272 Royal Sussex County Hospital ↔ Crawley Bus Station E
Operated by Metrobus. First bus 05:50, last bus 22:25. 51 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 272 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.
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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 Crawley Bus Station E · Monday to Friday towards Crawley Bus Station E · Saturday towards Crawley Bus Station E · Sunday towards Royal Sussex County Hospital · Monday to Friday towards Royal Sussex County Hospital · Saturday towards Royal Sussex County Hospital · Sunday
| Appledore Gardens (N-bound) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:23 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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| County Hospital (opp) | 06:35 | 09:02 | 09:02 | · | · | · | · | 11:05 | 11:05 | 11:40 | 12:55 | 12:55 | 13:40 | 15:00 | 15:00 | · | 16:35 | 17:20 | 17:20 | 18:30 | 18:35 | 20:25 | 20:25 | 22:25 | 22:25 |
| Royal Pavilion (Stop R1) | 06:43 | 09:11 | 09:11 | · | · | · | · | 11:14 | 11:14 | 11:48 | 13:04 | 13:04 | 13:48 | 15:09 | 15:09 | · | 16:44 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 18:38 | 18:43 | 20:32 | 20:32 | 22:32 | 22:32 |
| Harrington Road (opp) | 06:52 | 09:20 | 09:20 | · | · | · | · | 11:23 | 11:23 | 11:57 | 13:14 | 13:14 | 13:57 | 15:19 | 15:19 | · | 16:53 | 17:41 | 17:41 | 18:47 | 18:52 | 20:40 | 20:40 | 22:39 | 22:39 |
| Patcham Place (adj) | 06:59 | 09:28 | 09:28 | · | · | · | · | 11:31 | 11:31 | 12:05 | 13:23 | 13:23 | 14:06 | 15:31 | 15:31 | · | 17:02 | 17:54 | 17:54 | 18:55 | 19:00 | 20:46 | 20:46 | 22:45 | 22:45 |
| Garage (N-bound) | 07:03 | 09:32 | 09:32 | · | · | · | · | 11:35 | 11:35 | 12:09 | 13:27 | 13:27 | 14:10 | 15:35 | 15:35 | · | 17:06 | 17:58 | 17:58 | 18:59 | 19:04 | 20:50 | 20:50 | 22:49 | 22:49 |
| Stonepound Crossroads (N-bound) | 07:08 | 09:37 | 09:37 | · | · | · | · | 11:40 | 11:40 | 12:14 | 13:32 | 13:32 | 14:15 | 15:41 | 15:41 | · | 17:11 | 18:04 | 18:04 | 19:04 | 19:09 | 20:54 | 20:54 | 22:53 | 22:53 |
| Church Road (Stop A) | 07:18 | 09:47 | 09:47 | · | · | · | · | 11:51 | 11:51 | 12:24 | 13:43 | 13:43 | 14:24 | 15:54 | 15:54 | · | 17:20 | 18:15 | 18:15 | 19:12 | 19:19 | 21:02 | 21:02 | 23:00 | 23:00 |
| Railway Station (opp) | 07:20 | 09:49 | 09:49 | · | · | · | · | 11:53 | 11:53 | 12:26 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 14:26 | 15:56 | 15:56 | · | 17:22 | 18:17 | 18:17 | 19:14 | 19:21 | 21:04 | 21:04 | 23:01 | 23:01 |
| Valebridge Drive (nr) | 07:25 | 09:54 | 09:54 | · | · | · | · | 11:59 | 11:59 | 12:31 | 13:51 | 13:51 | 14:31 | 16:02 | 16:02 | · | 17:27 | 18:23 | 18:23 | 19:19 | 19:26 | 21:08 | 21:08 | 23:05 | 23:05 |
| Ote Hall Chapel (N-bound) | 07:30 | 09:59 | 09:59 | · | · | · | · | 12:04 | 12:04 | 12:36 | 13:56 | 13:56 | 14:36 | 16:07 | 16:07 | · | 17:31 | 18:27 | 18:27 | 19:23 | 19:30 | 21:12 | 21:12 | 23:09 | 23:09 |
| Princess Royal Hospital (o/s) | 07:36 | 10:08 | 10:08 | · | 10:55 | 10:55 | · | 12:11 | 12:11 | 12:42 | 14:03 | 14:03 | 14:42 | 16:14 | 16:14 | · | 17:37 | 18:34 | 18:34 | 19:29 | 19:36 | 21:18 | 21:18 | 23:15 | 23:15 |
| South Road (NW-bound) | · | 10:11 | 10:11 | · | 10:58 | 10:58 | · | 12:14 | 12:14 | 12:45 | 14:06 | 14:06 | 14:45 | 16:17 | 16:17 | · | 17:40 | 18:37 | 18:37 | 19:31 | 19:38 | 21:20 | 21:20 | 23:17 | 23:17 |
