21 Barnstaple to Westward Ho! via Roundswell, Bideford
Operated by Stagecoach South West. First bus 05:15, last bus 00:10. 58 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 07:40, last 00:10. Fares: adult single £2.50 to £3.00 — more.
Night bus — overnight departures 22:00–07:00. Saturday nights only. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different 21? 59 other bus routes are numbered 21 elsewhere in the UK — see every 21 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:40 | 08:40 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 20:40 | 22:40 | 23:25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Stand J) | 07:40 | 08:40 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 20:40 | 22:40 | 23:25 |
| Rail Station (NW-bound) | 07:44 | 08:44 | 09:44 | 10:44 | 11:44 | 12:44 | 13:44 | 14:44 | 15:44 | 16:44 | 17:44 | 18:44 | 20:44 | 22:44 | 23:29 |
| Taw Meadow (opp) | 07:53 | 08:53 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 14:54 | 15:54 | 16:54 | 17:54 | 18:54 | 20:53 | 22:53 | 23:38 |
| Rectory Lane (SW-bound) | 07:59 | 08:59 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 |
| Heywood Road (SW-bound) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bideford Quay (Stop B) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bideford Quay (Stop C) | 08:12 | 09:12 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:13 | 16:14 | 17:14 | 18:14 | 19:13 | 21:13 | 23:13 | 23:58 |
| Square (N-bound) | 08:18 | 09:18 | 10:19 | 11:19 | 12:19 | 13:19 | 14:19 | 15:19 | 16:21 | 17:21 | 18:21 | 19:18 | 21:20 | 23:20 | 00:05 |
| Swanswood Gardens (S-bound) | 08:23 | 09:23 | 10:24 | 11:24 | 12:24 | 13:24 | 14:24 | 15:24 | 16:26 | 17:26 | 18:26 | 19:23 | 21:25 | 23:25 | 00:10 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 21
Adult single £2.50 to £3.00 · Child single £1.60 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.50 | Wrey Arms | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.50 | £2.50 | Woodville | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Ellersie Road | ||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Bickington Garage | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Magdala | ||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Muddlebridge | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Fremington | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Allenstyle | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Yelland | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Instow | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Morrisons | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | Bideford | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | Hanson Park | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Durrant House | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Northam | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Jackets Lane | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Kinsleigh | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Westward Ho! | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | East the Water | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | Westleigh | |
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Barn Bus Station |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Barn Railway St.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 3 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach South West before you travel.
Tickets on the 21
Stagecoach South West publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults and children.
Return · Single · Devon Day · Torbay Day · Torbay 7 Day · Torbay 28 Day · South West Day · North Devon Day
…and 13 more tickets on this route.
A multi-operator ticket covers this route — it's valid on other companies' buses in the area too, which usually beats buying singles if you change buses.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach South West's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 29 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach South West.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Stagecoach South West before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Westward Ho!: 15 journeys, first 07:40 towards Barnstaple: 15 journeys, first 08:23
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 towards Westward Ho!: 25 journeys, first 06:30 towards Barnstaple: 27 journeys, first 05:45
Route map
All stops on route 21
21 towards Westward Ho!
All 46 stops
- Bus Station (Stand J) Barnstaple
- Rail Station (NW-bound) Barnstaple
- High Wall (W-bound) Sticklepath
- Wrey Arms (W-bound) Sticklepath
- Bickington Road (W-bound) Roundswell
- Woodville (W-bound) Roundswell
- Belmont (W-bound) Bickington
- Garage (NW-bound) Bickington
- Magdala (W-bound) Bickington
- Mead Park (opp) Bickington
- Muddlebridge (SW-bound) Fremington
- Taw Meadow (opp) Fremington
- New Inn (NW-bound) Fremington
- Beechfield (SW-bound) Fremington
- Beechfield Road (SW-bound) Fremington
- Yelland Road (W-bound) Fremington
- Allenstyle (W-bound) Yelland
- Garage (W-bound) Yelland
- Pottery Lane (SW-bound) Lower Yelland
- Lagoon View (SW-bound) Lower Yelland
- Welch's Lane (SW-bound) Lower Yelland
- Rectory Lane (SW-bound) Instow
- Vespers (S-bound) Instow
- Down Road (S-bound) Instow
- Anstey Way (S-bound) Instow
- Westleigh (SW-bound) Instow
- Heywood Road (SW-bound) Orchard Hill
- Raleigh Garage (S-bound) Orchard Hill
- Chanters Road (SE-bound) Orchard Hill
- Kingsley Road (E-bound) Bideford
- Bideford Quay (Stop B) Bideford
- Brunswick Wharf (SW-bound) Bideford
- Bideford Quay (Stop C) Bideford
- Kingsley Road (W-bound) Bideford
- Chanters Road (NW-bound) Orchard Hill
- Raleigh Garage (N-bound) Orchard Hill
- Heywood Road (NE-bound) Orchard Hill
- Limers Lane (N-bound) Orchard Hill
- Durrant House Hotel (opp) Northam
- Library (N-bound) Northam
- Square (N-bound) Northam
- Jackets Lane (N-bound) Westward Ho!
