97 bus timetable
17 different bus routes are numbered 97 across the UK and Ireland, run by 17 operators in 10 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
97 bus in London
1 route
- 97 London — Chingford Station ↔ Stratford City Bus Station Stagecoach London 442 weekday journeys first 00:04 · last 23:58
97 bus in South East England
3 routes
- 97 Bexhill — Bexhill The Harp ↔ Greenways (adj) Sidley Stagecoach South East 7 weekday journeys first 09:10 · last 14:05
- 97 Hitchin — Hermitage Road ↔ The Green Arriva Herts and Essex 59 weekday journeys first 06:32 · last 19:10
- 97 Reading — Friar Street ↔ Reading Festival Bus Park Reading Buses 639 weekday journeys first 08:30 · last 00:55
97 bus in South West England
4 routes
- 97 Exmouth — Exmouth ↔ Anson Road Dartline 9 weekday journeys first 08:23 · last 17:02
- 97 Gloucester — Gloucester Transport Hub arrival ↔ Cheltenham Promenade Stagecoach West 46 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 22:25
- 97 Launceston — Launceston ↔ Camelford Clease Rd Go Cornwall Bus 9 weekday journeys first 08:30 · last 17:35
- 97 Taunton — Staplehay ↔ Taunton (Somerset) Hatch Green Coaches 15 weekday journeys first 09:00 · last 17:00
97 bus in East of England
1 route
- 97 Ipswich — Old Cattle Market Bus Station ↔ Bristol Arms Ipswich Buses 19 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 18:45
97 bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 97 Gainsborough — Gainsborough Bus Station ↔ Retford Bus Sta A Stagecoach East Midlands 14 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 18:10
97 bus in West Midlands
1 route
- 97 Birmingham — Church Centre ↔ Chester Rd National Express West Midlands 582 weekday journeys first 04:29 · last 00:50
97 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- 97 Darton — Bluebell Road ↔ Bus Station Stand 1 WK Globe Holidays 6 weekday journeys first 07:28 · last 17:23
- 97 Sheffield — Hillsborough Intc ↔ Totley First South Yorkshire 84 weekday journeys first 04:50 · last 22:52
97 bus in North West England
2 routes
- 97 Kirkby — Westvale ↔ Kirkby Rail Stn Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 12 weekday journeys first 09:20 · last 15:20
- 97 Manchester City Centre — Shudehill Interchange ↔ Bury Interchange Bee Network 120 weekday journeys first 05:30 · last 00:05
97 bus in Scotland
1 route
- 97 Ayr — Ayr Bus Station ↔ Doonfoot Craig Tara Holiday Park Stagecoach West Scotland 54 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 22:05
97 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 97 Strabane — Strabane Bus Station ↔ Omagh Bus Station Ulsterbus 4 weekday journeys first 14:05 · last 17:50
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 97 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 97, and 17 of them do. The 97 in Birmingham has no connection to the 97 in Gloucester: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 97 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 97 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 97 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 17 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 17 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 97 for your area.
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.