Oxford Tube coach service is back on March 29

A revised timetable will operate seven days a week with a frequency from Oxford to London of up to every 10 minutes during peak times Monday to Friday, an average 20 minute frequency throughout the day and up to every 12 minutes at weekends.

Single and return fares are increasing while child fares are being reduced by a £1.

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The express services, which run direct between Thornhill park and ride and Baker Street on weekdays, will also return.

The Oxford Tube

The entire coach fleet has now been replaced following a £13m investment.

Karen Coventry, director at Stagecoach in Oxfordshire, which manages the Oxford Tube, said: “We are thrilled to be able to share with our customers that the Oxford Tube will be returning at the end of this month.

"The government’s roadmap has enabled us to implement a timetable which provides our passengers with a good level of service and will see us through the gradual easing of restrictions and the reopening of non-essential retail which will follow in April.

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“We have received a number of enquiries regarding when the service will return, not just from customers but from ours drivers too who have been eager to get back behind the wheel of our new coaches.

"The new vehicles are an attractive mode of transport to reach the capital and will draw visitors to Oxford too, helping to support the economy and the county’s recovery.

The Oxford Tube on Magdalen Bridge

"It’s back to business from here on in and we look forward to welcoming new and existing passengers back on board.”

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Stagecoach has worked to provide extensive Covid-secure measures.

For more visit oxfordtube.com.