173 bus timetable
11 different bus routes are numbered 173 across the UK and Ireland, run by 11 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.
173 bus in London
1 route
- 173 London — Beckton Bus Station ↔ King George Hospital Stagecoach London 169 weekday journeys first 05:15 · last 23:50
173 bus in South East England
1 route
- 173 Chatham — Chatham ↔ Lodge Hill Nu-Venture 10 weekday journeys first 07:07 · last 15:58
173 bus in South West England
3 routes
- 173 Exeter — Exeter City Centre ↔ Moretonhampstead Country Bus 9 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 18:25
- 173 Wells — Wells Bus Station ↔ Bath Bus Station First Bristol, Bath & the West 25 weekday journeys first 06:28 · last 18:45
- 173 West Horrington — West Horrington ↔ Wells Somerset Council 22 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 18:05
173 bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 173 Bakewell — Bakewell Rutland Square ↔ Bus Station Andrews of Tideswell 12 weekday journeys first 07:50 · last 17:50
173 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- 173 Hull — Hull Interchange ↔ Withernsea East Yorkshire first 09:30 · last 13:20
173 bus in Wales
2 routes
- 173 Clydach Vale — Clydach Vale Terminus ↔ Porth Interchange Bay 1 Stagecoach South Wales 9 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 22:29
- 173 Porth — Porth ↔ Clydach Vale Thomas of Rhondda 20 weekday journeys first 07:44 · last 16:55
173 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 173 Ballymoney — Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre ↔ Coleraine Bus & Rail Centre Ulsterbus 7 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 17:30
173 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 173 Drogheda — Drogheda Bus Éireann 44 weekday journeys first 08:55 · last 19:24
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 173 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 173, and 11 of them do. The 173 in Hull has no connection to the 173 in Exeter: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 173 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 173 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 173 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 11 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 11 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 173 for your area.
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