50a bus timetable
10 different bus routes are numbered 50a across the UK and Ireland, run by 10 operators in 7 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
50a bus in South East England
2 routes
- 50A Colchester — Colchester, Osborne ↔ Tollesbury, The Squ First Essex 1 weekday journeys first 17:45 · last 17:45
- 50a Reading — Central Reading ↔ Green Park Reading Buses 203 weekday journeys first 05:38 · last 23:33
50a bus in South West England
1 route
- 50A Warminster — Warminster FromeBus 9 weekday journeys first 07:55 · last 17:45
50a bus in East Midlands
2 routes
- 50A Kettering — Kettering Horsemarket Stop 13 ↔ Rushden George Street Stagecoach Midlands 6 weekday journeys first 06:40 · last 17:20
- 50A Louth — Louth Bus Station ↔ Mablethorpe PC Coaches 14 weekday journeys first 08:50 · last 17:51
50a bus in West Midlands
1 route
- 50A Birmingham — Birmingham, Moor Street Queensway ↔ Redditch Bus Station Diamond Bus 34 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 18:21
50a bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- 50A Chesterfield — Chesterfield ↔ Sheffield Centre Stagecoach Yorkshire 23 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 18:15
- 50A Leeds — Horsforth The Green ↔ Seacroft Bus Stn First Leeds 112 weekday journeys first 05:31 · last 23:16
50a bus in Wales
1 route
- 50A Caerphilly — Caerphilly Interchange Stand 11 ↔ Newport Market Square Stagecoach South Wales 24 weekday journeys first 06:23 · last 18:30
50a bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 50a Lurgan — Market Street ↔ Scotts Corner Ulsterbus 2 weekday journeys first 10:30 · last 12:00
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 50a 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 50a, and 10 of them do. The 50a in Birmingham has no connection to the 50a in Colchester: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 50a bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 50a 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 50a bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 10 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 10 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 50a for your area.
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