496 bus timetable
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.
496 bus in London
1 route
- 496 Harold Wood — Harold Wood Station ↔ Queen's Hospital Stagecoach London 240 weekday journeys first 05:30 · last 23:55
496 bus in South West England
1 route
- 496 Truro — Malpas ↔ Heron Inn Go Cornwall Bus 10 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 17:20
496 bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- 496 Bishops Itchington — Bishops Hill ↔ Banbury Bus Station Flexibus 2 weekday journeys first 09:35 · last 13:30
- 496 Leominster — Leominster ↔ Bus Station Yeomans Travel 4 weekday journeys first 07:52 · last 14:02
496 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- 496 Castleford — Old Garth Croft ↔ Bus Stn Stand 4 York Pullman 2 weekday journeys first 10:22 · last 14:00
- 496 South Elmsall — Bell Street ↔ Bus Station Arriva Yorkshire 165 weekday journeys first 04:50 · last 23:01
496 bus in Scotland
1 route
- 496 Craignure — Craignure, A849, At Ferry Terminal ↔ Fionnphort, A849, At Post Office West Coast Motors 4 weekday journeys first 04:55 · last 17:00
496 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 496 Ballina — Béal an Ghoile Thuaidh ↔ Ballina Humbert Street McGrath Coaches 2 weekday journeys first 10:15 · last 17:15
Frequently asked questions
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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