12 bus timetable

66 different bus routes are numbered 12 across the UK and Ireland, run by 55 operators in 12 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.

12 bus in London

1 route

12 London — Oxford Circus Stn / Margaret Street ↔ Eynella Road / Dulwich Library Go Ahead London 536 weekday journeys first 00:01 · last 23:58

12 bus in South East England

8 routes

12 Brighton — Brighton Station B5 ↔ Cornfield Road North Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company 279 weekday journeys first 00:22 · last 23:52
12 Camberley — The Wheatsheaf ↔ Purley Way Falcon Buses 14 weekday journeys first 08:20 · last 17:44
12 Deal — Deal South Street ↔ Canterbury Bus Station Stagecoach South East 24 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 19:40
12 Heatherside — Heatherside The Wheatsheaf ↔ Paddock Hill Stagecoach South 12 weekday journeys first 08:20 · last 17:44
12 Littlehampton — Tesco ↔ Willowhayne Crescent Compass Travel 11 weekday journeys first 09:50 · last 14:50
12 Luton — Church Street ↔ Putteridge Primary School Arriva Beds and Bucks 346 weekday journeys first 05:25 · last 23:20
12 Maidstone — Royal Star Arcade ↔ The Vine Arriva Kent and Surrey 84 weekday journeys first 06:03 · last 23:25
12 Oxford — Oxford City Centre Speedwell Street (S1) ↔ Cowley Horspath Road Shops Stagecoach Oxfordshire 105 weekday journeys first 04:38 · last 01:45

12 bus in South West England

13 routes

12 Basingstoke — Basingstoke Bus Station ↔ Hatch Warren Community Centre Stagecoach South 34 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 19:10
12 Bath — Bath City Centre ↔ Haycombe Faresaver 19 weekday journeys first 08:03 · last 17:55
12 Bournemouth — Bournemouth ↔ Castlepoint morebus 89 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 23:10
12 Gloucester — Gloucester Clarence Street ↔ Quedgeley Tesco & Severnvale Shops Stagecoach West 158 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 01:20
12 Newport — Bus Station ↔ Needles Landmark Attraction Southern Vectis 26 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 23:10
12 Newton Abbot — Newton Abbot Stop A ↔ Brixham Town Square Stagecoach South West 428 weekday journeys first 05:00 · last 00:15
12 Plymouth — Plymouth ↔ Callington Go Cornwall Bus 57 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 23:15
12 Portsmouth — Range Green ↔ Fratton Way Stagecoach South 12 weekday journeys first 09:30 · last 14:55
12 Severn Beach — Severn Beach Govier Way ↔ Stoke Gifford Bristol Parkway Stn Stagecoach South Wales 60 weekday journeys first 04:58 · last 22:15
12 Southampton — Southampton ↔ Calmore Bluestar 115 weekday journeys first 04:47 · last 23:25
12 Swindon — Oakhurst ↔ G W Hospital Swindon's Bus Company 82 weekday journeys first 05:48 · last 20:12
12 Taunton — Taunton ↔ Taunton (Somerset) Somerset Council 6 weekday journeys first 08:06 · last 13:47
12 Weymouth — Weymouth ↔ Littlesea Hol Pk First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset 74 weekday journeys first 09:00 · last 18:30

12 bus in East of England

5 routes

12 Dereham — Dereham ↔ Market Place Central Connect 6 weekday journeys first 08:43 · last 13:47
12 Ipswich — Tower Ramparts Bus Station ↔ Magdalene Close Ipswich Buses 140 weekday journeys first 06:40 · last 22:46
12 Newmarket — Newmarket The Guineas ↔ Cambridge City Stephensons of Essex 23 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 17:30
12 Newmarket — Newmarket ↔ Ely Star Cabs 1 weekday journeys first 06:01 · last 06:01
12 Wroxham — Roys Department Sto ↔ N&N University Hosp First Norfolk & Suffolk 82 weekday journeys first 06:57 · last 18:14

12 bus in East Midlands

9 routes

12 Coalville — Memorial Square ↔ Pares Close Arriva Midlands 18 weekday journeys first 08:50 · last 17:30
12 Grimsby — Riverhead Exchange ↔ Waltham Cheapside Stagecoach East Midlands 12 weekday journeys first 09:25 · last 17:40
12 Lincoln — Lincoln Bus Sta C ↔ Welton Dunholme Road Stagecoach East Midlands 69 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 18:42
12 Loughborough — Loughborough Kinchbus 41 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 22:30
12 Mablethorpe — Mablethorpe North End ↔ Skegness Bus Station Grayscroft Coaches 6 weekday journeys first 09:30 · last 16:20
12 Mansfield — Mansfield Bus Station ↔ Shirebrook Leen Valley Dr Stagecoach East Midlands 98 weekday journeys first 05:50 · last 19:45
12 Northampton — Northampton ↔ Northampton Northampton Bus Interchange Stagecoach Midlands 37 weekday journeys first 05:54 · last 20:05
12 Nottingham — City Loop ↔ Cropwell Bishop Nottingham City Transport 18 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 16:05
12 Scunthorpe — Bus Station ↔ Ashfield Caravan Si Hornsbys Bus & Coach 22 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 17:50

