8A bus timetable
Looking for the 8A bus? 26 different bus routes are numbered 8A across the UK and Ireland, run by 24 operators in 11 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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8A bus in South East England
3 routes
- Margate — Northdown Park to Canterbury via Broadstairs, Margate Stagecoach South East · not Sundays · 05:35–19:15 · 51 buses a weekday
- Rayleigh — Rayleigh to Chelmsford via Rettendon, Howe Green Central Connect · Wednesdays only · 10:00–14:30 · 5 buses a weekday
- Worthing — Worthing to Ferring via Goring by Sea Compass Travel · not Sundays · 09:28–13:07 · 8 buses a weekday
8A bus in South West England
1 route
- Stroud — Stroud circular via Uplands, Bowbridge Cotswold Green · not Sundays · 09:10–17:20 · 4 buses a weekday
8A bus in East of England
2 routes
- Cambridge — Cambridge to Rampton via Kings Hedges, Cottenham Stagecoach East · not Sundays · 06:32–18:25 · 24 buses a weekday
- Norwich — Norwich to Toftwood via Hockering Central Connect · weekdays only · 07:25–15:00 · 2 buses a weekday
8A bus in East Midlands
1 route
- Northampton — Parklands to Kings Heath via Headlands, Northampton Stagecoach Midlands · not Sundays · 06:28–20:35 · 30 buses a weekday
8A bus in West Midlands
5 routes
- Stafford — Stafford to Parkside via Holmcroft, Redhill Select Bus Services · not Sundays · 05:35–22:11 · 24 buses a weekday
- Stoke-on-Trent — Hanley to Endon via Sneyd Green, Norton in the Moors D & G Bus · not Sundays · 07:18–20:40 · 24 buses a weekday
- Telford — Telford to Much Wenlock via Lawley, Woodside Arriva Midlands · not Sundays · 09:30–16:40 · 7 buses a weekday
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- Birmingham — Saltley circular via Birmingham, Bordesley Green National Express West Midlands · 04:46–23:45 · 75 buses a weekday
- Rugby — Newbold on Avon to Rugby via Bilton, Woodlands Stagecoach Midlands · not Sundays · 07:15–19:05 · 12 buses a weekday
8A bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- Rotherham — Rotherham circular via Parkgate, Rawmarsh Stagecoach Yorkshire · not Sundays · 05:38–17:44 · 14 buses a weekday
- Sheffield — Ecclesfield to Frecheville via Parson Cross, Sheffield First South Yorkshire · not Sundays · 06:12–18:52 · 25 buses a weekday
8A bus in North West England
1 route
- Warrington — Warrington to Appleton Thorn via Wilderspool, Cobbs Warrington's Own Buses · weekdays only · 07:52–08:09 · 2 buses a weekday
8A bus in North East England
2 routes
- Spennymoor — Spennymoor to Ferryhill via Tudhoe, Thinford Arriva North East · not Sundays · 08:50–17:43 · 16 buses a weekday
- Sunderland — Sunderland to Washington via High Barnes, Pennywell Go North East · not Sundays · 05:21–06:58 · 4 buses a weekday
8A bus in Scotland
3 routes
- Dunfermline — Dunfermline to Alloa via Kincardine, Clackmannan Stagecoach East Scotland · 05:17–23:30 · 38 buses a weekday
- Glasgow — Maryhill to Riddrie via Possil, Springburn West Coast Motors · 18:55–19:55 · 2 buses a weekday
- Glespin — Glespin to Lanark via Douglas, Lesmahagow Hobson Travel · Sundays only · at 09:07
8A bus in Wales
4 routes
- Aberdare — Aberdare to Cefn Rhigos via Trecynon, Hirwaun Davies Coaches · 19:00–22:20 · 5 buses a weekday
- Cwmbran — Cwmbran circular via Pontnewynydd, Pontnewydd Phil Anslow Travel · not Sundays · 09:50–15:50 · 4 buses a weekday
- Newport — Newport circular via Somerton, Ringland Newport Bus · not Sundays · 06:30–20:15 · 15 buses a weekday
- Pwllheli — Pwllheli to Nefyn via Efailnewydd, Dinas Nefyn · weekdays only · 08:00–17:00 · 7 buses a weekday
8A bus in Northern Ireland
2 routes
- Belfast — Belfast to Finaghy via Stranmillis Metro · 06:29–22:40 · 31 buses a weekday
- Derry Londonderry — Quayside Shopping Centre to Creggan Heights Foyle Metro · 07:50–18:30 · 20 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 8A bus run?
26 buses are numbered 8A, in Belfast, Norwich, Warrington, Newport, Sunderland, Derry Londonderry, Stoke-on-Trent, Cambridge, Dunfermline, Rotherham, Stroud, Cwmbran and 14 more places. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different 8A 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 8A, and 26 of them do. The 8A in Belfast has no connection to the 8A in Norwich: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 8A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 8A 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 8A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 26 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 24 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 8A for your area.
What does the “8A” 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 8A 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.