X5 bus timetable
Looking for the X5 bus? 18 different bus routes are numbered X5 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.
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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X5 bus in South East England
3 routes
- Bedford — Bedford to Central Milton Keynes via Brook Furlong Stagecoach East · 04:05–00:00 · 53 buses a weekday
- Buckingham — Buckingham to Oxford via Caversfield, Bicester Stagecoach East · 05:25–22:30 · 48 buses a weekday
- Milton Keynes — Central Milton Keynes to Buckingham Stagecoach East · 05:00–23:31 · 48 buses a weekday
X5 bus in South West England
3 routes
- Pewsey — Salisbury to Swindon via Amesbury, Durrington Salisbury Reds · not Sundays · 06:12–18:38 · 47 buses a weekday
- Southampton — Southampton to Portsmouth via Warsash, Segensworth First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport · 06:55–19:45 · 27 buses a weekday
- Weston-super-Mare — Hutton to Portishead via Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon First Bristol, Bath & the West · not Sundays · 06:05–20:00 · 26 buses a weekday
X5 bus in East Midlands
1 route
- Leicester — Haymarket Bus Station to Crown Inn Arriva Midlands · weekdays only · 07:08–18:25 · 6 buses a weekday
X5 bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- Birmingham — Birmingham to Roughley via Erdington, Yenton National Express West Midlands · 05:50–00:05 · 67 buses a weekday
- Shrewsbury — Shrewsbury to Oswestry via Shelton, Park Hall Arriva Midlands · not Sundays · 06:20–18:55 · 34 buses a weekday
X5 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- Sheffield — Sheffield to Maltby via Handsworth, Bramley First South Yorkshire · 04:37–23:35 · 63 buses a weekday
X5 bus in North West England
2 routes
- Keswick — Keswick to Penrith via Stainton Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · 05:57–21:55 · 35 buses a weekday
- Workington — Workington to Keswick via Cockermouth, Dubwath Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · 05:05–00:15 · 39 buses a weekday
X5 bus in North East England
1 route
- Castleside — Castleside to Durham via Consett, Lanchester Go North East · not Sundays · 07:06–17:50 · 21 buses a weekday
X5 bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Newarthill — Newmains to Glasgow via Newarthill, Motherwell JMB Travel · not Sundays · 06:17–19:07 · 24 buses a weekday
- North Berwick — North Berwick to Edinburgh West End via Prestonpans, Bingham East Coast Buses · not Sundays · 06:23–17:15 · 13 buses a weekday
X5 bus in Wales
2 routes
- Neath — Neath to Crynant via Glynneath, Seven Sisters DANSA · Fridays and Saturdays only · 20:05–23:05 · 5 buses a weekday
- Swansea — Swansea to Neath via St Thomas, Briton Ferry First South & West Wales · not Sundays · 07:30–17:15 · 20 buses a weekday
X5 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Newry — Newry to Dublin City via Dublin Airport Goldliner · at 05:05 · 1 bus a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the X5 bus run?
18 buses are numbered X5, in Birmingham, Leicester, Sheffield, Swansea, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Shrewsbury, Bedford, Newry, Neath, Buckingham, Keswick and 6 more places. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different X5 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 X5, and 18 of them do. The X5 in Birmingham has no connection to the X5 in Leicester: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right X5 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the X5 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 X5 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 18 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 X5 for your area.
What does the “X5” 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 X5 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.
Looking for the next bus rather than a timetable? Stops near you shows live departures. Browse all bus routes, every operator or timetables by town. Data from operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service — see all sources.