26A bus timetable
Looking for the 26A bus? 14 different bus routes are numbered 26A across the UK and Ireland, run by 13 operators in 9 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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26A bus in South West England
1 route
- Salisbury — Salisbury to Hindon via Bemerton, Wilton Salisbury Reds · Saturdays only · 07:20–17:50
26A bus in East of England
3 routes
- Fakenham — Wells-next-the-Sea circular via Fakenham, Dunton Sanders Coaches · weekdays only · 07:33–15:35 · 4 buses a weekday
- Norwich — Riverside to Bowthorpe via Norwich, University of East Anglia First Norfolk & Suffolk · 07:10–22:50 · 54 buses a weekday
- Wells-next-the-Sea — Wells-next-the-Sea to Fakenham via Burnham Market, Dunton Sanders Coaches · weekdays only · 07:33–15:35 · 2 buses a weekday
26A bus in East Midlands
2 routes
- Nottingham — Nottingham to S'well Minster School Nottingham City Transport · weekdays only · at 07:40 · 1 bus a weekday
- Peterborough — Peterborough circular via Netherton, Stanground Central Connect · not Sundays · 07:28–20:05 · 13 buses a weekday
26A bus in West Midlands
1 route
- Wolverhampton — Wolverhampton to Bilston via Blakenhall, Goldthorn Park Diamond Bus · 18:30–22:30 · 9 buses a weekday
26A bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- Waterthorpe — Crystal Peaks circular via Killamarsh, Aston TM Travel · not Sundays · 06:36–16:50 · 6 buses a weekday
26A bus in North West England
2 routes
- Cronton — Widnes circular via Cronton, Upton Ashcroft Travel · not Sundays · 07:25–18:01 · 13 buses a weekday
- Ellesmere Port — Ellesmere Port to Guilden Sutton via Whitby, Chester Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire · weekdays only · at 14:20 · 1 bus a weekday
26A bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Inchinnan — Inchinnan to Nethercraigs via Paisley, Glenburn McGill's · 04:58–00:23 · 25 buses a weekday
- Inverness — Inverness to Cromarty via Charleston, Fortrose Stagecoach Bluebird · 04:55–23:32 · 20 buses a weekday
26A bus in Wales
1 route
- Newport — Newport circular via Barnardtown, Summerhill Newport Bus · 06:04–21:20 · 14 buses a weekday
26A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Lisburn — Lisburn to Ballynahinch via Hillhall, Annahilt Ulsterbus · weekdays only · 07:35–16:15 · 8 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 26A bus run?
14 buses are numbered 26A, in Nottingham, Norwich, Newport, Wolverhampton, Salisbury, Lisburn, Peterborough, Fakenham, Inverness, Waterthorpe, Ellesmere Port, Cronton and 2 more places. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 26A 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 26A, and 14 of them do. The 26A in Nottingham has no connection to the 26A in Norwich: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 26A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 26A 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 26A 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 26A for your area.
What does the “26A” 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 26A 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.