12,359 First Bradford bus journeys followed to their destination across 66 days, 15 Aug 2026 to 24 Oct 2026. 49% arrived on time by the GB bus standard, and 48% arrived early.
That is about 187 journeys a day, 0.1% of all the bus journeys we followed on the same dates.
Its on-time share is 21 points below the 70% for every operator we followed on those dates. It ranks 65 of 71 operators with a page here.
Its buses run early far more often than late, 13.3 early arrivals for every late one, while 4% arrived late. Early running counts against the standard, so on these routes the timetable, more than the traffic, is what holds the on-time figure back.
Averaged across every journey, its buses arrived 1.1 min early, against 0.1 min early for all operators on the same dates.
Its best day was Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 60% on time over 193 journeys, and its worst Sunday, 16 August 2026, at 34% over 125.
First Bradford in numbers
Days covered
66
15 Aug 2026 to 24 Oct 2026
Journeys followed
12,359
0.1% of 8,409,764 on the same dates
…on time
6,048
48.9% · all operators 69.9%
…early
5,871
47.5% · all operators 24.5%
…late
440
3.6% · all operators 5.6%
…of which more than 15 minutes late
4
0.0%
Average arrival
1.1 min early
all operators 0.1 min early
Rank by on-time share
65
of 71 operators with a page
These are the 12,359 First Bradford journeys we followed to within 250 metres of their last
stop in the urban areas we sample, so they describe its running where we sample rather than on
every route it operates. On time, early and late add up to every journey; "more than 15 minutes
late" is part of late. How bus punctuality is measured and why so many buses arrive early.