256 North Bransholme to Barton-upon-Humber via Hull, Hessle
Operated by Stagecoach East Midlands. First bus 05:20, last bus 00:20. 6 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.20 to £3.00 — more.
Night bus — overnight departures 23:30–01:15. Monday–Friday nights. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different 256? 7 other bus routes are numbered 256 elsewhere in the UK — see every 256 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:20 | 14:35 | 23:30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Top Farm | 05:20 | · | · |
| Bransholme Centre D | 05:35 | · | · |
| Clough Road | 05:50 | · | · |
| Hull Interchange (Bay 34) | 06:05 | 14:35 | 23:30 |
| Hull Royal Infirmary (opp) | 06:08 | 14:38 | 23:33 |
| Costello Fields (opp) | 06:16 | 14:46 | 23:41 |
| A15 Humber Bridge (22001070) | 06:24 | 14:54 | 23:49 |
| Wren Kitchens (In) | 06:39 | 15:11 | 00:06 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 256
Adult single £1.20 to £3.00 · Adult return £6.00 to £11.60
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £3.00 | North Point | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £3.00 | Queens Rd/Cott Rd | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | HDM-Queens Rd | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | C Centre Prospect St | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | £1.20 | Hull Interchange | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | £1.20 | HRI | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | £2.10 | MKM Stadium | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | MKM/Wheeler St | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | Boothferry Rd Hull | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | Boothferry Rd ER | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Barton | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.10 | £3.00 | Humber Bridge | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.20 | £3.00 | Wren Kitchens |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Cumbrian Way.
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 256
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, 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.
Route map
All stops on route 256
256 towards Barton-upon-Humber
All 82 stops
- Hill Top Farm North Bransholme
- South Field North Bransholme
- Kentmere Close North Bransholme
- Carlamhill Bridge North Bransholme
- Old Main Drain North Bransholme
- Leitholm Close North Bransholme
- Dalkeith Close North Bransholme
- Ladyside Close North Bransholme
- Moorfoot Close North Bransholme
- Appin Close North Bransholme
- Pennine Rambler North Bransholme
- Whernside Close North Bransholme
- Redmire Close North Bransholme
- Kingswood Academy North Bransholme
- Northcott School Kingswood
- Exton Close Bransholme
- Penrose Close Bransholme
- Camelford Close Bransholme
- Davidstow Close Bransholme
- Tiverton Road Bransholme
- Honiton Road Bransholme
- Bransholme Centre D Bransholme
- Midmere Avenue Bransholme
- Purton Grove (opp) Sutton Park
- Cranham Grove (opp) Sutton Park
- Bisley Grove (opp) Sutton Park
- Marsdale Sutton Park
- Clarondale Sutton Park
- Cotterdale Sutton Park
- Grandale Sutton Park
- Ennerdale Sutton Park
- Welwyn Park Avenue Beverley Road
- Sutton Road Beverley Road
- Riversdale Road Newland
- Etherington Road Newland
- Endsleigh College (opp) Newland
- Wellesley Avenue Newland
- Beresford Avenue Newland
- Clough Road Newland
- Washington Street Newland
- Ryde Street Newland
- Melwood Grove Beverley Road
- Epworth Street Beverley Road
- Temple Street Beverley Road
- St Hilda Street Beverley Road
- Somerscales Street Beverley Road
- Harley Street Beverley Road
- College Street Beverley Road
- Prospect Street A Hull
- Hull Interchange (Bay 34) Hull
- Fountain Street Thornton
- Hull Royal Infirmary (opp) Thornton
- Coltman Street Newington
- Saner Street Newington
- MKM Stadium (opp) Newington
- Sandringham Street Newington
- Plane Street Newington
- Stirling Street Newington
- Wheeler Street Newington
- Kempton Road Eastfield
- North Road Eastfield
- Wistow Grove Eastfield
- Fiveways Eastfield
- Costello Fields (opp) Anlaby Park
- Anlaby Park Road South Boothferry Estate
