5 bus timetable

93 different bus routes are numbered 5 across the UK and Ireland, run by 68 operators in 12 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.

5 bus in London

1 route

5 London — Romford Market ↔ Canning Town Station Go Ahead London 863 weekday journeys first 00:00 · last 23:50

5 bus in South East England

17 routes

5 Bedford — Bedford Bus Station ↔ Woodside Bewcastle Close Stagecoach East 144 weekday journeys first 05:20 · last 22:55
5 Canterbury — Canterbury Bus Station ↔ Seasalter Lucerne Drive East Stagecoach South East 13 weekday journeys first 06:27 · last 17:50
5 Canterbury — Bus Station ↔ Lucerne Drive East YMS Travel 10 weekday journeys first 08:00 · last 18:00
5 Clacton — Clacton ↔ Pier Avenue Central Connect 32 weekday journeys first 07:43 · last 18:20
5 Eastbourne — Sovereign Harbour North Macquarie Quay ↔ Eastbourne Town Centre Gildredge Road Stagecoach South East 19 weekday journeys first 07:34 · last 17:55
5 Gatwick Airport — Gatwick South, Atlantic House ↔ Pound Hill, Worth Rd Parade Metrobus 98 weekday journeys first 01:20 · last 23:44
5 Guildford — Guildford Safeguard Buses 76 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 19:40
5 Harlow — Harlow, Temp Bus Station, C ↔ Sumners Farm Central Connect 62 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 21:35
5 Heathrow Airport — Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5 ↔ Cippenham Thames Valley Buses 182 weekday journeys first 00:06 · last 23:15
5 Hove — Hardwick Road ↔ Craignair Avenue Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company 154 weekday journeys first 00:39 · last 23:52
5 Luton — Luton Station Interchange ↔ Woodlands Secondary School Arriva Beds and Bucks 185 weekday journeys first 00:10 · last 23:35
5 Maidstone — Chequers Bus Station ↔ The Eight Bells Arriva Kent and Surrey 32 weekday journeys first 06:41 · last 18:35
5 Milton Keynes — Church Street ↔ Buttermere Close Arriva Beds and Bucks 203 weekday journeys first 05:00 · last 23:32
5 Oxford — Oxford City Centre, Railway Station ↔ Blackbird Leys, Sandy Lane West Oxford Bus Company 305 weekday journeys first 04:50 · last 23:48
5 Reading — Central Reading ↔ Northumberland Ave Reading Buses 567 weekday journeys first 04:27 · last 03:38
5 Sevenoaks — Bus Station ↔ Quarry Hill Parade Go Bus 6 weekday journeys first 09:05 · last 14:50
5 Worthing — Worthing South Street ↔ Hobart Close Stagecoach South 140 weekday journeys first 05:46 · last 23:39

5 bus in South West England

15 routes

5 Aldershot — Aldershot (Princes Gardens) ↔ Farnham Union Road Stagecoach South 60 weekday journeys first 05:25 · last 23:38
5 Andover — Andover Bus Station National Express ↔ Andover DE & S Main Entrance Stagecoach South 16 weekday journeys first 07:05 · last 16:38
5 Babcary — Babcary ↔ Yeovil Somerset Council 2 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 12:30
5 Basingstoke — Basingstoke ↔ Basingstoke Bus Station Stagecoach South 101 weekday journeys first 05:53 · last 22:05
5 Bath — Bath City Centre ↔ Bath Bus Station First Bristol, Bath & the West 136 weekday journeys first 04:44 · last 23:45
5 Bournemouth — Bournemouth ↔ Kinson morebus 193 weekday journeys first 05:11 · last 00:52
5 Bristol — Blackboy Hill ↔ St. Anne's First Bristol, Bath & the West 164 weekday journeys first 05:30 · last 04:27
5 Eastleigh — Boyatt Wood ↔ Eastleigh Bluestar 50 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 19:45
5 Exeter — Exeter Bus Station ↔ Crediton Tuckers Close Stagecoach South West 60 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 00:10
5 Fareham — Fareham Bus Station ↔ Gosport Interchange First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport 144 weekday journeys first 06:08 · last 23:05
5 Newport — Bus Station ↔ Well Road Southern Vectis 181 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 01:03
5 Plymouth — Royal Parade ↔ Blackstone Close Plymouth Citybus 104 weekday journeys first 05:20 · last 22:30
5 Swindon — Orbital Park ↔ Park North Swindon's Bus Company 261 weekday journeys first 05:10 · last 23:41
5 Weymouth — Weymouth ↔ Dorchester Damory Coaches 12 weekday journeys first 07:40 · last 17:55
5 Winchester — Winchester ↔ Winchester Bus Station Stagecoach South 138 weekday journeys first 05:38 · last 23:35

