39A bus timetable

Looking for the 39A bus? 12 different bus routes are numbered 39A across the UK and Ireland, run by 12 operators in 8 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

39A bus in South East England

1 route

39A bus in South West England

1 route

39A bus in West Midlands

3 routes

39A bus in North West England

1 route

39A bus in North East England

1 route

39A bus in Scotland

2 routes

39A bus in Wales

2 routes

39A bus in Ireland

1 route

Frequently asked questions

Where does the 39A bus run?

12 buses are numbered 39A, in Hereford, Glenrothes, Worcester, Belfield, Woking, Camborne, Edinburgh, Warrington, Coulby Newham, Newcastle Under Lyme, Birmingham & Llangynwyd. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.

Why are there so many different 39A 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 39A, and 12 of them do. The 39A in Hereford has no connection to the 39A in Glenrothes: different operator, different road, different timetable.

How do I find the right 39A bus timetable?

Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 39A 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 39A bus the same route in every town?

No. These are 12 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 39A for your area.

What does the “39A” 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 39A 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.