23A Heartsease to Longwater Retail Park via Costessey
Operated by First Norfolk & Suffolk. First bus 06:06, last bus 18:35. 49 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.
Wanted a different 23A? 14 other bus routes are numbered 23A elsewhere in the UK — see every 23A bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:12 | 07:08 | 07:30 | 08:08 | 08:28 | 09:18 | 09:38 | 10:18 | 10:38 | 11:18 | 11:38 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 14:18 | 14:38 | 15:18 | 15:38 | 16:12 | 16:32 | 17:12 | 17:37 | 18:20 |
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| Retail Park (adj) | 06:12 | · | 07:30 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Play Area (opp) | 06:15 | 07:08 | 07:33 | 08:08 | 08:28 | 09:18 | 09:38 | 10:18 | 10:38 | 11:18 | 11:38 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 14:18 | 14:38 | 15:18 | 15:38 | 16:12 | 16:32 | 17:12 | 17:37 | 18:20 |
| The Heartsease (adj) | 06:25 | 07:20 | 07:45 | 08:20 | 08:40 | 09:30 | 09:50 | 10:30 | 10:50 | 11:30 | 11:50 | 12:30 | 12:50 | 13:30 | 13:50 | 14:30 | 14:50 | 15:30 | 15:50 | 16:24 | 16:44 | 17:24 | 17:49 | 18:30 |
| Castle Meadow (Stop CT) | 06:37 | 07:35 | 08:00 | 08:45 | 09:05 | 09:45 | 10:05 | 10:45 | 11:05 | 11:45 | 12:05 | 12:45 | 13:05 | 13:45 | 14:05 | 14:45 | 15:05 | 15:50 | 16:10 | 16:45 | 17:05 | 17:45 | 18:05 | 18:50 |
| Rampant Horse Street (Stop BG) | 06:40 | 07:39 | 08:04 | 08:50 | 09:10 | 09:50 | 10:10 | 10:50 | 11:10 | 11:50 | 12:10 | 12:50 | 13:10 | 13:50 | 14:10 | 14:50 | 15:10 | 15:55 | 16:15 | 16:50 | 17:10 | 17:50 | 18:10 | 18:53 |
| Adelaide Street (opp) | 06:45 | 07:45 | 08:10 | 08:57 | 09:17 | 09:57 | 10:17 | 10:57 | 11:17 | 11:57 | 12:17 | 12:57 | 13:17 | 13:57 | 14:17 | 14:57 | 15:17 | 16:05 | 16:25 | 17:00 | 17:20 | 17:59 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| Aldi (adj) | 06:51 | 07:53 | 08:18 | 09:05 | 09:25 | 10:05 | 10:25 | 11:05 | 11:25 | 12:05 | 12:25 | 13:05 | 13:25 | 14:05 | 14:25 | 15:05 | 15:26 | 16:15 | 16:35 | 17:10 | 17:31 | 18:08 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| Medical Centre (adj) | 07:01 | 08:04 | 08:29 | 09:17 | 09:37 | 10:17 | 10:37 | 11:17 | 11:37 | 12:17 | 12:37 | 13:17 | 13:37 | 14:17 | 14:37 | 15:19 | 15:40 | 16:30 | 16:50 | 17:25 | 17:43 | 18:20 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| McDonalds (adj) | 07:06 | 08:11 | 08:36 | 09:24 | 09:44 | 10:24 | 10:44 | 11:24 | 11:44 | 12:24 | 12:44 | 13:24 | 13:44 | 14:24 | 14:44 | 15:27 | 15:48 | 16:39 | 16:59 | 17:34 | 17:51 | 18:28 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| Kestral Avenue (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Link Road (adj) | 07:08 | 08:13 | 08:38 | 09:26 | 09:46 | 10:26 | 10:46 | 11:26 | 11:46 | 12:26 | 12:46 | 13:26 | 13:46 | 14:26 | 14:46 | 15:29 | 15:50 | 16:41 | 17:01 | 17:36 | 17:53 | 18:30 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
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Tickets on the 23A
First Norfolk & Suffolk listed singles and season tickets on this route for adults and young people when it last published its fares.
Ticket types come from First Norfolk & Suffolk's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 5 June 2025 — over a year ago, so what is sold today may differ. That dataset lists what's sold, not what it costs, so check prices with First Norfolk & Suffolk.
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 First Norfolk & Suffolk before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, 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.
- Sunday, 27 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Sunday (30 journeys in both directions together, against 20), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with First Norfolk & Suffolk before you travel.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Tuesday (74 journeys in both directions together, against 49), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with First Norfolk & Suffolk before you travel.
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Wednesday (74 journeys in both directions together, against 49), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with First Norfolk & Suffolk before you travel.
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Saturday (67 journeys in both directions together, against 45), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with First Norfolk & Suffolk before you travel.
