X18 bus timetable
7 different bus routes are numbered X18 across the UK and Ireland, run by 4 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.
X18 bus in West Midlands
1 route
- X18 Coventry — Coventry Transport Museum ↔ McDonalds Stratford-upon-Avon Stagecoach Midlands 110 weekday journeys first 06:00 · last 23:40
X18 bus in North East England
4 routes
- X18 Alnwick — Bus Station ↔ King Street Arriva North East 16 weekday journeys first 06:53 · last 20:25
- X18 Morpeth — Morpeth ↔ Alnwick Arriva North East 63 weekday journeys first 05:54 · last 23:28
- X18 Newcastle upon Tyne — Haymarket Bus Station ↔ Bus Station Arriva North East 56 weekday journeys first 06:06 · last 23:29
- X18 Seahouses — King Street ↔ Berwick Railway Station Arriva North East 15 weekday journeys first 06:25 · last 21:27
X18 bus in Scotland
2 routes
- X18 Aberdeen — Aberdeen Union Square Bus Station ↔ Alford Victoria Road Stagecoach Bluebird 4 weekday journeys first 00:42 · last 19:45
- X18 Edinburgh — St Andrew's House ↔ Polkemmet Road Lothian Country Buses 82 weekday journeys first 03:37 · last 23:56
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different X18 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 X18, and 7 of them do. The X18 in Newcastle upon Tyne has no connection to the X18 in Edinburgh: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right X18 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the X18 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 X18 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 7 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 4 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific X18 for your area.
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