About Live Bus Times

Live Bus Times is an independent site that makes official bus open data actually pleasant to use: live times, full timetables, route maps, fares and punctuality — for every stop in the UK and Ireland, with no app download and no account.

Data sources

• Timetables & routes — DfT Bus Open Data Service (BODS) for England, Scotland and Wales, with the Traveline National Dataset and Cardiff Bus's own open data for services BODS does not carry, and the Traveline National Dataset for the Isle of Man (stop locations © OpenStreetMap contributors); Translink via OpenDataNI for Northern Ireland; Transport for Ireland for the Republic. Refreshed every week.
• Bus stops & stations — NaPTAN, plus stop facilities surveyed by OpenStreetMap contributors.
• Live times — BODS SIRI-VM vehicle positions across Great Britain, TfL's own API in London, Translink's API for departures in Northern Ireland, the National Transport Authority's GTFS-Realtime feed in the Republic of Ireland, and Ember's GTFS-Realtime feed.
• Punctuality — our own continuous measurements comparing live GPS positions against timetables.
• Fares, statistics & more — GOV.UK fare-cap guidance, DfT bus statistics, Traffic Commissioner registrations, OS Code-Point Open postcodes.

The full list, with licences and feed versions, is on the data sources page. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This site is not affiliated with the Department for Transport or any bus operator. Timetables can change at short notice — always check with your operator before travelling.

Privacy

No accounts, no personal data collected, favourites stay on your device. Full details on the privacy page.

Contact

Spotted wrong data or have a suggestion? Email hello@livebustimes.co.uk.