X40 bus timetable
4 different bus routes are numbered X40 across the UK and Ireland, run by 4 operators in 4 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
X40 bus in South East England
1 route
- X40 Oxford — Oxford City Centre, Westgate ↔ Reading Town Centre, Station Road Thames Travel 163 weekday journeys first 04:45 · last 23:35
X40 bus in East of England
1 route
- X40 Sheringham — Sheringham ↔ Norwich Sanders Coaches 24 weekday journeys first 09:25 · last 16:11
X40 bus in North East England
1 route
- X40 Stockton — Stockton ↔ Amazon Stagecoach North East 26 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 18:37
X40 bus in Scotland
1 route
- X40 Edinburgh — Royal Infirmary ↔ St Johns Hospital Lothian Country Buses 28 weekday journeys first 05:32 · last 20:20
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different X40 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 X40, and 4 of them do. The X40 in Oxford has no connection to the X40 in Stockton: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right X40 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the X40 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 X40 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 4 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 X40 for your area.
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