86A bus timetable
Looking for the 86A bus? 5 different bus routes are numbered 86A across the UK and Ireland, run by 5 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
86A bus in East of England
1 route
- Thetford — Brandon to Bury St Edmunds via Timworth Coach Services · weekdays only · 07:30–15:55 · 4 buses a weekday
86A bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- Thorne — Thorne David Goodfellow Travel · not Sundays · 09:30–17:23 · 12 buses a weekday
86A bus in North West England
1 route
- Liverpool — Liverpool ONE to Liverpool John Lennon Airport via Toxteth, Wavertree Arriva North West · 04:20–00:13 · 231 buses a weekday
86A bus in Wales
1 route
- Newtown — Newtown circular via Trehafren, Maesyrhandir Owen's Travelmaster · not Sundays · 07:00–17:36 · 13 buses a weekday
86A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Dungannon — Dungannon to Cappagh via Granville, Donaghmore Ulsterbus · weekdays only · 07:50–16:25 · 3 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 86A bus run?
5 buses are numbered 86A, in Liverpool, Dungannon, Thetford, Newtown & Thorne. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 86A 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 86A, and 5 of them do. The 86A in Liverpool has no connection to the 86A in Dungannon: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 86A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 86A 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 86A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 5 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 5 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 86A for your area.
What does the “86A” 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 86A 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.