3 bus timetable

103 different bus routes are numbered 3 across the UK and Ireland, run by 72 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.

3 bus in London

1 route

3 London — Victoria Bus Station ↔ Crystal Palace Transport UK 428 weekday journeys first 00:11 · last 23:59

3 bus in South East England

19 routes

3 Bedford — Bedford Bus Station ↔ Shortstown North Drive Stagecoach East 94 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 18:40
3 Chelmsford — Chelmsford, Bus Sta ↔ Southend, Travel Ce First Essex 14 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 18:05
3 Clacton — Pier Avenue ↔ Railway Station Central Connect 38 weekday journeys first 05:30 · last 22:06
3 Colchester — Osborne Street ↔ Library Arriva Herts and Essex 84 weekday journeys first 07:04 · last 18:09
3 Crawley — Bewbush, Brettingham Close ↔ Gatwick, South Terminal Metrobus 162 weekday journeys first 01:07 · last 00:46
3 Eastbourne — Eastbourne Town Centre Gildredge Road ↔ Foot of Beachy Head (nr) Meads Stagecoach South East 57 weekday journeys first 06:01 · last 18:55
3 Guildford — Bellfields, Juniper Close ↔ Friary Bus Station Safeguard Buses 89 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 18:55
3 Harlow — Harlow Town Centre ↔ Temp Bus Station Arriva Herts and Essex 67 weekday journeys first 05:43 · last 19:42
3 Harlow — Harlow ↔ Town Railway Station Central Connect first 18:50 · last 19:35
3 Hemel Hempstead — Grovehill ↔ Washington Avenue Arriva Herts and Essex 24 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 19:06
3 Maidenhead — Maidenhead Town Centre, Frascati Way ↔ Maidenhead, Highfield Lane Carousel Buses 52 weekday journeys first 06:31 · last 19:31
3 Maidstone — Chequers Bus Station ↔ Maidstone Hospital Arriva Kent and Surrey 154 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 23:00
3 Milton Keynes — Central Railway Station ↔ Amazon Arriva Beds and Bucks 165 weekday journeys first 04:40 · last 22:50
3 Newbury — Newbury ↔ Hungerford Library Newbury & District 19 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 17:50
3 Orpington — Locksbottom Pallant Way ↔ Bus Station Go Bus 6 weekday journeys first 09:00 · last 14:20
3 Oxford — Oxford City Centre, Railway Station ↔ Rose Hill, The Oval Oxford Bus Company 196 weekday journeys first 05:22 · last 23:52
3 Reading — Central Reading ↔ Wokingham Reading Buses 383 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 23:44
3 Slough — Queensmere Car Park ↔ Belmont Road First Berkshire & The Thames Valley 116 weekday journeys first 05:13 · last 23:41
3 Tillingham — The Square ↔ Retail Market Fords Coaches 2 weekday journeys first 09:15 · last 13:30

3 bus in South West England

14 routes

3 Aldershot — Aldershot (Wellington Centre) ↔ Yateley Stagecoach South 175 weekday journeys first 05:15 · last 21:55
3 Andover — Andover Bus Station ↔ Picket Twenty Quicksilver Way Stagecoach South 105 weekday journeys first 06:01 · last 22:10
3 Basingstoke — Basingstoke ↔ Basingstoke Railway Station Stagecoach South 94 weekday journeys first 05:19 · last 23:17
3 Bath — City Centre, Grand Parade ↔ Bathford First Bristol, Bath & the West 127 weekday journeys first 04:41 · last 00:36
3 Cribbs Causeway — Cribbs Causeway ↔ City Centre, Union Street First Bristol, Bath & the West 158 weekday journeys first 04:25 · last 23:46
3 Fareham — Fareham Bus Station ↔ South Parade Pier First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport 519 weekday journeys first 04:14 · last 01:30
3 Helston — Helston Blue Anchor ↔ Falmouth, The Moor Go Cornwall Bus 44 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 22:15
3 Newport — Bus Station ↔ Transport Interchange Southern Vectis 136 weekday journeys first 05:20 · last 23:55
3 Plymouth — Royal Parade A9 ↔ Kingsbridge Bus Station Stagecoach South West 64 weekday journeys first 05:10 · last 19:50
3 Poole — Poole ↔ Wimborne morebus 59 weekday journeys first 06:12 · last 23:20
3 Southampton — City Centre ↔ Eastleigh Bluestar 76 weekday journeys first 06:02 · last 22:50
3 Taunton — Taunton Somerset Council 20 weekday journeys first 07:26 · last 17:36
3 Weymouth — Weymouth ↔ Weymouth, The Range First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset 9 weekday journeys first 09:29 · last 17:30
3 Winchester — Winnall ↔ Winchester Bus Station Stagecoach South 114 weekday journeys first 05:43 · last 00:10

