21A Barnstaple to Appledore via Roundswell, Bideford
Operated by Stagecoach South West. First bus 07:00, last bus 22:30. 39 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.50 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 21A? 11 other bus routes are numbered 21A elsewhere in the UK — see every 21A bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:05 | 08:00 | 09:05 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:35 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:20 | 18:10 | 19:40 | 21:40 |
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| Bus Station (Stand J) | 07:05 | 08:00 | 09:05 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:35 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:20 | 18:10 | 19:40 | 21:40 |
| Rail Station (NW-bound) | 07:09 | 08:04 | 09:09 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:40 | 16:20 | 16:50 | 17:25 | 18:15 | 19:44 | 21:44 |
| Garage (NW-bound) | 07:16 | 08:11 | 09:16 | 10:13 | 10:43 | 11:13 | 11:43 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 13:13 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 15:49 | 16:29 | 16:59 | 17:34 | 18:22 | 19:50 | 21:50 |
| Taw Meadow (opp) | 07:19 | 08:14 | 09:19 | 10:16 | 10:46 | 11:16 | 11:46 | 12:16 | 12:46 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 14:46 | 15:52 | 16:32 | 17:02 | 17:37 | 18:25 | 19:53 | 21:53 |
| Rectory Lane (SW-bound) | 07:26 | 08:21 | 09:26 | 10:23 | 10:53 | 11:23 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 12:53 | 13:23 | 13:53 | 14:54 | 16:00 | 16:40 | 17:10 | 17:44 | 18:32 | 20:00 | 22:00 |
| Bideford Quay (Stop C) | 07:41 | 08:38 | 09:43 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 15:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 | 17:29 | 18:02 | 18:49 | 20:16 | 22:16 |
| Swimming Pool (opp) | 07:49 | 08:46 | 09:51 | 10:48 | 11:18 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:48 | 13:18 | 13:48 | 14:18 | 15:21 | 16:29 | 17:08 | 17:38 | 18:10 | 18:57 | 20:23 | 22:23 |
| Seagate Hotel (NW-bound) | 07:55 | 08:52 | 09:57 | 10:54 | 11:24 | 11:54 | 12:24 | 12:54 | 13:24 | 13:54 | 14:24 | 15:30 | 16:36 | 17:15 | 17:45 | 18:17 | 19:04 | 20:28 | 22:28 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 21A
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 | £2.50 | Westleigh | |||||||||||
| £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 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Morrisons | |||||||||
| £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 | Hanson Park | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £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 | £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Burrows Park | |||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Broad Lane | ||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Pitt Hill | |||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Appledore | ||
| £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 | £3.00 | East the Water | |
| £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 | £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 21A
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 12 more tickets on this route.
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 Appledore: 13 journeys, first 08:10 towards Barnstaple: 13 journeys, first 09:04
Route map
All stops on route 21A
21A towards Appledore
All 42 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
- 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
- Lenards Road (E-bound) Northam
- Swimming Pool (opp) Northam
- Knapp House (N-bound) Northam
- Football Ground (opp) Appledore
- Kingsley Avenue (opp) Appledore
- Pitt Hill (E-bound) Appledore
- Marine Parade (E-bound) Appledore
- Seagate Hotel (NW-bound) Appledore
21A towards Barnstaple
All 45 stops
- Seagate Hotel (opp) Appledore
- Marine Parade (W-bound) Appledore
- Pitt Hill (W-bound) Appledore
- Kingsley Avenue (W-bound) Appledore
- Football Ground (S-bound) Appledore
- Knapp House (S-bound) Northam
- Swimming Pool (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
- 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
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 21A bus?
The first 21A departure on weekdays leaves at 07:00 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 21A bus?
The last 21A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 21A bus cost?
Stagecoach South West's published fares on the 21A: adult single £2.50 to £3.00, child single £1.60 to £3.00. The 21A 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 21A bus?
The 21A is operated by Stagecoach South West.
Timetable data from Stagecoach South West via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South West England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.