X21 bus timetable
8 different bus routes are numbered X21 across the UK and Ireland, run by 8 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.
X21 bus in South West England
1 route
- X21 Puxton — Puxton Park ↔ Bridgwater First Bristol, Bath & the West 3 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 16:30
X21 bus in East of England
1 route
- X21 Beccles — Norwich,Bus Station ↔ Lowestoft,Bus Stati First Norfolk & Suffolk 85 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 23:00
X21 bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- X21 Birmingham — The Square Peg ↔ Bartley Green War Memorial National Express West Midlands 353 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 00:10
- X21 Stratford-upon-Avon — NatWest Bank Stratford-upon-Avon ↔ Park & Ride Stagecoach Midlands 7 weekday journeys first 06:47 · last 19:35
X21 bus in North East England
2 routes
- X21 Bishop Auckland — West Auckland Club ↔ Newcastle Eldon Square 'Stand F' Go North East 87 weekday journeys first 05:50 · last 22:45
- X21 Newcastle upon Tyne — Haymarket Bus Station ↔ Sandy Bay Arriva North East 92 weekday journeys first 05:08 · last 23:54
X21 bus in Scotland
1 route
- X21 Paisley — Paisley ↔ Glasgow McGill's 2 weekday journeys first 07:51 · last 17:33
X21 bus in Wales
1 route
- X21 Blackwood — Blackwood Interchange ↔ Cwmbran Bus Station Stagecoach South Wales 20 weekday journeys first 04:48 · last 23:35
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different X21 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 X21, and 8 of them do. The X21 in Birmingham has no connection to the X21 in Newcastle upon Tyne: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right X21 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the X21 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 X21 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 X21 for your area.
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