18A bus timetable
Looking for the 18A bus? 14 different bus routes are numbered 18A 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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18A bus in South East England
1 route
- Canterbury — Canterbury to Ashford via Sellindge, Willesborough Stagecoach South East · weekdays only · 06:57–16:15 · 2 buses a weekday
18A bus in East of England
2 routes
- Cambridge — Cambridge to Lower Cambourne via Newnham, Barton Whippet Coaches · not Sundays · 07:15–18:00 · 10 buses a weekday
- Roughton — Roughton to North Walsham via Calthorpe, Aylsham Sanders Coaches · weekdays only · 07:55–16:08 · 5 buses a weekday
18A bus in East Midlands
2 routes
- Nottingham — Nottingham to Wollaton via Beeston, Beeston Rylands CT4N · not Sundays · 09:13–15:15 · 14 buses a weekday
- Nottingham — Nottingham to Wollaton via Beeston, Beeston Rylands Nottingham City Transport · not Sundays · 09:13–15:15 · 14 buses a weekday
18A bus in West Midlands
3 routes
- Burton upon Trent — Burton upon Trent circular via Winshill, Stapenhill Diamond Bus East Midlands · Saturdays only · 09:15–15:25
- Coventry — Coventry to Tile Hill South via Whoberley, Canley National Express Coventry · weekdays only · 06:50–18:02 · 9 buses a weekday
- Nuneaton — Nuneaton to Coleshill via Galley Common, Ansley Stagecoach Midlands · weekdays only · 07:25–15:20 · 2 buses a weekday
18A bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- Sheffield — Sheffield to Hillsborough via Norton, Shiregreen First South Yorkshire · 18:15–22:17 · 6 buses a weekday
18A bus in North East England
2 routes
- Darlington — Neasham Road to Faverdale via Darlington, Mowden Arriva North East · not Sundays · 18:41–23:29 · 10 buses a weekday
- Newcastle upon Tyne — Byker to South Gosforth via Walker, Heaton Stagecoach North East · weekdays only · at 07:20 · 1 bus a weekday
18A bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Aberdeen — Altens to Dyce via Aberdeen, Bucksburn First Aberdeen · weekdays only · 05:40–17:24 · 10 buses a weekday
- Glasgow — Glasgow to Hairmyres via Rutherglen, East Kilbride First Greater Glasgow · 05:13–23:32 · 82 buses a weekday
18A bus in Isle of Man
1 route
- Ramsey — Ramsey circular via Jurby, Sandygate Bus Vannin · Sundays only · 07:55–17:30
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 18A bus run?
14 buses are numbered 18A, in Glasgow, Nottingham, Sheffield, Coventry, Canterbury, Cambridge, Nuneaton, Burton upon Trent, Ramsey, Newcastle upon Tyne, Aberdeen, Roughton and 1 more place. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 18A 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 18A, and 14 of them do. The 18A in Glasgow has no connection to the 18A in Nottingham: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 18A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 18A 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 18A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 14 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 18A for your area.
What does the “18A” 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 18A 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.