48 bus timetable
29 different bus routes are numbered 48 across the UK and Ireland, run by 29 operators in 11 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
48 bus in South East England
4 routes
- 48 Birchington-on-Sea — Birchington-on-Sea Railway Station ↔ Dumpton Sherwood Gardens Stagecoach South East 16 weekday journeys first 08:14 · last 17:50
- 48 Brighton — Imperial Arcade C7 ↔ Bevendean School Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company 166 weekday journeys first 00:21 · last 23:59
- 48 Frimley — Slade Road ↔ Woking Rail Station White Bus Services 6 weekday journeys first 09:05 · last 13:30
- 48 Lower Dicker — Deanland Wood ↔ Eastbourne Town Ctr Cuckmere Buses 5 weekday journeys first 09:00 · last 14:00
48 bus in South West England
5 routes
- 48 Bristol — City Centre, The Centre ↔ Downend First Bristol, Bath & the West 111 weekday journeys first 04:00 · last 03:30
- 48 Camborne — The Square ↔ Redruth Railway Stn Go Cornwall Bus 18 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 23:35
- 48 Plymouth — Royal Parade ↔ Southland Park Term Plymouth Citybus 36 weekday journeys first 06:35 · last 18:47
- 48 Swindon — Swindon ↔ Marlborough Swindon's Bus Company 9 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 18:15
- 48 White Cross — Burnham-on-Sea ↔ Cheddar Somerset Council 7 weekday journeys first 09:25 · last 14:15
48 bus in East of England
1 route
- 48 Kings Lynn — Kings Lynn Bus Stn ↔ Grimston Clock Lynx 30 weekday journeys first 07:14 · last 17:45
48 bus in East Midlands
6 routes
- 48 Kettering — Wellingborough Church Street Interchange ↔ Kettering Horsemarket Stop 11 Stagecoach Midlands 87 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 20:50
- 48 Leicester — Leicester ↔ Haymarket Bus Station Arriva Midlands 101 weekday journeys first 05:48 · last 23:35
- 48 Lincoln — Lincoln Central Bus Station ↔ Witham St Hughs PC Coaches 7 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 18:00
- 48 Nottingham — City ↔ Clifton Nottingham City Transport 125 weekday journeys first 05:21 · last 19:00
- 48 Wadshelf — Wadshelf ↔ Clay Cross Stagecoach Yorkshire 8 weekday journeys first 08:40 · last 17:15
- 48 Wittering — Wittering ↔ Peterborough Bus Station TransportConnect 2 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 17:45
48 bus in West Midlands
1 route
- 48 West Bromwich — West Bromwich Bus Station ↔ Driftwood Close National Express West Midlands 161 weekday journeys first 04:45 · last 23:44
48 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- 48 Leeds — Leeds Vicar Lane ↔ High Ash Shops First Leeds 6 weekday journeys first 10:05 · last 14:11
- 48 Sheffield — Shiregreen First South Yorkshire 62 weekday journeys first 05:22 · last 19:45
48 bus in North West England
2 routes
- 48 Frodsham — Morrisons ↔ Watling Street D & G Bus 10 weekday journeys first 07:25 · last 16:55
- 48 Preston — Preston Bus Stn ↔ Royal Preston Hospital Preston Bus 80 weekday journeys first 05:31 · last 22:47
48 bus in North East England
1 route
- 48 Durham — Bus Station stand A ↔ Club Arriva North East 100 weekday journeys first 06:08 · last 23:38
48 bus in Scotland
4 routes
- 48 Hawick — Hawick ↔ Stirches Silverbuthall & B/foot Circ Scottish Borders Council 1 weekday journeys first 10:28 · last 10:28
- 48 Leven — Leven ↔ Leven Bus Station Stagecoach East Scotland 8 weekday journeys first 05:07 · last 23:50
- 48 Musselburgh — Musselburgh Grammar School ↔ Terminus Lothian Buses 96 weekday journeys first 04:35 · last 23:27
- 48 Tomich — Tomich (Cannich) ↔ Kilmorack Highland Council 2 weekday journeys first 09:25 · last 15:51
48 bus in Wales
2 routes
- 48 Llangammarch Wells — Llangammarch Wells ↔ Llanddewi Ystradenny Celtic Travel 15 weekday journeys first 06:53 · last 17:05
- 48 Llangefni — Llangefni Gwynfor Coaches 4 weekday journeys first 10:10 · last 12:25
48 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 48 Lisburn — Lisburn ↔ Spencer's Bridge Ulsterbus 2 weekday journeys first 09:30 · last 12:30
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 48 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 48, and 29 of them do. The 48 in Nottingham has no connection to the 48 in Leicester: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 48 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 48 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 48 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 29 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 29 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 48 for your area.
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