505 bus timetable
8 different bus routes are numbered 505 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.
505 bus in South West England
1 route
- 505 Bristol — Long Ashton P&R ↔ Southmead Southmead Hospital Stagecoach South Wales 57 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 22:40
505 bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 505 Sutton Bridge — Kings Lynn Int Stand B ↔ Spalding Bus Sta B1 Stagecoach East Midlands 111 weekday journeys first 05:30 · last 20:15
505 bus in North West England
1 route
- 505 Ambleside — Ambleside bus interchange ↔ Coniston The Crown Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 46 weekday journeys first 06:23 · last 20:23
505 bus in Scotland
3 routes
- 505 Dumfries — Dalbeattie, Maxwell Arms ↔ Kirkcudbright, Harbour Square DGC Buses 3 weekday journeys first 10:05 · last 16:20
- 505 Fort William — Hotel ↔ King's Way Shiel Buses 2 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 17:40
- 505 Kirkcudbright — Harbour Square ↔ Dalbeattie McCall's Coaches 10 weekday journeys first 08:00 · last 17:35
505 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 505 Belfast — Laganside Bus Station ↔ Newtownards Bus Station Ulsterbus 12 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 22:30
505 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 505 Swords — Swords Pavilions ↔ Eden Quay Swords Express 5 weekday journeys first 06:25 · last 08:25
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 505 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 505, and 8 of them do. The 505 in Belfast has no connection to the 505 in Swords: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 505 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 505 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 505 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 505 for your area.
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