Published: 2nd April 2026

Coventry Half Marathon

Sunday 28th April

From the start of service until 1pm there will be various road closures around Coventry City Centre, Radford, Coundon, Allesley and Keresley to allow for the Half Marathon event to take place. During that time, the following services will be diverted: 3, 6/6A, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 11, 12X, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/17A, 18, 20/20A, 21 & X1

From 4am to 1pm most bus stops within the city centre will not be served with services operating from Pool Meadow bus station and then using the Ring Road

In addition from 4am to 3pm services will not serve Cox Street, Gosford Street, Jordan Well, Much Park Street, Little Park Street or New Union Street

3

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys will operate via Pool Meadow bus station and will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow and Far Gosford Street .

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

For journeys towards Arena Park use stand M  in Pool Meadow bus station

For journeys towards Warwickshire Shopping Park use stand Q in Pool Meadow bus station

From 1pm to 3pm journeys between the City Centre and Warwickshire Shopping Park will operate from the normal stop in the Burges (BS6) and will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow and Far Gosford Street .

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

6 & 6A

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow bus station and Butts Road.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

 

 

7

From start of service until 3pm

The 5.21am journey from Amazon to Pool Meadow will operate normally

7.21am  journey from Brownshill Green to Bell Green will operate normally to Pool Meadow then follow diversions to Bell Green.

From 7.30am to 11am. all journeys between the City Centre and Brownshill Green will be suspended.

From 11am to 1pm all journeys between the City Centre and Brownshill Green will divert via the Ring Road and Holyhead Road between Pool Meadow bus station and Kingsbury Road.

Coundon will not be served.

From start of service to 3pm  all journeys, betweeen the City Centre and Bell Green, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow bus station and Sky Blue Way.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

7A

Due to the extent of the road closures in the Coundon area, Service 7A will not operate from the start of service until 1pm

 

 

8

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys, between the City Centre and Allesley Park, will divert via the Ring Road  beween Pool Meadow Bus Station and Holyhead Road.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

 In addition to the above diversions, service 8 from Allesley Park to Pool Meadow will divert via Allesley Old Road, Spon End and the Butts.

Four Pounds Avenue and Holyhead Road will not be served in this direction.

From start of service until 3pm

Journeys between the City Centre and Walsgrave will divert via th Ring Road between Poll Meadow and Sky Blue Way. 

 

9

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow bus station and Warwick Road (for Green Lane) or Far Gosford Street (for University Hospital).

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

From start of service until 3pm

Journeys between the City Centre and University Hospital will divert via the Ring Road between Poll Meadow and Sky Blue Way. 

 

11

From start of service until 3pm

All journeys, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road, between Pool Meadow bus station and Warwick Road.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

12X

From start of service until 3pm

All journeys, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road between Poool Meadow bus station and Warwick Road.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

13

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys will operate from Pool Meadow bus station, stand T, and will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow and Far Gosford Street .

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served until 1pm

From 1pm service 13 will return to it's normal stop (HS2) in Hales Street

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

14

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow bus station and Butts Road.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

15

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys will operate from Pool Meadow bus station, stand S, and will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow and St Nicholas Street .

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys towards Whitmore Park will be diverted via Foleshill Road, Leicester Row and St Nicholas Street. Radford Road will not be served in this direction. 

 

16

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys towards Keresley will operate from Pool Meadow bus station, stand U, and will divert via the Ring Road, between Pool Meadow and Radford Road

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

In addition to the above diversions, journeys towards Keresley Village will be diverted between the Ring Road and Sandy Lane Road.

Radford Road between the Ring Road and Lydgate Road will not be served in this direction. 

17 & 17A

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow bus station and Quinton Road (Fenside) or Far Gosford Street (University Hospital).

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

18

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow and Butts Road.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

20/20A

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys will operate from Pool Meadow bus station, stand E, and will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow and Foleshill Road .

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures.

21

From start of service until 1pm

All journeys will operate via Pool Meadow bus station and will divert via the Ring Road.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

For journeys towards Wood End use stand R  in Pool Meadow bus station

For journeys towards Willenhall use stand S in Pool Meadow bus station

Journeys outside of the City Centre are not affected by these closures. 

X1

From  of 8am until 11am

All journeys, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow and Holyhead Road.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

Journeys towards Coventry will divert via Allesley Old Road, Spon End and Butts Road.

Holyhead Road will not be served on journeys into Coventry.

Allesley Village will not be served.

From 11am to 1pm

All journeys, in both directions, will divert via the Ring Road between Pool Meadow and Holyhead Road.

No bus stops in the City Centre, except for Pool Meadow bus station, will be served during these times.

From Holyhead Road journeys will operate to their normal route in both directions.

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