Community Transport & Dial-a-Ride in Bristol
Bristol wide (all areas)
Bristol Community Transport
185-189 Easton Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0HQ. Telephone: 0117 902 0158 (booking and general enquiries) . Lines open: 08:30 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday
Bristol Community Transport (BCT) is a community based organisation providing efficient, affordable, accessible transport to community groups, organisations and individuals. We are dedicated to high standards in transport provision, and are essential in enabling many organisations and initiatives to be more effective, and to flourish.
To access the services call the Customer Service Team on 0117 902 0158 or 0117 902 0157 or E-mail office@bristolcommunitytransport.org.uk
Bristol Dial A Ride
The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 2QQ. Telephone: 0845 130 1875. Lines open: 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Thursday, 09:00 to 16:30 Friday
A charitable organisation that provides door-to-door accessible transport services for disabled and older people in Bristol, at the cost of a bus fare. Concessionary Travelcards can be used. Assistance is provided by Driver/Escorts and for your comfort and safety all the Minibuses have seat belts and securing systems for wheelchairs. For an application form telephone 0845 130 1875 or E-mail enquiries@bristoldialaride.org.uk
East Area
Bristol Taxi Sharing Scheme
Taxi-Sharing is a transport service for residents of Barton Hill, St Philip's and St Anne's. If you live in these areas, you can use it to travel by taxi for short local journeys, at a cost of just 50p per journey. The service is available from 07:00 to 19:00, 7 days a week.
Journeys must be booked in advance with the operator, Swift Line Taxis, and must be within the Taxi-Sharing area, as shown on the Taxi-Sharing Map. You can also use the service to link up with rail services at Lawrence Hill and Temple Meads stations, or to connect with local bus services. Swift Line will match people’s journey requests where possible, so you are likely to be asked to share the taxi with other people making similar journeys.
South Area
CATT Hartcliffe & Withywood Community Partnership
The Gatehouse Centre, Hareclive Road, Bristol, BS13 9JN
Telephone: 0117 377 3451
HWCP set up a community bus service using a fully accessible minibus because public transport, accessibility and mobility were all established as important issues for local people. The service links less accessible areas with mainstream transport service routes and local places of activity.
Further details on the service is available at Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership.
The Mede Sprint
The Mede Community Centre, 1 Marshall Walk, Knowle, Bristol, BS4 1TR
Telephone: 0117 904 1220
North & West Area
Lawrence Weston Community Transport
117-119 Long Cross, Bristol
Telephone: 0117 907 3074
The service aims to help people with mobility needs to travel around Lawrence Weston. We provide a service with the ability to divert to individual addresses within the Lawrence Weston area for those who are unable to walk to the route the bus travels.
Car schemes
Bristol City Council have combined with Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils to form a larger, area-wide free car share scheme - www.2carshare.com. With more people covering a wider area there is now even more chance for you to find a convenient car sharer.