year.

Warwickshire County Council has announced that adjustments come into action on January 2 and will impact services between Coventry, Nuneaton, Bedworth and Rugby.

Shire Hall has stated that numerous service contracts in the area have come to an end and have been retendered to Stagecoach.

The firm will take over operation of these services at the beginning of January. It will result in various route alterations, including the modification of some services.

This involves being replaced and, in some situations, Some of the main modifications are as follows:

Stagecoach now operates services 24 and 25 (Coventry-Stoneleigh-Kenilworth / Coventry-Ryton-Birdingbury-Bourton-Dunchurch-Rugby).

• The 06:55 Bourton-Coventry journey will start from
  Rugby at 06:33.
• The 17:45 Coventry-Bourton service will now depart at 17:50 and extend to Rugby, arriving
• 19:18.

Stagecoach now operates Services 73 and 73A (the Nuneaton-Whitestone circle route). •

Timetable modifications with an additional 12:45 trip from Nuneaton Bus Station. Services 74/74A/74B (Nuneaton-Bramcote-Bulkington-Wolvey-UHCW-Coventry) are now run by Stagecoach.

The timetable has been altered, however the number of trips remains the same.

• More daytime services will run as 74B, serving Ivanhoe Road, Leyland Road and Marston Lane.

• More daytime services will run as 74B, serving Ivanhoe Road, Leyland Road and Marston Lane.

Service 75 (Nuneaton-Leyland Road)

• Service withdrawn and replaced with additional

14B trips.

Services 78 / 78A (Nuneaton-Bedworth-Exhall-

UHCW)

• Increased to approximately every 90 minutes.
• Faster journey times with a more direct route from
• Exhall via the M6 and Cross Point Shopping
• Centre. The current route from Longford to UHCW is covered by National Express service 20A. This service will no longer serve Armson Road, which is still served by Service 79.

Services 79 / 79A (Nuneaton-Bermuda Park-Collycroft-Bedworth-Keresley)

• Service will continue to serve Armson Road but will

no longer operate via Exhall Black Horse Road (Boat).

Services 85 / 85A / 85B / 85H / 855 (Rugby-Pailton-Brinklow-UHCW-Coventry)

• Timetable changes with similar overall frequency.
• Last bus from Coventry extended to 21:20 (Mon-Sat).
• Following the introduction of Service 84, Service
• 85B reduces to two journeys per day.
• All services except 85B and the school service (now
  85K) will operate via Rugby Road in Harborough Magna.

Service 735 (Nuneaton/Coleshill-Ansley-Arley-Fillongley-Corley-Coventry)

• The Nuneaton-Ansley section will be withdrawn.
• Coleshill-Ansley will operate daily except Sundays, with no advance booking required.

Ticket information has also been provided regarding the changes, and tickets valid from January 2, 2026 will be available via the Stagecoach website or purchased on the bus. Bus tickets will continue to be accepted in the West Midlands Combined.

Authority area. Arriva, National Express, and Coventry Minibuses tickets good for up to four weeks will be honoured by Stagecoach for up to one month after their expiration date, but no later than January 31, 2026.

Student and 5-18 term/annual tickets issued by Arriva or National Express will no longer be valid beginning in January. Customers should contact the issuing operator for a refund.

Customers with longer-validity tickets should contact the issuing operator to request a refund for dates after January 31.

County Councillor Jennifer Warren, cabinet member for transport and planning, stated that the adjustments are a vital step towards keeping Warwickshire’s bus network dependable, connected, and fit for the future.

“By bringing these routes under new contracts and planning for the arrival of contemporary electric vehicles later this year, we hope to ensure that citizens throughout the county can continue to rely on regular, accessible, and high-quality public transportation.

We thank our leaving operators for their service and look forward to working with Stagecoach when these enhancements are implemented.”

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