23A bus timetable
14 different bus routes are numbered 23A across the UK and Ireland, run by 13 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.
23A bus in South East England
3 routes
- 23A Canterbury — Canterbury ↔ Canterbury Bus Station Stagecoach South East 6 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 14:30
- 23A Maidstone — Maidstone ↔ Laddingford Nu-Venture 9 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 18:20
- 23A Southend-on-Sea — Southend Airport ↔ Leigh Railway Station Stephensons of Essex 25 weekday journeys first 05:58 · last 19:50
23A bus in East of England
1 route
- 23A Norwich — Heartsease,Sale Roa ↔ Longwater,Pizza Hut First Norfolk & Suffolk 92 weekday journeys first 06:06 · last 18:35
23A bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 23A Mansfield — Mansfield Bus Station ↔ Whaley Thorns West Street Turning Circle Stagecoach East Midlands 44 weekday journeys first 05:30 · last 18:45
23A bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- 23A Shrewsbury — Bus Station ↔ Church Arriva Midlands 2 weekday journeys first 08:05 · last 15:03
- 23A Wednesbury — Wednesbury Bus Station ↔ Market Place Carolean Coaches 20 weekday journeys first 08:13 · last 17:13
23A bus in North West England
1 route
- 23A Ellesmere Port — Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange, Stand A ↔ Neston Brook Street Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 10 weekday journeys first 08:50 · last 18:00
23A bus in Scotland
4 routes
- 23A Ballinluig — Ballinluig ↔ Aberfeldy Chapel Street Stagecoach East Scotland first 23:52 · last 23:52
- 23A Erskine — Erskine ↔ Glasgow McGill's 9 weekday journeys first 06:06 · last 17:36
- 23A Perth — Perth ↔ Ballinluig Tulliemet Road End Stagecoach East Scotland first 22:45 · last 22:45
- 23A Tain — Tain Stagecoach Bluebird 6 weekday journeys first 07:36 · last 18:20
23A bus in Wales
1 route
- 23A Pwllheli — Pwllheli Berwyn 2 weekday journeys first 10:52 · last 14:42
23A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 23a Lisburn — Lisburn Ulsterbus 2 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 13:40
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 23A 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 23A, and 14 of them do. The 23A in Perth has no connection to the 23A in Canterbury: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 23A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 23A 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 23A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 14 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 13 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 23A for your area.
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