81A bus timetable
6 different bus routes are numbered 81A across the UK and Ireland, run by 6 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.
81A bus in South East England
2 routes
- 81A Deal — Deal South Street ↔ Sandwich Guildhall Stagecoach South East 2 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 15:33
- 81A Manningtree — The Marlborough Head ↔ Osborne Street Central Connect 8 weekday journeys first 07:13 · last 19:20
81A bus in North West England
1 route
- 81A Bootle — Bootle New Strand Station ↔ Liverpool John Lennon Airport Arriva North West 51 weekday journeys first 04:32 · last 19:35
81A bus in North East England
1 route
- 81A Bishop Auckland — Bishop Auckland Hodgsons 2 weekday journeys first 08:01 · last 15:10
81A bus in Scotland
2 routes
- 81A Clydebank — Clydebank ↔ Duntocher McGill's 4 weekday journeys first 19:41 · last 21:09
- 81A Dunfermline — Dunfermline Stagecoach East Scotland 5 weekday journeys first 19:15 · last 23:15
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 81A 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 81A, and 6 of them do. The 81A in Dunfermline has no connection to the 81A in Bootle: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 81A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 81A 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 81A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 6 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 81A for your area.
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