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Please download the new Central Connect app to access your mobile tickets.
If you currently use the Konectbus/Konectbuses/MyTrip app for mobile tickets, you’ll need to download the new Central Connect app to continue accessing your tickets.
The switch is quick and easy: simply sign up using your existing email address and your active tickets will automatically transfer over to the new app.
Unsure which email address you signed up with? It’s easy to check:
• Open your existing app and go to Settings, located at the bottom of the navigation panel.
• Select “Account Details”.
• Here you’ll be able to view or update the email address associated with your account.
GELDESTON Yarmouth Road - closed until Monday 6th July
- Affected routes:
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81
- Affected stops:
- Kells Acre, N-bound
- Kells Acre, S-bound
- The Wherry Inn, W-bound
- The Wherry Inn, E-bound
- West End, SE-bound
- West End, NW-bound
- The Boundaries, W-bound
- The Boundaries, E-bound
- Hamment Way, E-bound
- Emma's Hair Studio, W-bound
- Emma's Hair Studio, E-bound
Due to CityFibre works taking place on Yarmouth Road, service 81 from Diss to Beccles will be unable to serve Geldeston village at all, and will instead need to divert via the A143, then operate on the main road through Gillingham.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
ORTON WATERVILLE Cherry Orton Road - closed from Tuesday 30th June to Friday 3rd July
- Affected stops:
- Orton Waterville, Church Drive, W-bound
- Orton Waterville, Church Drive, E-bound
- Post Office, S-bound
- Post Office, N-bound
- Aboyne Avenue, S-bound
- Aboyne Avenue, N-bound
- Windmill, N-bound
- Windmill, S-bound
- Cherry Orton Road, N-bound
- Cherry Orton Road, S-bound
Cherry Orton Road is closed from Tuesday 30th June to Friday 3rd July to facilitate Cadent gas works - during this time, servies 23/24/25 will remain on the A605, omitting Orton Waterville for the duration of the works.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
FREE TRAVEL on services 26/26A - introductory offer until 11th July
From Monday 29th June we're introducing Service 26/26A to our Peterborough network. The new route will operate as a circular linking Peterborough Centre (Queensgate) with Longthorpe, Serpentine Green, Great Haddon, Yaxley, Farcet and Fletton - for the first two weeks the whole route will operate completely free of charge as an introductory offer!
HEDINGHAM BUS 4 - on diversion until Friday 3rd July
- Affected routes:
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Schools
Due to Lucking Street in Great Maplestead being closed, the HD4 service will divert after Cock Road we will be heading through Gestingthorpe Road in both directions.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this closure.
BEAUCHAMPS ESTATE - closed 09:30 to 14:30 on Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th June
- Affected routes:
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10
- Affected stops:
- Highcliffe Way, NE-bound
- Westfield Close, NE-bound
- Berens Close, N-bound
- Rubicon Avenue, SE-bound
- Whist Avenue, E-bound
- Ulting Way, S-bound
- Beauchamps Drive, SW-bound
- Beauchamps School, W-bound
Due to roadworks on Beauchamps Drive, service 10 will be unable to serve the Beauchamps Estate in Wickford. Affected journeys will remain on the A129.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
ONEHOUSE Onehouse Road - emergency road closure
- Affected routes:
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51
- Affected stops:
- Onehouse, Shepherd and Dog, S-bound
- Stowmarket, Beaumont Way, W-bound
- Stowmarket, Beaumont Way, E-bound
- Stowmarket, Danescourt Avenue, W-bound
- Stowmarket, Danescourt Avenue, E-bound
- Stowmarket, Curwen Road, NE-bound
- Stowmarket, Recreation Ground, W-bound
Due to a road closure of Onehouse Road, service 51 will be on diversion near Stowmarket until the road has reopened (no ETA yet)
Service 51 will divert via Combs Lane and Ipswich Road into Stowmarket (Argos) until further notice as a result.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
sorry for any inconvenience caused by this change in route
SERVICE 51 - serving Stowmarket Town Centre from Monday 29th June to Friday 10th
- Affected routes:
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51
Due to registration obligations in connection with the delayed start of service 51S (shuttle bus due to Bildeston High Street, now starting 13th July), service 51 will start serving Stowmarket Argos towards Stowmarket Rail Station, and Stowmarket Bury Street towards Bildeston & Hadleigh.
Services will be on their normal route throughout as the Bildeston High Street closure has been pushed back to start on Monday 13th July.
HARLOW Maddox Road - closed from Monday 29th June to Friday 10th July
- Affected routes:
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28
- Affected stops:
- The Dashes, NW-bound
- The Dashes, SE-bound
- Broadfield, NW-bound
- Broadfield, SE-bound
- Garden Tiger, N-bound
- Garden Tiger, S-bound
- Fenner Brockway House, NW-bound
- Fenner Brockway House, SE-bound
- Heart and Club, E-bound
- Heart and Club, W-bound
- Long Ley, W-bound
- Long Ley, E-bound
Due to Essex County Council surfacing works, Maddox Road will be closed from Monday 29th June to Friday 10th July, affecting our evening journeys on route 28.
