5B bus timetable
Looking for the 5B bus? 12 different bus routes are numbered 5B across the UK and Ireland, run by 10 operators in 6 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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5B bus in South East England
2 routes
- Eastbourne — Sovereign Harbour North to Eastbourne via Langney Point, Sovereign Harbour South Stagecoach South East · 06:00–22:50 · 14 buses a weekday
- Hove — Hangleton to Falmer via Hollingbury, Coldean Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company · 05:03–00:07 · 179 buses a weekday
5B bus in South West England
3 routes
- Copplestone — Copplestone to Great Torrington via Bow, North Tawton Stagecoach South West · not Sundays · 06:05–21:04 · 13 buses a weekday
- Exeter — Exeter to Copplestone via Cowley, Crediton Stagecoach South West · not Sundays · 06:30–20:25 · 13 buses a weekday
- Great Torrington — Great Torrington to Barnstaple via Bideford, Roundswell Stagecoach South West · not Sundays · 05:10–23:00 · 17 buses a weekday
5B bus in East Midlands
1 route
- Barton-upon-Humber — Barton-upon-Humber to Grimsby via Immingham, West Marsh Stagecoach East Midlands · weekdays only · 04:30–15:50 · 8 buses a weekday
5B bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- Ansley — Nuneaton to Nuneaton Cinema Stagecoach Midlands · not Sundays · 20:00–23:02 · 5 buses a weekday
- Telford — Telford to Donnington via Oakengates, Trench Arriva Midlands · not Sundays · 06:47–17:27 · 20 buses a weekday
5B bus in North West England
2 routes
- Blackpool — Squires Gate to Blackpool Zoo via Central, Promenade Blackpool Transport · not Sundays · 07:45–18:18 · 22 buses a weekday
- Warrington — Warrington to Sale via Wilderspool, Lumb Brook Warrington's Own Buses · Sundays only · 07:49–18:15
5B bus in Northern Ireland
2 routes
- Ballygowan — Newtownards to Saintfield via Comber, Ballygowan Ulsterbus · not Sundays · 07:40–17:05 · 14 buses a weekday
- Braniel — Braniel to Belfast via Castlereagh, Ballymacarrett Metro · not Sundays · at 05:17 · 1 bus a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 5B bus run?
12 buses are numbered 5B, in Warrington, Exeter, Telford, Eastbourne, Hove, Braniel, Barton-upon-Humber, Blackpool, Ansley, Great Torrington, Ballygowan & Copplestone. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
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 12 of them do. The 5B in Warrington has no connection to the 5B in Exeter: 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 12 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 10 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 5B for your area.
What does the “5B” 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 5B 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.