15A bus timetable
Looking for the 15A bus? 15 different bus routes are numbered 15A across the UK and Ireland, run by 14 operators in 8 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
A letter on the end usually marks a variant of the plain-numbered route — a different terminus or a peak-hour extension — and what it stands for is up to the operator. What bus route numbers mean
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15A bus in South East England
2 routes
- Reading — Reading to Purley on Thames via Tilehurst, Meadway Reading Buses · not Sundays · 05:10–23:47 · 62 buses a weekday
- Waltham Cross — Waltham Cross to Harlow via Katherines Central Connect · weekdays only · 06:40–18:20 · 5 buses a weekday
15A bus in South West England
1 route
- Bideford — Bideford Quay to Bideford Affinity Outlet Devon via East-the-Water Stagecoach South West · 06:45–19:15 · 26 buses a weekday
15A bus in East of England
3 routes
- Aylmerton — Aylmerton to Sheringham via Gresham, West Beckham Sanders Coaches · weekdays only · 07:54–15:12 · 5 buses a weekday
- Haverhill — Haverhill to Bury St Edmunds via Great Wratting, Horringer Stephensons of Essex · weekdays only · 07:20–16:25 · 4 buses a weekday
- Ipswich — Ipswich circular via Chantry, Halifax Ipswich Buses · 06:20–22:35 · 41 buses a weekday
15A bus in East Midlands
2 routes
- Mansfield — Mansfield to Walesby via Sherwood Forest, Kirton Stagecoach East Midlands · 20:14–22:20 · 6 buses a weekday
- Northampton — St Giles Park to Northampton via Upton, Duston Stagecoach Midlands · Sundays only · 08:40–18:06
15A bus in West Midlands
1 route
- Kidderminster — Kidderminster circular via Birchen Coppice, Stourport-on-Severn Diamond Bus · not Sundays · 06:20–16:07 · 6 buses a weekday
15A bus in North West England
3 routes
- Chester — Chester to Saughall via Bache, Blacon Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire · not Sundays · 07:20–18:55 · 23 buses a weekday
- Chester — Chester to Saughall via Bache, Blacon Arriva Wales · Sundays only · 09:07–17:35
- Southport — Birkdale to Southport via Kew, Meols Cop Cumfybus · not Sundays · 07:00–17:45 · 16 buses a weekday
15A bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Crieff — Crieff to Stirling via Dunblane, Causewayhead Stagecoach East Scotland · 06:35–22:13 · 23 buses a weekday
- Perth — Perth to Crieff via Almondbank, Gilmerton Stagecoach East Scotland · 20:40–23:00 · 1 bus a weekday
15A bus in Ireland
1 route
- Dublin — Dublin to Tallaght via Terenure Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus · 06:25–23:30 · 101 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 15A bus run?
15 buses are numbered 15A, in Dublin, Ipswich, Perth, Reading, Chester, Mansfield, Kidderminster, Southport, Waltham Cross, Bideford, Haverhill, Crieff and 2 more places. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 15A 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 15A, and 15 of them do. The 15A in Dublin has no connection to the 15A in Ipswich: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 15A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 15A 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 15A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 15 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 14 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 15A for your area.
What does the “15A” in the bus number mean?
A letter on the end usually marks a variant of the plain-numbered route — a different terminus or a peak-hour extension — and what it stands for is up to the operator. It is a convention operators choose to follow rather than a national rule, so check the specific 15A for your area in the list above. See our guide to what UK bus route numbers mean for the letters that are reliable and the ones that are not.
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.