These journeys will omit Maddox Road and instead operate via First Avenue & Howard Way, consequently not serving the above stops.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to your journey.
A47 EASTON ROUNDABOUT - confirmation of route 4 diversion & ticket acceptance
- Affected stops:
- Chez Denis, W-bound
- Chez Denis, E-bound
We have finalised our plans for the upcoming National Highways partial closure of the Easton Roundabout. Full details are available at https://www.konectbus.co.uk/easton-roadworks, but have additionally been summarised below for your convenience.
In summary:
- Service 4/4A will continue to serve Easton as normal, but from 1st July services towards Norwich cannot serve Marlingford Road. From 1st August, all services cannot serve Marlingford Road. Services 4/4A will accept all FirstBus tickets for travel to/from Easton, either towards Dereham or towards Longwater & Norwich.
- A temporary stop will be available on Marlingford Road for easier access for Easton College through the day.
- Service 8C will accept FirstBus tickets for travel to/from Easton College only, to support affected college students.
- The last 8 service (23:30 Rail Station/23:40 Bus Station Mon-Sat, 18:50 Rail Station/19:00 Bus Station Sun & Holidays) will serve Easton on request to any FirstBus ticket holders, to ensure nobody gets stranded in the city after the last 4 & Excel have both left.
- In September, we will look to introduce new service 34, allowing a 30 minute off-peak frequency between Easton and Norwich to bring the frequency back towards what it was. We will also look at modifications to service 4's timetable to better suit student and commuter arrival times in Norwich. We will announce more details in due course.
We know that these National Highways works will be extremely disruptive to bus users in Easton, and hope that while not perfect, our mitigations with the announcement of service 34 and Norfolk County Council's funding for Excel ticket acceptance help to keep you connected as best as possible through these works.
Change of service on the 77 & 77A
There is a change of service on the 77 & 77A because of a road closure. Gt Bentley rd from the kings arms at frating to stephensons yard is closed for roadworks. Buses will be turning right then left to the A133 both ways missing Sturrick lane.
Diversion on the 3
- Affected routes:
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3
Diversions are in place on the 3 because of roadworks, on the way to Harwich is normal line of route, on the return we will not be serving Harwich High St and will be using Bay Road
JAYWICK Brooklands - closed from Tuesday 23rd June to Wednesday 1st July
- Affected stops:
- Tamarisk Way, NW-bound
- Midway, E-bound
- Triumph Avenue, W-bound
- Martello Beach Park, SW-bound
- Vauxhall Avenue, E-bound
- Brooklands Gardens, E-bound
- Sunspot, E-bound
Due to resurfacing works taking place along Brooklands in Jaywick, the road will be closed from Tuesday 23rd June (effective immediately) until Wednesday 1st July.
During this time, all service 4/4A journeys will terminate & restart from outside the old Sheldrake pub on Meadow Way - any passengers for the stops affected should make their way to this stop to join the bus.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
HALLINGBURY ROAD - closed 10:00 to 15:00 from Monday 22nd to Friday 30th June
Due to Essex County Council surfacing works taking place along Hallingbury Road between 10:00 & 15:00, the following alterations will be in place on services 305 & 325.
Service 305 will be on diversion between the Herts & Essex Hospital & Takeley, and will consequently be unable to serve any stops in Little Hallingbury, Hatfield Heath or Hatfield Broad Oak.
Service 325 will be SUSPENDED between 10:00 & 15:00 as there is no workable diversion route for this closure on this service.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to your journey.
STEVENAGE High Street - closed until early December 2026
- Affected routes:
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SB11
- Affected stops:
- The Mulberry Tree, S-bound
Due to major works taking place along Stevenage High Street, the road will be closed until early December 2026.
Service SB11 will be on diversion as a result, using Church Lane instead.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Service 19 - unable to serve North Tuddenham until further notice
- Affected routes:
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19
Due to National Highways works to upgrade the A47 to a dual carriageway, they have implemented a full road closure on Lyng Road, between Lyng & North Tuddenham.
As a result, service 19 will operate via Elsing, the A1067 & B1077 through Swanton Morley and will not be able to serve stops in North Tuddenham as a result. All other stops will be served as normal.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to your journey.
These disruptions could affect future journeys
A47 EASTON ROUNDABOUT - evening closures on Tuesday 30th June & Wednesday 1st July
Due to works at the Easton Roundabout, there will be complete road closures on the A47 in place from 20:00 on Tuesday 30th June & Wednesday 1st July.
Service 4:
The 18:35 from Norwich Bus Station will operate via the Dunham Road & Bawburgh Road loop, as detailed below to continue serving Easton, as Dereham Road at the join onto the Easton Roundabout is believed to be closed from 19:00 on these evenings.
