26 bus timetable
Looking for the number 26 bus? 45 different bus routes are numbered 26 across the UK and Ireland, run by 43 operators in 12 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
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26 bus in London
1 route
- London — Hackney Wick to Victoria via City of London, Westminster Stagecoach London · 05:30–00:05 · 211 buses a weekday
26 bus in South East England
10 routes
- Brighton — Brighton to Hollingbury Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company · 05:42–00:23 · 98 buses a weekday
- Canterbury — Canterbury to Broad Oak via Northgate, Sturry Road Stagecoach South East · weekdays only · 10:00–13:40 · 4 buses a weekday
- Reading — Reading to Calcot via Southcote, Fords Farm Reading Buses · runs 24 hours · 147 buses a weekday
Show 7 more 26 buses in South East England
- Bicester — Bicester circular via Highfield, Kings End Stagecoach Oxfordshire · not Sundays · 06:45–19:15 · 25 buses a weekday
- Eastbourne — Eastbourne to Seaford via Upperton, Polegate Cuckmere Buses · Sundays only · 09:05–18:00
- Harlow — Harlow circular via Little Parndon Central Connect · not Saturdays · 07:30–19:55 · 9 buses a weekday
- Horley — Horley circular via Hookwood, Meath Green Compass Travel · Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only · 09:53–12:53 · 4 buses a weekday
- Maidstone — Maidstone to Laddingford via Tovil, Yalding Nu-Venture · not Sundays · 09:54–15:50 · 3 buses a weekday
- Royston — Royston to Cambridge via Melbourn, Trumpington A2B Bus and Coach · not Sundays · 05:37–18:00 · 14 buses a weekday
- Southend-on-Sea — Shoeburyness to Hadleigh via Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea First Essex · not Sundays · 08:45–17:40 · 15 buses a weekday
26 bus in South West England
5 routes
- Poole — Poole to Tower Park morebus · 06:25–23:35 · 54 buses a weekday
- Salisbury — Salisbury to Gillingham via Fovant, East Knoyle Salisbury Reds · not Sundays · 07:20–14:10 · 7 buses a weekday
- Southampton — Southampton to Whiteley via Bitterne, Hedge End Bluestar · 06:00–22:03 · 28 buses a weekday
Show 2 more 26 buses in South West England
- Dulverton — Dulverton to Wiveliscombe via Exebridge, Bampton Somerset Council · not Sundays · 09:05–15:05 · 7 buses a weekday
- St Austell — St Austell to Bodmin via Mount Charles, Victoria Go Cornwall Bus · 05:30–23:25 · 38 buses a weekday
26 bus in East of England
2 routes
- Fakenham — Burnham Market circular via South Creake, Fakenham Sanders Coaches · weekdays only · 08:30–14:15 · 12 buses a weekday
- Norwich — Riverside to Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital via Norwich, University of East Anglia First Norfolk & Suffolk · 06:45–23:20 · 60 buses a weekday
26 bus in East Midlands
6 routes
- Derby — Derby circular via Chaddesden, Oakwood Arriva Derby · 06:15–21:40 · 31 buses a weekday
- Leicester — Leicester circular via Beaumont Leys, Belgrave First Leicester · 06:03–23:05 · 52 buses a weekday
- Nottingham — Nottingham to Southwell Nottingham City Transport · 05:50–23:10 · 54 buses a weekday
Show 3 more 26 buses in East Midlands
- Aslackby — Aslackby to Grantham via Billingborough, Lenton Centrebus · weekdays only · 07:20–16:50 · 2 buses a weekday
- Billingborough — Billingborough to Grantham via Lenton, Ropsley TransportConnect · Wednesdays only · 10:30–13:15 · 2 buses a weekday
- Peterborough — Peterborough circular via Stanground, Netherton Central Connect · not Sundays · 05:52–19:27 · 13 buses a weekday
26 bus in West Midlands
4 routes
- Cannock — Cannock Town Centre Chaserider · not Sundays · 05:32–22:15 · 46 buses a weekday
- Shrewsbury — Shrewsbury to Meole Village via Coleham, Kingsland Hotspur · not Sundays · 06:50–18:33 · 32 buses a weekday
- Stoke-on-Trent — Hanley to Park Hall via Bucknall, Bentilee Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · 09:30–14:30 · 10 buses a weekday
- Stratford-upon-Avon — Stratford-upon-Avon to Redditch via Haselor, Washford Stagecoach Midlands · 06:10–19:55 · 25 buses a weekday
26 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
3 routes
- Beverley — Beverley to Hessle via Cottingham, Willerby East Yorkshire · not Sundays · 06:30–18:00 · 13 buses a weekday
- Penistone — Penistone circular via Stocksbridge, Wortley South Pennine Community Transport · not Sundays · 07:30–15:22 · 7 buses a weekday
- Waterthorpe — Crystal Peaks circular via Aston, Killamarsh TM Travel · not Sundays · 08:30–17:50 · 6 buses a weekday
26 bus in North West England
4 routes
- Blackpool — Marton circular via Promenade, Pleasure Beach Coastliner Buses · 09:30–17:30 · 8 buses a weekday
- Guilden Sutton — Guilden Sutton to Ellesmere Port via Chester, Whitby Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire · not Sundays · 08:46–17:03 · 8 buses a weekday
- Liverpool — Liverpool circular via Kirkdale, Cabbage Hall Arriva North West · 04:39–23:30 · 88 buses a weekday
- Widnes — Widnes circular via Upton, Cronton Ashcroft Travel · not Sundays · 07:57–17:30 · 11 buses a weekday
26 bus in North East England
1 route
- Hebburn — Hebburn to South Shields via Jarrow, Chichester Go North East · 05:25–23:46 · 40 buses a weekday
26 bus in Scotland
4 routes
- Inverness — Inverness to Cromarty via Blackstand, Jemimaville Stagecoach Bluebird · 05:47–22:15 · 20 buses a weekday
- Paisley — Nethercraigs to Glasgow via Paisley, Govan McGill's · 05:16–23:10 · 208 buses a weekday
- Port Seton — Seton Sands to Clermiston via Musselburgh, Edinburgh Lothian Buses · 04:29–00:05 · 205 buses a weekday
- Stonehaven — Stonehaven to Luthermuir via Auchenblae, Laurencekirk Smith & Sons · weekdays only · 06:23–18:55 · 14 buses a weekday
26 bus in Wales
4 routes
- Blackwood — Blackwood to Ebbw Vale via Crumlin, Abertillery Stagecoach South Wales · not Sundays · 05:45–22:30 · 36 buses a weekday
- Cardiff — Cardiff to Blackwood via Watford, Caerphilly Stagecoach South Wales · 06:30–22:35 · 33 buses a weekday
- Great Orme — Great Orme circular via Llandudno, Craig-y-Don Arriva Wales · not Sundays · 08:08–17:45 · 13 buses a weekday
- Swansea — Swansea to Fforestfach via Gendros, Caereithin DANSA · Mondays and Thursdays only · 10:00–13:32 · 8 buses a weekday
26 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Lisburn — Smithfield Street Bus Shelter to Dromora Bus Station Ulsterbus · 07:10–21:35 · 17 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the number 26 bus run?
45 buses are numbered 26, in Liverpool, Nottingham, Leicester, Cardiff, Derby, Brighton, Swansea, Inverness, Canterbury, Poole, Stoke-on-Trent, Reading and 33 more places. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 26 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 26, and 45 of them do. The 26 in Liverpool has no connection to the 26 in Nottingham: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 26 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 26 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 26 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 45 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 43 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 26 for your area.
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