The last bus will be 11.20pm on Fridays and Saturdays
Extra bus services have been announced for the upcoming Hull Fair. The annual event in Walton Street Car Park near MKM Stadium will run from Friday, October 10, until Saturday, October 18, excluding Sunday.
To cope with increased demand, Stagecoach Shuttle Services 2 and 2F are returning. These will run from Hull Interchange directly to Hull Fair up to every seven minutes.
Customers can hop on a shuttle bus for no extra charge if they have already travelled to the city centre with a Stagecoach Dayrider, Megarider Group or Return Ticket. There will also be special journeys, between 4.30pm and 6.30pm, on services 6, 8, 12A and 13 from Kingswood, Bransholme, Bilton Grange, Holderness Road, and East Hull directly to Hull Fair.
Direct services, plus Service 10A to Sutton Park and Bransholme, will also run from the Fair between 7.30pm and 11.05pm to take people home. On Fridays and Saturdays they will depart even later until 11.20pm.
The normal £5.50 Adult Day Return ticket will be available on these special services. Also if travelling into the Interchange on a regular bus service, the return ticket can be used to travel on the Shuttle Services 2 and 2F, free of charge, to the Fair.
A Young Person’s Day Return ticket will be £4 for 19-year-olds and under and children under-5 will be able to travel for free. If travelling with family or friends, a £13 Group Ticket will be available for up to five people travelling together.
For people visiting Hull Fair from outside the city, Stagecoach East Midlands will also be providing Park and Ride services to Anlaby Road, which is close to the Fair’s site, from both the Humber Bridge Car Park and Priory Park and Ride site on the A63. Here, you can park up for free and pay when boarding the bus.
An adult return fare will cost £5.50, with the option of buying a £4 return ticket for 19-year-olds and under, or a £15 Group Ticket for up to five people travelling together. As before, under-5s can travel free.
Matt Cranwell, Managing Director for Stagecoach East Midlands, said: “Hull Fair always brings a significant number of visitors from across the city and wider region, so we understand the need for convenient travel solutions to this event.
“We would urge visitors to take advantage of the extra dedicated services, which offer affordable and convenient travel options, this will help decrease congestion and provide a stress-free way to travel into the city, allowing everyone the opportunity to savour the delights that the Hull Fair has to offer, which we hope they thoroughly enjoy.”
The additional bus services will run as follows:
Local services to Hull Fair
- Catch regular local Stagecoach services to Hull Interchange to connect with the Hull Fair shuttle service.
- Services 2 and 2F Hull Fair Shuttle
- Will run from Hull Interchange, via Park Street and Anlaby Road to Hull Fair, every 7/8 minutes until 1900, from Bay 4 and Bay 8.
- Services 6, 8, 12A and 13 direct journeys to Hull Fair
- Will run from Kingswood, Bransholme, Bilton Grange and East Hull on certain journeys between 4.30pm and 6.30pm. Look out for the F on the front of the bus.
Local services returning from Hull Fair
- Evening buses will run up to every 30 minutes:
- Service 2 from Anlaby Road to Boothferry Estate
- Service 3 from Chanterlands Avenue to Orchard Park
- Service 350 from Anlaby Road to barton and Scunthorpe (every 60 mins)
Park and Ride Services
- From Humber Bridge Car Park – Sat Nav HU13 0LN (Service 22)
- Buses will run to Hull Fair up to every 10 or 15 minutes Monday to Friday from 1700 until 2030, and Saturday from 1400 until 2030.
- Buses will run back from Hull Fair Monday to Thursday 1730 until 2305, Friday 1730 until 2320 and Saturday 1430 until 2320.
- Buses that run from Hull Fair after 1930 will run to both Priory Park and Humber Bridge so you’ll never get the wrong bus
From Priory Park and Ride – Sat Nav HU4 7DY (Service 22)
- Buses will run to Hull Fair up to every 10 minutes Monday to Friday from 1600 until 2030, and Saturday from 1300 until 2030.
- Buses will run back from Hull Fair Monday to Thursday 1730 until 2305, Friday 1730 until 2320, and Saturday 1430 until 2320.
- Buses that run from Hull Fair after 1930 will run to both Priory Park and Humber Bridge so you’ll never get the wrong bus.