25A bus timetable
Looking for the 25A bus? 14 different bus routes are numbered 25A across the UK and Ireland, run by 12 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.
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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25A bus in South East England
4 routes
- Arncott — Arncott to Heyford Park via Bicester, Highfield Thames Travel · not Sundays · 05:30–21:15 · 32 buses a weekday
- Arncott — Arncott to Heyford Park via Bicester, Kings End Stagecoach Oxfordshire · Sundays only · 08:05–19:14
- Chainhurst — Chainhurst to Maidstone via Yalding, Tovil Nu-Venture · weekdays only · at 06:56 · 1 bus a weekday
- Reading — Reading to Sonning Common via Caversham, Emmer Green Reading Buses · not Sundays · 10:20–13:25 · 4 buses a weekday
25A bus in South West England
1 route
- Taunton — Taunton to Cotford St Luke via Norton Fitzwarren, Heathfield First Buses of Somerset · not Sundays · 09:20–15:49 · 8 buses a weekday
25A bus in West Midlands
1 route
- Coventry — Coventry to Rugby via Finham, Marton Stagecoach Midlands · not Sundays · 06:30–17:55 · 5 buses a weekday
25A bus in North West England
2 routes
- Mellor Brook — Mellor Brook to Blackburn via Lammack, Royshaw Hill Vision Bus · 08:25–14:53 · 8 buses a weekday
- St Helens — St Helens circular via Eccleston Metro Network · not Sundays · 09:15–16:15 · 8 buses a weekday
25A bus in North East England
1 route
- South Shields — South Shields to Jarrow via Cleadon, East Boldon Go North East · Sundays only · 09:25–16:20
25A bus in Scotland
4 routes
- Alness — Alness High St South to Tain Post Office Stagecoach Bluebird · 05:00–00:30 · 10 buses a weekday
- Inverness — Inverness to Alness via Charleston, Dingwall Stagecoach Bluebird · 05:44–23:30 · 10 buses a weekday
- Irvine — Stanecastle to Beith via Irvine, Kilwinning Stagecoach West Scotland · 18:10–23:09 · 11 buses a weekday
- Tain — Tain to Dornoch via Clashmore, Camore Stagecoach Bluebird · at 17:10 · 1 bus a weekday
25A bus in Wales
1 route
- Cardiff — Cardiff to Whitchurch via Llandaff, Gabalfa Cardiff Bus · not Sundays · 19:35–22:35 · 4 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 25A bus run?
14 buses are numbered 25A, in Coventry, St Helens, Inverness, Reading, Taunton, South Shields, Cardiff, Tain, Alness, Irvine, Mellor Brook, Arncott and 1 more place. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 25A 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 25A, and 14 of them do. The 25A in Coventry has no connection to the 25A in St Helens: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 25A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 25A 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 25A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 14 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 12 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 25A for your area.
What does the “25A” 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 25A 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.