53A bus timetable
6 different bus routes are numbered 53A across the UK and Ireland, run by 4 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.
53A bus in South East England
1 route
- 53A Colchester — Old Heath, Stalin R ↔ West Bergholt Queen First Essex 5 weekday journeys first 20:52 · last 22:42
53A bus in East of England
1 route
- 53A Whatfield — Telephone Box ↔ Bus Station Central Connect 2 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 14:15
53A bus in East Midlands
2 routes
- 53A Lincoln — Lincoln Bus Station ↔ Market Rasen Stagecoach East Midlands 4 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 15:30
- 53A Market Rasen — Market Rasen ↔ Riverhead Exchange Stagecoach East Midlands 4 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 15:35
53A bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- 53A Mansfield — Mansfield Bus Station ↔ Halfway Eckington Way/Station Road Stagecoach East Midlands 21 weekday journeys first 07:57 · last 23:12
53A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 53a Lurgan — Market Street ↔ Coronation Gardens Ulsterbus 2 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 17:57
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 53A 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 53A, and 6 of them do. The 53A in Colchester has no connection to the 53A in Lincoln: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 53A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 53A 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 53A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 6 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 4 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 53A for your area.
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