X20 bus timetable
Looking for the X20 bus? 13 different bus routes are numbered X20 across the UK and Ireland, run by 10 operators in 6 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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X20 bus in South East England
3 routes
- Aylesbury — Aylesbury to Oxford via Thame, Headington Redline · weekends only · 05:10–23:00
- Braintree — Braintree to Stansted Airport via Great Dunmow, Takeley First Essex · runs 24 hours · 38 buses a weekday
- Colchester — Colchester to Braintree via Stanway, Bradwell First Essex · 03:20–01:25 · 38 buses a weekday
X20 bus in South West England
1 route
- Marlborough — Marlborough to Newbury via Hungerford, Halfway Swindon's Bus Company · Fridays only · 10:15–13:00 · 2 buses a weekday
X20 bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- Birmingham — Birmingham to Bromsgrove via Selly Oak, Weoley Castle National Express West Midlands · 05:25–22:24 · 62 buses a weekday
- Stratford-upon-Avon — Stratford-upon-Avon to Solihull via Snitterfield Stagecoach Midlands · 06:20–19:15 · 16 buses a weekday
X20 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- Barnsley — Barnsley to Doncaster via Conisbrough, Balby Globe Coaches · not Sundays · 06:04–18:50 · 23 buses a weekday
X20 bus in North East England
4 routes
- Alnwick — Alnwick to Ashington via Amble by the Sea, Widdrington Station Arriva North East · not Sundays · 05:57–19:39 · 27 buses a weekday
- Ashington — Ashington to Newcastle upon Tyne via North Seaton, Gosforth Arriva North East · not Sundays · 06:35–18:49 · 26 buses a weekday
- Durham — Durham to Sunderland via Houghton-le-Spring, Doxford Park Go North East · not Sundays · 06:13–17:42 · 44 buses a weekday
- South Shields — South Shields circular via Primrose, Fellgate Stagecoach North East · 06:38–23:03 · 17 buses a weekday
X20 bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Aberdeen — Aberdeen to Kemnay via Midmill Stagecoach Bluebird · 05:23–22:25 · 2 buses a weekday
- Kemnay — Kemnay High Street to Monymusk The Square Stagecoach Bluebird · 06:11–21:58 · 2 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the X20 bus run?
13 buses are numbered X20, in Birmingham, Colchester, Aberdeen, Aylesbury, Barnsley, Durham, South Shields, Stratford-upon-Avon, Braintree, Marlborough, Alnwick, Ashington and 1 more place. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different X20 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 X20, and 13 of them do. The X20 in Birmingham has no connection to the X20 in Colchester: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right X20 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the X20 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 X20 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 13 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 10 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific X20 for your area.
What does the “X20” 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 X20 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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