- The Links (W-bound) Westward Ho!
- Kingsley Park (W-bound) Westward Ho!
- Eastbourne Terrace (W-bound) Westward Ho!
- Swanswood Gardens (S-bound) Westward Ho!
21 towards Barnstaple
All 51 stops
- Swanswood Gardens (S-bound) Westward Ho!
- Kingsley Road (W-bound) Westward Ho!
- Atlantic Way (W-bound) Westward Ho!
- Nelson Road (E-bound) Westward Ho!
- Car Park (opp) Westward Ho!
- Avon Lane (E-bound) Westward Ho!
- Aysha Gardens (E-bound) Westward Ho!
- Eastbourne Terrace (E-bound) Westward Ho!
- Kingsley Park (opp) Westward Ho!
- The Links (opp) Westward Ho!
- Jackets Lane (SE-bound) Westward Ho!
- Square (S-bound) Northam
- Memorial (S-bound) Northam
- Durrant House Hotel (S-bound) Northam
- Limers Lane (S-bound) Orchard Hill
- Heywood Road (SW-bound) Orchard Hill
- Raleigh Garage (S-bound) Orchard Hill
- Chanters Road (SE-bound) Orchard Hill
- The Sports Ground (SE-bound) Bideford
- Kingsley Road (E-bound) Bideford
- Bideford Quay (Stop B) Bideford
- Brunswick Wharf (NE-bound) Bideford
- Salterns Terrace (opp) Bideford
- Westleigh (NE-bound) Instow
- Marine Parade (NW-bound) Instow
- Anstey Way (N-bound) Instow
- Kiln Close Lane (N-bound) Instow
- Vespers (opp) Instow
- Estuary View (NE-bound) Instow
- Welch's Lane (NE-bound) Lower Yelland
- Lagoon View (NE-bound) Lower Yelland
- Pottery Lane (NE-bound) Lower Yelland
- Garage (opp) Yelland
- Allenstyle (E-bound) Yelland
- Yelland Road (E-bound) Fremington
- Beechfield Road (NE-bound) Fremington
- Beechfield (NE-bound) Fremington
- New Inn (SE-bound) Fremington
- Taw Meadow (nr) Fremington
- Muddlebridge (NE-bound) Fremington
- Mead Park (nr) Bickington
- Magdala (E-bound) Bickington
- Garage (opp) Bickington
- End of Ellerslie Road (E-bound) Roundswell
- Woodville (E-bound) Roundswell
- Bickington Road (E-bound) Roundswell
- Stafford (NE-bound) Sticklepath
- High Wall (E-bound) Sticklepath
- Opposite Station Entrance (Stop B) Barnstaple
- Sticklepath Terrace (NE-bound) Barnstaple
- Bus Station (Stand J) Barnstaple
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 15 June 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 January 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 To amend Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Devon County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH1020951/136 · Changes in Devon County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 21 bus?
The first 21 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 21 bus?
The last 21 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:10. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 21 bus cost?
Stagecoach South West's published fares on the 21: adult single £2.50 to £3.00, child single £1.60 to £3.00. The 21 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach South West day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 21 bus?
The 21 is operated by Stagecoach South West.
Timetable data from Stagecoach South West via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PH1020951/136. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.