12 bus in West Midlands

6 routes

12 Birmingham — Colmore Row ↔ Coronation Gardens National Express West Midlands 272 weekday journeys first 05:16 · last 23:58
12 Burton upon Trent — Burton ↔ Lichfield Bus Station Diamond Bus East Midlands 22 weekday journeys first 07:05 · last 18:20
12 Kidderminster — Kidderminster ↔ Kidderminster Bus Station Diamond Bus 4 weekday journeys first 10:00 · last 13:55
12 Redditch — Redditch Bus Station ↔ Astwood Bank, Castle Street Diamond Bus 30 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 20:35
12 Shrewsbury — Bus Station ↔ No. 3 Arriva Midlands 18 weekday journeys first 09:25 · last 17:40
12 Stafford — Stafford Town Centre ↔ Mill Bank Select Bus Services 17 weekday journeys first 09:05 · last 17:40

12 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber

4 routes

12 Barnsley — Barnsley Town Centre Stagecoach Yorkshire 43 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 22:15
12 Bridlington — Bridlington BS ↔ Peasholm Gap East Yorkshire 49 weekday journeys first 05:55 · last 19:30
12 Hull — Hull Interchange ↔ Kingswood Stagecoach East Midlands 81 weekday journeys first 05:25 · last 23:30
12 Leeds — White Rose Centre ↔ Roundhay Park First Leeds 191 weekday journeys first 04:27 · last 23:46

12 bus in North West England

4 routes

12 Leighton — Leighton Hospital ↔ The Vine D & G Bus 74 weekday journeys first 06:16 · last 20:59
12 Liverpool — Liverpool ↔ Queen Square Bus Station Arriva North West 88 weekday journeys first 04:59 · last 23:36
12 St Helens — St Helens ↔ Ravenhead Retail Hattons Travel 9 weekday journeys first 09:30 · last 17:00
12 Warrington — Warrington ↔ Warrington, Interchange - Stand R Warrington's Own Buses 17 weekday journeys first 06:38 · last 22:37

12 bus in North East England

4 routes

12 Middlesbrough — Middlesbrough ↔ Coulby Newham Stagecoach North East 186 weekday journeys first 05:36 · last 23:37
12 Newcastle upon Tyne — Fenham Cedar Road ↔ Wallsend Wallsend Interchange Stagecoach North East 234 weekday journeys first 05:33 · last 23:00
12 Newcastle upon Tyne — Newcastle Eldon Square 'Stand B' ↔ Winlaton Bus Station 'Stand B' Go North East 97 weekday journeys first 05:17 · last 23:47
12 South Shields — South Shields ↔ Sth Shields Interchange Stagecoach North East 31 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 22:31

12 bus in Scotland

4 routes

12 Aberdeen — Torry Terminus ↔ Heathryfold First Aberdeen 148 weekday journeys first 04:56 · last 23:26
12 Ardrossan — Ardrossan Whitlees Court ↔ Stevenston Sommerville Drive Stagecoach West Scotland 36 weekday journeys first 07:08 · last 18:10
12 Edinburgh — Bus Depot ↔ Gyle Centre Lothian Buses 64 weekday journeys first 06:21 · last 23:05
12 Perth — Gannochy ↔ Kinnoull Rohallion Stagecoach East Scotland 8 weekday journeys first 09:18 · last 15:18

12 bus in Wales

7 routes

12 Caernarfon — Caernarfon ↔ Pwllheli Clynnog & Trefor / Berwyn Coaches 37 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 21:10
12 New Tredegar — New Tredegar ↔ Blackwood Harris Coaches 44 weekday journeys first 06:28 · last 18:00
12 Newport — Newport ↔ Crindau Newport Bus 24 weekday journeys first 09:47 · last 13:37
12 Pontypool — Pontypool ↔ Pontypool Market Square Stagecoach South Wales 20 weekday journeys first 08:36 · last 18:36
12 Rhyl — Bus Station ↔ Palladium Arriva Wales 241 weekday journeys first 05:10 · last 23:25
12 Swansea — Swansea ↔ Swansea Bus Station First South & West Wales 46 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 22:10
12 Wrexham — Wrexham ↔ Bus Station Arriva Wales 51 weekday journeys first 05:08 · last 22:56

12 bus in Northern Ireland

1 route

12 Ballygowan — Laganside Bus Station ↔ Manse Road Ulsterbus 16 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 17:55

Frequently asked questions

Why are there so many different 12 buses?

Route numbers in the UK are chosen locally — by the operator, or by the local transport authority that tenders the service — not from any national list. Nothing stops two towns hundreds of miles apart both running a 12, and 66 of them do. The 12 in Birmingham has no connection to the 12 in Newcastle upon Tyne: different operator, different road, different timetable.

How do I find the right 12 bus timetable?

Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 12 that starts or finishes near you — each one links to its full timetable, every stop, a live map and its fares. If you know the stop you'll be waiting at, searching for the stop name instead gives you the next departures from that exact stop, which is more reliable than any timetable.

Is the 12 bus the same route in every town?

No. These are 66 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 55 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 12 for your area.

Looking for the next bus rather than a timetable? Stops near you shows live departures. Browse all bus routes, every operator or timetables by town. Data from operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service — see all sources.