3 bus in East of England

7 routes

3 Aldborough — green ↔ Roys Department Store Sunbeam Luxury Coaches 2 weekday journeys first 09:15 · last 13:20
3 Cambridge — Thorpe Way 1St Stop ↔ Fulbourn Superstore Stagecoach East 303 weekday journeys first 05:50 · last 23:35
3 Great Yarmouth — Great Yarmouth,Mark ↔ Burgh Castle,Cherry First Norfolk & Suffolk 84 weekday journeys first 07:17 · last 18:49
3 Ipswich — Tower Ramparts Bus Station ↔ Waitrose Ipswich Buses 124 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 19:00
3 Kings Lynn — Kings Lynn ↔ Transport Interchange Go to Town 45 weekday journeys first 07:07 · last 19:18
3 Norwich — Bus Station ↔ Wayland Avenue Central Connect 23 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 21:19
3 Watton — Swaffham Road ↔ Westfield Road Central Connect 7 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 19:15

3 bus in East Midlands

10 routes

3 Chesterfield — Chesterfield ↔ Calow Stagecoach Yorkshire 41 weekday journeys first 07:31 · last 18:18
3 Corby — Welland Vale Cedar Court ↔ Danesholme Tromso Close Stagecoach Midlands 213 weekday journeys first 06:33 · last 18:49
3 Grimsby — Bradley Morrisons ↔ Cleethorpes Pier Stagecoach East Midlands 207 weekday journeys first 05:00 · last 23:15
3 Lincoln — Lincoln Bus Sta B ↔ Fiskerton Ferry Lane Stagecoach East Midlands 69 weekday journeys first 06:47 · last 19:16
3 Loughborough — Loughborough ↔ Tynedale Road Kinchbus 22 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 17:56
3 Northampton — Northampton Northampton Bus Interchange ↔ Camp Hill Plantagenet Walk Stagecoach Midlands 120 weekday journeys first 05:29 · last 21:02
3 Nottingham — Nottingham High School ↔ Rectory Place CT4N 2 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 16:15
3 Peterborough — City Hospital Bretton Gate ↔ Stanground Ellwood Avenue Stagecoach East 149 weekday journeys first 04:33 · last 23:05
3 Scunthorpe — Scunthorpe Stagecoach East Midlands 19 weekday journeys first 07:40 · last 17:10
3 Sutterton — Sutterton The Pools ↔ Boston Bus Station Stagecoach East Midlands 58 weekday journeys first 07:07 · last 16:30

3 bus in West Midlands

13 routes

3 Birmingham — Moor Street Station ↔ Slade Lane National Express West Midlands 244 weekday journeys first 04:46 · last 23:50
3 Cannock — Cannock Bus Station ↔ Raven's Court Chaserider 23 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 18:10
3 Coventry — Arena Shopping Park ↔ Warwickshire Shopping Park National Express Coventry 238 weekday journeys first 05:11 · last 23:23
3 Kidderminster — Kidderminster ↔ Kidderminster Bus Station Diamond Bus 55 weekday journeys first 05:10 · last 21:00
3 Leominster — Leominster ↔ Leominster Bus Station Yeomans Travel 2 weekday journeys first 09:00 · last 13:00
3 Little Aston — Methodist Church ↔ Bus Station National Express West Midlands 2 weekday journeys first 07:40 · last 15:40
3 Nuneaton — Nuneaton ↔ Nuneaton Bus Station D2 Stagecoach Midlands 20 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 18:20
3 Stratford-upon-Avon — McDonalds Stratford-upon-Avon ↔ College Arms Stagecoach Midlands 12 weekday journeys first 10:35 · last 17:57
3 Tamworth — Corporation St ↔ Cromwell Road Arriva Midlands 48 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 18:33
3 Telford — Burford ↔ Bus Station Arriva Midlands 101 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 18:24
3 West Bromwich — West Bromwich Bus Station ↔ Merry Hill Bus Station National Express West Midlands 52 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 18:50
3 Wolverhampton — Stafford Road ↔ Castlecroft Road National Express West Midlands 171 weekday journeys first 05:19 · last 23:22
3 Wolverhampton — Stafford Road ↔ University of Wolverhampton Let's Go 2 weekday journeys first 07:40 · last 18:00

3 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber

5 routes

3 Dringhouses — Askham Bar First York 75 weekday journeys first 05:30 · last 22:19
3 Harrogate — Harrogate ↔ Harrogate Bus Stn The Harrogate Bus Company 63 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 23:20
3 Hull — Hull Interchange ↔ Orchard Park Stagecoach East Midlands 198 weekday journeys first 04:25 · last 23:30
3 Leeds — White Rose Centre ↔ Brackenwood Drive First Leeds 104 weekday journeys first 05:00 · last 23:20
3 Scarborough — Queen Street Stop B ↔ Hutton Buscel East Yorkshire 26 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 18:30

