3e bus timetable
Looking for the 3e bus? 5 different bus routes are numbered 3e across the UK and Ireland, run by 5 operators in 3 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
3e bus in East of England
1 route
- Ipswich — Ipswich to Greenwich via Priory Heath, Gainsborough Ipswich Buses · 06:05–23:35 · 11 buses a weekday
3e bus in Scotland
1 route
- Kirkwall — Kirkwall circular via Holm Stagecoach Bluebird · Fridays and Saturdays only · at 22:00 · 1 bus a weekday
3e bus in Northern Ireland
3 routes
- Bangor — Bangor to Carrowdore via Donaghadee, Millisle Ulsterbus · weekdays only · 07:45–15:30 · 2 buses a weekday
- Belfast — Donegall Square West to Holywood Exchange Ikea Metro · not Sundays · 07:24–18:05 · 23 buses a weekday
- Derry Londonderry — Derry Londonderry to Altnagelvin via Waterside, Clooney Park Foyle Metro · Sundays only · 14:05–17:30
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 3e bus run?
5 buses are numbered 3e, in Belfast, Ipswich, Derry Londonderry, Bangor & Kirkwall. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 3e 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 3e, and 5 of them do. The 3e in Belfast has no connection to the 3e in Ipswich: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 3e bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 3e 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 3e bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 5 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 5 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 3e for your area.
What does the “3e” 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 3e 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.