88A bus timetable
Looking for the 88A bus? 9 different bus routes are numbered 88A across the UK and Ireland, run by 9 operators in 6 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
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88A bus in South East England
3 routes
- Dover — Dover to Eastry via Buckland Valley, Whitfield Stagecoach South East · weekdays only · 07:21–15:35 · 3 buses a weekday
- Grays — Grays to Orsett via Socketts Heath, Stifford Clays Ensignbus · Sundays only · 09:00–17:27
- Halstead — Ronald Road to Osborne Street Central Connect · 20:40–22:40 · 3 buses a weekday
88A bus in South West England
1 route
- Newton Abbot — Newton Abbot circular via Broadlands, Mile End Country Bus · not Sundays · 07:15–18:35 · 12 buses a weekday
88A bus in East Midlands
1 route
- Leicester — Leicester circular via Southfields, Aylestone First Leicester · 06:00–17:54 · 49 buses a weekday
88A bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Crombie — Rosyth to Inverkeithing via Kincardine, Charlestown Stagecoach East Scotland · not Sundays · 05:45–18:40 · 13 buses a weekday
- Glasgow — Glasgow to Harestanes via Mavis Valley First Greater Glasgow · 18:37–20:56 · 4 buses a weekday
88A bus in Wales
1 route
- Welshpool — Welshpool circular Tanat Valley Coaches · weekdays only · 08:40–15:20 · 2 buses a weekday
88A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Omagh — Omagh to Beaghmore via Greencastle, Creggan Ulsterbus · weekdays only · 07:25–08:00 · 2 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 88A bus run?
9 buses are numbered 88A, in Glasgow, Leicester, Omagh, Newton Abbot, Welshpool, Grays, Halstead, Dover & Crombie. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 88A 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 88A, and 9 of them do. The 88A in Glasgow has no connection to the 88A in Leicester: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 88A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 88A 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 88A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 9 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 9 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 88A for your area.
What does the “88A” 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 88A 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.