53 bus timetable
29 different bus routes are numbered 53 across the UK and Ireland, run by 25 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.
53 bus in London
1 route
- 53 London — Orchard Road / Griffin Road ↔ Lower Marsh Stagecoach London 492 weekday journeys first 00:02 · last 23:50
53 bus in South East England
5 routes
- 53 Bracknell — Bracknell Bus Stn ↔ Wexham Pk Hosp Thames Valley Buses 53 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 19:30
- 53 Chichester — Chichester ↔ Chichester Bus Station Stagecoach South 45 weekday journeys first 05:25 · last 23:25
- 53 Colchester — Rowhedge Heath Rd T ↔ West Bergholt Queen First Essex 64 weekday journeys first 06:05 · last 22:48
- 53 Eastbourne — Eastbourne Town Centre Terminus Road ↔ Bexhill The Harp Stagecoach South East 37 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 18:50
- 53 Guildford — Guildford Bus Station ↔ Ewhurst (The Glebe) Stagecoach South 74 weekday journeys first 05:37 · last 23:25
53 bus in South West England
1 route
- 53 Swindon — Fleming Way (J2) ↔ Haydon Wick Orbital Shopping Park Stagecoach West 42 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 19:00
53 bus in East of England
1 route
- 53 Hadleigh — Hadleigh ↔ Bury St Edmunds Central Connect 2 weekday journeys first 09:42 · last 12:55
53 bus in East Midlands
4 routes
- 53 Arnold — Arnold via QMC ↔ Clifton via QMC Nottingham City Transport 31 weekday journeys first 05:10 · last 19:05
- 53 Lincoln — Lincoln Bus Station ↔ Market Rasen Stagecoach East Midlands 24 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 18:45
- 53 Market Rasen — Market Rasen ↔ Riverhead Exchange Stagecoach East Midlands 24 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 19:15
- 53 Northampton — Weston Favell Centre Shopping Centre ↔ Brackmills ASDA Stagecoach Midlands 4 weekday journeys first 04:50 · last 17:09
53 bus in West Midlands
3 routes
- 53 Oswestry — Bus Station ↔ Crossroads Arriva Midlands 16 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 16:35
- 53 Redditch — Redditch ↔ Redditch Bus Station Diamond Bus 6 weekday journeys first 09:06 · last 14:20
- 53 Wolverhampton — Wolverhampton Bus Station ↔ Bilston Bus Station Banga Buses 22 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 18:00
53 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
3 routes
- 53 Bedale — Bedale Fitzalan Rd ↔ Northallerton Dales and District 4 weekday journeys first 09:00 · last 14:35
- 53 Hull — Hull Interchange ↔ Swanland East Yorkshire 45 weekday journeys first 06:05 · last 18:51
- 53 Mansfield — Mansfield Bus Station ↔ Sheffield Interchange/D5 Stagecoach East Midlands 18 weekday journeys first 06:40 · last 17:40
53 bus in North West England
5 routes
- 53 Chester — Chester Bus Interchange ↔ Newton Ethelda Drive Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 60 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 17:41
- 53 Leighton — Leighton Hospital ↔ Emberton Place D & G Bus 11 weekday journeys first 08:06 · last 17:12
- 53 Liverpool — Queen Square Bus Station ↔ Crosby Village Arriva North West 192 weekday journeys first 05:34 · last 23:26
- 53 Liverpool — Queen Square Bus Station ↔ Crosby Islington Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 159 weekday journeys first 05:49 · last 21:39
- 53 Manchester — Arlington Street ↔ Salford Shopping Centre Bee Network 112 weekday journeys first 04:41 · last 23:10
53 bus in North East England
2 routes
- 53 East Hedleyhope — Turning Circle ↔ Kingsway Gateshead Central Buses 6 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 14:41
- 53 Newcastle upon Tyne — Newcastle upon Tyne ↔ Newcastle Market Street West 'Stop T' Go North East 99 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 23:05
53 bus in Wales
2 routes
- 53 Merthyr Tydfil — Merthyr Bus St Arr ↔ Bargoed Hanbury Square Stagecoach South Wales 25 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 17:45
- 53 Tircoed — Penllergaer ↔ Swansea Adventure Travel 7 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 14:55
53 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 53 Lurgan — Market Street ↔ Coronation Gardens Ulsterbus 8 weekday journeys first 08:05 · last 17:30
53 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 53 Dublin — Talbot Street ↔ Dublin Ferryport Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus 30 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 19:45
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 53 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 53, and 29 of them do. The 53 in Dublin has no connection to the 53 in Newcastle upon Tyne: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 53 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 53 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 53 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 29 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 25 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 53 for your area.
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