6b bus timetable
Looking for the 6b bus? 7 different bus routes are numbered 6b across the UK and Ireland, run by 6 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.
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
6b bus in South East England
1 route
- Aylesbury — Aylesbury to Buckingham Park Red Rose Travel · Sundays only · 10:28–17:28
6b bus in East of England
1 route
- Ipswich — Castle Hill to Rushmere via Whitton, Ipswich Ipswich Buses · weekdays only · 07:50–15:25 · 2 buses a weekday
6b bus in North West England
1 route
- Morecambe — Morecambe circular via Branksome, Bare Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · not Sundays · 09:08–18:08 · 8 buses a weekday
6b bus in North East England
2 routes
- Darlington — Darlington circular via Blackwell, Hurworth-on-Tees Stagecoach North East · 19:45–23:25 · 4 buses a weekday
- Stockton — Stockton to Darlington via Eaglescliffe, Lingfield Stagecoach North East · Sundays only · 08:30–18:06
6b bus in Northern Ireland
2 routes
- Bangor — Bangor to Belmont via Newtownards, Stormont Ulsterbus · weekdays only · 08:15–17:10 · 2 buses a weekday
- Derry Londonderry — Derry Londonderry to New Buildings via Prehen Park Foyle Metro · not Sundays · 08:10–16:30 · 10 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 6b bus run?
7 buses are numbered 6b, in Aylesbury, Derry Londonderry, Darlington, Stockton, Bangor, Morecambe & Ipswich. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 6b 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 6b, and 7 of them do. The 6b in Aylesbury has no connection to the 6b in Derry Londonderry: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 6b bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 6b 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 6b bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 7 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 6 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 6b for your area.
What does the “6b” 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 6b 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.