Bus times in Ipswich

All the buses in Ipswich: 76 bus routes and 874 bus stops. Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.

Next buses from Willis Building (opp) as of 16:42

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13 Tower Ramparts Bus Station 16:45 12 Tower Ramparts Bus Station 16:52 66 Martlesham Heath,Tesco 16:55 1 Waitrose 16:57 75 Old Cattle Market 17:09 15A Tower Ramparts Bus Station 17:13

Scheduled times at Ipswich’s busiest stop, from the operators’ timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for more departures and its live map, or pick another stop.

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Bus routes serving Ipswich

76 routes — type a number or a place to find yours

1 Ipswich → Priory Heath via Greenwich, Gainsborough Ipswich Buses · first 06:25 · last 18:53
2 Tower Ramparts Bus Station → Ipswich Hospital via Gainsborough, Broke Hall Ipswich Buses · first 05:50 · last 23:10
3 Ipswich → Priory Heath via Rose Hill, Racecourse Ipswich Buses · first 06:15 · last 19:00
3E Ipswich → Greenwich via Priory Heath, Gainsborough Ipswich Buses · first 06:05 · last 23:35
4 Ipswich circular via Rose Hill, Rushmere St Andrew Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 06:30 · last 18:15
5 Tower Ramparts Bus Station → Ipswich Hospital via Rose Hill Ipswich Buses · first 06:00 · last 18:55
6 Tower Ramparts Bus Station → Ipswich Hospital via Rushmere Ipswich Buses · first 06:00 · last 18:45
7 Ipswich circular via Broom Hill, Castle Hill Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 06:45 · last 18:45
8 Ipswich → Whitehouse via Westbourne Ipswich Buses · first 05:34 · last 23:32
9 Ipswich circular via Westbourne, Whitton Ipswich Buses · first 05:35 · last 23:05
10 Ipswich circular via Westbourne, Whitton Ipswich Buses · first 06:15 · last 22:05
12 Ipswich → Chantry Ipswich Buses · first 06:40 · last 22:46

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13 Ipswich → Copdock via Chantry, Pinebrook Ipswich Buses · first 05:52 · last 23:07
14 Ipswich → Gippeswyk Park via Chantry Central Connect · not Sundays · first 09:30 · last 14:49
15 Ipswich circular via Halifax, Chantry Ipswich Buses · first 06:10 · last 23:05
15A Ipswich circular via Chantry, Halifax Ipswich Buses · first 06:20 · last 22:35
16 Ipswich circular via Stoke, Halifax Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 06:25 · last 18:55
18 Ipswich → Claydon via Westbourne, Bramford Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 07:10 · last 23:21
20 Ipswich → Copdock via Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 09:12 · last 14:45
50 Sudbury → Ipswich via Great Cornard, Hadleigh Central Connect · first 06:20 · last 19:00
59 Ipswich → Little Bealings via Rushmere, Rushmere St Andrew First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · first 09:00 · last 15:00
64 Ipswich → Leiston via Rushmere, Kesgrave First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · first 06:05 · last 18:23
66 Ipswich → Melton via Rushmere, Kesgrave First Norfolk & Suffolk · first 05:25 · last 22:45
66A Ipswich → Martlesham Heath via Rushmere, Kesgrave First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · first 07:30 · last 17:30
70 Ipswich → Orford via St Margarets, Hollesley First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · first 06:25 · last 19:30
74A Chantry → Eye via Ipswich, Westbourne Central Connect · not Sundays · first 06:53 · last 18:35
75 Ipswich → Felixstowe via Rushmere, Walton First Norfolk & Suffolk · first 05:50 · last 23:15
77 Ipswich → Felixstowe Dock via Rushmere, Walton First Norfolk & Suffolk · first 07:12 · last 18:02
88 Ipswich → Stowmarket via Westbourne, Whitton First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · first 06:10 · last 18:15
91 Hadleigh → Ipswich via Hintlesham, Sproughton Beestons · not Sundays · first 07:00 · last 18:30
92 East Bergholt → Manningtree via Ipswich, Stoke Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 06:49 · last 18:35
93 Ipswich → Colchester via East Bergholt, Mile End Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 06:25 · last 18:15
97 Chantry → Shotley Gate via Ipswich, Stoke Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 06:45 · last 18:45
111 Hitcham → Ipswich via Bramford, Westbourne Mulleys Motorways · not Sundays · first 07:15 · last 17:50
118 Ipswich → Framlingham via St Margarets, Otley Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 06:30 · last 18:40
717 Ipswich → Stansted Airport via Capel St Mary, Colchester National Express · first 05:00 · last 02:00
717 Ipswich → Marks Tey via Capel St Mary, Colchester National Express · first 05:00 · last 02:00
800 Copdock → Rendlesham via Chantry, Ipswich First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · first 06:55 · last 19:00