5 bus in East of England

4 routes

5 Cambridge — Emmanuel Street E4 ↔ Longstanton Longstanton Park and Ride Stagecoach East 82 weekday journeys first 04:45 · last 23:30
5 Ipswich — Tower Ramparts Bus Station ↔ Ipswich Hospital Ipswich Buses 234 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 19:18
5 Kings Lynn — Kings Lynn ↔ Transport Interchange Go to Town 12 weekday journeys first 07:37 · last 18:15
5 Norwich — St Stephens Street ↔ Wendover Road Central Connect 58 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 22:50

5 bus in East Midlands

11 routes

5 Chesterfield — Chesterfield Stagecoach Yorkshire 17 weekday journeys first 06:55 · last 18:21
5 Corby — Corby George Street ↔ Little Stanion Primary School Stagecoach Midlands 10 weekday journeys first 05:35 · last 22:05
5 Derby — Derby ↔ St Peter's Street Arriva Derby 35 weekday journeys first 06:25 · last 20:30
5 Immingham — Immingham ↔ Riverhead Exchange Stagecoach East Midlands 44 weekday journeys first 05:20 · last 17:45
5 Leicester — Haymarket Bus Station ↔ Tinkers Dell Arriva Midlands 107 weekday journeys first 05:04 · last 23:15
5 Lincoln — Lincoln ↔ Lincoln Bus Sta E Stagecoach East Midlands 48 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 18:25
5 Loughborough — Loughborough ↔ Ravensthorpe Dr Kinchbus 23 weekday journeys first 07:14 · last 17:56
5 Northampton — Southfields Barley Hill Road Turning Circle ↔ Northampton Northampton Bus Interchange Stagecoach Midlands 106 weekday journeys first 05:50 · last 22:40
5 Nottingham — City Loop ↔ Edwalton Nottingham City Transport 79 weekday journeys first 06:18 · last 23:19
5 Nottingham — Nottingham High School ↔ Martindale Lane CT4N 2 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 16:15
5 Peterborough — Dogsthorpe Lavender Crescent ↔ Yaxley Windsor Road Stagecoach East 103 weekday journeys first 04:25 · last 23:32

5 bus in West Midlands

12 routes

5 Birmingham — Moor Street Station ↔ Solihull Town Centre National Express West Midlands 136 weekday journeys first 05:52 · last 23:55
5 Dudley — Evolve Campus ↔ Market Street National Express West Midlands 20 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 17:25
5 Nuneaton — Nuneaton ↔ Nuneaton Bus Station A2 Stagecoach Midlands 37 weekday journeys first 05:55 · last 20:15
5 Stoke-on-Trent — Hanley Bus Station ↔ Abbots Square D & G Bus 76 weekday journeys first 06:17 · last 18:52
5 Stoke-on-Trent — Bus Station ↔ Abbots Square Scraggs 16 weekday journeys first 07:22 · last 14:52
5 Stoke-on-Trent — Hanley (City Cent) ↔ Abbey Hulton First Potteries 10 weekday journeys first 05:47 · last 22:47
5 Stratford-upon-Avon — Stratford-upon-Avon ↔ NatWest Bank Stratford-upon-Avon Stagecoach Midlands 4 weekday journeys first 09:50 · last 17:50
5 Stratford-upon-Avon — Stratford-upon-Avon ↔ Wood Street Netwest Bank Flexibus 4 weekday journeys first 10:50 · last 13:50
5 Tamworth — Victoria Road Bus Interchange ↔ Troon Arriva Midlands 138 weekday journeys first 06:47 · last 22:34
5 Telford — Bus Station ↔ Guildhall Shopping Centre Arriva Midlands 25 weekday journeys first 05:33 · last 17:28
5 West Bromwich — West Bromwich Bus Station ↔ Gracechurch Centre National Express West Midlands 334 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 23:37
5 Wolverhampton — Wolverhampton Bus Station ↔ Church Road National Express West Midlands 31 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 22:40

5 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber

4 routes

5 Hull — Hull Interchange ↔ Kingswood ASDA Stagecoach East Midlands 195 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 23:37
5 Leeds — Leeds City Centre ↔ Leeds Albion St First Leeds 50 weekday journeys first 06:16 · last 19:02
5 Sheffield — Sheffield ↔ Firth Park TM Travel 12 weekday journeys first 09:28 · last 15:00
5 York — Strensall ↔ Acomb Library First York 74 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 23:30

