X2 bus timetable
15 different bus routes are numbered X2 across the UK and Ireland, run by 14 operators in 10 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
X2 bus in South East England
2 routes
- X2 Milton Keynes — Central Railway Station ↔ Airport Bus Station Arriva Beds and Bucks 80 weekday journeys first 04:25 · last 22:45
- X2 Oxford — Oxford City Centre, Westgate ↔ Didcot, Orchard Centre Thames Travel 172 weekday journeys first 04:15 · last 23:41
X2 bus in South West England
1 route
- X2 Salisbury — Salisbury ↔ Devizes Salisbury Reds 10 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 17:45
X2 bus in East of England
2 routes
- X2 Huntingdon — Huntingdon bus station ↔ Emmanuel Street Whippet Coaches 5 weekday journeys first 07:05 · last 18:45
- X2 Norwich — Norwich,Bus Station ↔ Lowestoft,Bus Stati First Norfolk & Suffolk 43 weekday journeys first 06:45 · last 17:45
X2 bus in West Midlands
1 route
- X2 Birmingham — Dale House ↔ Solihull Station National Express West Midlands 296 weekday journeys first 04:55 · last 23:36
X2 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- X2 Sheffield — Sheffield Moorfoot ↔ Doncaster Intc First South Yorkshire 127 weekday journeys first 05:18 · last 23:30
X2 bus in North West England
3 routes
- x2 Poulton-le-Fylde — St Chads Church ↔ Central Library Blackpool Transport 2 weekday journeys first 08:00 · last 15:00
- X2 Preston — Preston Bus Stn Stand 23 ↔ Lord St, Duke St Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 89 weekday journeys first 04:20 · last 22:26
- X2 Southport — Lord Street, Duke Street ↔ Liverpool Queen Square Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 81 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 21:26
X2 bus in North East England
1 route
- X2 New Marske — Kilbridge Close ↔ Bus Station Stand 11 Arriva North East 23 weekday journeys first 06:38 · last 17:55
X2 bus in Wales
2 routes
- X2 Ebbw Vale — Ebbw Vale ↔ Cwmbran Adventure Travel 29 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 17:30
- X2 Porthcawl — Porthcawl Metrolink ↔ Cardiff Bus Interchange First South & West Wales 151 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 23:25
X2 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- X2 Belfast — Grand Central Station ↔ Dublin Airport T2 Goldliner 30 weekday journeys first 03:30 · last 23:50
X2 bus in Ireland
1 route
- X2 Dublin — Hawkins Street ↔ Newcastle Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus 8 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 17:10
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different X2 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 X2, and 15 of them do. The X2 in Belfast has no connection to the X2 in Dublin: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right X2 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the X2 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 X2 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 15 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 14 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific X2 for your area.
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