253 Coalburn ↔ Hamilton Bus Station
Operated by Whitelaw Coaches. First bus 05:02, last bus 23:20. 56 journeys on weekdays.
💷 The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Whitelaw Coaches sets the fares on the 253. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card. Who travels free →
Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Hamilton Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Hamilton Bus Station · Saturday towards Hamilton Bus Station · Sunday towards Coalburn · Monday to Friday towards Coalburn · Saturday towards Coalburn · Sunday
| Railway Road (After) | 05:02 | 06:15 | 06:45 | 07:15 | 07:45 | 08:30 | 09:00 | 09:30 | 10:00 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:30 | 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 20:30 | 21:30 | 22:30 |
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| Briar Bank (Opp) | 05:10 | 06:23 | 06:53 | 07:23 | 07:53 | 08:38 | 09:08 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:53 | 11:23 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 13:08 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:23 | 15:53 | 16:23 | 16:53 | 17:38 | 18:08 | 18:38 | 19:39 | 20:39 | 21:39 | 22:39 |
| Old Brae (At) | 05:14 | 06:26 | 06:56 | 07:26 | 07:56 | 08:41 | 09:11 | 09:41 | 10:11 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 11:56 | 12:26 | 13:11 | 13:41 | 14:11 | 14:41 | 15:26 | 15:56 | 16:26 | 16:56 | 17:41 | 18:11 | 18:41 | 19:42 | 20:42 | 21:42 | 22:42 |
| Bloomfield Road (At) | 05:16 | 06:27 | 06:57 | 07:27 | 07:57 | 08:42 | 09:12 | 09:42 | 10:12 | 10:57 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 12:27 | 13:12 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:42 | 15:27 | 15:57 | 16:27 | 16:57 | 17:42 | 18:12 | 18:42 | 19:42 | 20:42 | 21:42 | 22:42 |
| Carlisle Road (Near) | 05:24 | 06:37 | 07:07 | 07:37 | 08:07 | 08:52 | 09:22 | 09:52 | 10:22 | 11:07 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:37 | 13:22 | 13:52 | 14:22 | 14:52 | 15:37 | 16:07 | 16:37 | 17:07 | 17:52 | 18:22 | 18:52 | 19:49 | 20:49 | 21:49 | 22:49 |
| Carlisle Road (opp 45) | 05:28 | 06:43 | 07:13 | 07:43 | 08:13 | 08:58 | 09:28 | 09:58 | 10:28 | 11:13 | 11:43 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 13:28 | 13:58 | 14:28 | 14:58 | 15:43 | 16:13 | 16:43 | 17:13 | 17:58 | 18:28 | 18:58 | 19:56 | 20:56 | 21:56 | 22:56 |
| Gallowhill (Near) | 05:32 | 06:53 | 07:23 | 07:53 | 08:23 | 09:08 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:23 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 12:53 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:53 | 16:23 | 16:52 | 17:23 | 18:08 | 18:38 | 19:08 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
| Glengowan Primary School (Opp) | 05:32 | 06:53 | 07:23 | 07:53 | 08:23 | 09:08 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:23 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 12:53 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:53 | 16:23 | 16:52 | 17:23 | 18:08 | · | 19:08 | 20:01 | 21:01 | 22:01 | 23:01 |
| Isabella Gardens (At) | 05:38 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:00 | 08:30 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 16:59 | 17:30 | 18:15 | · | 19:15 | 20:07 | 21:07 | 22:07 | 23:07 |
| Bus Station (stance 3) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 20:11 | 21:11 | 22:11 | 23:11 |
