XelaGroup

03/09/2026

Sparsholt College students - please check before you travel tomorrow.

There have been some slight changes to your bus routes and times due to popular demand!

We look forward to welcoming you all back onboard!

There have been some changes to a selection of the college bus routes starting tomorrow. The website has all of the latest and up-to-date information including a full list of stops and arrival/drop off times.

Please visit our transport page by clicking here www.sparsholt.ac.uk/the-college/transport/

30/08/2026

X27 bus DIRECT to Victorious Festival

We’re delighted to be running the X27 bus service from The Hard (Portsmouth Harbour) to Southsea Clarence Pier

Adult £4 return
Child £3 return

We look forward to seeing you today!

29/08/2026

Good Morning Victorious Festival!

It’s raining but don’t worry, you can skip the rain and catch our X27 bus from The Hard to Clarence Pier.

Adult £4 return
Child £3 return

We’ve even put more buses on the service today to make sure you’re not waiting in the rain!

Bus tickets and limited edition Xela ponchos are available to buy from our on-street ticket sellers

Looking forward to seeing you all!

28/08/2026

DIRECT BUS TO VICTORIOUS!

Look out for our green and cream buses at Portsmouth Harbour Station, shuttling to Clarence Pier for Victorious Festival.

Adult £4 return
Child £3 return

Running from 0930 until 0000

🚌 💚 🕺 💃 🪩 🎵 🎶

25/08/2026

Are you going to Victorious Festival in this weekend?

Our X27 bus is a regular shuttle service between The Hard and Clarence Pier, linking local buses, taxi's, Gosport Ferry, Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries, South Western Railway and Southern Railway.

Look out for our green and cream buses at The Hard Interchange on Friday, Saturday and Sunday!

23/08/2026

We are proud to have provided shuttle bus services to The British Motor Show at Farnborough Exhibition Centre this weekend.

With over 20,000 passenger journeys made over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we have met many wonderful people! We are so very grateful to those that took a moment to compliment us on the presentation of our vehicles and the operation.

We’ve received a lovely email tonight
“I just wanted to say thank you for how wonderful Xelagroup ran the Shuttle services over the past 3 days. Dad and I attended the Motor Show via your bus shuttles and I have to say, the E400MMCs were in immaculate condition & your drivers looked extremely smart. You are a wonderful operator.”

It means a lot to us as a closely-knitted team who work hard to deliver a smooth operation - thank you!

Here are some pictures we got along the way…

Are you planning an event and need bus and coach services? Send us an email with your information - [email protected]

22/07/2026

Wow! What a busy start to summer we have had!

But, there’s no time to relax! We now turn our attention to large scale events for the summer months and our latest exciting project - PSVAIR (Public Service Vehicle Accessible Information Regulation).

From August, it will be a legal requirement for any vehicle operating public service and rail replacement work to have fully operational audible and visual information announcements.

In support of this and to ensure we can continue our lengthy working relationship with local train operators, we have invested over £100k to have the Hanover equipment installed to all 30 accessible vehicles within our fleet. In addition, our engineering team have been trained by the manufacturer to fit and programme the systems on each vehicle.

Today, the installation on the first vehicle started.
2 x information screens downstairs, 1 x information screen upstairs, new driver control panel, hearing loops and multiple speakers on each deck and a whole load of wiring!

Here’s to the future of public transport!

For any operators looking for support in fitting and programming, do contact us.

05/07/2026

Looking for something to do today with the family?

Pop down to the Bournemouth Bus Rally- two of our vehicles will be on display along with many other local operators and preserved vehicles.

Lots to see and do!

We look forward to seeing you there - have a great day!

27/06/2026

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Noyce who got married today! Thank you for letting us and our beloved 1960's bus (401) be part of your special day!

401 has been busy lately with weddings, proms, birthdays and day trips - if you're looking to hire a vintage bus for a special occasion, contact us for more information!

21/06/2026

We had the pleasure of providing a shuttle service to the Salisbury Motor Show today with our vintage bus.

What a beautiful day to be out in a non air conditioned 1960’s half cab bus with the engine throbbing right next to your left leg 🤣

Despite the lack of air con(!) it was a great day, with a fantastic display of 300 cars in the centre of the beautiful city of Salisbury.

For information about the event and other similar events, visit www.motorshow.live/salisbury/