43A bus timetable
10 different bus routes are numbered 43A across the UK and Ireland, run by 9 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.
43A bus in South East England
2 routes
- 43A Canterbury — Canterbury Bus Station ↔ Sandwich Guildhall Stagecoach South East 4 weekday journeys first 06:26 · last 15:30
- 43A Sudbury — Bus Station ↔ Osborne Street Central Connect 8 weekday journeys first 08:34 · last 16:38
43A bus in South West England
2 routes
- 43A Cheltenham — Cheltenham Clarence Street ↔ Tewkesbury Boots Stagecoach West 10 weekday journeys first 08:15 · last 17:05
- 43A Plymouth — Plymouth City Centre ↔ Royal Parade Plymouth Citybus 31 weekday journeys first 07:16 · last 17:45
43A bus in East of England
1 route
- 43A Bury St Edmunds — Bury St Edmunds ↔ Sudbury Central Connect 8 weekday journeys first 08:14 · last 15:40
43A bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 43A Sutton St James — Sutton St James ↔ Wisbech Fowlers Travel 2 weekday journeys first 09:15 · last 12:45
43A bus in North West England
1 route
- 43A Kendal — Kendal Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 12 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 18:10
43A bus in Scotland
2 routes
- 43A Annbank — Annbank Whitehill Crescent ↔ Ayr Bus Station Stagecoach West Scotland 32 weekday journeys first 06:07 · last 20:45
- 43A Methilhill — Methilhill Grieve Street ↔ Tanshall Huntly Drive Stagecoach East Scotland 24 weekday journeys first 06:38 · last 17:56
43A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 43a Newry — Newry Bus Station ↔ Kilnasaggart Ulsterbus 4 weekday journeys first 10:05 · last 14:35
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 43A 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 43A, and 10 of them do. The 43A in Plymouth has no connection to the 43A in Canterbury: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 43A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 43A 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 43A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 10 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 9 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 43A for your area.
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