| Bus Station (stance 5) | 05:42 | 07:07 | 07:35 | 08:07 | 08:35 | 09:22 | 09:50 | 10:22 | 10:50 | 11:37 | 12:05 | 12:37 | 13:05 | 13:52 | 14:20 | 14:52 | 15:20 | 16:07 | 16:35 | 17:03 | 17:35 | 18:20 | · | 19:20 | · | · | · | · |
| Traction House (Opp) | · | 07:16 | · | 08:16 | · | 09:31 | · | 10:31 | · | 11:46 | · | 12:46 | · | 14:01 | · | 15:01 | · | 16:16 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Pollock Street (Opp) | · | 07:22 | · | 08:22 | · | 09:37 | · | 10:37 | · | 11:52 | · | 12:52 | · | 14:07 | · | 15:07 | · | 16:22 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Wishaw General Hospital (in grounds) | · | 07:32 | · | 08:32 | · | 09:47 | · | 10:47 | · | 12:02 | · | 13:02 | · | 14:17 | · | 15:17 | · | 16:32 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Route map
All stops on route 253
253 towards Hamilton Bus Station
- Railway Road (After) Coalburn
- Bellfield Road (opp 25) Coalburn
- Middlemuir Road (At) Coalburn
- Garden Street (Opp) Coalburn
- Dunn crescent (Opp) Coalburn
- Lockhart Place (At) Coalburn
- Shoulderigg Road (At) Coalburn
- Glaikhead Drain (at) Coalburn
- New Trows Road (before) Coalburn
- Leshmahagow Ind Estate (Opp) Lesmahagow
- Briar Bank (Opp) Lesmahagow
- Bankhead Road (Opp) Lesmahagow
- Bankhead Road (Near) Lesmahagow
- Mill Road (Opp) Lesmahagow
- Old Brae (At) Lesmahagow
- Bloomfield Road (At) Lesmahagow
- Leshmahagow Pr School (Opp) Lesmahagow
- Nethan Vale Terrace (Opp) Lesmahagow
- Industrial Estate (Opp) Lesmahagow
- Tesco (at) Lesmahagow
- Park Street (Near) Kirkmuirhill
- Lochanbank Drive (before) Kirkmuirhill
- Knoweknack Terrace (At) Kirkmuirhill
- Burns Road (before) Kirkmuirhill
- Thornton Road (Opp) Kirkmuirhill
- Priory Crescent (before) Kirkmuirhill
- Carlisle Road (Near) Blackwood
- St Johns Pr School (Opp) Blackwood
- Draffan Road (Opp) Blackwood
- Carlisle Road (opp 45) Canderside Toll
- John Place (Near) Larkhall
- Birks Road (Before) Larkhall
- Borland Drive (Opp) Larkhall
- Robert Smillie Crescent (Near) Larkhall
- Abbotsford Avenue (At) Larkhall
- Quarry Road (At) Larkhall
- Gallowhill (Near) Larkhall
- Glengowan Primary School (Opp) Larkhall
- Wellgate Street Larkhall
- Douglas Street (Opp) Larkhall
- Dave Barrie Avenue (Opp) Larkhall
- Fyne Crescent (Opp) Larkhall
- Lanark Road End (opp) Larkhall
- Allanton Terrace (At) Allanton
- Chatelherault Country Park Allanton
- Isabella Gardens (At) Ferniegair
- Avonhill Nursery (At) Ferniegair
- Laverock Avenue (before) Hamilton
- Angus Avenue (Opp) Hamilton
- Avonside Grove (opp) Hamilton
- Bus Station (stance 3) Hamilton
- Bus Station (stance 5) Hamilton
- Stop 2 (at) Hamilton
- Strathclyde Road Motherwell
- Traction House (Opp) Motherwell
- Nigel Street (opp) Motherwell
- High Road (before) Motherwell
- Motherwell Railway Station Motherwell
- Pollock Street (Opp) Motherwell
- Watson Street (opp) Motherwell
- Oakfield Drive (opp) Motherwell
- Motherwell Baptist Church (at) Motherwell
- Motherwell Police Station Motherwell
- Fern Street (opp) Flemington
- Jack Street (After) Muirhouse
- Shields Road (opp 210) Muirhouse
- Shields Tower (at) Muirhouse
- Gallacher Court (at) Motherwell
- Netherwood Tower (at) Muirhouse
- Alexander Path (before) Muirhouse
- Netherwood Road (before) Muirhouse
- Muirhouse Drive (opp) Muirhouse
- Excelsior Street (before) Muirhouse
- Kirkhill Road (opp) Netherton
- Stenton Crescent (opp) Netherton
- Police Station Netherton
- Old Manse Road (opp) Netherton
- Netherton Road (after) Netherton
- Marshall Street (Opp) Netherton
