Bus times in Stenness
All the buses in Stenness: 5 bus routes and 26 bus stops. Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.
Next buses from Brig O'Waithe (before) as of 00:51
Scheduled times at Stenness’s busiest stop, from the operators’ timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for more departures and its live map, or pick another stop.
Cancellations & disruptions in Stenness today
- 5 Stromness → Houton via Stenness, Orphir Stagecoach Bluebird · weekdays only · first 09:40 · last 13:17
- 8S Kirkwall → Stromness via Firth, Sandwick Stagecoach Bluebird · not Sundays · first 08:32 · last 17:28
- N1 St Margarets Hope → Stromness via South Ronaldsay, Kirkwall Stagecoach Bluebird · Fridays and Saturdays only · first 00:25 · last 01:51
- X1 St Margarets Hope → Skara Brae via South Ronaldsay, Kirkwall Stagecoach Bluebird · first 05:05 · last 22:10
- X10 Kirkwall → Stromness via Firth, Stenness Stagecoach Bluebird · first 22:45 · last 23:40
Route numbers are reused all over the country. See every UK X1 bus, 8S bus, 5 bus, N1 bus or X10 bus timetable.
Where can you get to by bus from Stenness?
Map of bus stops in Stenness
All 26 stops shown. Tap a marker for live departures.
Bus stops in Stenness
Busiest stops
- Brig O'Waithe (before) 4 routes
- Brig O'Waithe (after) 4 routes
- Germiston Road End (at) 4 routes
- Germiston Road End (opp) 4 routes
- Garage (at) 3 routes
- Garage (opp) 3 routes
- Ring of Brodgar Road End (at) 3 routes
- Tormiston Mill (at) 3 routes
- Woodbine (at) 3 routes
- Woodbine (opp) 3 routes
- Ring of Brodgar Road End (opp) 2 routes
- Standing Stones of Stenness (opp) 2 routes
Stenness (26 stops)
- Balfour Cottage (at)
- Balfour Cottage (opp)
- Brig O'Waithe (after)
- Brig O'Waithe (before)
- Cumminess Road End (at)
- Cumminess Road End (opp)
- Garage (at)
- Garage (opp)
- Germiston Road End (at)
- Germiston Road End (opp)
- Girvan (at)
- Girvan (opp)
- Mill of Ireland (at)
- Mill of Ireland (opp)
- Ring of Brodgar (nr)
- Ring of Brodgar Road End (at)
- Ring of Brodgar Road End (opp)
- Standing Stones of Stenness (opp)
- Stennegeo (at)
- Stennegeo (opp)
- Tormiston Mill (at)
- Tormiston Mill (opp)
- Villasquoy (at)
- Villasquoy (opp)
- Woodbine (at)
- Woodbine (opp)
Operators in Stenness
Bus services here are registered with Orkney Islands Council. See registered service changes and withdrawals →
Frequently asked questions
Which buses run in Stenness?
5 bus routes serve Stenness, run by Stagecoach Bluebird. They are the X1 (St Margarets Hope to Skara Brae), the 8S (Kirkwall to Stromness), the 5 (Stromness to Houton), the N1 (St Margarets Hope to Stromness) and the X10 (Kirkwall to Stromness).
How much is the bus fare in Stenness?
Fares in Stenness are set by each operator — the England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.
How many bus stops are there in Stenness?
There are 26 active bus stops in Stenness. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.