251 Riverhead Exchange to Louth Bus Station
Operated by Stagecoach East Midlands. First bus 05:30, last bus 20:00. 33 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 251? 9 other bus routes are numbered 251 elsewhere in the UK — see every 251 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:30 | 06:30 | 07:25 | 08:25 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:55 | 15:25 | 15:55 | 16:55 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverhead Exchange (Stand A) | 05:30 | 06:30 | 07:25 | 08:25 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:55 | 15:25 | 15:55 | 16:55 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| Diana Princess of Wales Hospital | 05:38 | 06:38 | 07:35 | 08:35 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:05 | 15:35 | 16:05 | 17:05 | 18:05 | 18:50 |
| Louth Road (o/s 411) | 05:45 | 06:45 | 07:44 | 08:44 | 09:44 | 10:44 | 11:44 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 14:44 | 15:14 | 15:44 | 16:14 | 17:14 | 18:14 | 18:59 |
| Carmen Crescent (opp) | 05:50 | 06:50 | 07:49 | 08:49 | 09:49 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 13:19 | 14:19 | 14:49 | 15:19 | 15:49 | 16:19 | 17:19 | 18:19 | 19:04 |
| The Square (adj) | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:00 | 15:30 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 19:15 |
| Chapel Lane (opp) | 06:05 | 07:05 | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:05 | 15:35 | 16:05 | 16:35 | 17:35 | 18:35 | 19:20 |
| Church Lane (opp) | 06:10 | 07:10 | 08:10 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:10 | 15:40 | 16:10 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 19:25 |
| Church Lane (adj) | 06:13 | 07:13 | 08:13 | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 15:13 | 15:43 | 16:13 | 16:43 | 17:43 | 18:43 | 19:28 |
| Blenheim Close (adj) | 06:18 | 07:18 | 08:18 | 09:18 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 12:48 | 13:48 | 14:48 | 15:18 | 15:48 | 16:18 | 16:48 | 17:48 | 18:48 | 19:33 |
| Louth Hospital (opp) | 06:22 | 07:22 | 08:22 | 09:22 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 12:52 | 13:52 | 14:52 | 15:22 | 15:52 | 16:22 | 16:52 | 17:52 | 18:52 | 19:37 |
| Bus Station | 06:30 | 07:30 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:30 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:45 |
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 251
Adult single £1.50 to £3.00 · Adult return £6.00 to £11.60
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.10 | Abbey Road | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.10 | £2.10 | Nuns Corner | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Scartho Rd | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | Louth Road | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | Toll Bar | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | Holton le Clay | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Waithe/Grainsby | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Nth Thoresby | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Ludborough | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Utterby | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Fotherby | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Louth Industrial Est | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.50 | Louth Hospital | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.50 | £1.50 | Louth Bus Stn |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Grimsby Town Centre.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 20 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach East Midlands before you travel.
Tickets on the 251
Stagecoach East Midlands publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Return · Single · Duo Return · Gold DayRider · Hull DayRider · Grimsby DayRider · Jobseeker Return
…and 17 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach East Midlands's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 19 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach East Midlands.