Route map
All stops on route 23A
23A towards Longwater Retail Park
All 52 stops
- Retail Park (adj) Heartsease
- Williamson Close (adj) Heartsease
- Purland Road (adj) Heartsease
- Towers (opp) Heartsease
- Play Area (opp) Heartsease
- Racecourse Road (adj) Heartsease
- Munnings Road (adj) Heartsease
- Springfield Road (opp) Heartsease
- Noble Close (opp) Heartsease
- Manby Road (adj) Heartsease
- Skelton Road (opp) Heartsease
- Rider Haggard Road (adj) Norwich
- Orchard Close (adj) Norwich
- The Heartsease (adj) Norwich
- Hilary Avenue (opp) Norwich
- Vincent Road (opp) Norwich
- Gas Hill (adj) Norwich
- Ferry Road (adj) Norwich
- Prince of Wales Road (Stop DL) Norwich
- Castle Meadow (Stop CT) Norwich City Centre
- Rampant Horse Street (Stop BG) Norwich City Centre
- Charles Square (adj) Norwich
- Adelaide Street (opp) Norwich
- St Philips Road (adj) Norwich
- Bowthorpe Road (adj) Norwich
- Holly Drive (adj) Norwich
- Winchcomb Road (adj) Norwich
- The Gatehouse (opp) Norwich
- Whistlefish Court (adj) Norwich
- Cadge Road (adj) Norwich
- Aldi (adj) Norwich
- Marshall Close (adj) New Costessey
- Oval Road (opp) New Costessey
- Sunny Grove (adj) New Costessey
- The Crown (adj) New Costessey
- Kabin Road (adj) New Costessey
- Hill Road (adj) New Costessey
- Folgate Lane (opp) Costessey
- Myrtle Avenue (adj) Costessey
- Lime Tree Avenue (adj) Costessey
- The Harte of Costessey (opp) Costessey
- Medical Centre (adj) Costessey
- The Loke (adj) Costessey
- East Hills Road (adj) Costessey
- Roundwell Medical Centre (opp) New Costessey
- Lord Nelson Drive (adj) New Costessey
- McDonalds (adj) Longwater Retail Park
- Copper Beach Longwater Retail Park
- Magnolia Way (opp) Queens Hill
- Wilderness Road (adj) Queens Hill
- Kestral Avenue (adj) Queens Hill
- Link Road (adj) Longwater Retail Park
23A towards Heartsease
All 56 stops
- Link Road (adj) Longwater Retail Park
- McDonalds (adj) Longwater Retail Park
- Copper Beach Longwater Retail Park
- Magnolia Way (opp) Queens Hill
- Wilderness Road (adj) Queens Hill
- Kestral Avenue (adj) Queens Hill
- Magnolia Way (adj) Queens Hill
- Copper Beach (adj) Longwater Retail Park
- Longwater Gravel (adj) Longwater Retail Park
- Lord Nelson Drive (opp) New Costessey
- Roundwell Medical Centre (o/s) New Costessey
- East Hills Road (opp) Costessey
- The Loke (opp) Costessey
- Medical Centre (opp) Costessey
- Cleves Way (opp) Costessey
- The Harte of Costessey (adj) Costessey
- Lime Tree Avenue (opp) Costessey
- Myrtle Avenue (opp) Costessey
- Folgate Lane (adj) Costessey
- Hill Road (opp) New Costessey
- Kabin Road (opp) New Costessey
- The Crown (opp) New Costessey
- Sunny Grove (opp) New Costessey
- Oval Road (adj) New Costessey
- Marshall Close (opp) New Costessey
- Jamieson Place (adj) Norwich
- Aldi (opp) Norwich
- Cadge Road (opp) Norwich
- Whistlefish Court (opp) Norwich
- The Gatehouse (adj) Norwich
- Winchcomb Road (opp) Norwich
- Holly Drive (opp) Norwich
- Bowthorpe Road (opp) Norwich
- Adelaide Street (adj) Norwich
- Co-op (opp) Norwich
- Rampant Horse Street (Stop BH) Norwich City Centre
- Castle Meadow (Stop CF) Norwich City Centre
- Prince of Wales Road (Stop DA) Norwich
- Prince of Wales Road (Stop DC) Norwich
- Gas Hill (opp) Norwich
- Vincent Road (adj) Norwich
- Hilary Avenue (adj) Norwich
- The Heartsease (opp) Norwich
- Orchard Close (opp) Norwich
- Soul Church (adj) Norwich
- Retail Park (adj) Heartsease
- Williamson Close (adj) Heartsease
- Purland Road (adj) Heartsease
- Towers (opp) Heartsease
- Play Area (opp) Heartsease
- Racecourse Road (adj) Heartsease
- Munnings Road (adj) Heartsease
- Springfield Road (opp) Heartsease
- Noble Close (opp) Heartsease
- Manby Road (adj) Heartsease
- Skelton Road (opp) Heartsease
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 23A bus?
The first 23A departure on weekdays leaves at 06:06 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 23A bus?
The last 23A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 23A bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). First Norfolk & Suffolk day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 23A bus?
The 23A is operated by First Norfolk & Suffolk.
Timetable data from First Norfolk & Suffolk via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (East of England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.