5 bus in North West England

5 routes

5 Fleetwood — Affinity Outlet ↔ Halfway House Blackpool Transport 257 weekday journeys first 04:55 · last 23:18
5 Harle Syke — Harle Syke ↔ Rosegrove The Burnley Bus Company 126 weekday journeys first 06:25 · last 23:10
5 North Scale — North Scale Tdle Rd ↔ Barrow Town Hall Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 30 weekday journeys first 09:15 · last 18:15
5 Overton — Overton ↔ Windermere Road Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 35 weekday journeys first 06:41 · last 22:40
5 Warrington — Warrington, Interchange - Stand K ↔ Altrincham, Interchange Warrington's Own Buses 49 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 23:35

5 bus in North East England

2 routes

5 Bishop Auckland — Bus Station Stand B ↔ Tubwell Row Arriva North East 82 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 23:00
5 Middlesbrough — Bus Station Stand 11 ↔ Ryelands Park Arriva North East 88 weekday journeys first 04:58 · last 23:20

5 bus in Scotland

15 routes

5 Aberdeen — Aberdeen Union Square Bus Station ↔ Westhill Berryhill Circle Stagecoach Bluebird 36 weekday journeys first 08:35 · last 18:29
5 Bathgate — Wester Inch ↔ Birniehill Roundabout SD Travel 6 weekday journeys first 09:15 · last 14:15
5 Bellshill — Bellshill ↔ Motherwell Town Centre JMB Travel 44 weekday journeys first 07:13 · last 18:13
5 Dalkeith — Dalkeith ↔ Asda The Jewel Lothian Community Transport 1 weekday journeys first 14:01 · last 14:01
5 Dumfries — Dumfries ↔ Buccleuch Street Houston's Minicoaches 12 weekday journeys first 06:35 · last 17:30
5 Dundee — Ninewells Hospital ↔ Inchcape Place Xplore Dundee 88 weekday journeys first 04:57 · last 23:30
5 Edinburgh — Asda The Jewel ↔ Hunter's Tryst Lothian Buses 121 weekday journeys first 04:47 · last 23:41
5 Falkirk — Annan Court ↔ Dawson Centre Midland Bluebird 56 weekday journeys first 06:35 · last 22:51
5 Glasgow — Castlemilk Library ↔ City Centre, Osborne St First Greater Glasgow 146 weekday journeys first 00:12 · last 23:43
5 Glenrothes — Rimbleton Primary School ↔ Markinch Rail Stn Moffat & Williamson 19 weekday journeys first 07:52 · last 17:53
5 Johnstone — Spateston ↔ Johnstone Town Centre Shuttle Buses 38 weekday journeys first 08:15 · last 17:35
5 Kilmarnock — Bus Station ↔ New Farm Loch Niven Place Stagecoach West Scotland 24 weekday journeys first 07:11 · last 18:19
5 Perth — Perth ↔ Perth Mill Street F Stagecoach East Scotland 13 weekday journeys first 07:40 · last 20:45
5 Stromness — Stromness Travel Centre ↔ Houton Ferry Terminal Stagecoach Bluebird 4 weekday journeys first 09:40 · last 13:17
5 Tain — Tain George Rapson Travel 3 weekday journeys first 07:25 · last 15:35

5 bus in Wales

6 routes

5 Blackwood — Blackwood Interchange ↔ Pantside Pant Farm Close Stagecoach South Wales 30 weekday journeys first 06:44 · last 22:47
5 Churton — Chester Railway Station ↔ Holt Holt Cross Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 51 weekday journeys first 06:23 · last 18:29
5 Llandudno — Penmorfa West Shore ↔ Bus Station Arriva Wales 114 weekday journeys first 05:35 · last 22:50
5 Newport — Newport ↔ Magor Newport Bus 12 weekday journeys first 05:02 · last 22:05
5 Swansea — Swansea South Wales Transport 6 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 17:45
5 Wrexham — Bus Station ↔ Parade Street Arriva Wales 75 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 23:35

5 bus in Northern Ireland

1 route

5 Belfast — Laganside Bus Station ↔ Gibson's Lane Ulsterbus 9 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 21:15

Frequently asked questions

Why are there so many different 5 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 5, and 93 of them do. The 5 in Belfast has no connection to the 5 in Birmingham: different operator, different road, different timetable.

How do I find the right 5 bus timetable?

Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 5 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 5 bus the same route in every town?

No. These are 93 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 68 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 5 for your area.

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.