23C Tain to Invergordon via Arabella, Saltburn
Operated by Stagecoach Bluebird. First bus 06:35, last bus 23:20. 8 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £2.00 — more.
Wanted a different 23C? 1 other bus route is numbered 23C elsewhere in the UK — see every 23C bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:35 to Kildary Kens Garage | 08:05 to Kildary Kens Garage | 08:58 | 10:58 | 12:58 | 15:45 to Invergordon At Mills St | 17:28 to Milton Village | 23:20 to Tain Post Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Depot (opp) | · | · | 08:58 | 10:58 | 12:58 | · | 17:28 | · |
| Tain Campus (at) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Post Office (o/s) | 06:35 | 08:05 | 09:05 | 11:05 | 13:05 | 15:45 | 17:35 | 23:20 |
| Fearn Hotel (at) | 06:47 | 08:17 | 09:17 | 11:17 | 13:17 | 15:57 | 17:47 | 23:30 |
| Bottom of Brae (opp) | 06:53 | 08:23 | 09:23 | 11:23 | 13:23 | 16:03 | 17:53 | 23:36 |
| Post Office (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 23:53 |
| Inn (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 00:04 |
| Bridge Car Park (at) | 07:06 | 08:36 | 09:36 | 11:36 | 13:36 | 16:16 | 18:06 | · |
| Post Office (opp) | · | · | 09:44 | 11:44 | 13:44 | · | · | 00:17 |
| Bus Depot (at) | · | · | 09:54 | 11:54 | 13:54 | · | · | · |
| Kens Garage (opp) | 07:11 | 08:41 | · | · | · | 16:21 | 18:11 | · |
| Memorial (at) | · | · | · | · | · | 16:24 | 18:14 | · |
| Telephone Kiosk (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | 16:28 | · | · |
| Smelter Jetty (at) | · | · | · | · | · | 16:35 | · | · |
| ATS Garage (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | 16:41 | · | · |
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 23C
Adult single £1.50 to £2.00 · Adult return £2.25 to £4.65 · Child single £0.75 to £1.55
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| – | Tain Lamington St | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | Tain Medical Centre | |||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | Tain Lidl/Morangie | ||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | £1.50 | Tain ASDA Store | |||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.90 | Fearn Rail Station | ||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Hill Of Fearn | |||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Hilton [Easter Ross] | ||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Balintore | |||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.50 | £1.50 | Shandwick | ||||||||||
| – | – | – | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Tain Asda Stores | |||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.90 | £2.00 | £1.90 | £2.00 | Portmahomack | ||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £2.00 | £1.90 | Inver [Tain] | |||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £2.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Arabella Cross Roads | ||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Kildary | |||||
| – | – | – | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.50 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Tain Lidl/Morangir | ||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Milton[Kildary] | |||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Barbaraville | ||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Saltburn | |
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Invergn Centre |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Tain Bus Depot.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 17 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Bluebird before you travel.
Tickets on the 23C
Stagecoach Bluebird publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and students.
Return · Single · Period Return · Skye DayRider · Wick Dayrider · Caithness DayRider · Skye Group DayRider · Strathspey DayRider
…and 39 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach Bluebird's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 13 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Bluebird.
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 Bluebird before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Boxing Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Monday, 30 November 2026 towards Invergordon: 9 journeys, first 06:35
Route map
All stops on route 23C
23C towards Invergordon
All 50 stops
- Bus Depot (opp) Tain
- Tain Campus (at) Tain
- Medical Centre (opp) Tain
- Home Bargains (o/s) Tain
- Duthac House (o/s) Tain
- Post Office (o/s) Tain
- Shell Garage (o/s) Tain
- Road End (at) Fearn
- Fearn Hotel (at) Hill of Fearn
- School (o/s) Hilton of Cadboll
- Bottom of Brae (opp) Hilton of Cadboll
- Hugh Street (opp) Balintore
- Ross Crescent (at) Balintore
- Lochslin Place (opp) Balintore
- Telephone Kiosk (o/s) Shandwick
- Works (o/s) Balmuchy
- Tarrel Junction (NE-bound) Toulvaddie
- Tarbat Old Primary School (o/s) Portmahomack
- Post Office (o/s) Portmahomack
- War Memorial (at) Portmahomack
- Tarrel Junction (SW-bound) Toulvaddie
- Inn (o/s) Inver
- Knockbreck Primary School (at) Tain
- War Memorial (opp) Chapelhill
- Bridge Car Park (at) Arabella
- Level Crossing (before) Arabella
- Road End (opp) Fearn
- Asda (at) Tain
- Shell Garage (opp) Tain
- Post Office (opp) Tain
- Home Bargains (opp) Tain
- Morangie House Hotel (o/s) Tain
- Medical Centre (at) Tain
- Craighill Primary School (o/s) Tain
- Bus Depot (at) Tain
- Shandwick Inn Road End (at) Kildary
- Kens Garage (opp) Kildary
- Post Office (opp) Kildary
- Primary School Road End (at) Milton
- Shop (opp) Milton
- Memorial (at) Milton
- Primary School Road End (opp) Milton
- Telephone Kiosk (opp) Barbaraville
- B817 (opp) Saltburn
- Post Office (opp) Saltburn
- Smelter Jetty (at) Saltburn
- Woodside Gardens (opp) Invergordon
- Golfview Terrace (opp) Invergordon
- British Legion (o/s) Invergordon
- ATS Garage (o/s) Invergordon
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 23C bus?
The first 23C departure on weekdays leaves at 06:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 23C bus?
The last 23C on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 23C bus cost?
Stagecoach Bluebird's published fares on the 23C: adult single £1.50 to £2.00, adult return £2.25 to £4.65, child single £0.75 to £1.55. The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Stagecoach Bluebird sets the fares on the 23C. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.
Who runs the 23C bus?
The 23C is operated by Stagecoach Bluebird.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Bluebird via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Scotland feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.