3 bus in North West England

8 routes

3 Blackburn — Blackburn Town Centre ↔ Blackburn Bus Stn The Blackburn Bus Company 12 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 18:10
3 Blackpool — Tesco ↔ Victoria Square Blackpool Transport 208 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 21:10
3 Burnley — Burnley Bus Station ↔ Pike Hill The Burnley Bus Company 53 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 23:10
3 Huyton — Wilson Road ↔ Halewood Shopping Centre Arriva North West 27 weekday journeys first 06:01 · last 18:40
3 Newbarns — Flass Ln Clevelands Ave ↔ Ormsgill Sikemeadow Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 180 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 21:30
3 Preston — Preston City Centre ↔ Preston Bus Stn Stand 21 Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 89 weekday journeys first 05:30 · last 23:30
3 Warrington — Warrington, Interchange - Stand C ↔ Weir Lane Warrington's Own Buses 60 weekday journeys first 05:09 · last 23:15
3 Whitehaven — Town Centre ↔ Mirehouse Shops Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 58 weekday journeys first 07:51 · last 18:30

3 bus in North East England

6 routes

3 Blyth — Bus station ↔ Bebside Rail Stn Car Park Arriva North East 6 weekday journeys first 06:39 · last 18:33
3 Castletown — Castletown Hylton Castle ↔ Farringdon Antwerp Road Stagecoach North East 200 weekday journeys first 04:50 · last 22:53
3 Darlington — Northgate ↔ Coleridge Gardens Arriva North East 133 weekday journeys first 06:32 · last 23:12
3 Hartlepool — Throston Grange Strawberry Apartments ↔ The Fens Barford Close Terminus Stagecoach North East 21 weekday journeys first 07:41 · last 18:10
3 Lingdale — Meadow Dale Court ↔ Town Clock Arriva North East 20 weekday journeys first 08:55 · last 17:55
3 South Shields — South Shields ↔ Sth Shields Interchange Stagecoach North East 81 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 22:43

3 bus in Scotland

14 routes

3 Cook Crescent ↔ Clovenstone Drive Lothian Buses 171 weekday journeys first 00:02 · last 23:38
3 Aberdeen — Mastrick ↔ Creel Place First Aberdeen 79 weekday journeys first 05:19 · last 23:00
3 Ayr — Ayr ↔ Ayr Snowdrop Square Stagecoach West Scotland 48 weekday journeys first 05:07 · last 23:40
3 Coatbridge — Fullarton Street ↔ Gainside Road United Coaches 40 weekday journeys first 07:29 · last 17:15
3 Dalkeith — Dalkeith ↔ St Andrew Street Lothian Community Transport 1 weekday journeys first 11:31 · last 11:31
3 Dumfries — Great King St ↔ Carthagena Pl DGC Buses 18 weekday journeys first 07:05 · last 17:18
3 Dunfermline — Dunfermline Bus Station ↔ Townhill Main Street Turning Circle Stagecoach East Scotland 50 weekday journeys first 06:19 · last 18:30
3 Falkirk — Falkirk ↔ Grangemouth Midland Bluebird 29 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 22:00
3 Glasgow — Drumchapel Station ↔ Govan Bus Station First Greater Glasgow 135 weekday journeys first 04:39 · last 23:14
3 Glasgow — Glasgow ↔ Neilston McGill's 65 weekday journeys first 06:01 · last 22:55
3 Inverness — Craig Dunain ↔ Oakdene Park Bus Shelter Stagecoach Bluebird 62 weekday journeys first 05:20 · last 23:15
3 Kilmarnock — Kilmarnock ↔ Bus Station Stagecoach West Scotland 56 weekday journeys first 05:31 · last 22:15
3 Kirkwall — Kirkwall ↔ Kirkwall TC Stand 2 Stagecoach Bluebird 9 weekday journeys first 07:15 · last 17:20
3 Perth — Perth ↔ Perth Kinnoull Street H Stagecoach East Scotland 4 weekday journeys first 08:55 · last 14:41

3 bus in Wales

5 routes

3 Cardiff — Cardiff ↔ Pwll-Mawr Cardiff Bus 4 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 19:35
3 Cwmbran — Cwmbran Phil Anslow Travel 8 weekday journeys first 09:25 · last 17:25
3 Penrhiwceiber — Penrhiwceiber Keepings Coaches 17 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 21:10
3 Pwllheli — Pwllheli ↔ Porthmadog Caelloi 34 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 20:15
3 Wrexham — Wrexham ↔ Bus Station Arriva Wales 37 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 22:20

3 bus in Northern Ireland

1 route

3 Bangor — Bangor Bus & Rail Centre ↔ New Street Ulsterbus 28 weekday journeys first 07:15 · last 21:50

Frequently asked questions

Why are there so many different 3 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 3, and 103 of them do. The 3 in Birmingham has no connection to the 3 in Glasgow: different operator, different road, different timetable.

How do I find the right 3 bus timetable?

Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 3 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 3 bus the same route in every town?

No. These are 103 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 72 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 3 for your area.

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.