23A bus timetable
Looking for the 23A bus? 15 different bus routes are numbered 23A across the UK and Ireland, run by 14 operators in 10 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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23A bus in South East England
3 routes
- Canterbury — Canterbury circular via Barton Estate, Spring Lane Estate Stagecoach South East · not Sundays · 09:20–14:30 · 6 buses a weekday
- Maidstone — Maidstone to Laddingford via West Farleigh Nu-Venture · not Sundays · 09:20–18:20 · 9 buses a weekday
- Southend-on-Sea — Southend Airport to Leigh-on-Sea via Prittlewell, Belfairs Stephensons of Essex · 05:58–19:50 · 25 buses a weekday
23A bus in South West England
1 route
- Cinderford — Cinderford to Lydney via Littledean, Newnham Forest Community Transport · weekdays only · at 18:55 · 1 bus a weekday
23A bus in East of England
1 route
- Norwich — Heartsease to Longwater Retail Park via Costessey First Norfolk & Suffolk · 06:06–18:35 · 49 buses a weekday
23A bus in East Midlands
1 route
- Mansfield — Mansfield to Whaley Thorns via Shirebrook, Langwith Stagecoach East Midlands · not Sundays · 08:15–16:10 · 16 buses a weekday
23A bus in West Midlands
1 route
- Wednesbury — Wednesbury to Willenhall via Bradley, Bunkers Hill Carolean Coaches · not Sundays · 08:13–17:13 · 20 buses a weekday
23A bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- Barnsley — Barnsley to Deepcar via Wortley, Stocksbridge South Pennine Community Transport · not Sundays · 07:14–17:25 · 3 buses a weekday
23A bus in North West England
1 route
- Ellesmere Port — Ellesmere Port to Neston via Whitby, Overpool Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire · weekdays only · 08:50–18:00 · 10 buses a weekday
23A bus in Scotland
4 routes
- Ballinluig — Ballinluig to Aberfeldy Chapel Street Stagecoach East Scotland · Saturdays only · at 23:52
- Erskine — Erskine to Glasgow via Renfrew, Govan McGill's · weekdays only · 06:06–17:36 · 9 buses a weekday
- Perth — Perth to Ballinluig via Stanley, Waterloo Stagecoach East Scotland · Saturdays only · at 22:45
- Tain — Tain circular via Invergordon, Saltburn Stagecoach Bluebird · not Sundays · 07:36–18:20 · 6 buses a weekday
23A bus in Wales
1 route
- Pwllheli — Pwllheli circular Berwyn · not Sundays · 10:52–14:42 · 2 buses a weekday
23A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Lisburn — Lisburn circular via Harmony Hill, Lambeg Ulsterbus · weekdays only · 09:20–13:40 · 2 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 23A bus run?
15 buses are numbered 23A, in Perth, Canterbury, Barnsley, Maidstone, Mansfield, Lisburn, Ellesmere Port, Tain, Ballinluig, Wednesbury, Cinderford, Pwllheli and 3 more places. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
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 15 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 15 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 23A for your area.
What does the “23A” 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 23A 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.
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