Bus times in Stowmarket
All the buses in Stowmarket: 16 bus routes and 134 bus stops. Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.
Next buses from Barnards (adj) as of 18:25
Scheduled times at Stowmarket’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 Stowmarket today
- 3 Bedingfield Street → Stowmarket via Kenton, Stowupland High Suffolk Community Transport · Thursdays only · first 09:22 · last 13:10
- 6 Bedingfield Street → Bury St Edmunds via Kenton, Stowmarket High Suffolk Community Transport · no buses this week · resumes 17 Oct
- 51 Hadleigh → Stowmarket via Hitcham, Cross Green Central Connect · weekdays only · first 07:00 · last 17:40
- 51S Bildeston → Stowmarket via Hitcham, Cross Green Central Connect · weekdays only · first 07:13 · last 17:40
- 87 Stowmarket circular via Cedars Park, Stowupland First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · first 08:55 · last 18:25
- 88 Ipswich → Stowmarket via Westbourne, Whitton First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · first 06:10 · last 18:15
- 460 Eye → Stowmarket via Cotton, Ward Green Fareline Bus & Coach Services · Thursdays only · first 09:15 · last 12:15
- 461 Stowmarket → Hadleigh via Hitcham, Cross Green Hadleigh Community Transport · Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays only · first 09:15 · last 13:50
- 462 Stowmarket → Hadleigh via Combs Ford, Combs Hadleigh Community Transport · Tuesdays and Fridays only · first 09:50 · last 12:40
- 985 Barking → Stowmarket via Combs, Combs Ford First Norfolk & Suffolk · weekdays only · first 07:50 · last 15:20
- 988 Stowmarket → Thurston via Combs Ford, Elmswell Mulleys Motorways · not Sundays · first 07:30 · last 15:30
- B7 Rishangles → Bury St Edmunds via Stowupland, Stowmarket Central Connect · weekdays only · first 07:29 · last 16:25
- DB1 Bury St Edmunds → Combs Ford via Moreton Hall, Stowmarket Dan's Coach Travel · not Sundays · first 07:15 · last 18:15
- O1 Stowmarket → Chantry via Combs Ford, Needham Market Central Connect · weekdays only · first 08:10 · last 16:30
- O11 Little Stonham → Chantry via Stowmarket, Needham Market Central Connect · weekdays only · first 08:01 · last 16:30
- VC001 Stowmarket → Finningham via Cedars Park, Stowupland Stowmarket Minibus and Coach Hire · weekdays only · first 09:45 · last 13:00
Route numbers are reused all over the country. See every UK 88 bus, 51 bus, 87 bus, 461 bus, 3 bus, 460 bus, 462 bus, 985 bus, 988 bus, B7 bus or 6 bus timetable.
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Map of bus stops in Stowmarket
All 134 stops shown. Tap a marker for live departures.
Bus stops in Stowmarket
Busiest stops
- Argos Store (o/s) 9 routes
- Barnards (adj) 6 routes
- Cinema (adj) 6 routes
- Railway Station (adj) 6 routes
- Recreation Ground (opp) 6 routes
- Beech Terrace (opp) 5 routes
- Cracknells (o/s) Combs Ford · 5 routes
- Station Road West (adj) 5 routes
- The Ford (o/s) Combs Ford · 5 routes
- Dukes Head (opp) 4 routes
- Gun Cotton Way Park (adj) 4 routes
- Kipling Way (adj) 4 routes
Stowmarket (74 stops)
- Allotments (adj)
- Allotments (opp)
- Argos Store (o/s)
- Barnards (adj)
- Barnards (opp)
- Beaumont Way (adj)
- Beaumont Way (opp)
- Beech Terrace (adj)
- Beech Terrace (opp)
- Binyon Close (adj)
- Boulters Way (adj)
- Boulters Way (opp)
- Britten Avenue (adj)
- Britten Avenue (opp)
- Cherry Tree Road (adj)
- Cherry Tree Road (opp)
- Cinema (adj)
- Creeting Road (adj)
- Creeting Road (opp)
- Curwen Road (adj)
- Curwen Road (opp)
- Danescourt Avenue (adj)
- Danescourt Avenue (opp)
- Dukes Head (opp)
- Fuller Way Playground (adj)
- Fuller Way Playground (opp)
- Golding Way (adj)
- Golding Way (opp)
