Public transport festive service updates
Stirling Council festive public transport service updates 2024/2025
Blue badges and National Entitlement Card (Bus pass)
Please allow extra time for your Blue Badge or National Entitlement card to be processed over the holiday period.
Festive opening hours as below:
- 25 December 2024: closed
- 26 December: closed
- 27 December: open normal hours
- 30 December: open normal hours
- 31 December: open normal hours
- 1 January 2025: closed
- 2 January 2025: closed
- 3 January onwards: open normal hours
If you want to phone and leave a message, or send us an email, when the office is closed someone will respond to your enquiry when the office reopens.
Email enquiries: tcc@stirling.gov.uk
Blue badges telephone: 01786 237502
National Entitlement Card telephone: 01786 237500
Bus station (Travel Centre, toilets, seating)
The Travel Centre, toilets, and seating in the bus station will be available normal hours as usual, except from the following days, when they will be closed:
- 25 December 2024
- 26 December
- 1 January 2025
- 2 January
Dial a Journey - Shopmobility
- 25 December 2024: closed
- 26 December: closed
- 27 December: closed
- 30 December: open normal hours
- 31 December: open normal hours
- 1 January 2025: closed
- 2 January: closed
- 3 January: open normal hours
- 6 January: normal service resumes
Dial a Journey - Door to Door
- 25 December 2024: no service
- 26 December: no service
- 27 December: normal service
- 30 December: normal service
- 31 December: normal service
- 1 January 2025: no service
- 2 January: no service
- 3 January: normal service
- 6 January: normal service resumes
Dochertys Midland Coaches
Normal service on all days except the following, when there will be no service:
- 25 December 2024
- 26 December
- 1 January 2025
- 2 January
Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) services
There will be no service on the following days:
- 25 December 2024
- 26 December
- 1 January 2025
- 2 January
For bookings on 27 December 2024 you must call the booking line on or before 3pm, 24 December 2024
For bookings on 3 January 2025 you must call the booking line on or before 3pm, 31 December 2024
Booking line telephone: 01786 237800
The online booking system is also operating as normal, accessible by following the link below.
Ember bus services
The festive changes for Ember buses are available on their website.
Flixbus bus services
The festive changes for Flixbus buses are available on their website.
Hunters Executive Coaches
Normal service on all days except the following, when there will be no service:
- 25 December 2024
- 26 December
- 1 January 2025
- 2 January
There will be no Springkerse (P1) Park & Ride bus service on Sundays in November and December
McColl’s Coaches
- 24 December 2024: early finish at Balmaha at 8:16pm
- 25 December: no service
- 26 December: Sunday service
- 27 December: normal service
- 28 December: normal service
- 29 December: normal service
- 30 December: normal service
- 31 December: early finish at Balmaha at 8:16pm
- 1 January 2025: no service
- 2 January: Sunday service
- 3 January: normal service resumes
Midland Bluebird (McGill’s)
Scottish Citylink Coaches
The festive changes for Scottish Citylink Coaches are available on their website.
Stagecoach Scotland East
The festive changes for Stagecoach Scotland East services are available on their website.
Stirling Council C60 bus service
Stirling Council C60 operate as normal hours, except from the following days, when it will not operate:
- 25 December 2024
- 26 December
- 1 January 2025
- 2 January
Traveline
The festive changes for Traveline services are available on their website.