196 bus timetable
7 different bus routes are numbered 196 across the UK and Ireland, run by 7 operators in 6 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
196 bus in London
1 route
- 196 London — Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway ↔ Norwood Junction Station Arriva London South 376 weekday journeys first 00:05 · last 23:45
196 bus in South East England
1 route
- 196 Rushlake Green — Rushlake Green ↔ Gildredge Road Cuckmere Buses 2 weekday journeys first 09:58 · last 13:30
196 bus in South West England
1 route
- 196 Glastonbury — Glastonbury Mendip Community Transport 13 weekday journeys first 10:00 · last 17:00
196 bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 196 Leicester — Derby - Leicester ↔ Leicester - Derby National Express 5 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 20:55
196 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- 196 Allerthorpe — Low Farm ↔ York East Yorkshire 2 weekday journeys first 09:10 · last 13:37
- 196 Wakefield — Bus Station ↔ Newstead Arriva Yorkshire 55 weekday journeys first 05:10 · last 18:15
196 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 196 Swords — Knocksedan ↔ Swords TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal 21 weekday journeys first 06:35 · last 20:15
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 196 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 196, and 7 of them do. The 196 in Leicester has no connection to the 196 in Swords: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 196 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 196 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 196 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 7 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 7 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 196 for your area.
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