221 bus timetable
8 different bus routes are numbered 221 across the UK and Ireland, run by 8 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.
221 bus in London
1 route
- 221 London — Edgware Bus Station ↔ Turnpike Lane Station Arriva London 450 weekday journeys first 00:08 · last 23:58
221 bus in South East England
1 route
- 221 Wrotham Heath — Wrotham Heath ↔ Tunbridge Wells St Johns Autocar Bus & Coach Services 2 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 16:02
221 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- 221 Rotherham — Rotherham Town Centre ↔ Doncaster Town Centre Stagecoach Yorkshire 146 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 23:30
221 bus in North West England
1 route
- 221 Manchester — Piccadilly Gardens ↔ Arnold Close Bee Network 7 weekday journeys first 06:12 · last 18:13
221 bus in Scotland
2 routes
- 221 Inverurie — Market Place ↔ Academy Watermill Coaches 2 weekday journeys first 07:45 · last 15:11
- 221 Wanlockhead — Wanlockhead ↔ Kirkconnel W Brownrigg 15 weekday journeys first 08:10 · last 17:45
221 bus in Wales
1 route
- 221 Carmarthen — Carmarthen ↔ Cwmmiles Jones Login 2 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 13:35
221 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 221 Belfast — Laganside Bus Station ↔ Giants Causeway Goldliner 4 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 16:10
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 221 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 221, and 8 of them do. The 221 in Belfast has no connection to the 221 in Manchester: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 221 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 221 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 221 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 8 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 8 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 221 for your area.
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