3C bus timetable
Looking for the 3C bus? 10 different bus routes are numbered 3C across the UK and Ireland, run by 10 operators in 7 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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3C bus in South East England
1 route
- Chatham — Chatham to Rainham via Grange Nu-Venture · weekdays only · 10:34–12:45 · 4 buses a weekday
3C bus in South West England
1 route
- Urchfont — Devizes circular via Market Lavington, West Lavington Faresaver · 06:40–17:35 · 7 buses a weekday
3C bus in East of England
1 route
- Norwich — Norwich to Watton via Cringleford, Kimberley Central Connect · 07:05–13:45 · 5 buses a weekday
3C bus in East Midlands
2 routes
- Lincoln — Lincoln to Fiskerton via St Giles, Cherry Willingham Stagecoach East Midlands · weekdays only · 07:40–15:12 · 2 buses a weekday
- Nottingham — Nottingham to Mansfield via Coxmoor Estate, Sutton Junction trentbarton · 05:26–23:00 · 63 buses a weekday
3C bus in North West England
1 route
- Runcorn — Palace Fields circular via Halton Brook, Runcorn Arriva North West · 07:12–17:25 · 12 buses a weekday
3C bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Aberdeen — Altens circular via Cove Bay First Aberdeen · weekdays only · 07:45–15:50 · 2 buses a weekday
- Strathaven — Strathaven to Glasgow via Stonehouse Climate Action Strathaven · not Sundays · 06:45–21:15 · 34 buses a weekday
3C bus in Northern Ireland
2 routes
- Belfast — Belfast to Holywood Exchange via Willowfield, Ballymacarrett Metro · not Sundays · 06:50–20:37 · 25 buses a weekday
- Derry Londonderry — Derry Londonderry to Caw via Kilfennan, Altnagelvin Foyle Metro · weekdays only · 07:45–17:45 · 5 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 3C bus run?
10 buses are numbered 3C, in Belfast, Nottingham, Norwich, Lincoln, Derry Londonderry, Chatham, Runcorn, Aberdeen, Strathaven & Urchfont. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 3C 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 3C, and 10 of them do. The 3C in Belfast has no connection to the 3C in Nottingham: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 3C bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 3C 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 3C bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 10 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 10 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 3C for your area.
What does the “3C” 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 3C 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.