| Perrymount Road (N-bound) | · | 10:16 | 10:16 | · | 11:03 | 11:03 | · | 12:20 | 12:20 | 12:51 | 14:12 | 14:12 | 14:51 | 16:23 | 16:23 | · | 17:46 | 18:43 | 18:43 | 19:36 | 19:41 | 21:24 | 21:24 | 23:21 | 23:21 |
| High Street (N-bound) | · | 10:21 | 10:21 | · | 11:08 | 11:08 | · | 12:25 | 12:25 | 12:56 | 14:17 | 14:17 | 14:56 | 16:29 | 16:29 | 15:27 | 17:50 | 18:48 | 18:48 | 19:40 | · | 21:29 | 21:29 | 23:25 | 23:25 |
| Hapstead Hall (o/s) | · | 10:28 | 10:28 | · | 11:15 | 11:15 | · | 12:32 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 14:24 | 14:24 | 15:02 | 16:36 | 16:36 | 15:34 | 17:56 | 18:55 | 18:55 | 19:46 | · | 21:36 | 21:36 | 23:32 | 23:32 |
| Kew Wakehurst (adj) | · | 10:31 | 10:31 | · | 11:18 | 11:18 | · | 12:35 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 14:27 | 14:27 | 15:05 | 16:39 | 16:39 | 15:37 | 17:59 | 18:58 | 18:58 | 19:49 | · | 21:39 | 21:39 | 23:35 | 23:35 |
| The Crown (opp) | · | 10:38 | 10:38 | 09:03 | 11:25 | 11:25 | 11:03 | 12:42 | 12:42 | 13:12 | 14:34 | 14:34 | 15:12 | 16:46 | 16:46 | 15:44 | 18:06 | 19:04 | 19:04 | 19:55 | · | 21:45 | 21:45 | 23:41 | 23:41 |
| War Memorial (Stop F) | · | 10:44 | 10:44 | 09:08 | 11:31 | 11:31 | 11:08 | 12:48 | 12:48 | 13:17 | 14:40 | 14:40 | 15:17 | 16:52 | 16:52 | 15:50 | 18:11 | 19:09 | 19:09 | 20:00 | · | 21:49 | 21:49 | 23:45 | 23:45 |
| The Duke's Head (W-bound) | · | 10:47 | 10:47 | 09:11 | 11:34 | 11:34 | 11:11 | 12:51 | 12:51 | 13:20 | 14:43 | 14:43 | 15:20 | 16:56 | 16:56 | 15:54 | 18:14 | 19:12 | 19:12 | 20:03 | · | 21:52 | 21:52 | 23:48 | 23:48 |
| Copthorne Hotel (adj) | · | 10:50 | 10:50 | 09:14 | 11:37 | 11:37 | 11:14 | 12:54 | 12:54 | 13:23 | 14:46 | 14:46 | 15:23 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 15:57 | 18:17 | 19:15 | 19:15 | 20:06 | · | 21:54 | 21:54 | 23:50 | 23:50 |
| Three Bridges Station (Stop A) | · | 10:56 | 10:56 | 09:20 | 11:43 | 11:43 | 11:20 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:29 | 14:52 | 14:52 | 15:29 | 17:07 | 17:07 | 16:04 | 18:22 | 19:21 | 19:21 | 20:11 | · | 21:59 | 21:59 | 23:55 | 23:55 |
| Bus Station (Stand E) | · | 11:02 | 11:02 | 09:26 | 11:49 | 11:49 | 11:26 | 13:06 | 13:06 | 13:35 | 14:58 | 14:58 | 15:35 | 17:14 | 17:14 | 16:10 | 18:27 | 19:26 | 19:26 | 20:16 | · | 22:03 | 22:03 | 23:59 | 23:59 |
Route map
All stops on route 272
272 towards Crawley Bus Station E
- Appledore Gardens (N-bound) Haywards Heath
- County Hospital (opp) Kemp Town
- Upper Bedford Street (adj) Kemp Town
- College Place (adj) Kemp Town
- Park Street (opp) Kemp Town
- Devonshire Place (W-bound) Brighton
- Law Courts (opp) Brighton
- Royal Pavilion (Stop R1) Brighton
- London Road Shops (Stop L4) Brighton
- St Peter's Church (Stop L1) Brighton
- York Hill (Stop D) Brighton
- Preston Circus (Stop X) Brighton
- Springfield Road (opp) Brighton
- Nestor Court (adj) Brighton
- Rookery Close (adj) Brighton
- Preston Drove (opp) Brighton
- Harrington Road (opp) Brighton
- Varndean Road (opp) Brighton
- Cedars Gardens (adj) Brighton
- Tongdean Lane East (adj) Brighton
- The Deneway East (adj) Brighton
- Ridgeside Avenue (N-bound) Patcham
- Brangwyn Crescent (adj) Patcham
- Patcham Place (adj) Patcham
- Garage (N-bound) Pyecombe
- Rockrose (adj) Pyecombe
- Jack and Jill (adj) Clayton
