178 bus timetable
10 different bus routes are numbered 178 across the UK and Ireland, run by 9 operators in 7 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
178 bus in London
1 route
- 178 London — Calderwood Street ↔ Lewisham Station Go Ahead London 223 weekday journeys first 00:00 · last 23:50
178 bus in South East England
2 routes
- 178 Chatham — Chatham Nu-Venture 4 weekday journeys first 10:30 · last 13:21
- 178 Chesham — Grammar School ↔ The Green Man PH Red Eagle 2 weekday journeys first 07:40 · last 15:55
178 bus in South West England
3 routes
- 178 Bude — Bude The Strand ↔ Launceston, Westgate Street Stagecoach South West 2 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 17:16
- 178 Launceston — Launceston Westgate Street ↔ Callywith College Stagecoach South West 2 weekday journeys first 08:28 · last 16:40
- 178 Moretonhampstead — Moretonhampstead ↔ Newton Abbot Country Bus 9 weekday journeys first 08:15 · last 17:15
178 bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 178 Bakewell — Bakewell ↔ Bakewell Square (Stand D) Andrews of Tideswell 9 weekday journeys first 08:40 · last 16:40
178 bus in Scotland
1 route
- 178 Larbert — Moodiesburn Mossvale Terrace ↔ Kirkintilloch West, High Street Midland Bluebird 12 weekday journeys first 09:05 · last 17:15
178 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 178 Coleraine — Coleraine Bus & Rail Centre ↔ Ballycastle Integrated Primary School Ulsterbus 5 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 13:00
178 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 178 Kells — Kells ↔ Cootehill TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan 6 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 17:15
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 178 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 178, and 10 of them do. The 178 in Chatham has no connection to the 178 in Coleraine: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 178 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 178 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 178 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 10 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 9 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 178 for your area.
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