881 bus timetable
5 different bus routes are numbered 881 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.
881 bus in South East England
1 route
- 881 Weston Green — T. Ditton Weston Grn Rd ↔ Hersham 3 Rivers Academy Cardinal Buses 2 weekday journeys first 07:22 · last 15:15
881 bus in West Midlands
1 route
- 881 Walsall — Newport St ↔ Barr Beacon School National Express West Midlands 6 weekday journeys first 07:43 · last 15:24
881 bus in North West England
1 route
- 881 Bootle — Bootle ↔ Jaguar Land Rover Factory Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 1 weekday journeys first 06:02 · last 06:02
881 bus in North East England
1 route
- 881 Gateshead — Chowdene ↔ Cardinal Hume Rc School Go North East 1 weekday journeys first 08:12 · last 08:12
881 bus in Ireland
1 route
- 881 Kilkenny — Graiguenamanagh ↔ Kilkenny TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow 8 weekday journeys first 07:15 · last 18:04
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 881 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 881, and 5 of them do. The 881 in Walsall has no connection to the 881 in Bootle: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 881 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 881 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 881 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 881 for your area.
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