School, works and infrequent services (38 — under 10 journeys a day)

4 Ipswich → Bixley via Rose Hill, Rushmere St Andrew First Norfolk & Suffolk · Sundays only · first 08:35 · last 17:04
5E Ipswich circular via Copleston, Rushmere Ipswich Buses · first 18:50 · last 22:50
6A Westbourne → Rushmere via Ipswich Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 07:50 · last 15:25
6B Castle Hill → Rushmere via Whitton, Ipswich Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 07:50 · last 15:25
17 Ipswich → Whitehouse via Broom Hill, Castle Hill Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 09:30 · last 14:01
74 Ipswich → Eye via Westbourne, Bramford Central Connect · not Sundays · first 06:15 · last 18:35
91 Ipswich → Hadleigh via Sproughton, Hintlesham Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 06:15 · last 06:45
93A Ipswich → Colchester via East Bergholt, Mile End Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 08:05 · last 15:05
98 Ipswich → Shotley Gate via Stoke, Bourne Bridge Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 07:50 · last 15:05
111A Bildeston → Ipswich via Bramford, Westbourne Mulleys Motorways · not Sundays · first 16:52 · last 16:52
116 Ipswich → Debenham via Broom Hill, Whitton First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · first 07:00 · last 17:15
119 Ipswich → Framlingham via St Margarets, Helmingham Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 07:00 · last 17:20
120 Ipswich → Whatfield via Westbourne, Sproughton Hadleigh Community Transport · Thursdays only · first 10:10 · last 13:00
604 Shotley Gate → Chantry via Holbrook, Bourne Bridge Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 07:55 · last 15:30
615 Chantry → Holbrook via Halifax, Stoke Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 07:25 · last 15:30
616 Gainsborough → Holbrook via Ipswich, Stoke Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 07:30 · last 15:30
695 Chantry → East Bergholt via Pinebrook, Capel St Mary Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 08:30 · last 15:45
695R Chantry → East Bergholt via Pinebrook, Capel St Mary Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 08:30 · last 15:45
816 Victoria → Ipswich via Stansted Airport, Colchester National Express · no buses this week · resumes 25 Dec
914 Ipswich → Debenham via St Margarets, Otley Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 07:30 · last 15:51
978 Ipswich → Felixstowe via Copleston, Walton First Norfolk & Suffolk · weekdays only · first 07:45 · last 15:20
979 St Augustines → Kesgrave via Warren Heath, Martlesham First Norfolk & Suffolk · weekdays only · first 08:15 · last 15:40
989 Ipswich → Claydon via Westbourne, Bramford First Norfolk & Suffolk · weekdays only · first 07:40 · last 15:00
997 Ipswich → Chantry via Gippeswyk Park Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · first 08:45 · last 16:30
N08 Norwich → Brentwood via Ipswich, Colchester National Express · Sundays only · first 07:50 · last 18:30
O1 Stowmarket → Chantry via Combs Ford, Needham Market Central Connect · weekdays only · first 08:10 · last 16:30
O2 Felixstowe → Chantry Central Connect · weekdays only · first 08:10 · last 16:30
O3 Debenham → Chantry via Barham, Claydon Central Connect · weekdays only · first 07:50 · last 16:30
O4 Stanway → Chantry via Colchester, East Bergholt Central Connect · weekdays only · first 07:32 · last 16:30
O5 Leiston → Chantry via Saxmundham, Wickham Market Central Connect · weekdays only · first 07:42 · last 16:30
O6 Upper Dovercourt → Chantry via Ramsey, Manningtree Central Connect · weekdays only · first 07:52 · last 16:30
O7 Melton → Chantry via Priory Heath, Ipswich Central Connect · weekdays only · first 07:57 · last 16:30
O8 Sudbury → Chantry via Great Cornard, Hadleigh Central Connect · weekdays only · first 07:45 · last 16:30
O11 Little Stonham → Chantry via Stowmarket, Needham Market Central Connect · weekdays only · first 08:01 · last 16:30
O12 Old Felixstowe → Chantry via Walton, Trimley St Mary Central Connect · weekdays only · first 08:15 · last 16:30
UK007 Norwich → Victoria via Ipswich, Colchester FlixBus · first 05:50 · last 20:15
W20 Norwich → Tokyngton via Ipswich, Colchester National Express · no buses this week · resumes 18 Oct
X93 Ipswich → Colchester via Capel St Mary, East Bergholt Ipswich Buses · not Sundays · first 05:50 · last 19:15

Route numbers are reused all over the country. See every UK 13 bus, 8 bus, 5 bus, 3 bus, 12 bus, 800 bus, 66 bus, 2 bus, 6 bus, 75 bus, 1 bus or 9 bus timetable.

