X5 bus timetable
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.
X5 bus in South East England
3 routes
- X5 Bedford — Bedford Bus Station ↔ Central MK Central Rail Stn Stagecoach East 143 weekday journeys first 04:05 · last 00:00
- X5 Buckingham — Buckingham High Street ↔ Oxford City Centre Gloucester Green Bus Station Stagecoach East 98 weekday journeys first 05:25 · last 22:30
- X5 Milton Keynes — Central Railway Station ↔ Buckingham High Street Stagecoach East 98 weekday journeys first 05:00 · last 23:31
X5 bus in South West England
3 routes
- X5 Salisbury — Pewsey ↔ Swindon Salisbury Reds 53 weekday journeys first 06:12 · last 18:38
- X5 Southampton — Central Station ↔ The Hard Interchange First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport 50 weekday journeys first 06:55 · last 19:45
- X5 Weston-super-Mare — Hutton ↔ Portishead First Bristol, Bath & the West 37 weekday journeys first 06:05 · last 20:00
X5 bus in East Midlands
1 route
- X5 Leicester — Haymarket Bus Station ↔ Crown Inn Arriva Midlands 6 weekday journeys first 07:08 · last 18:25
X5 bus in West Midlands
2 routes
- X5 Birmingham — The Square Peg ↔ Roughley Farm National Express West Midlands 133 weekday journeys first 05:50 · last 00:05
- X5 Shrewsbury — Shrewsbury ↔ Oswestry Arriva Midlands 34 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 18:55
X5 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- X5 Sheffield — Sheffield Intc ↔ Dinnington Intc First South Yorkshire 98 weekday journeys first 04:37 · last 23:35
X5 bus in North West England
2 routes
- X5 Keswick — Keswick ↔ Penrith Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 57 weekday journeys first 05:57 · last 21:55
- X5 Workington — Bus Station ↔ Keswick Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 61 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 00:15
X5 bus in North East England
1 route
- X5 Castleside — Castleside Church ↔ Durham Bus Station - Stand F Go North East 21 weekday journeys first 07:06 · last 17:50
X5 bus in Scotland
2 routes
- X5 Newmains — Newarthill ↔ Buchanan Bus Station JMB Travel 24 weekday journeys first 06:17 · last 19:07
- X5 North Berwick — Tesco ↔ Frederick Street East Coast Buses 22 weekday journeys first 06:37 · last 18:42
X5 bus in Wales
2 routes
- X5 Neath — Neath ↔ Crynant DANSA 5 weekday journeys first 20:05 · last 23:05
- X5 Swansea — Swansea Bus Station ↔ Neath Bus Station First South & West Wales 19 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 17:15
X5 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- X5 Newry — Newry ↔ Dublin Busaras Bus Station Goldliner 1 weekday journeys first 05:05 · last 05:05
Frequently asked questions
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.
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