- Wishaw General Hospital (in grounds) Netherton
253 towards Coalburn
- Bus Station (stance 4) Hamilton
- Wishaw General Hospital (in grounds) Netherton
- Berryhill Crescent (opp) Netherton
- AG Barr PLC (At) Wishaw
- Netherton Primary (at) Netherton
- Stenton Crescent (near) Netherton
- Excelsior Street (opp) Muirhouse
- Muirhouse Drive (after) Muirhouse
- Muirhouse Community Centre (opp) Muirhouse
- Netherwood Tower (opp) Muirhouse
- Gallacher Court (opp) Motherwell
- Shields Road (before) Muirhouse
- Shields Drive (after) Muirhouse
- Glassford Street (before) Muirhouse
- Fern Street (at) Flemington
- Toll Street (at) Flemington
- Motherwell Police Station (opposite) Motherwell
- Airbles Street (before) Motherwell
- Oakfield Drive (at) Motherwell
- Watson Street (Before) Motherwell
- Hamilton Road (before) Motherwell
- Motherwell Library (At) Motherwell
- Dalziel High School (at) Motherwell
- Malcolm Street (At) Motherwell
- Traction House (at) Motherwell
- Miller Street (At) Hamilton
- Bus Station (stance 3) Hamilton
- Stop 2 (at) Hamilton
- Townhead Street (before) Hamilton
- Avonside Grove (after) Hamilton
- Angus Avenue (At) Hamilton
- Old Avon Road (Opp) Hamilton
- Avonhill Nursery (Opp) Ferniegair
- O'Donnell Drive (before) Ferniegair
- Chatelherault Country Park (Opp) Allanton
- Clyde Avenue (After) Allanton
- Lanark Road End (at) Larkhall
- Pentland Crescent (Opp) Larkhall
- Summerlee road (Near) Larkhall
- Bryce Gardens (after) Larkhall
- Montgomery Street (after) Larkhall
- Gallowhill (Opp) Larkhall
- Wellbrae (Near) Larkhall
- Quarry Street (Near) Larkhall
- Dunedin Road (At) Larkhall
- Borland Drive (Near) Larkhall
- Middleton Avenue (Before) Larkhall
- Shaws Road (At) Larkhall
- Glenavon Pub (Opp) Larkhall
- Carlisle Road (after 51) Canderside Toll
- Draffan Road (At) Blackwood
- St Johns Pr School (At) Blackwood
- Heathfield Drive Blackwood
- Vere Road (at 25) Blackwood
- Braeside rescent (after) Kirkmuirhill
- Thornton Road (before) Kirkmuirhill
- Thornton Drive (At) Kirkmuirhill
- Treefield Park (before) Kirkmuirhill
- Lochanbank Drive (Opp) Kirkmuirhill
- Park Street (Opp) Kirkmuirhill
- Strathaven Road (before) Lesmahagow
- Industrial Estate Lesmahagow
- Nethan Vale Terrace (At) Lesmahagow
- Abbey Green (before) Lesmahagow
- Langdykeside (before) Lesmahagow
- Old Brae (Opp) Lesmahagow
- Mill Road (Near) Lesmahagow
- Bankhead Avenue (Opp) Lesmahagow
- Bankhead Road (At) Lesmahagow
- Briar Bank (At) Lesmahagow
- Goldcrest Crescent (opp) Lesmahagow
- New Trows Road (opp) Coalburn
- Glaikhead (opp) Coalburn
- Coalburn Road (at 200) Coalburn
- Caledonian Gardens (opp) Coalburn
- Dunn Crescent (At) Coalburn
- Garden Street (At) Coalburn
- Bellfield Road (at 25) Coalburn
- Railway Road (After) Coalburn
Towns & areas on this route
HamiltonWishawMotherwellLarkhallLesmahagowKirkmuirhillMuirhouseCoalburnNethertonBlackwoodFlemingtonFerniegair
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 253 bus?
The first 253 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:02 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 253 bus?
The last 253 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 253 bus cost?
The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Whitelaw Coaches sets the fares on the 253. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.
Who runs the 253 bus?
The 253 is operated by Whitelaw Coaches.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.