42 bus timetable

38 different bus routes are numbered 42 across the UK and Ireland, run by 34 operators in 13 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.

42 bus in London

1 route

42 Dulwich — East Dulwich Sainsbury's ↔ Appold Street Go Ahead London 264 weekday journeys first 00:00 · last 23:40

42 bus in South East England

4 routes

42 Alfold — High Street ↔ Friary Bus Station Compass Travel 30 weekday journeys first 06:53 · last 17:25
42 Berwick — Hailsham Cuckmere Buses 5 weekday journeys first 09:22 · last 12:42
42 Sudbury — Bus Station ↔ Braintree, Freeport Railway Station Central Connect 17 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 19:15
42 Sudbury — Bus Station ↔ Osborne Street Central Connect 8 weekday journeys first 08:45 · last 17:20

42 bus in South West England

5 routes

42 Bristol — City Centre, Broad Quay ↔ Keynsham & Burnett First Bristol, Bath & the West 196 weekday journeys first 04:10 · last 23:30
42 Calne — Calne ↔ Marlborough Swindon's Bus Company 21 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 17:55
42 Cheltenham — Cheltenham Clarence Street ↔ Mitton Allotments Stagecoach West 51 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 19:48
42 Falmouth — Falmouth ↔ Camborne OTS 7 weekday journeys first 09:00 · last 16:15
42 Plymouth — Royal Parade ↔ Samuel Bassett Aven Plymouth Citybus 158 weekday journeys first 05:20 · last 22:17

42 bus in East of England

3 routes

42 Bury St Edmunds — Bury St Edmunds ↔ Sudbury Central Connect 12 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 19:10
42 Foulsham — Foulsham ↔ Norwich Sanders Coaches 6 weekday journeys first 07:09 · last 17:30
42 Kings Lynn — Kings Lynn ↔ Kings Lynn Bus Stn Lynx 63 weekday journeys first 06:43 · last 21:00

42 bus in East Midlands

3 routes

42 Louth — Louth ↔ Louth Bus Station PC Coaches 5 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 17:20
42 Nottingham — City ↔ St. Ann's Nottingham City Transport 67 weekday journeys first 07:08 · last 19:25
42 Worksop — Wensleydale Thievesdale Close ↔ Manton Wood Wilkinsons Stagecoach East Midlands 38 weekday journeys first 04:15 · last 20:45

42 bus in West Midlands

3 routes

42 Dudley — Tipton Baths ↔ Victoria St Diamond Bus 85 weekday journeys first 05:42 · last 23:11
42 Nuneaton — Nuneaton ↔ Nuneaton Bus Station A3 Stagecoach Midlands 2 weekday journeys first 10:45 · last 12:40
42 The Malverns — Cherrytree Drive ↔ Morrisons Store LMS Travel 13 weekday journeys first 08:17 · last 17:51

42 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber

2 routes

42 Leeds — Old Farnley ↔ Oakwood First Leeds 196 weekday journeys first 04:51 · last 23:20
42 Stillingfleet — Bus Stn Stand 2 ↔ Piccadilly Arriva Yorkshire 18 weekday journeys first 06:11 · last 19:15

42 bus in North West England

5 routes

42 Blackpool — Abingdon Street ↔ Lancaster Bus Stn Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 84 weekday journeys first 05:20 · last 23:00
42 Bromborough — Eastham Rake Station ↔ Arrowe Park Hospital Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 79 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 18:59
42 Crewe — Crewe Bus Station ↔ Congleton, Fairground Bus Station D & G Bus 40 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 20:15
42 Kendal — Kendal ↔ Kendal Bus Station (Ken) Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 10 weekday journeys first 08:02 · last 17:45
42 Manchester City Centre — Piccadilly Gardens ↔ Stockport Interchange Bee Network 142 weekday journeys first 04:45 · last 23:30

42 bus in North East England

1 route

42 Durham — Mount Oswald The Drive ↔ Railway Station Gateshead Central Buses 40 weekday journeys first 07:24 · last 17:44

42 bus in Scotland

5 routes

42 Arbroath — Hospitalfield ↔ Arbroath Stagecoach East Scotland first 10:15 · last 12:07
42 Ayr — Ayr Bus Station ↔ Drongan Taiglum Place Stagecoach West Scotland 71 weekday journeys first 00:08 · last 23:52
42 Fort William — Fort William ↔ Glen Nevis Shiel Buses 14 weekday journeys first 09:30 · last 18:00
42 Tayport — Tayport Golf Crescent ↔ Dundee City Centre Railway Station Stagecoach East Scotland 76 weekday journeys first 00:07 · last 19:31
42 Wishaw — Wishaw Hospital ↔ Coatbridge Town Centre JMB Travel 27 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 19:15

42 bus in Wales

4 routes

42 Bangor — Bangor ↔ Llangefni O.R.Jones 14 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 18:25
42 Newport — Newport Newport Bus 14 weekday journeys first 05:50 · last 19:08
42 Penlan — Singleton ↔ Morriston Hospital Main Entrance First South & West Wales 3 weekday journeys first 06:25 · last 07:00
42 Wrexham — Wrexham ↔ Bus Station Arriva Wales 7 weekday journeys first 08:55 · last 15:55

42 bus in Northern Ireland

1 route

42 Newry — Newry Bus Station ↔ Crossmaglen Bus Depot Ulsterbus 11 weekday journeys first 07:45 · last 18:15

42 bus in Ireland

1 route

42 Dublin — Talbot Street ↔ Portmarnock Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus 84 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 23:45

Frequently asked questions

Why are there so many different 42 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 42, and 38 of them do. The 42 in Dublin has no connection to the 42 in Nottingham: different operator, different road, different timetable.

How do I find the right 42 bus timetable?

Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 42 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 42 bus the same route in every town?

No. These are 38 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 34 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 42 for your area.

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