490 bus timetable
6 different bus routes are numbered 490 across the UK and Ireland, run by 6 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.
490 bus in London
1 route
- 490 London — Pools on the Park ↔ Heathrow Terminal 5 Transport UK 318 weekday journeys first 00:05 · last 23:55
490 bus in South East England
1 route
- 490 Gravesend — Barrack Row ↔ Mackenzie Way Shops Arriva Kent and Surrey 146 weekday journeys first 03:55 · last 22:55
490 bus in West Midlands
1 route
- 490 Leominster — Bus Station ↔ Tesco Yeomans Travel 14 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 18:24
490 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- 490 Doncaster — McAuley School ↔ Doncaster Intc First South Yorkshire 2 weekday journeys first 07:23 · last 14:22
490 bus in Scotland
1 route
- 490 Port Bannatyne — Ettrick Bay, Turning Circle, at ↔ Kilchattan Bay, Pier, opp West Coast Motors 47 weekday journeys first 06:01 · last 22:32
490 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 490 Donegal — Donegal ↔ Killybegs Bus Éireann 11 weekday journeys first 07:05 · last 22:15
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 490 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 490, and 6 of them do. The 490 in Doncaster has no connection to the 490 in Gravesend: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 490 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 490 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 490 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 6 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 6 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 490 for your area.
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