81 bus timetable

36 different bus routes are numbered 81 across the UK and Ireland, run by 34 operators in 10 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.

81 bus in South East England

8 routes

81 Bicester — Bicester Town Centre ABILITY (Northants) 5 weekday journeys first 08:24 · last 17:05
81 Brentwood — Brentwood ↔ Brentwood Railway St. NIBSbuses 19 weekday journeys first 06:04 · last 19:04
81 Caversham — Caversham Heights ↔ Bulmershe Reading Buses 2 weekday journeys first 06:57 · last 15:12
81 Dedham — The Marlborough Head ↔ Osborne Street Central Connect 8 weekday journeys first 06:13 · last 16:13
81 Dover — Dover Pencester Road ↔ Sandwich Guildhall Stagecoach South East 67 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 18:46
81 Hitchin — Moss Way ↔ Hitchin, Hermitage Road (Stop A) Centrebus 65 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 18:45
81 Slough — Slough Town Centre ↔ Hounslow Metroline Travel 304 weekday journeys first 00:15 · last 23:58
81 Woking — Woking ↔ Woking Railway Station stop 6 Falcon Buses 22 weekday journeys first 06:34 · last 18:00

81 bus in South West England

5 routes

81 Bournemouth — Bournemouth ↔ Lymington morebus 35 weekday journeys first 06:35 · last 17:40
81 Swindon — Fleming Way (J2) ↔ Thorney Park Thorney Park Stagecoach West 13 weekday journeys first 07:20 · last 15:50
81 Teignmouth — Teignmouth Country Bus 27 weekday journeys first 07:57 · last 18:20
81 Totnes — Paignton South Devon College ↔ Kingsbridge Bus Station Stagecoach South West 2 weekday journeys first 07:50 · last 17:40
81 Yeovil — Yeovil ↔ South Petherton South West Coaches 13 weekday journeys first 07:28 · last 18:20

81 bus in East of England

1 route

81 Harleston — Broad Street ↔ Bus Station Central Connect 22 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 18:00

81 bus in East Midlands

1 route

81 Leicester — Leicester ↔ Charles Street (Stand CH) Centrebus 10 weekday journeys first 07:45 · last 17:50

81 bus in West Midlands

2 routes

81 Wolverhampton — Wolverhampton Bus Station ↔ Ednam Road National Express West Midlands 40 weekday journeys first 08:45 · last 23:00
81 Wolverhampton — Wolverhampton Bus Station ↔ Evolve Campus Banga Buses 37 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 18:40

81 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber

3 routes

81 Leeds — City Square D ↔ Stand E Pudsey Bus Station Squarepeg 23 weekday journeys first 06:54 · last 17:30
81 Sheffield — Stannington ↔ Dore First South Yorkshire 88 weekday journeys first 04:55 · last 23:26
81 York — Station Avenue ↔ Bus Station Stand 3 East Yorkshire 10 weekday journeys first 07:43 · last 17:45

81 bus in North West England

5 routes

81 Bootle — Bootle New Strand Station ↔ Morrisons Arriva North West 109 weekday journeys first 04:54 · last 23:13
81 Hoylake — West Kirby ↔ Arrowe Park A2B Travel 12 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 18:20
81 Lancaster — Bus Station (14) ↔ Booth's Supermarket Lonsdale Buses 19 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 20:15
81 Lancaster — Lancaster Bus Stn ↔ Swimming Pool Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 7 weekday journeys first 19:52 · last 22:52
81 Manchester City Centre — Piccadilly Gardens ↔ Oldham Bus Station Bee Network 96 weekday journeys first 04:51 · last 23:08

81 bus in North East England

2 routes

81 Bishop Auckland — Bus Station Stand A ↔ Terrace East Hodgsons 36 weekday journeys first 08:06 · last 17:35
81 Washington — Waterview Park 'Stand 3' ↔ Gateshead Interchange 'Stand N' Go North East 56 weekday journeys first 07:52 · last 23:36

81 bus in Scotland

6 routes

81 Clydebank — Clydebank ↔ Clydebank Bus Station First Greater Glasgow 34 weekday journeys first 07:21 · last 18:47
81 Clydebank — Linnvale ↔ Duntocher McGill's 5 weekday journeys first 19:24 · last 21:38
81 Dunfermline — Dunfermline ↔ Dunfermline Bus Station Stagecoach East Scotland 6 weekday journeys first 18:45 · last 23:45
81 Kelso — Kelso Scottish Borders Council 6 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 17:12
81 Peterhead — Chapel Street ↔ Church Place Watermill Coaches 26 weekday journeys first 06:05 · last 18:23
81 Peterhead — Peterhead Chapel Street ↔ Boddam Church Place Stagecoach Bluebird 26 weekday journeys first 06:05 · last 18:23

81 bus in Wales

3 routes

81 Merthyr Tydfil — Merthyr Bus St Arr ↔ Aberfan Bryngoleu Terminus Stagecoach South Wales 48 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 19:21
81 Montgomery — Welshpool ↔ Mochdre Tanat Valley Coaches 8 weekday journeys first 07:48 · last 16:27
81 Port Talbot — Port Talbot Parkway Station ↔ Cwmclais Road First South & West Wales 27 weekday journeys first 07:19 · last 18:40

Frequently asked questions

Why are there so many different 81 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 81, and 36 of them do. The 81 in Leeds has no connection to the 81 in Leicester: different operator, different road, different timetable.

How do I find the right 81 bus timetable?

Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 81 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 81 bus the same route in every town?

No. These are 36 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 34 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 81 for your area.

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