Bus

The Isle of Wight buses are, on the whole, run by Southern Vectis.

Other smaller operators run buses locally to town, or parishes.

27 September 20261 min read

Southern Vectis winter timetable brings new route 33 and upgraded route 38

6 September 20263 min read

Council approves bus enhancements covering rural routes, Newport's network and busy corridors

12 August 20261 min read

Council funding will maintain extra evening bus journeys on two Southern Vectis routes

31 July 20262 min read

Children aged five to 15 travel free on Island buses throughout August

14 July 20261 min read

Bus and rail users can quiz transport bosses at Saturday's Newport meeting

9 June 20262 min read

Isle of Wight families stand to benefit from Government action on summer living costs, say Island Labour

26 May 20261 min read

Ventnor's No.31 bus service has been renewed and public toilets redecorated

23 May 20261 min read

Southern Vectis reports its new electric bus fleet has made an impressive start

27 March 20265 min read

Isle of Wight's approved transport plan targets greener travel, affordability and better connections

13 March 20262 min read

Southern Vectis and Isle of Wight Council secure another multi-million pound grant to expand electric bus fleet

1 March 20262 min read

The Isle of Wight's brand-new fleet of electric buses has arrived - and they're set to make journeys cleaner, quieter, and greener for everyone

12 February 20261 min read

New electric buses from Southern Vectis promise cleaner, quieter journeys across the Island

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