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 East Midlands 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.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Louth Bus Station: 17 journeys, first 05:30 towards Riverhead Exchange: 16 journeys, first 06:45
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Louth Bus Station: 17 journeys, first 05:30 towards Riverhead Exchange: 16 journeys, first 06:45
Route map
All stops on route 251
251 towards Louth Bus Station
All 53 stops
- Riverhead Exchange (Stand A) Grimsby
- St James Church Stop 2 (opp) Grimsby
- Pelham Road (opp) Bargate
- Abbey Road (adj) Bargate
- St Martins Prep School (adj) Bargate
- Scartho Road (o/s 5) Nuns Corner
- Sutcliffe Avenue (opp) Nuns Corner
- Millfield Avenue (adj) Scartho
- Diana Princess of Wales Hospital Scartho
- Edge Avenue (adj) Scartho
- Conyers Avenue (adj) Scartho
- Pelham Avenue (opp) Scartho
- Pinfold Lane (opp) Scartho
- Westkirke Avenue (adj) Scartho
- College Avenue (adj) Scartho
- Spurn Avenue (opp) Scartho
- Southfield Avenue (opp) Scartho
- Braeton Lane (opp) Scartho
- Louth Road (o/s 411) New Waltham
- Hawthorne Avenue (adj) New Waltham
- Coleby Street New Waltham
- Carmen Crescent (opp) Holton le Clay
- Louth Road Letter Box (opp) Holton le Clay
- Bevers Way (adj) Holton le Clay
- St Peter's Close (opp) Holton le Clay
- Garthway (opp) Holton le Clay
- Picksley Crescent (adj) Holton le Clay
- Surgery (opp) Holton le Clay
- Waithe Crossroads (Southbound) Holton le Clay
- Grainsby Lane Crossroads (S-bound) Grainsby
- Granby Inn (o/s) North Thoresby
- Cricket Pitch (opp) North Thoresby
- The Square (adj) North Thoresby
- Smithfield (adj) North Thoresby
- Chapel Lane (opp) Ludborough
- The Poplars (adj) Utterby
- Chapel Lane (adj) Utterby
- Church Lane (opp) Utterby
- Ings Lane (adj) Utterby
- Allenby Crescent (adj) Fotherby
- Church Lane (adj) Fotherby
- Peppin Lane (adj) Fotherby
- Little Grimsby Lane (adj) Fotherby
- Manor Farm (adj) Fotherby
- Blenheim Close (adj) Louth
- Harewood Crescent (opp) Louth
- Louth Academy Lower Campus (opp) Louth
- Madeira House (opp) Louth
- Mill Lane (opp) Louth
- Louth Hospital (opp) Louth
- Market Place (adj) Louth
- Jasey's Bar (o/s) Louth
- Bus Station Louth
251 towards Riverhead Exchange
All 54 stops
- Bus Station Louth
- Louth Hospital (adj) Louth
- Mill Lane (adj) Louth
- Madeira House (o/s) Louth
- Louth Academy Lower Campus (o/s) Louth
- Harewood Crescent (adj) Louth
- Blenheim Close (opp) Louth
- Manor Farm (opp) Fotherby
- Little Grimsby Lane (opp) Fotherby
- Peppin Lane (opp) Fotherby
- Church Lane (opp) Fotherby
- Allenby Crescent (opp) Fotherby
- Longacre (adj) Fotherby
- Ings Lane (opp) Utterby
- Church Lane (adj) Utterby
- Chapel Lane (opp) Utterby
- The Poplars (opp) Utterby
- Chapel Lane (adj) Ludborough
- Smithfield (opp) North Thoresby
- The Square (opp) North Thoresby
- Cricket Pitch (adj) North Thoresby
- Granby Inn (opp) North Thoresby
- Grainsby Lane Crossroads (N-bound) Grainsby
- Waithe Crossroads (Northbound) Holton le Clay
- Surgery (adj) Holton le Clay
- Picksley Crescent (opp) Holton le Clay
- Garthway (adj) Holton le Clay
- St Peter's Close (adj) Holton le Clay
- Eastfield Rise (adj) Holton le Clay
- Louth Road Letter Box (adj) Holton le Clay
- Carmen Crescent (adj) Holton le Clay
- Coleby Street (adj) New Waltham
- Hawthorne Avenue (opp) New Waltham
- Louth Road (opp 411) New Waltham
- Braeton Lane (adj) Scartho
- Southfield Avenue (adj) Scartho
- Spurn Avenue (adj) Scartho
- College Avenue (opp) Scartho
- Westkirke Avenue (opp) Scartho
- Pinfold Lane (adj) Scartho
- Pelham Avenue (adj) Scartho
- Matthew Telford Park (adj) Scartho
- Conyers Avenue (opp) Scartho
- Edge Avenue (opp) Scartho
- Diana Princess of Wales Hospital Scartho
- St Helens Avenue (opp) Scartho
- Sutcliffe Avenue (adj) Nuns Corner
- Eastwood Avenue (opp) Nuns Corner
- Grimsby Institute (o/s) Nuns Corner
- Westlands Avenue (adj) Bargate
- Abbey Road (opp) Bargate
- Pelham Road (adj) Bargate
- St James Church (adj) Grimsby
- Riverhead Exchange (Stand L) Grimsby
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 251 bus?
The first 251 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 251 bus?
The last 251 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 251 bus cost?
Stagecoach East Midlands's published fares on the 251: adult single £1.50 to £3.00, adult return £6.00 to £11.60. The 251 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 East Midlands day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 251 bus?
The 251 is operated by Stagecoach East Midlands.
Timetable data from Stagecoach East Midlands via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (East Midlands feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.