26 Leicester ↔ Haymarket Bus Stn

Operated by First Leicester. First bus 06:03, last bus 23:05. 65 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The 26 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

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 Haymarket Bus Stn · Monday to Friday towards Haymarket Bus Stn · Saturday towards Haymarket Bus Stn · Sunday

26 towards Haymarket Bus Stn — Monday to Friday (65 journeys)
Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HW)	·	·	06:33	06:58	07:15	07:31	07:47	08:03	08:19	08:35	08:51	09:07	09:20	09:23	09:39	09:55	10:09	10:20	10:24	10:39	10:54	11:09	11:20	11:24	11:39	11:54	12:09	12:20	12:24	12:39	12:54	13:09	13:20	13:24	13:39	13:54	14:10	14:20	14:25	14:41	14:58	15:15	15:20	15:30	15:47	16:04	16:20	16:21	16:37	16:53	17:09	17:20	17:25	17:41	17:57	18:15	18:20	18:45	19:15	19:30	20:00	21:20	21:25	23:00	23:05
Beaumont Centre (Stand G)	06:03	06:28	06:48	07:13	07:33	07:49	08:05	08:24	08:40	08:56	09:12	09:23	09:37	09:39	09:55	10:11	10:26	10:37	10:41	10:56	11:11	11:26	11:37	11:41	11:56	12:11	12:27	12:37	12:42	12:57	13:12	13:27	13:37	13:42	13:57	14:12	14:31	14:37	14:46	15:02	15:19	15:35	15:37	15:50	16:07	16:25	16:37	16:42	16:58	17:14	17:30	17:37	17:46	18:02	18:18	18:34	18:37	19:04	19:32	19:44	20:17	21:34	21:41	23:15	23:20
Cotley Road (adj)	06:14	06:39	07:01	07:26	07:45	08:01	08:17	08:37	08:53	09:09	09:25	09:35	09:50	09:51	10:07	10:23	10:38	10:50	10:53	11:08	11:23	11:38	11:50	11:53	12:08	12:23	12:39	12:50	12:54	13:09	13:24	13:40	13:50	13:55	14:10	14:25	14:44	14:50	14:59	15:15	15:32	15:49	15:50	16:04	16:21	16:38	16:50	16:55	17:11	17:27	17:43	17:50	17:59	18:15	18:31	18:45	18:50	19:15	19:44	19:55	20:29	21:45	21:52	23:26	23:31
Belgrave Boulevard (opp)	06:17	06:42	07:04	07:29	07:49	08:05	08:21	08:41	08:57	09:13	09:29	09:39	09:54	09:55	10:11	10:27	10:42	10:54	10:57	11:12	11:27	11:42	11:54	11:57	12:12	12:27	12:43	12:54	12:58	13:13	13:28	13:44	13:54	13:59	14:14	14:29	14:48	14:54	15:03	15:19	15:36	15:53	15:54	16:08	16:25	16:42	16:54	16:59	17:15	17:31	17:47	17:54	18:03	18:19	18:35	18:48	18:54	19:18	19:47	19:58	20:32	21:48	21:55	23:30	23:34
Ellis Avenue (opp)	06:26	06:51	07:13	07:38	08:01	08:17	08:33	08:51	09:07	09:23	09:39	09:49	10:04	10:05	10:21	10:37	10:52	11:04	11:07	11:22	11:37	11:52	12:04	12:07	12:22	12:37	12:52	13:04	13:07	13:22	13:37	13:54	14:04	14:09	14:24	14:39	14:59	15:04	15:14	15:30	15:47	16:04	16:04	16:19	16:36	16:52	17:04	17:09	17:25	17:41	17:56	18:04	18:12	18:28	18:44	18:57	19:04	19:27	19:55	20:07	20:40	21:57	22:02	·	·
Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HT)	06:38	07:03	07:25	07:50	08:14	08:30	08:46	09:02	09:18	09:34	09:50	10:04	10:15	10:19	10:34	10:49	11:04	11:15	11:19	11:34	11:49	12:04	12:15	12:19	12:34	12:49	13:04	13:15	13:19	13:34	13:49	14:05	14:15	14:20	14:36	14:53	15:10	15:15	15:25	15:42	15:59	16:16	16:15	16:32	16:48	17:04	17:15	17:20	17:36	17:52	18:07	18:15	18:23	18:39	18:55	19:08	19:15	19:38	20:06	20:15	20:51	22:05	22:10	·	·