Buses to…

Stansted Airport Ipswich Park and Ride (2 sites) Ipswich Hospital Rushmere Hospital Tower Ramparts Bus Station, Ipswich Old Cattle Market Bus Station, Ipswich Ipswich Hospital Ipswich Rail Station Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station University of Suffolk

Single fares in England: capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2. Fare cap guide →

Where can you get to by bus from Ipswich?

Ipswich → Sproughton Ipswich → Colchester City Centre Ipswich → Rushmere St Andrew Ipswich → Bramford Ipswich → Woodbridge Ipswich → Kesgrave Ipswich → East Bergholt Ipswich → Racecourse Ipswich → Colchester Ipswich → Hadleigh Ipswich → Capel St Mary Ipswich → Hintlesham

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Ipswich → London Ipswich → Felixstowe Ipswich → Norwich City Centre Ipswich → Mile End Ipswich → Chelmsford City Centre Ipswich → Shotley Ipswich → Martlesham Heath Ipswich → Debenham Ipswich → Bixley Ipswich → Claydon Ipswich → Framlingham Ipswich → Marks Tey Ipswich → Copdock Ipswich → Stowmarket Ipswich → Stansted Airport Ipswich → Manningtree Ipswich → Combs Ford Ipswich → Needham Market

Map of bus stops in Ipswich

The 250 busiest stops shown — more are listed below. Tap a marker for live departures.

Bus stops in Ipswich

Showing the 500 busiest of 874 stops. Search every stop for one that isn't here.

500 stops — type a street or landmark to find one

Busiest stops

Willis Building (opp) 40 routes
Fire Station (opp) 23 routes
St Clare House (adj) 23 routes
St Clare House (opp) 22 routes
Fire Station (o/s) 21 routes
Buttermarket (N-bound) 20 routes
Museum Street (Stand 1) 19 routes
Library (opp) 18 routes
Railway Station (Stand R1) 15 routes
Suffolk One (inside) Chantry · 15 routes
Ipswich Furniture Project (opp) 14 routes
Revolution (o/s) 13 routes

All stops by area (30 areas)

Ipswich (134 stops)

Bourne Bridge (13 stops)

Broke Hall (14 stops)

Broom Hill (9 stops)

Castle Hill (25 stops)

Chantry (35 stops)

Chantry Park (8 stops)

Copleston (19 stops)

Gainsborough (14 stops)

Greenwich (6 stops)

Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate (6 stops)

Halifax (5 stops)

Holywells Park (10 stops)

Landseer Park (4 stops)

Maidenhall (7 stops)

Pinewood (4 stops)

Priory Heath (9 stops)

Ransomes Europark (3 stops)

Ravenswood (8 stops)

Red House Farm (4 stops)

Rose Hill (18 stops)

Rushmere (48 stops)

St Augustines (6 stops)

St Margarets (2 stops)

Stoke (13 stops)

Stoke Park (13 stops)

Warren Heath (13 stops)

Westbourne (29 stops)

Whitehouse (9 stops)

Whitton (12 stops)

Operators in Ipswich

Ipswich Buses First Norfolk & Suffolk Central Connect (Harlow)Central Connect (Colchester)Beestons Mulleys Motorways Hadleigh Community Transport National Express FlixBus

Bus services here are registered with Suffolk County Council. See registered service changes and withdrawals →

Frequently asked questions

Which buses run in Ipswich?

76 bus routes serve Ipswich, run by 8 operators including Ipswich Buses and Central Connect. The busiest are the 13 (Ipswich to Copdock), the 8 (Ipswich to Whitehouse), the 5 (Tower Ramparts Bus Station to Ipswich Hospital), the 3 (Ipswich to Priory Heath), the 12 (Ipswich to Chantry), the 800 (Copdock to Rendlesham), the 66 (Ipswich to Melton) and the 2 (Tower Ramparts Bus Station to Ipswich Hospital), plus 30 other regular routes and 38 school or occasional services.

How much is the bus fare in Ipswich?

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, falling to £2 from 1 January 2027. Buses in Ipswich are run by Ipswich Buses, First Norfolk & Suffolk, Central Connect, Beestons, Mulleys Motorways, Hadleigh Community Transport, National Express, FlixBus — check each operator's day and weekly tickets, which are often cheaper for multiple journeys.

How many bus stops are there in Ipswich?

There are 874 active bus stops in Ipswich across Ipswich, Bourne Bridge, Broke Hall, Broom Hill, Castle Hill, Chantry, Chantry Park, Copleston, Gainsborough, Greenwich. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.

Bus times near Ipswich

Stoke (Ipswich)Broom Hill (Ipswich)Rose Hill (Ipswich)Maidenhall (Ipswich)Holywells Park Gippeswyk Park Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate Westbourne (Ipswich)Red House Farm (Ipswich)Rushmere Halifax (Ipswich)Landseer Park