As Christmas approaches, nightlife venues in Aberdeen are hosting themed nights and extending opening hours for customers to enjoy the festivities. Together; Stagecoach Bluebird, Aberdeen Inspired and Aberdeen City Council are delighted to address the increased urgency for transport options in the city centre.

More than 200 passengers boarded the night bus services offered on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 December, resulting in a positive relaunch. We expect to see a higher number in the weekends to come and hope that locals utilise the available services to ensure their safe journey home.

Thanks to the funding of Aberdeen Inspired and Aberdeen City Council, passengers do not have a fare to pay, which increases the appeal to the buses. We hope the night buses will continue to help support Aberdeen night life as we move out of a post-CV19 economy.

Innes Walker, City Centre Manager at Aberdeen Inspired said:

"Aberdeen Inspired is delighted to support the return of Stagecoach's night bus service, and even happier to announce that it is free to the public which is crucial as we are going through a cost-of-living crisis.

“We’re aware that residents across the city have found getting home after a night out a challenge, so we are proud to be able to support the night-time economy by providing service which ensures citizens get home safely.

"The night-time economy is critical to Aberdeen and particularly during the festive period, when more people will be out enjoying the city's fantastic retail, hospitality and late-night offerings.

"We hope that the introduction of this transport option will encourage more people to come into the city centre and continue to support businesses."

Daniel Laird, Commercial Director at Stagecoach Bluebird said:

“Stagecoach Bluebird are happy to see the first weekend result of the reintroduced night buses, which haven’t run since before Covid. It’s a great opportunity to help the public get home safely after a night out in Aberdeen city centre and with thanks to Aberdeen Inspired and Aberdeen City Council, passengers will ride the bus for free.

The timetables reflect Aberdeen’s popular routes to allow access for majority of pubgoers, which will result in a reduction of the taxi rank queues. We are delighted to address the need for night buses and help restore Aberdeen’s bustling nightlife.”

Stefan Scott, Assistant Manager at Revolution De Cuba said:

“The Aberdeen hospitality industry is grateful to have options of late-night transport for our customers to get home safely and for free, following the lack of taxis available at night. We expect Christmas to be one of the busiest times of the year due to the influx of Christmas parties and overall hectic nature of the festive season, which is why we’re happy to see the return of night buses during December.”

The timetables are as follows:

Westhill - Aberdeen N6

Westhill Berryhill Circle

0040

0210

0340

Elrick Carnie Avenue

0045

0215

0345

Westhill Interchange

0053

0223

0353

Kingswells Park & Ride

0058

0228

0358

Hazlehead

0106

0236

0406

Rubislaw

0108

0238

0408

Queens Cross

0114

0244

0414

Aberdeen Union Square

0118

0248

0418

Aberdeen - Westhill N6

Aberdeen Union Square

0000

0130

0300

Queens Cross

0007

0137

0307

Rubislaw

0010

0140

0310

Hazlehead

0014

0144

0314

Kingswells Park & Ride

0022

0152

0322

Westhill Interchange

0028

0158

0328

Westhill Berryhill Circle

0037

0207

0337

Aberdeen - Stonehaven N7

Aberdeen Union Square

0100

0200

0300

Ferryhill

0107

0207

0307

Kincorth

0112

0212

0312

Marywell Park

0115

0215

0315

Portlethen Schoolhill

0119

0219

0319

Portlethen Shopping Centre

0122

0222

0322

Newtonhill Skateraw Road

0130

0230

0330

Newtonhill Park & Choose

0332

Chapelton

0337

Stonehaven Barclay Street

0347

Stonehaven Forest Park

0351

Stonehaven Farrochie Park

0354

Spurryhillock Ind Estate

0357

Stonehaven - Aberdeen N7

Newtonhill Skateraw Road

0130

0230

Newtonhill Park & Choose

0133

0233

Marywell Park

0143

0243

Kincorth

0149

0249

Ferryhill

0151

0251

Aberdeen Union Square

0158

0258

Inverure - Aberdeen N9

Inverurie Market Place

0115

0300

Inverurie Old Chapel Road

0119

0304

Inverurie Bainzie Road

0122

0307

Inverurie Town Hall

0127

0312

Kintore Post Office

0136

0321

Blackburn 1st stop

0146

0331

Craibstone

0148

0333

Bucksburn

0150

0335

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

0155

0340

Aberdeen Union Street

0210

0355

Aberdeen - Inverurie N9

Aberdeen Union Square

0030

0215

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

0045

0230

Ashgrove Road West

0046

0231

Bucksburn

0051

0241

Blackburn 1st stop

0056

0241

Kintore Post Office

0105

0250

Inverurie Market Place

0115

0300

Aberdeen - Ellon N50

Aberdeen Union Square

0030

0200

0330

King Street

0033

0203

0333

Bridge of Don

0039

0209

0339

Balmedie Eigie Road

0052

0222

0352

Newburgh Eider Road

0101

0231

0401

Meiklemill Western Place

0109

0239

0409

Esslemont Circle

0115

0245

0415

Ness Circle at Laggan Place

0120

0250

0420

Castle Park Cairnbulg Way

0123

0253

0423

Ellon Park & Ride

0125

0255

0425

Ellon - Aberdeen N50

Ellon Park & Ride

0125

0255

0425

Blackdog Roundabout

0110

0310

0440

Bridge of Don

0111

0311

0441

King Street

0120

0320

0450

Aberdeen Union Square

0325

0325

0455

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