- Nurseries (opp) Hassocks
- Stonepound Crossroads (N-bound) Hassocks
- Little Copse Road (opp) Hassocks
- Friars Oak (opp) Hassocks
- London Road (opp 1) Burgess Hill
- Station Road (opp) Burgess Hill
- Queen Elizabeth Avenue (E-bound) Burgess Hill
- Queens Crescent (opp) Burgess Hill
- Church Road (Stop A) Burgess Hill
- Railway Station (opp) Burgess Hill
- Oakwood Road (opp) Burgess Hill
- Mayfield Court (opp) Burgess Hill
- Junction Close (adj) Burgess Hill
- St Andrew's Church (opp) Burgess Hill
- Valebridge Drive (nr) Burgess Hill
- Janes Lane (o/s 83) Burgess Hill
- St George's Park (opp) Burgess Hill
- Bethel Baptist Chapel (adj) Wivelsfield
- Ote Hall Chapel (N-bound) Wivelsfield
- Fox and Hounds (o/s) Haywards Heath
- Weald Rise (adj) Haywards Heath
- Fox Hill (N-bound) Haywards Heath
- Princess Royal Hospital (o/s) Haywards Heath
- Dellney Avenue (opp) Haywards Heath
- The Priory (opp) Haywards Heath
- Victoria Recreation Ground (adj) Haywards Heath
- South Road (NW-bound) Haywards Heath
- The Broadway (N-bound) Haywards Heath
- Jireh Court (opp) Haywards Heath
- Perrymount Road (N-bound) Haywards Heath
- Summerhill Lane (adj) Haywards Heath
- West Common Drive (opp) Haywards Heath
- Hickman's Lane (adj) Haywards Heath
- Lindfield Common (SE-bound) Lindfield
- High Street (N-bound) Lindfield
- Buxshalls (adj) Haywards Heath
- Hollyrood (opp) Haywards Heath
- Hapstead Hall (o/s) Ardingly
- Hett Close (opp) Ardingly
- The Gardeners Arms (opp) Ardingly
- Alderwood Cottages (opp) Ardingly
- Kew Wakehurst (adj) Wakehurst Place
- Tarana (adj) Turners Hill
- Withypitts Pond (adj) Turners Hill
- The Crown (opp) Turners Hill
- Medway (opp) Turners Hill
- Stonecroft Post Box (opp) Crawley Down
- Grange Road (opp) Crawley Down
- Royal Oak (N-bound) Crawley Down
- Sunnymead (N-bound) Crawley Down
- War Memorial (Stop F) Crawley Down
- Forge Garage (adj) Crawley Down
- Sandy Lane (opp) Crawley Down
- Mascotte (opp) Crawley Down
- Abergavenny Gardens (opp) Copthorne
- Cottage Place (adj) Copthorne
- The Duke's Head (W-bound) Copthorne
- New Town (opp) Copthorne
- Copthorne Hotel (adj) Copthorne
- Petrol Station (opp) Wakehams Green
- Garden Centre (opp) Wakehams Green
- Ridley's Corner (W-bound) Pound Hill
- Worth Park Avenue (SW-bound) Pound Hill
- Three Bridges Station (Stop A) Three Bridges
- Squareabout (S-bound) Three Bridges
- Haslett Avenue East (W-bound) Crawley
- Bus Station (Stand E) Crawley
272 towards Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Bus Station (Stand D) Crawley
- Haslett Avenue East (E-bound) Crawley
- Squareabout (E-bound) Three Bridges
- Three Bridges Station (Stop B) Three Bridges
- Worth Park Avenue (NE-bound) Pound Hill
- Ridley's Corner (E-bound) Pound Hill
- Blackheath (adj) Wakehams Green
- Garden Centre (adj) Wakehams Green
- Petrol Station (adj) Wakehams Green
- Copthorne Hotel (opp) Copthorne
- New Town (adj) Copthorne
- Abergavenny Gardens (adj) Copthorne
- Cottage Place (opp) Copthorne
- The Duke's Head (adj) Copthorne
- Mascotte (adj) Crawley Down
- Sandy Lane (adj) Crawley Down
- Forge Garage (opp) Crawley Down
- War Memorial (opp) Crawley Down
- Sunnymead (S-bound) Crawley Down
- Royal Oak (S-bound) Crawley Down
- Grange Road (adj) Crawley Down
- Stonecroft (SW-bound) Crawley Down
- Medway (adj) Turners Hill
