48A bus timetable
Looking for the 48A bus? 8 different bus routes are numbered 48A across the UK and Ireland, run by 7 operators in 6 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
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48A bus in South East England
1 route
- Potten Street — Birchington-on-Sea to Broadstairs via Newington, Ramsgate Stagecoach South East · weekdays only · 06:57–15:42 · 5 buses a weekday
48A bus in South West England
1 route
- Swindon — Swindon to Marlborough via Wanborough Swindon's Bus Company · not Sundays · 08:30–16:55 · 6 buses a weekday
48A bus in East of England
1 route
- Kings Lynn — Kings Lynn to Middleton via Bawsey, Ashwicken Lynx · weekdays only · 07:48–15:35 · 2 buses a weekday
48A bus in East Midlands
3 routes
- Chesterfield — Hasland to Heath via Calow, Arkwright Town Stagecoach Yorkshire · weekdays only · 07:17–15:10 · 2 buses a weekday
- Kettering — Kettering to Isham via Barton Seagrave, Burton Latimer Stagecoach Midlands · 05:45–18:35 · 4 buses a weekday
- Nottingham — City to Clifton Nottingham City Transport · 04:53–00:05 · 15 buses a weekday
48A bus in West Midlands
1 route
- Atherstone — Atherstone to Nuneaton via Mancetter, Hartshill Stagecoach Midlands · not Sundays · 06:30–21:47 · 54 buses a weekday
48A bus in Scotland
1 route
- Kilmorack — Kilmorack to Culduthel via Inverness, Westhill Highland Council · Fridays only · 10:05–14:35 · 2 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 48A bus run?
8 buses are numbered 48A, in Nottingham, Swindon, Kings Lynn, Kettering, Atherstone, Chesterfield, Kilmorack & Potten Street. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 48A 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 48A, and 8 of them do. The 48A in Nottingham has no connection to the 48A in Swindon: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 48A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 48A 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 48A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 8 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 7 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 48A for your area.
What does the “48A” 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 48A 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.