46A bus timetable
Looking for the 46A bus? 5 different bus routes are numbered 46A across the UK and Ireland, run by 5 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
46A bus in South East England
1 route
- Oxford — Cowley to Oxford via Florence Park, New Hinksey Oxfordshire County Council (Fleet Services) · weekdays only · 10:35–13:55 · 8 buses a weekday
46A bus in South West England
1 route
- Swindon — Swindon to Hungerford via Wanborough, Baydon Swindon's Bus Company · weekdays only · 07:05–18:00 · 4 buses a weekday
46A bus in East of England
2 routes
- Great Waldingfield — Great Waldingfield to Sudbury via Acton, Long Melford Central Connect · weekdays only · 08:04–15:10 · 2 buses a weekday
- Haverhill — Haverhill to Newmarket via Brinkley, Dullingham Star Cabs · Tuesdays only · 09:00–13:02 · 2 buses a weekday
46A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Lurgan — Lurgan to Seagoe via Craigavon Ulsterbus · weekdays only · at 07:20 · 1 bus a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 46A bus run?
5 buses are numbered 46A, in Swindon, Lurgan, Oxford, Haverhill & Great Waldingfield. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 46A 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 46A, and 5 of them do. The 46A in Swindon has no connection to the 46A in Lurgan: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 46A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 46A 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 46A 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 46A for your area.
What does the “46A” 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 46A 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.