As the 20:00 & 22:00 from Norwich Bus Station are now operated exclusively by our smaller, 16 seat minibuses - we are able to continue serving Easton on these two journeys, and on these two journeys will accept any valid FirstBus tickets. These services will serve all stops in Easton, before then diverting to resume normal route at Honingham (Berrys Lane). We are anticipating some delay to these services as a result of the diversion.
Service 8:
From 20:00, all services are diverted between Norwich (Elveden Close) and either North Tuddenham or Eckling Grange via Barnham Broom & Mattishall, per the temporary timetable on the webpage linked below.
Services are liable to operate with delays after 20:00 - so we would advise that you track your bus on our app for live updates. We apologise for any inconvenience these works may cause to your journey with us.
TYLERS CROSS ROUNDABOUT - closed after 20:00 from Tuesday 30th June to Friday 3rd July
- Affected routes:
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15
- Affected stops:
- BP Garage, E-bound
- BP Garage, W-bound
- Milwards Southern Way, W-bound
- Milwards Southern Way, E-bound
- Water Lane, SW-bound
- Water Lane, NE-bound
- Tylers Cross Farm, NE-bound
- Tylers Cross Farm, SW-bound
- Broadley Common, Ada Cole Stables, SE-bound
- Broadley Common, Ada Cole Stables, NW-bound
- The Black Swan, SW-bound
- The Black Swan, NE-bound
- The Rising Sun, SW-bound
- The Rising Sun, NE-bound
- Betts Lane, S-bound
- Betts Lane, N-bound
- King Harold's Head, SW-bound
- King Harold's Head, NE-bound
- Telephone Exchange, NW-bound
- Telephone Exchange, SE-bound
- Curtis Farm, W-bound
- Curtis Farm, E-bound
- Perry Hill, NW-bound
- Perry Hill, SE-bound
- Hoe Lane, W-bound
- Hoe Lane, SE-bound
- Nazeing Crossroads, W-bound
- Nazeing Crossroads, E-bound
- Travers Piggery, NE-bound
- Travers Piggery, SW-bound
- North Lodge Farm, SW-bound
- North Lodge Farm, NE-bound
- Hayes Hill Farm, W-bound
- Hayes Hill Farm, E-bound
- Fishers Green, S-bound
- Fishers Green, N-bound
- Cornmill Meadow, S-bound
- Cornmill Meadow, N-bound
- The Wheatsheaf, N-bound
- The Wheatsheaf, S-bound
- Parklands, South Weald Drive, NE-bound
- Parklands, South Weald Drive, SW-bound
- Newteswell, E-bound
- Newteswell, W-bound
- Congreve Road, W-bound
- Paternoster Hill, The Queens Head, E-bound
- Paternoster Hill, Paternoster House, W-bound
Due to evening surfacing works taking place at the Tylers Cross roundabout, service 15 in Harlow will be on a severe diversion each evening after 20:00 from Tuesday 30th June to Friday 3rd July.
Affected services will operate between Abercrombie Way & Upshire Shops via Southern Way, Thornwood & Epping, and will be unable to serve the above stops.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to your journey with us.
TYLERS CROSS ROUNDABOUT - closed after 20:00 from Tuesday 30th June to Friday 3rd July
- Affected routes:
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31
- Affected stops:
- Epping Green, Green Close, SE-bound
- Epping Green, Green Close, NW-bound
- Parsloe Road, SE-bound
- Parsloe Road, NW-bound
- Broadley Common, Ada Cole Stables, NW-bound
- Broadley Common, Ada Cole Stables, SE-bound
- Tylers Cross, N-bound
- Tylers Cross, S-bound
- Old House Lane, W-bound
- Old House Lane, E-bound
- Kingsmead Close, SE-bound
- Kingsmead Close, NW-bound
- Roydon, Telephone Exchange, NE-bound
- Roydon, Telephone Exchange, SW-bound
- Village Hall, NE-bound
- Village Hall, SW-bound
- Barrows Rd, N-bound
- Barrows Rd, S-bound
Due to evening surfacing works taking place at the Tylers Cross roundabout, service 31 in Harlow will be on diversion each evening after 20:00 from Tuesday 30th June to Friday 3rd July.
The 19:45 from Coopersale will operate normal route as far as Epping Upland, before then operating via Upland Road, Thornwood & Southern Way to resume normal route in Pinnacles.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
BILDESTON High Street - long term closure affecting services 51, 53 & 716
- Affected stops:
- Clock Tower, NW-bound
- Clock Tower, NW-bound
Due to Anglian Water roadworks starting through Bildeston from the **13th JULY** until early November, services 51, 53 & 716 will be on diversion.
For information on services 51 & 53, please see https://www.central-connect.co.uk/bildeston-roadworks
Service 716 will start at the B1078 junction with Bildeston High Street, and will operate a normal route towards the school from there, this diversion being in place until the end of the 2025-2026 school year. Services in school year 2026-2027 will not be affected by this closure.
We apologise for any inconvenience these works will cause to your journey, it is deeply regrettable that these works have been started mere months after service 51 was launched.