N3 bus timetable
Looking for the N3 bus? 8 different bus routes are numbered N3 across the UK and Ireland, run by 8 operators in 7 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
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N3 bus in London
1 route
- London — Oxford Circus to Bromley via Brixton, Dulwich Transport UK · nights 23:45–05:45 · 32 buses a weekday
N3 bus in South East England
1 route
- Oxford — Oxford to Rose Hill via Iffley Oxford Bus Company · not Sundays · 00:30–03:30 · 7 buses a weekday
N3 bus in South West England
1 route
- Newport — Newport to Ryde via Ventnor, Shanklin Southern Vectis · Fridays only · 00:30–03:00 · 6 buses a weekday
N3 bus in North West England
1 route
- Northwich — Northwich circular via Davenham, Moulton Warrington's Own Buses · weekdays only · 09:55–13:30 · 5 buses a weekday
N3 bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Glasgow — Glasgow circular via Govanhill, Pollok McGill's · weekends only · 00:45–03:45
- Gorebridge — Birkenside to Haymarket via Gorebridge, Edinburgh Lothian Buses · 00:01–04:12 · 8 buses a weekday
N3 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Belfast — Belfast to Tillysburn Park Metro · Fridays and Saturdays only · at 01:00 · 1 bus a weekday
N3 bus in Isle of Man
1 route
- Douglas — Douglas to Ramsey via Willaston, Onchan Bus Vannin · Fridays and Saturdays only · 00:15–00:20 · 2 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the N3 bus run?
8 buses are numbered N3, in Belfast, Glasgow, Oxford, Douglas, London, Newport, Northwich & Gorebridge. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different N3 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 N3, and 8 of them do. The N3 in Belfast has no connection to the N3 in Glasgow: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right N3 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the N3 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 N3 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 8 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 8 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific N3 for your area.
What does the “N3” 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 N3 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.