M5 bus timetable
9 different bus routes are numbered M5 across the UK and Ireland, run by 6 operators in 4 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
M5 bus in South East England
1 route
- M5 Ware — Ware ↔ Old Town Hall Arriva Herts and Essex 2 weekday journeys first 11:20 · last 13:30
M5 bus in South West England
2 routes
- M5 Cheltenham — Cheltenham (Gloucs) ↔ Hesters Way Marchants Coaches 2 weekday journeys first 07:34 · last 15:55
- M5 Gloucester — Gloucester Station Road ↔ Whaddon M5 Services Stagecoach West 13 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 22:15
M5 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
5 routes
- M5 Northallerton — The Buck Inn ↔ Market Place Arriva North East 4 weekday journeys first 10:14 · last 17:14
- M5 Stockton — High Street Stand J ↔ High Street Arriva North East 2 weekday journeys first 08:54 · last 18:17
- M5 Stokesley — High Street ↔ The Buck Inn Arriva North East 4 weekday journeys first 09:39 · last 17:42
- M5 Stokesley — Stockton ↔ Helmsley East Yorkshire first 08:39 · last 16:33
- M5 Thirsk — Thirsk ↔ Helmsley Arriva North East 4 weekday journeys first 10:42 · last 16:33
M5 bus in North West England
1 route
- M5 Barnoldswick — Barnoldswick ↔ Burnley Bus Station The Burnley Bus Company 125 weekday journeys first 04:26 · last 23:30
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different M5 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 M5, and 9 of them do. The M5 in Gloucester has no connection to the M5 in Stockton: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right M5 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the M5 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 M5 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 9 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 6 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific M5 for your area.
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