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000375) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000376) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000377) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000927) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000928) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000929) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000930) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000931) Hessle
- A15 Humber Bridge (22001070) Hessle
- Hillside Drive (o/s 72) Barton-upon-Humber
- Tofts Road (opp) Barton-upon-Humber
- Holydyke (adj) Barton-upon-Humber
- Fire Station (opp) Barton-upon-Humber
- Market Place (adj) Barton-upon-Humber
- Baysgarth School (opp) Barton-upon-Humber
- Cemetery (o/s) Barton-upon-Humber
- Wren Kitchens (In) Barton-upon-Humber
256 towards North Bransholme
All 86 stops
- Wren Kitchens (In) Barton-upon-Humber
- Cemetery (opp) Barton-upon-Humber
- Baysgarth School (o/s) Barton-upon-Humber
- Market Place (opp) Barton-upon-Humber
- Fire Station (o/s) Barton-upon-Humber
- Holydyke (o/s 17) Barton-upon-Humber
- Tofts Road (adj) Barton-upon-Humber
- Hillside Drive (o/s 1) Barton-upon-Humber
- A15 Humber Bridge Rd (22001071) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000932) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000933) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000934) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000935) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000378) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000379) Hessle
- Hessle Boothferry Road (22000380) Hessle
- Anlaby Park Road North Boothferry Estate
- Costello Fields Anlaby Park
- Fiveways (opp) Eastfield
- Wistow Grove (opp) Eastfield
- Newington Avenue Eastfield
- Boothferry Park Eastfield
- Three Tuns Eastfield
- Silver Cod Newington
- De La Pole Avenue Newington
- Wenlock Barracks Newington
- Mkm Stadium Newington
- Arnold Street Newington
- Gladstone Street Newington
- Hull Royal Infirmary Thornton
- Eye Clinic Thornton
- Hull Interchange (Bay 10) Hull
- Park Street Thornton
- Midland Street Hull
- Hull Truck Theatre Hull
- Trafalgar Street Beverley Road
- Leonard Street Beverley Road
- Wellington Lane Beverley Road
- Endeavour Beverley Road
- Cave Street Beverley Road
- Grove Street Beverley Road
- Pearson Avenue Beverley Road
- Lambert Street Newland
- Ash Grove Newland
- Beech Grove Newland
- Haworth Street Newland
- Desmond Avenue Newland
- Endsleigh College Newland
- Etherington Road (opp) Newland
- Cross Keys Inn Newland
- Beverley Road Beverley Road
- Elston Close Beverley Road
- Ennerdale Leisure Centre Sutton Park
- Grandale Shops Sutton Park
- Gorsedale Sutton Park
- Grizedale Sutton Park
- Jendale Sutton Park
- Cheltenham Avenue Sutton Park
- Deerhurst Grove Sutton Park
- Littondale Sutton Park
- Purton Grove Bransholme
- Sutton Gardens Bransholme
- Bransholme Centre A Bransholme
- Bransholme Centre C Bransholme
- Bude Road Bransholme
- Langtree Close Bransholme
- Whitstone Close Bransholme
- Towan Close Bransholme
- Bodmin Road Bransholme
- Padstow Close Bransholme
- Dulverton Close Kingswood
- Foredyke Bridge North Bransholme
- Saddleworth Close North Bransholme
- Kinderscout Close North Bransholme
- Pennine Way North Bransholme
- Highlands Health Centre North Bransholme
- Rangely Close North Bransholme
- Pykestone Close North Bransholme
- Helvellyn Close North Bransholme
- Snowhill Close North Bransholme
- Falkirk Close North Bransholme
- Aberdovey Close North Bransholme
- Snowdon Way North Bransholme
- Fairbourne Close North Bransholme
- Welshpool Close North Bransholme
- Hill Top Farm (opp) North Bransholme
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 256 bus?
The first 256 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:20 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 256 bus?
The last 256 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 256 bus cost?
Stagecoach East Midlands's published fares on the 256: adult single £1.20 to £3.00, adult return £6.00 to £11.60. The 256 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 256 bus?
The 256 is operated by Stagecoach East Midlands.
Timetable data from Stagecoach East Midlands via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Yorkshire & the Humber feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.