36A bus timetable
Looking for the 36A bus? 7 different bus routes are numbered 36A across the UK and Ireland, run by 7 operators in 6 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
36A bus in South East England
1 route
- Bishops Stortford — Parsonage Estate to Buntingford via Hockerill, Bishops Stortford Central Connect · weekdays only · 07:05–15:25 · 3 buses a weekday
36A bus in South West England
1 route
- Truro — Truro to Penryn via Devoran, Frogpool Go Cornwall Bus · not Sundays · 08:35–18:30 · 11 buses a weekday
36A bus in East of England
1 route
- Horsford — Horsford to Harleston via Hellesdon, Norwich First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · 06:35–18:30 · 27 buses a weekday
36A bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- Stoke-on-Trent — Meir Park to Kidsgrove via Hanley, Sandyford First Potteries · 19:30–21:55 · 7 buses a weekday
- Walsall — Walsall to Lichfield via Leighswood, Pipehill Chaserider · not Sundays · 06:14–19:00 · 25 buses a weekday
36A bus in North East England
1 route
- Wynyard Business Park — Middlesbrough to Hartlepool via Stockton, Billingham Stagecoach North East · 04:41–21:54 · 10 buses a weekday
36A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Rathfriland — Rathfriland to Castlewellan via Hilltown, Cabra Ulsterbus · weekdays only · 07:10–16:45 · 3 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 36A bus run?
7 buses are numbered 36A, in Walsall, Truro, Bishops Stortford, Horsford, Rathfriland, Wynyard Business Park & Stoke-on-Trent. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 36A 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 36A, and 7 of them do. The 36A in Walsall has no connection to the 36A in Truro: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 36A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 36A 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 36A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 7 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 7 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 36A for your area.
What does the “36A” 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 36A 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.