5a bus timetable
Looking for the 5a bus? 32 different bus routes are numbered 5a across the UK and Ireland, run by 28 operators in 11 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
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5a bus in South East England
3 routes
- Hove — Hangleton to Patcham via Hove, Brighton Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company · 05:41–00:08 · 82 buses a weekday
- Oxford — Oxford to Minchery Farm via Cowley, Littlemore Oxford Bus Company · 06:00–23:50 · 97 buses a weekday
- Whitstable — South Tankerton to Seasalter via Whitstable Stagecoach South East · not Sundays · 09:33–13:33 · 5 buses a weekday
5a bus in South West England
4 routes
- Bath — Bath to Lower Bristol Road First Bristol, Bath & the West · 05:37–01:10 · 18 buses a weekday
- Crediton — Crediton to Okehampton via Bow, North Tawton Stagecoach South West · not Sundays · 06:12–19:09 · 15 buses a weekday
- Exeter — Exeter Bus Station to Crediton opp Museum Stagecoach South West · not Sundays · 06:40–18:42 · 15 buses a weekday
- Plymouth — Plymouth to Elburton via Oreston, Staddiscombe Plymouth Citybus · 05:45–23:30 · 54 buses a weekday
5a bus in East of England
1 route
- St Ives — St Ives to Bar Hill via Swavesey, Willingham Stephensons of Essex · not Sundays · 06:30–19:40 · 21 buses a weekday
5a bus in East Midlands
4 routes
- Derby — Derby circular via Littleover, Mickleover Arriva Derby · 06:10–20:00 · 25 buses a weekday
- Leicester — Haymarket Bus Station to Windsor Street Arriva Midlands · not Sundays · 06:20–19:25 · 40 buses a weekday
- Nottingham — City Loop to Edwalton Nottingham City Transport · not Sundays · 09:50–14:56 · 12 buses a weekday
- Whittlesey — Whittlesey to Hampton via Peterborough, Stanground Stagecoach East · 04:40–23:07 · 67 buses a weekday
5a bus in West Midlands
3 routes
- Dudley — Dudley to Wall Heath via Russells Hall, Kingswinford National Express West Midlands · weekdays only · 05:43–18:00 · 4 buses a weekday
- Nuneaton — Nuneaton to Nuneaton Bus Station Stagecoach Midlands · 06:05–20:45 · 28 buses a weekday
- Telford — Telford to Stafford via Muxton Arriva Midlands · 05:53–22:38 · 38 buses a weekday
5a bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- Leeds — Leeds circular via Richmond Hill, Harehills First Leeds · 05:46–22:16 · 8 buses a weekday
- York — Strensall to Acomb Green First York · 06:00–23:32 · 44 buses a weekday
5a bus in North West England
5 routes
- Blackburn — Blackburn circular via Whitebirk Vision Bus · 05:45–19:30 · 12 buses a weekday
- Clitheroe — Clitheroe to Chipping via Low Moor, Longridge Vision Bus · not Sundays · 08:33–12:33 · 3 buses a weekday
- Warrington — Warrington to Sale via Latchford Warrington's Own Buses · not Sundays · 05:08–19:16 · 28 buses a weekday
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- Blackpool — Squires Gate to Staining via Central, Blackpool Blackpool Transport · not Sundays · 06:44–18:44 · 25 buses a weekday
- Staining — Staining to Halfway House via Central, Blackpool Blackpool Transport · Sundays only · 08:20–18:29
5a bus in Scotland
4 routes
- Dumfries — Dumfries to Crichton via Georgetown DGC Buses · weekdays only · 07:20–07:50 · 3 buses a weekday
- Dundee — Ninewells to Barnhill via Baxter Park Xplore Dundee · 05:25–23:35 · 55 buses a weekday
- Glenrothes — Rimbleton to Markinch via Glenrothes, Auchmuty Moffat & Williamson · not Sundays · 09:00–16:00 · 15 buses a weekday
- Inverness — Queensgate A to Inverness Retail Park Tesco via Crown, Westhill Stagecoach Bluebird · 06:20–22:40 · 31 buses a weekday
5a bus in Wales
2 routes
- Cwmbran — Cwmbran circular via St Dials, Fairwater Stagecoach South Wales · 07:07–18:25 · 23 buses a weekday
- Oakdale — Blackwood circular via Oakdale Connect2 · Tuesdays and Fridays only · 09:25–13:45 · 4 buses a weekday
5a bus in Northern Ireland
3 routes
- Belfast — Belfast to Braniel via Ballymacarrett, Cregagh Metro · 05:02–23:27 · 123 buses a weekday
- Derry Londonderry — Derry Londonderry to Gobnascale via Clooney Park, Altnagelvin Foyle Metro · 07:30–21:30 · 31 buses a weekday
- Newtownards — Newtownards to Comber Ulsterbus · 06:30–20:45 · 25 buses a weekday
5a bus in Isle of Man
1 route
- Douglas — Douglas to Peel via Crosby, St Johns Bus Vannin · not Sundays · 07:27–23:52 · 7 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 5a bus run?
32 buses are numbered 5a, in Belfast, Nottingham, Leeds, Leicester, Warrington, Derby, Oxford, Plymouth, Inverness, Exeter, Derry Londonderry, Bath and 20 more places. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 5a 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 5a, and 32 of them do. The 5a in Belfast has no connection to the 5a in Nottingham: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 5a bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 5a 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 5a bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 32 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 28 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 5a for your area.
What does the “5a” 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 5a 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.