X1 bus timetable
Looking for the X1 bus? 21 different bus routes are numbered X1 across the UK and Ireland, run by 20 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 number starting with X is usually an express or longer-distance route: it skips stops, or runs further than the plain number. What bus route numbers mean
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X1 bus in South East England
3 routes
- Luton — Luton Airport to Central Milton Keynes via Dunstable, Bletchley Arriva Beds and Bucks · not Sundays · 05:00–19:35 · 28 buses a weekday
- Southend-on-Sea — Southend-on-Sea to Lakeside via Leigh-on-Sea, Basildon Ensignbus · Saturdays only · 07:45–18:36
- Walmer — Walmer to Sandwich via Deal, Mill Hill Bayliss Executive Travel · weekdays only · 08:00–15:40 · 2 buses a weekday
X1 bus in South West England
2 routes
- Newtown — Newtown to Dursley via Berkeley, Woodfield Applegates · weekdays only · 07:42–15:10 · 4 buses a weekday
- Weston-super-Mare — Weston-super-Mare to Bristol via Worle, Brockley First Bristol, Bath & the West · 04:48–23:50 · 99 buses a weekday
X1 bus in East of England
2 routes
- Great Yarmouth — Great Yarmouth to Lowestoft via Gorleston, Gunton First Norfolk & Suffolk · 05:32–19:00 · 50 buses a weekday
- Norwich — Norwich to Great Yarmouth via Acle First Norfolk & Suffolk · 06:00–22:35 · 59 buses a weekday
X1 bus in West Midlands
1 route
- Birmingham — Birmingham to Coventry via Digbeth, Coundon National Express West Midlands · weekdays only · runs 24 hours · 142 buses a weekday
X1 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
3 routes
- Halifax — Halifax to Huddersfield via Elland, Birchencliffe First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield · 04:40–23:33 · 112 buses a weekday
- Holmfirth — Holmfirth to Wakefield via Shelley, Thornes Team Pennine · 05:35–21:15 · 30 buses a weekday
- Sheffield — Sheffield to Maltby via Rotherham, Bramley First South Yorkshire · 04:30–23:21 · 63 buses a weekday
X1 bus in North West England
1 route
- Chester — Chester to Liverpool via Hoole, Overpool Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire · 05:16–19:00 · 28 buses a weekday
X1 bus in North East England
2 routes
- Houghton-le-Spring — South Hetton to Newcastle upon Tyne via Houghton-le-Spring, Gateshead Go North East · 05:05–00:03 · 137 buses a weekday
- Sunderland — Sunderland to Doxford Park via Barnes Park Stagecoach North East · weekdays only · 06:32–20:03 · 16 buses a weekday
X1 bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Hamilton — Udston to Glasgow via Hillhouse, Hamilton JMB Travel · 06:15–19:45 · 42 buses a weekday
- Kirkwall — St Margarets Hope to Skara Brae via South Ronaldsay, Kirkwall Stagecoach Bluebird · 05:05–22:10 · 56 buses a weekday
X1 bus in Wales
3 routes
- Brynmawr — Brynmawr to Cwmbran via Abertillery, Pontypool Adventure Travel · 07:45–17:00 · 20 buses a weekday
- Brynmawr — Pontypool to Cwmbran via Abertillery, Croesyceiliog Stagecoach South Wales · not Sundays · 17:47–20:00 · 7 buses a weekday
- Singleton — Singleton to Bridgend via Aberavon, Port Talbot First South & West Wales · not Sundays · 06:05–22:05 · 33 buses a weekday
X1 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Belfast — Belfast to Dublin City via Banbridge, Newry Goldliner · 02:45–01:00 · 41 buses a weekday
X1 bus in Ireland
1 route
- Dublin — Dublin to Greystones via Cabinteely, Bray Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus · weekdays only · 06:50–18:30 · 10 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the X1 bus run?
21 buses are numbered X1, in Belfast, Dublin, Birmingham, Norwich, Sheffield, Sunderland, Chester, Halifax, Southend-on-Sea, Luton, Holmfirth, Great Yarmouth and 8 more places. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different X1 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 X1, and 21 of them do. The X1 in Belfast has no connection to the X1 in Dublin: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right X1 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the X1 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 X1 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 21 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 20 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific X1 for your area.
What does the “X1” in the bus number mean?
A number starting with X is usually an express or longer-distance route: it skips stops, or runs further than the plain number. It is a convention operators choose to follow rather than a national rule, so check the specific X1 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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