N25 bus timetable
Looking for the N25 bus? 3 different bus routes are numbered N25 across the UK and Ireland, run by 3 operators in 3 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
A number starting with N is usually a night service — 81% of them run between midnight and dawn. What bus route numbers mean
N25 bus in London
1 route
- London — Ilford to Oxford Circus via Stratford, City of London Stagecoach London · 00:13–04:55 · 64 buses a weekday
N25 bus in South East England
1 route
- Brighton — Brighton to University of Sussex via Moulsecoomb, Coldean Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company · nights 23:52–05:22 · 52 buses a weekday
N25 bus in Scotland
1 route
- Edinburgh — Leith to Riccarton via Edinburgh, Edinburgh West End Lothian Buses · nights 23:59–03:50 · 18 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the N25 bus run?
3 buses are numbered N25, in Brighton, London & Edinburgh. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different N25 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 N25, and 3 of them do. The N25 in Brighton has no connection to the N25 in London: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right N25 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the N25 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 N25 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 3 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 3 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific N25 for your area.
What does the “N25” in the bus number mean?
A number starting with N is usually a night service — 81% of them run between midnight and dawn. It is a convention operators choose to follow rather than a national rule, so check the specific N25 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.
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