Bristol Bus Buddy
Bristol Bus Buddy guide
Live information, explained simply.
BBB keeps the official timetable as the journey plan and adds live evidence only when it is useful and recent enough to trust.
A scheduled time and a bus observation are different things. We label the difference so you can decide what is useful without mistaking an uncertain vehicle report for an arrival promise.
What you might see
Planned time
This is the operator's published schedule. It gives the stable structure of the journey, but it is not a live estimate.
Fresh, exact evidence
Shown only where current data supports a particular bus at this particular stop. It is the strongest live signal.
Matched to this journey
When a recent same-direction observation matches a scheduled stop on the chosen journey, BBB highlights that stop and shows when it was recorded. It does not promise an arrival time.
Useful route context
A recent observation confirms a vehicle has been seen on this route. BBB names the recorded stop and age of the observation, but does not turn it into an arrival prediction.
What BBB does not do
It does not silently turn a vehicle position into a predicted arrival time. When the data is no longer fresh or specific enough, the official timetable remains visible on its own.
Why this matters
Transport data can be genuinely helpful while still being incomplete. Showing its strength plainly gives you useful context when it exists and an honest timetable when it does not.