496 bus timetable
Looking for the number 496 bus? 8 different bus routes are numbered 496 across the UK and Ireland, run by 8 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.
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496 bus in London
1 route
- Harold Wood — Harold Wood to Romford via Harold Hill, Heath Park Stagecoach London · 05:30–23:55 · 136 buses a weekday
496 bus in South West England
1 route
- Truro — Malpas circular via Truro Go Cornwall Bus · not Sundays · 09:20–17:20 · 7 buses a weekday
496 bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- Bishops Itchington — Bishops Itchington to Banbury via Hardwick, Neithrop Flexibus · Thursdays only · 09:35–13:30 · 2 buses a weekday
- Leominster — Leominster circular via Barons Cross, Kingsland Yeomans Travel · weekdays only · 09:02–14:02 · 3 buses a weekday
496 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- Castleford — Fairburn to Selby via Brotherton, Brayton York Pullman · Mondays only · 10:22–14:00 · 2 buses a weekday
- South Elmsall — Upton to Wakefield via Doncaster, South Elmsall Arriva Yorkshire · 04:50–23:01 · 113 buses a weekday
496 bus in Scotland
1 route
- Craignure — Craignure to Fionnphort via Beach, Bunessan West Coast Motors · Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays only · 11:20–17:00 · 2 buses a weekday
496 bus in Ireland
1 route
- Ballina — Béal an Ghoile Thuaidh to Ballina Humbert Street McGrath Coaches · weekdays only · 10:15–17:15 · 2 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the number 496 bus run?
8 buses are numbered 496, in Leominster, Ballina, Harold Wood, South Elmsall, Bishops Itchington, Craignure, Castleford & Truro. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 496 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 496, and 8 of them do. The 496 in Leominster has no connection to the 496 in Ballina: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 496 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 496 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 496 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 8 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 8 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 496 for your area.
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