40C bus timetable
Looking for the 40C bus? 4 different bus routes are numbered 40C across the UK and Ireland, run by 4 operators in 4 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
40C bus in South West England
1 route
- Calne — Calne circular Swindon's Bus Company · not Sundays · 08:45–14:00 · 5 buses a weekday
40C bus in North West England
1 route
- Preston — Preston to Lancaster via Sharoe Green, Bowgreave Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · weekdays only · 07:15–16:30 · 2 buses a weekday
40C bus in North East England
1 route
- Durham — Cathedral to Railway Station Gateshead Central Buses · 09:47–16:33 · 28 buses a weekday
40C bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Armagh — Armagh to Newry via Markethill, Bessbrook Ulsterbus · Saturdays only · at 17:15
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 40C bus run?
4 buses are numbered 40C, in Durham, Preston, Armagh & Calne. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 40C 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 40C, and 4 of them do. The 40C in Durham has no connection to the 40C in Preston: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 40C bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 40C 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 40C bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 4 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 4 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 40C for your area.
What does the “40C” 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 40C 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.