26 towards Haymarket Bus Stn — Saturday (38 journeys)
Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HW)	·	06:20	06:50	07:20	07:50	08:20	08:50	09:20	09:50	10:16	10:36	10:56	11:16	11:36	11:56	12:16	12:37	12:58	13:19	13:40	14:01	14:22	14:43	15:04	15:24	15:44	16:04	16:24	16:44	17:04	17:25	17:45	18:15	18:45	19:15	20:00	21:25	23:05
Beaumont Centre (Stand G)	05:59	06:33	07:03	07:34	08:04	08:35	09:05	09:36	10:06	10:32	10:52	11:12	11:33	11:53	12:13	12:34	12:55	13:16	13:38	13:59	14:20	14:41	15:02	15:23	15:43	16:03	16:23	16:43	17:03	17:23	17:44	18:04	18:33	19:03	19:32	20:17	21:41	23:20
Cotley Road (adj)	06:10	06:45	07:15	07:45	08:15	08:46	09:16	09:47	10:17	10:43	11:03	11:23	11:46	12:06	12:26	12:47	13:08	13:29	13:51	14:12	14:33	14:54	15:15	15:35	15:55	16:15	16:34	16:54	17:14	17:34	17:55	18:15	18:44	19:14	19:43	20:28	21:52	23:31
Belgrave Boulevard (opp)	06:13	06:48	07:18	07:48	08:18	08:50	09:20	09:51	10:21	10:47	11:07	11:27	11:50	12:10	12:30	12:51	13:12	13:33	13:55	14:16	14:37	14:58	15:19	15:39	15:59	16:19	16:38	16:58	17:18	17:38	17:59	18:19	18:47	19:17	19:46	20:31	21:55	23:34
Ellis Avenue (opp)	06:20	06:56	07:26	07:57	08:27	08:59	09:29	10:01	10:31	10:58	11:18	11:38	12:01	12:21	12:41	13:01	13:22	13:43	14:06	14:27	14:47	15:08	15:29	15:49	16:09	16:29	16:48	17:08	17:28	17:47	18:08	18:28	18:56	19:26	19:54	20:39	22:02	·
Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HT)	06:30	07:07	07:37	08:08	08:38	09:10	09:40	10:11	10:41	11:11	11:31	11:51	12:11	12:32	12:53	13:14	13:34	13:56	14:17	14:38	14:59	15:19	15:39	15:59	16:19	16:39	16:59	17:19	17:39	17:58	18:19	18:39	19:07	19:37	20:05	20:50	22:10	·

26 towards Haymarket Bus Stn — Sunday (13 journeys)
Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HW)	09:20	10:20	11:20	12:20	13:20	14:20	15:20	16:20	17:20	18:20	19:30	21:20	23:00
Beaumont Centre (Stand G)	09:37	10:37	11:37	12:37	13:37	14:37	15:37	16:37	17:37	18:37	19:44	21:34	23:15
Cotley Road (adj)	09:50	10:50	11:50	12:50	13:50	14:50	15:50	16:50	17:50	18:50	19:55	21:45	23:26
Belgrave Boulevard (opp)	09:54	10:54	11:54	12:54	13:54	14:54	15:54	16:54	17:54	18:54	19:58	21:48	23:30
Ellis Avenue (opp)	10:04	11:04	12:04	13:04	14:04	15:04	16:04	17:04	18:04	19:04	20:07	21:57	·
Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HT)	10:15	11:15	12:15	13:15	14:15	15:15	16:15	17:15	18:15	19:15	20:15	22:05	·

Route map

All stops on route 26

26 towards Haymarket Bus Stn

Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HW) Leicester
Abbey Street (Stand BE) Leicester
St Margaret's Pastures (opp) Abbey Park
Maher Community Centre (opp) Abbey Park
Devonshire Road (opp) Abbey Park
Danbury Drive (opp) Leicester
Wiltshire Road (opp) Leicester
Somerset Avenue (opposite) Leicester
Babingley Drive (opp) Leicester
Lomond Crescent (opp) Leicester
Linney Road (opp) Leicester
Baxters Close (adj) Beaumont Leys
Calver Hey Road (adj) Beaumont Leys
Amadis Road (adj) Beaumont Leys
Beauville Drive (adj) Beaumont Leys
Beaumont Centre (Stand G) Beaumont Leys
Heatherbrook Road (adj) Beaumont Leys
Maplewell Drive (opp) Beaumont Leys
Heatherbrook School (adj) Beaumont Leys
Ipswich Close (opposite) Beaumont Leys
Grayswood Drive (adj) Beaumont Leys
Kingsbridge Crescent (opposite) Beaumont Leys
Beaumont Lodge School (o/s) Beaumont Leys
Redruth Road (adj) Beaumont Leys
UK Mail (adj) Beaumont Leys
Madeline Road (adj) Beaumont Leys
Leycroft Road (S Bound) Beaumont Leys
Cotley Road (adj) Mowmacre Hill
Bewcastle Grove (E Bound) Mowmacre Hill
Millwood Close (adj) Mowmacre Hill
Belgrave Boulevard (opp) Mowmacre Hill
Modbury Avenue (opp) Mowmacre Hill
Barnwell Avenue (opp) Belgrave
Abbey Lane (SE Bound) Belgrave
Talbot Street (adj) Belgrave
Bath Street (adj) Belgrave
Victoria Road North (adj) Belgrave
Shirley Street (opp) Belgrave
Shaftesbury Avenue (adj) Belgrave
Ellis Avenue (opp) Belgrave
Brandon Street (adj) Belgrave
Dysart Way (adj) Belgrave
Leicester College (opp) Belgrave
George Street (adj) Leicester
Orchard Street (Stand BG) Leicester
Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HT) Leicester

Service history & registered changes

🆕 Registered effective 31 May 2026
Operating between Shoebury East Beach and The Memorial, Hadleigh, London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet given service number 26 effective from 31 May 2026. To amend Route, Start & Finish Point, Stopping Places and Timetable.
🆕 Registered effective 8 Apr 2026
Operating between Shoebury East Beach and Southend Travel Centre (StopH) given service number 26 effective from 08 April 2026. To amend Start & Finish Point, Stopping Places and Timetable.

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

Leicester Belgrave Beaumont Leys Abbey Park Mowmacre Hill

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 26 bus?

The first 26 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:03 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 26 bus?

The last 26 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:05. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 26 bus cost?

The 26 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. First Leicester day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 26 bus?

The 26 is operated by First Leicester.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.

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