401 bus timetable
15 different bus routes are numbered 401 across the UK and Ireland, run by 15 operators in 9 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
401 bus in London
1 route
- 401 London — Thamesmead Town Centre ↔ Bexleyheath Clock Tower Go Ahead London 205 weekday journeys first 00:00 · last 23:35
401 bus in South East England
4 routes
- 401 Canterbury — Canterbury Bus Station ↔ Tankerton Priest and Sow Stagecoach South East 95 weekday journeys first 06:52 · last 23:36
- 401 Welwyn Garden City — Bus Station ↔ Sir Frederic Osborn School Arriva Herts and Essex 32 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 19:56
- 401 Welwyn Garden City — Welwyn Garden City ↔ Welwyn Garden City Bus Station Centrebus 10 weekday journeys first 09:35 · last 18:35
- 401 Westerham — Chartwell ↔ Quarry Hill Parade Go Bus 16 weekday journeys first 08:06 · last 17:40
401 bus in South West England
3 routes
- 401 Farnborough — Southwood Merlin Way ↔ All Hallows School Stagecoach South 2 weekday journeys first 07:48 · last 15:25
- 401 Poole — Poole High Sch ↔ Branksome morebus 2 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 15:05
- 401 Victoria — Swindon - Victoria, London ↔ Belgravia, Victoria - Swindon National Express 29 weekday journeys first 04:10 · last 22:00
401 bus in East of England
1 route
- 401 Huntingdon — Leighton Bromswold ↔ Ellington Dews Coaches 4 weekday journeys first 09:00 · last 13:38
401 bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 401 Aslackby — Aslackby Cross Roads ↔ Bourne Bus Station Bay 2 Delaine Buses 5 weekday journeys first 07:44 · last 17:10
401 bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- 401 Burton upon Trent — Burton ↔ Bus Station Diamond Bus East Midlands 37 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 19:20
- 401 Burton upon Trent — Burton upon Trent New St ↔ Tutbury Silk Mill Lane Bus Link 16 weekday journeys first 08:10 · last 17:34
401 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- 401 Selby — Bus Stn Stand 2 ↔ Supermarket Arriva Yorkshire 32 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 18:05
401 bus in Scotland
1 route
- 401 Oban — Soroba, Lunga Rd ↔ Dunollie, Kerrera Terr West Coast Motors 13 weekday journeys first 06:55 · last 22:52
401 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 401 Galway — An Phairc Mhor ↔ Dr. Mannix Road Bus Éireann 108 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 23:45
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 401 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 401, and 15 of them do. The 401 in Victoria has no connection to the 401 in Canterbury: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 401 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 401 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 401 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 15 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 15 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 401 for your area.
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