85 bus timetable
20 different bus routes are numbered 85 across the UK and Ireland, run by 19 operators in 9 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
85 bus in London
1 route
- 85 London — Putney Bridge Station ↔ Kingston Hall Road London United 492 weekday journeys first 00:00 · last 23:55
85 bus in South East England
5 routes
- 85 Arundel — Riverbank ↔ Cathedral Compass Travel 8 weekday journeys first 06:55 · last 15:55
- 85 Colchester — Colchester City Centre First Essex 2 weekday journeys first 11:05 · last 15:05
- 85 Deal — Deal South Street ↔ Worth The Blue Pigeons Stagecoach South East 8 weekday journeys first 10:24 · last 13:41
- 85 Maidstone — Chequers Bus Station ↔ Hever Close Arriva Kent and Surrey 259 weekday journeys first 06:08 · last 22:27
- 85 Reading — Reading Station ↔ Little Heath School Reading Buses 2 weekday journeys first 07:50 · last 15:35
85 bus in South West England
4 routes
- 85 Barnstaple — Bus Station ↔ Holsworthy Church Stagecoach South West 9 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 18:50
- 85 Holsworthy — Holsworthy Library ↔ Bridgerule Council Houses Stagecoach South West 3 weekday journeys first 07:05 · last 18:30
- 85 Newquay — Newquay Bus Stn ↔ Bus Station Go Cornwall Bus 33 weekday journeys first 06:09 · last 18:30
- 85 Poole — University ↔ St Peter's School morebus 2 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 15:25
85 bus in East Midlands
2 routes
- 85 Leicester — St Margaret's Bus Station ↔ Green Lane Arriva Midlands 79 weekday journeys first 05:50 · last 23:20
- 85 Newark — Suthers School ↔ Main Street Marshalls of Sutton on Trent 2 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 14:55
85 bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- 85 Coventry — Coventry Pool Meadow Stand F ↔ St Cross Hospital Shelter Stagecoach Midlands 23 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 20:10
- 85 Nantwich — Nantwich Bus Station ↔ Newcastle Bus Station D & G Bus 24 weekday journeys first 06:51 · last 19:40
85 bus in North West England
2 routes
- 85 Lancaster — Bus Station ↔ Windermere Road Lonsdale Buses 12 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 17:50
- 85 Manchester City Centre — Piccadilly Gardens ↔ Chorlton Bus Station Bee Network 117 weekday journeys first 05:39 · last 00:12
85 bus in North East England
2 routes
- 85 Barnard Castle — Galgate - Stand B ↔ Newgate Street Stand C Weardale Motor Services 10 weekday journeys first 07:45 · last 17:00
- 85 Washington — Usworth ↔ Concord Go North East 63 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 23:21
85 bus in Scotland
1 route
- 85 Kelso — Kelso Scottish Borders Council 2 weekday journeys first 10:10 · last 14:10
85 bus in Wales
1 route
- 85 Rhyl — Rhyl ↔ Bus Station Arriva Wales 3 weekday journeys first 18:00 · last 19:00
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 85 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 85, and 20 of them do. The 85 in Leicester has no connection to the 85 in Coventry: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 85 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 85 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 85 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 20 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 19 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 85 for your area.
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