- The Crown (opp) Turners Hill
- Withypitts Pond (opp) Turners Hill
- Tarana (opp) Turners Hill
- Kew Wakehurst (at) Wakehurst Place
- The Gardeners Arms (adj) Ardingly
- Hett Close (adj) Ardingly
- Hapstead Hall (opp) Ardingly
- Buxshalls (opp) Haywards Heath
- Hollyrood (adj) Haywards Heath
- High Street (S-bound) Lindfield
- Lindfield Common (NW-bound) Lindfield
- Hickman's Lane (opp) Haywards Heath
- West Common Drive (adj) Haywards Heath
- Summerhill Lane (opp) Haywards Heath
- Perrymount Road (S-bound) Haywards Heath
- Jireh Court (o/s) Haywards Heath
- The Broadway (S-bound) Haywards Heath
- South Road (SE-bound) Haywards Heath
- The Priory (adj) Haywards Heath
- Dellney Avenue (adj) Haywards Heath
- Princess Royal Hospital (opp) Haywards Heath
- Princess Royal Hospital (o/s) Haywards Heath
- Colwell Gardens (opp) Haywards Heath
- Rocky Lane (opp) Haywards Heath
- Fox Hill (S-bound) Haywards Heath
- Fox and Hounds (opp) Haywards Heath
- Ote Hall Chapel (S-bound) Wivelsfield
- Bethel Baptist Chapel (opp) Wivelsfield
- St George's Park (o/s) Burgess Hill
- Janes Lane (o/s 62) Burgess Hill
- Worlds End (S-bound) Burgess Hill
- Junction Close (opp) Burgess Hill
- St Andrew's Church (o/s) Burgess Hill
- Mayfield Court (adj) Burgess Hill
- Oakwood Road (adj) Burgess Hill
- Railway Station (adj) Burgess Hill
- Church Road (Stop A) Burgess Hill
- Civic Way (S-bound) Burgess Hill
- Queen Elizabeth Avenue (W-bound) Burgess Hill
- Station Road (adj) Burgess Hill
- London Road (o/s 1) Burgess Hill
- Friars Oak (adj) Hassocks
- Little Copse Road (adj) Hassocks
- Stonepound Crossroads (S-bound) Hassocks
- Nurseries (adj) Hassocks
- Jack and Jill (opp) Clayton
- Rockrose (opp) Pyecombe
- Garage (opp) Pyecombe
- Brangwyn Crescent (opp) Patcham
- Patcham Place (opp) Patcham
- The Deneway East (opp) Brighton
- Ridgeside Avenue (S-bound) Patcham
- Tongdean Lane East (opp) Brighton
- Varndean Road (adj) Brighton
- Cedars Gardens (opp) Brighton
- Harrington Road (adj) Brighton
- Preston Drove (adj) Brighton
- Nestor Court (opp) Brighton
- Lover's Walk (opp) Brighton
- Stanford Avenue (NE-bound) Brighton
- Springfield Road (adj) Brighton
- Preston Circus (Stop H) Brighton
- Baker Street (Stop K) Brighton
- London Road Shops (Stop L8) Brighton
- St Peter's Church (Stop L9) Brighton
- Valley Gardens (adj) Brighton
- Sea Life Centre (Stop P1) Brighton
- Old Steine (Stop S4) Brighton
- New Steine (adj) Brighton
- Bedford Street South (adj) Kemp Town
- Burlington Street (adj) Kemp Town
- Paston Place (adj) Kemp Town
- Eaton Place (N-bound) Kemp Town
- County Hospital (W-bound) Kemp Town
Towns & areas on this route
BrightonCrawleyBurgess HillHaywards HeathPatchamKemp TownCopthorneThree BridgesPound HillCrawley DownHassocksTurners Hill
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 272 bus?
The first 272 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:50 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 272 bus?
The last 272 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:25. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 272 bus cost?
The 272 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. Metrobus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 272 bus?
The 272 is operated by Metrobus.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.