October 15th 2025:

• Reopening of Swift Connect Cymru:

We bring the exciting news that Swift Connect will be returning to Wales for services!

After talks between us and the new organisation United Travel, they have funded us to reopen our depot in South Wales and continue our services. We are working with them to provide the best possible passenger experience as well as on time services!

United Travel have funded 11 routes for us to run to start off with. They have also gave us 15, 75 plate Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMCs and 15, 75 plate Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMCs in their corporate livery.

The new routes are as follows:

1 - Cardiff - Porthcawl

2 - Cardiff - Pontypridd

10 - Maesteg Hospital - Bridgend

15 - Bridgend - Maesteg

41 - Bridgend - Pant-yr-Awel

53 - Bridgend - Bridgend Designer Outlet

City1|CityOne - Cardiff City Centre - Cardiff Bay

BHS - Bridgend Hospital Shuttle

P&R - Swansea City Park & Ride

PTC - Port Talbot Circular

All of the routes listed above were ran by us before, and have been bought back from the other operators by United Travel. All of these routes are subsidised by United Travel and will except both United Travel tickets and Swift Connect tickets. Some routes are available to view now on our BusTimes* page, more are to become available over the next couple of days.

* The "BusTimes" page reffered to above is NOT the REAL BusTimes website. It is a replication of the original BusTimes website called MyBusTimes and is used by bus enthusiasts and more. For more information on MyBusTimes please visit here.

October 14th 2025:

• Route Renumbering:

We have recently had a renumbering of our routes to make things easier on our end, as well as yours.

For more information, please see the "Bus Services" tab.

September 9th 2025:

• Closure of Swift Connect Cymru:

We have come to the decision to hand over our routes to other operators in these areas due to low demand. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

We have ceased operation in this area.

The following routes have been affected:

1 - Cardiff - Porthcawl

2 - Cardiff - Pontypridd

10 - Maesteg Hospital - Bridgend

15 - Bridgend - St Brides Major

35 - Cornelly Circular

41 - Bridgend - Pant-yr-Awel

53 - Bridgend - Designer Outlet Shopping Centre

73 - Port Talbot Circular

City1 - Millennium Centre - Cardiff City Centre

FC1 - Port Talbot FC

BHS - Bridgend - Bridgend Railway Station - Bridgend Hospital

P&R - Swansea City - Swansea City

Stadium SHTL - Cardiff Wales Stadium - Cardiff Central Station

All routes running from the Bridgend Interchange will have replacement services from other operators such as First Cymru.

Other operators within the area will release statements on new routes within the next couple of days. Routes that have not been taken should be assumed cancelled.

July 26th 2025:

• Closure of Swift Connect East Midlands:

We have come to the decision to hand over our routes to other operators in these areas due to low demand. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

We have ceased operation in this area.

The following routes have been affected:

1 - Hull Interchange - Scunthorpe

2 - Hull - Little Weighton

4 - Hull Interchange - North Hull

5 - Hull Interchange - Sutton Ings

6 - Hull Interchange - East Hull

7 - Hull Interchange - Swanland

8 - Hull Interchange - Cottingham

8A - Cottingham King Street - Cottingham Castle Hill Hosp

10 - Hull Interchange - Barton-upon-Humber

11 - Hull Interchange - Rosedale

20 - Scunthorpe Bus Station - Glanford Park

20B - Scunthorpe - Gainsborough

30 - Gainsborough Town - Gainsborough Town

31 - Gainsborough - Kirton in Lindsey

AIR - Scunthorpe Bus Station - Humberside Airport

Hull Logistics Shuttle - Hull Interchange - Hull Logistics Estate

Hessle P&R - Anlaby Common - Hull Interchange

P&O - Hull Interchange - P&O Ferry Interchange

Sutton Fields IE Shuttle - Hull Interchange - Sutton Fields Industrial Estate

All routes running from the Hull Interchange will have replacement services from other operators such as Stagecoach.

Our AIR shuttle has been unfortunately withdrawn with no other operator assigned to take this route as of yet.

P&O Shuttle has been taken by a local operator in the area.

Hessle P&R and Sutton Fields Industrial Estate Shuttle have also been handed over to local operators.

May 28th 2025:

• Rugeley and Tamworth Depot closures:

We have come to the decision to hand over our routes to other operators in these areas due to low demand. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

The following Rugeley routes have been affected:

57 - Wolverhampton - Wednesfield (REPLACED BY 56A)

60 - Cannock - Rugeley (REPLACED BY CHASERIDER)

61 - Rugeley - Hixon - Abbots Bromley (WITHDRAWN)

62 - Rugeley - Lichfield (REPLACED BY CHASERIDER)

63 - Rugeley - Stafford (WITHDRAWN)

65A - North Rugeley Circular (HANDED TO SMALLER OPERATOR)

65C - South Rugeley Circular (HANDED TO SMALLER OPERATOR)

We have now extended route 56 - Wolverhampton - Wombourne to the new 56A - Wombourne - Wolverhampton - Wednesfield Hospital.

Chaserider have began a new route from Stafford to Lichfield via Rugeley.

Route 61 was withdrawn by Rugeley Council due to lack of funding.

The North and South Rugeley Circulars have been handed over to a smaller local operator.

The following Tamworth routes have been affected:

70 - Tamworth - Mercia Park (HANDED TO DIAMOND BUS)

X7 - Tamworth - Lichfield (WITHDRAWN)

Diamond Bus have taken the route 70.

The X7 has been withdrawn with potential to return to another operator.

April 4th 2025:

• Telford and Wrekin Council have given us the opportunity to be a part of the Travel Telford scheme!

To begin with, they have funded our current routes 41, X44 and X45. But have told us that some more services will be put in place in the future. To allow for this demand, we have transferred 6 of our 2023 B8R MCV Evoras from our Hull depot that are fitted with USB A and USB C charging, also a fancy new Travel Telford Livery has now been wrapped!

For further information, please visit the Travel Telford website.
https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20461/travel_telford

April 3rd 2025:

• As of the 4th of April 2025, we will be handing over some of our services in Wales to other companies.

March 5th 2025:

• As of the 2nd of April 2025, we will be cutting down on our services in Wales due to low demand.

February 1st 2025:

• Helping Arriva:
  As of February 3rd 2024, we are extending Arriva Telford’s route 7 to Wellington.
  New timetable is as follows: