5B bus timetable
11 different bus routes are numbered 5B across the UK and Ireland, run by 9 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.
5B bus in South East England
2 routes
- 5B Eastbourne — Sovereign Harbour North Macquarie Quay ↔ Eastbourne Town Centre Gildredge Road Stagecoach South East 42 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 22:50
- 5B Hove — Hardwick Road ↔ Hollingbury Asda Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company 285 weekday journeys first 00:04 · last 23:44
5B bus in South West England
3 routes
- 5B Copplestone — Copplestone Stone ↔ Great Torrington Church Stagecoach South West 13 weekday journeys first 06:08 · last 20:54
- 5B Exeter — Exeter Bus Station Stand 7 ↔ Copplestone Stone Stagecoach South West 13 weekday journeys first 06:43 · last 20:15
- 5B Great Torrington — Torrington Opp Church ↔ Bus Station Stagecoach South West 14 weekday journeys first 05:20 · last 22:45
5B bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- 5B Nuneaton — Nuneaton ↔ Nuneaton Cinema Stagecoach Midlands 5 weekday journeys first 20:00 · last 23:02
- 5B Telford — Bus Station ↔ Asda Arriva Midlands 20 weekday journeys first 06:47 · last 17:27
5B bus in North West England
2 routes
- 5b Blackpool — Market Street ↔ Zoo Entrance Blackpool Transport 58 weekday journeys first 07:45 · last 18:18
- 5B Warrington — Warrington, Interchange - Stand K ↔ Sale Metrolink Station Warrington's Own Buses 12 weekday journeys first 07:49 · last 18:15
5B bus in Northern Ireland
2 routes
- 5b Braniel — Belfast ↔ Braniel Metro 1 weekday journeys first 05:17 · last 05:17
- 5b Newtownards — Newtownards Bus Station ↔ Saintfield Ulsterbus 11 weekday journeys first 07:40 · last 17:05
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 5B 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 5B, and 11 of them do. The 5B in Exeter has no connection to the 5B in Warrington: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 5B bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 5B 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 5B bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 11 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 9 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 5B for your area.
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