- Gun Cotton Way Park (adj)
- Gun Cotton Way Park (opp)
- Health Centre (opp)
- High School (o/s)
- High School (opp)
- Industrial Estate (adj)
- Industrial Estate (opp)
- Kings Mead Road (opp)
- Kingsmead Road (adj)
- Kipling Way (adj)
- Kipling Way (opp)
- Lime Tree Place (adj)
- Lime Tree Place (opp)
- Lowry Way (adj)
- Lowry Way (opp)
- Lydgate Road (adj)
- Lydgate Road (opp)
- Mallard Way (adj)
- Mallard Way (opp)
- Narey's Garden Centre (adj)
- Narey's Garden Centre (opp)
- Newbolt Close (opp)
- Railway Station (adj)
- Railway Station (opp)
- Recreation Ground (adj)
- Recreation Ground (opp)
- Roundabout (nr)
- Rydal Close (adj)
- Shakespeare Road (adj)
- Shakespeare Road (opp)
- St Edmunds Road (o/s 41)
- St Edmunds Road (opp)
- St Peters Road (adj)
- St Peters Road (o/s 1)
- Station Road West (adj)
- Stow Lodge (adj)
- Stow Lodge (opp)
- The Little Wellington (adj)
- The Little Wellington (opp)
- Thirlmere Drive (adj)
- Tomo Industrial Estate (o/s)
- Tomo Industrial Estate (opp)
- Violet Hill Road (adj)
- Violet Hill Road (opp)
- Windermere Road (adj)
- Windermere Road (opp)
Cedars Park (22 stops)
- Gateway Boulevard (adj)
- Guillemot Close (adj)
- Guillemot Close (opp)
- Harrier Way (adj)
- Harrier Way (opp)
- Lapwing Grove (adj)
- Lapwing Grove (opp)
- Magpie Court (adj)
- Magpie Court (opp)
- Mill Street (adj)
- Mill Street (opp)
- Redwing Drive (adj)
- Redwing Drive (opp)
- Sandpiper Road (adj)
- Sandpiper Road (opp)
- Tesco (adj)
- Tesco (opp)
- Tesco Car Park (o/s)
- Woodpecker Close (adj)
- Woodpecker Close (opp)
- Wren Close (adj)
- Wren Close (opp)
Combs Ford (38 stops)
- Chandlers Walk (adj)
- Chandlers Walk (opp)
- Chelsworth Way (adj)
- Church Road (adj)
- Church Road (opp)
- Cracknells (o/s)
- Doctors Surgery (o/s)
- Doctors Surgery (opp)
- Edgecomb Road (o/s 6)
- Edgecomb Road (opp)
- Felsham Court (adj)
- Felsham Court (opp)
- Fenn Cottages (adj)
- Fenn Cottages (opp)
- Fenn Farm (adj)
- Fenn Farm (opp)
- Hunt Close (adj)
- Hunt Close (opp)
- Layham Gardens (adj)
- Layham Gardens (opp)
- Lindsey Way (adj)
- Lindsey Way (opp)
- Old Timbers (adj)
- Polstead Close (adj)
- Polstead Close (opp)
- Shimpling Close (adj)
- Thatchers Walk (adj)
- Thatchers Walk (opp)
- The Crescent (adj)
- The Crescent (opp)
- The Ford (adj)
- The Ford (o/s)
- The Twinnings (adj)
- The Twinnings (opp)
- Webb Road (adj)
- Webb Road (opp)
- Wynton Rise (adj)
- Wynton Rise (opp)
Operators in Stowmarket
Bus services here are registered with Suffolk County Council. See registered service changes and withdrawals →
Frequently asked questions
Which buses run in Stowmarket?
16 bus routes serve Stowmarket, run by 8 operators including Central Connect and First Norfolk & Suffolk. The busiest are the 88 (Ipswich to Stowmarket), the DB1 (Bury St Edmunds to Combs Ford), the 51 (Hadleigh to Stowmarket), the 51S (Bildeston to Stowmarket), the 87 (Stowmarket circular), the 461 (Stowmarket to Hadleigh), the 3 (Bedingfield Street to Stowmarket) and the 460 (Eye to Stowmarket), plus 8 school or occasional services.
How much is the bus fare in Stowmarket?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, falling to £2 from 1 January 2027. Buses in Stowmarket are run by High Suffolk Community Transport, Central Connect, First Norfolk & Suffolk, Fareline Bus & Coach Services, Hadleigh Community Transport, Mulleys Motorways, Dan's Coach Travel, Stowmarket Minibus and Coach Hire — check each operator's day and weekly tickets, which are often cheaper for multiple journeys.
How many bus stops are there in Stowmarket?
There are 134 active bus stops in Stowmarket across Stowmarket, Cedars Park, Combs Ford. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.