172 bus timetable
15 different bus routes are numbered 172 across the UK and Ireland, run by 13 operators in 10 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
172 bus in London
1 route
- 172 London — Brockley Rise / Chandos ↔ Aldwych / Drury Lane Go Ahead London 338 weekday journeys first 00:05 · last 23:50
172 bus in South East England
2 routes
- 172 Bracknell — Bracknell Thames Valley Buses 69 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 22:28
- 172 Chatham — Chatham Bus Station ↔ Wainscott Nu-Venture 5 weekday journeys first 10:00 · last 13:00
172 bus in South West England
2 routes
- 172 Bristol — Bristol Bus Station ↔ Bath Bus Station First Bristol, Bath & the West 52 weekday journeys first 06:44 · last 20:24
- 172 Torpoint — Torpoint Ferry ↔ Callywith College Stagecoach South West 2 weekday journeys first 07:39 · last 16:40
172 bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 172 Bakewell — Bakewell Rutland Square ↔ Bakewell Road Andrews of Tideswell 16 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 17:30
172 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- 172 Newcastle upon Tyne — Manchester Airport, Manchester - Newcastle upon Tyne ↔ Newcastle upon Tyne - Manchester Airport, Manchester National Express 18 weekday journeys first 01:15 · last 23:40
172 bus in North West England
1 route
- 172 Manchester — Newton Heath Terminus ↔ Southern Cemetery Bus Station Bee Network 66 weekday journeys first 05:14 · last 23:08
172 bus in Scotland
2 routes
- 172 Aberdeen — Faulds Gate ↔ Cloverfield Gardens First Aberdeen 16 weekday journeys first 19:30 · last 23:30
- 172 Cambuslang — Halfway ↔ East Kilbride Bus Station Hobson Travel 21 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 18:18
172 bus in Wales
3 routes
- 172 Aberdare — Aberdare Bus Station Arrive ↔ Bridgend Bus Station Stand 7 Stagecoach South Wales 36 weekday journeys first 05:10 · last 20:50
- 172 Bridgend — Bridgend Bus Station Stand 7 ↔ Porthcawl Metrolink 1 Stagecoach South Wales 10 weekday journeys first 10:55 · last 20:21
- 172 Merthyr Tydfil — Merthyr Bus Station Stand 1 ↔ Aberdare Bus Station Arrive Stagecoach South Wales 22 weekday journeys first 07:43 · last 18:29
172 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 172 Coleraine — Coleraine Bus & Rail Centre ↔ Marine Corner Ulsterbus 9 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 18:22
172 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 172 Virginia — Cootehill ↔ Virginia TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan 12 weekday journeys first 06:40 · last 22:00
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 172 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 172, and 15 of them do. The 172 in Newcastle upon Tyne has no connection to the 172 in Bristol: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 172 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 172 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 172 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 15 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 13 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 172 for your area.
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