701 bus timetable
9 different bus routes are numbered 701 across the UK and Ireland, run by 9 operators in 4 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
701 bus in South East England
3 routes
- 701 Lancing — Lancing Crabtree Parade ↔ Littlehampton Water Lane Stagecoach South 203 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 23:20
- 701 Reading — Reading Station ↔ Legoland Reading Buses 44 weekday journeys first 05:00 · last 23:54
- 701 Sandon — Sandon ↔ Sandon Park-and-Ride Central Connect 71 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 19:20
701 bus in West Midlands
1 route
- 701 Walsall — The Black Horse ↔ Century Drive National Express West Midlands 2 weekday journeys first 07:40 · last 15:25
701 bus in North West England
2 routes
- 701 Birkenhead — Gayton ↔ Oxton Al's Coaches 1 weekday journeys first 16:00 · last 16:00
- 701 Heswall — Gayton ↔ Beresford Road Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 1 weekday journeys first 07:25 · last 07:25
701 bus in North East England
3 routes
- 701 Chester-le-Street — Chester-le-Street ↔ Chester-le-Street Coral's 'Stop E' Go North East 8 weekday journeys first 09:09 · last 17:09
- 701 Millfield — Royal Hospital / Clanny House ↔ St Peter's Campus City Transport 88 weekday journeys first 07:34 · last 22:10
- 701 Sunderland — St Peters ↔ St Peters Campus JH Coaches 22 weekday journeys first 07:46 · last 18:03
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 701 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 701, and 9 of them do. The 701 in Reading has no connection to the 701 in Birkenhead: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 701 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 701 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 701 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 9 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 701 for your area.
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