521 bus timetable
8 different bus routes are numbered 521 across the UK and Ireland, run by 8 operators in 5 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
521 bus in East of England
1 route
- 521 Beccles — Morrisons ↔ Fort Green Car Park Borderbus 19 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 17:27
521 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- 521 Bawtry — Auckley ↔ Bawtry Wilfreda Beehive 1 weekday journeys first 08:07 · last 08:07
- 521 Halifax — Halifax Town Centre ↔ Halifax Bus Station First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield 96 weekday journeys first 05:10 · last 22:20
521 bus in North West England
1 route
- 521 Blackrod — Westhoughton Town Hall ↔ Farnworth Bus Station Bee Network 72 weekday journeys first 04:20 · last 00:00
521 bus in Scotland
3 routes
- 521 Erskine — Erskine Bridgewater ↔ Bishopton McGill's 8 weekday journeys first 08:45 · last 16:15
- 521 Fort William — Primary School ↔ Bun Sgoil Loch Abar Shiel Buses 2 weekday journeys first 08:17 · last 15:20
- 521 Laurieston — Village ↔ Dumfries Railway Station McCall's Coaches 4 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 16:40
521 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 521 Newcastle West — Newcastle West ↔ Charleville TFI Local Link Limerick Clare 18 weekday journeys first 06:32 · last 22:10
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 521 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 521, and 8 of them do. The 521 in Halifax has no connection to the 521 in Bawtry: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 521 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 521 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 521 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 521 for your area.
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