X8 bus timetable
Looking for the X8 bus? 10 different bus routes are numbered X8 across the UK and Ireland, run by 7 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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X8 bus in South West England
1 route
- Poole — Poole to Blandford via Upton, Barrow Hill morebus · 06:25–18:50 · 24 buses a weekday
X8 bus in West Midlands
1 route
- Birmingham — Birmingham to Wolverhampton via Bearwood, Dudley National Express West Midlands · 04:25–23:35 · 99 buses a weekday
X8 bus in North West England
4 routes
- Chorley — Chorley to Preston via Whittle-le-Woods, Bamber Bridge Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · Saturdays only · 08:55–19:05
- Lancaster — Lancaster to Windermere via Caton Road, Prizet Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · Saturdays only · 10:20–17:30
- Preston — Preston to Lancaster via Fulwood Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · Saturdays only · 09:35–18:20
- Windermere — Windermere to Keswick via Ambleside, Grasmere Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · Saturdays only · 11:10–16:30
X8 bus in North East England
1 route
- Blyth — Blyth to Newcastle upon Tyne via Cramlington, Benton Arriva North East · 05:33–22:50 · 57 buses a weekday
X8 bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Aberdeen — Aberdeen Union Square Bus Station to Stonehaven Forest Park Stagecoach Bluebird · not Sundays · 06:17–00:43 · 31 buses a weekday
- Glasgow — Glasgow circular via Pollok, Crookston First Greater Glasgow · 06:07–19:14 · 29 buses a weekday
X8 bus in Wales
1 route
- Neath — Neath to Coelbren via Rhydding, Cadoxton First South & West Wales · not Sundays · 06:55–18:46 · 25 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the X8 bus run?
10 buses are numbered X8, in Birmingham, Aberdeen, Poole, Preston, Lancaster, Chorley, Neath, Glasgow, Blyth & Windermere. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
Why are there so many different X8 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 X8, and 10 of them do. The X8 in Birmingham has no connection to the X8 in Aberdeen: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right X8 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the X8 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 X8 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 10 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 7 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific X8 for your area.
What does the “X8” 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 X8 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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