57A bus timetable
Looking for the 57A bus? 7 different bus routes are numbered 57A across the UK and Ireland, run by 5 operators in 3 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
A letter on the end usually marks a variant of the plain-numbered route — a different terminus or a peak-hour extension — and what it stands for is up to the operator. What bus route numbers mean
57A bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- Sheffield — Sheffield to Stocksbridge via Wisewood, Wadsley Stagecoach Yorkshire · not Sundays · 05:40–21:55 · 27 buses a weekday
57A bus in North East England
1 route
- Ashington — Ashington to North Shields via Cramlington, Whitley Bay Arriva North East · 06:08–23:00 · 34 buses a weekday
57A bus in Scotland
5 routes
- Blairgowrie — Blairgowrie to Perth via Woodside, Scone Stagecoach East Scotland · 06:49–22:30 · 25 buses a weekday
- Glasgow — Balornock to Kennishead via Springburn, Glasgow First Greater Glasgow · 04:29–00:09 · 98 buses a weekday
- Portree — Portree to Flodigarry via Torvaig, Staffin Stagecoach Bluebird · not Sundays · 06:55–17:55 · 7 buses a weekday
Show 2 more 57A buses in Scotland
- Alyth — Dundee to Blairgowrie via Balgay, Lochee East Stagecoach East Scotland · 06:30–23:21 · 13 buses a weekday
- Flodigarry — Flodigarry to Portree via Duntulm, Uig Stagecoach Bluebird · not Sundays · 07:00–16:35 · 9 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 57A bus run?
7 buses are numbered 57A, in Sheffield, Portree, Blairgowrie, Glasgow, Ashington, Alyth & Flodigarry. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 57A 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 57A, and 7 of them do. The 57A in Sheffield has no connection to the 57A in Portree: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 57A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 57A 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 57A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 7 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 5 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 57A for your area.
What does the “57A” in the bus number mean?
A letter on the end usually marks a variant of the plain-numbered route — a different terminus or a peak-hour extension — and what it stands for is up to the operator. It is a convention operators choose to follow rather than a national rule, so check the specific 57A for your area in the list above. See our guide to what UK bus route numbers mean for the letters that are reliable and the ones that are not.
Looking for the next bus rather than a timetable? Stops near you shows live departures. Browse all bus routes, every operator or timetables by town. Data from operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service — see all sources.