3 Basingstoke ↔ Basingstoke Railway Station
Operated by Stagecoach South. First bus 05:19, last bus 23:17. 94 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 3 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 Basingstoke Railway Station · Monday to Friday towards Basingstoke Railway Station · Saturday towards Basingstoke Railway Station · Sunday
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| South Ham Road (adj) | 05:19 | 05:51 | 06:25 | 06:45 | 07:09 | 07:29 | 07:44 | 07:59 | 08:14 | 08:29 | 08:44 | 08:38 | 08:59 | 09:05 | 09:14 | 09:29 | 09:39 | 09:44 | 09:59 | 10:09 | 10:14 | 10:29 | 10:29 | 10:44 | 10:49 | 10:59 | 11:09 | 11:14 | 11:29 | 11:29 | 11:44 | 11:49 | 11:59 | 12:09 | 12:14 | 12:29 | 12:29 | 12:44 | 12:49 | 12:59 | 13:09 | 13:14 | 13:29 | 13:29 | 13:44 | 13:49 | 13:59 | 14:09 | 14:14 | 14:29 | 14:29 | 14:44 | 14:49 | 14:59 | 15:09 | 15:14 | 15:29 | 15:29 | 15:44 | 15:49 | 15:59 | 16:09 | 16:14 | 16:29 | 16:29 | 16:44 | 16:59 | 16:59 | 17:14 | 17:29 | 17:29 | 17:44 | 17:59 | 17:59 | 18:11 | 18:11 | 18:29 | 18:31 | 18:51 | 18:59 | 19:11 | 19:29 | 19:31 | 19:59 | 20:01 | 20:29 | 20:31 | 20:59 | 21:01 | 21:31 | 22:01 | 22:31 | 23:01 | 23:31 |
| Bishop Challoner School (opp) | 05:26 | 05:57 | 06:33 | 06:53 | 07:17 | 07:37 | 07:52 | 08:07 | 08:22 | 08:37 | 08:52 | 08:43 | 09:07 | 09:11 | 09:22 | 09:37 | 09:47 | 09:52 | 10:07 | 10:17 | 10:22 | 10:37 | 10:37 | 10:52 | 10:57 | 11:07 | 11:17 | 11:22 | 11:37 | 11:37 | 11:52 | 11:57 | 12:07 | 12:17 | 12:22 | 12:37 | 12:37 | 12:52 | 12:57 | 13:07 | 13:17 | 13:22 | 13:37 | 13:37 | 13:52 | 13:57 | 14:07 | 14:17 | 14:22 | 14:37 | 14:37 | 14:52 | 14:57 | 15:07 | 15:17 | 15:22 | 15:37 | 15:37 | 15:52 | 15:57 | 16:07 | 16:17 | 16:22 | 16:37 | 16:37 | 16:52 | 17:07 | 17:07 | 17:22 | 17:37 | 17:37 | 17:52 | 18:07 | 18:07 | 18:19 | 18:19 | 18:37 | 18:39 | 18:59 | 19:07 | 19:19 | 19:37 | 19:39 | 20:07 | 20:09 | 20:37 | 20:39 | 21:07 | 21:09 | 21:39 | 22:09 | 22:39 | 23:09 | 23:39 |
| Charles Street (E-bound) | 05:30 | 06:00 | 06:37 | 06:57 | 07:21 | 07:41 | 07:56 | 08:11 | 08:26 | 08:41 | 08:56 | 08:46 | 09:11 | 09:14 | 09:26 | 09:41 | 09:51 | 09:56 | 10:11 | 10:21 | 10:26 | 10:41 | 10:41 | 10:56 | 11:01 | 11:11 | 11:21 | 11:26 | 11:41 | 11:41 | 11:56 | 12:01 | 12:11 | 12:21 | 12:26 | 12:41 | 12:41 | 12:56 | 13:01 | 13:11 | 13:21 | 13:26 | 13:41 | 13:41 | 13:56 | 14:01 | 14:11 | 14:21 | 14:26 | 14:41 | 14:41 | 14:56 | 15:01 | 15:11 | 15:21 | 15:26 | 15:41 | 15:41 | 15:56 | 16:01 | 16:11 | 16:17 | 16:26 | 16:41 | 16:37 | 16:56 | 17:11 | 17:07 | 17:26 | 17:41 | 17:41 | 17:56 | 18:07 | 18:11 | 18:23 | 18:23 | 18:41 | 18:43 | 19:03 | 19:11 | 19:19 | 19:37 | 19:43 | 20:11 | 20:13 | 20:41 | 20:43 | 21:07 | 21:13 | 21:43 | 22:13 | 22:43 | 23:09 | 23:42 |
| South Ham Road (opp) | 05:33 | 06:03 | 06:41 | 07:01 | 07:25 | 07:45 | 08:00 | 08:15 | 08:30 | 08:45 | 09:00 | 08:48 | 09:15 | 09:17 | 09:30 | 09:45 | 09:55 | 10:00 | 10:15 | 10:25 | 10:30 | 10:45 | 10:45 | 11:00 | 11:05 | 11:15 | 11:25 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 12:00 | 12:05 | 12:15 | 12:25 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 12:45 | 13:00 | 13:05 | 13:15 | 13:25 | 13:30 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 14:00 | 14:05 | 14:15 | 14:25 | 14:30 | 14:45 | 14:45 | 15:00 | 15:05 | 15:15 | 15:25 | 15:30 | 15:45 | 15:45 | 16:00 | 16:05 | 16:15 | 16:25 | 16:30 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 17:00 | 17:15 | 17:15 | 17:30 | 17:45 | 17:45 | 18:00 | 18:15 | 18:15 | 18:27 | 18:27 | 18:45 | 18:47 | 19:07 | 19:15 | 19:27 | 19:45 | 19:47 | 20:15 | 20:17 | 20:45 | 20:47 | 21:15 | 21:17 | 21:47 | 22:17 | 22:47 | 23:17 | · |
| Railway Station (Stop X) | 05:40 | 05:41 | 06:11 | 06:31 | 06:51 | 07:11 | 07:26 | 07:41 | 07:56 | 08:11 | 08:26 | 08:54 | 08:41 | 08:55 | 08:56 | 09:11 | 09:25 | 09:26 | 09:41 | 09:55 | 09:56 | 10:11 | 10:15 | 10:26 | 10:35 | 10:41 | 10:55 | 10:56 | 11:11 | 11:15 | 11:26 | 11:35 | 11:41 | 11:55 | 11:56 | 12:11 | 12:15 | 12:26 | 12:35 | 12:41 | 12:55 | 12:56 | 13:11 | 13:15 | 13:26 | 13:35 | 13:41 | 13:55 | 13:56 | 14:11 | 14:15 | 14:26 | 14:35 | 14:41 | 14:55 | 14:56 | 15:11 | 15:15 | 15:26 | 15:35 | 15:41 | 15:55 | 15:56 | 16:11 | 16:15 | 16:26 | 16:41 | 16:45 | 16:56 | 17:11 | 17:15 | 17:26 | 17:41 | 17:45 | 17:57 | 17:57 | 18:15 | 18:17 | 18:37 | 18:45 | 18:57 | 19:15 | 19:17 | 19:45 | 19:47 | 20:15 | 20:17 | 20:45 | 20:47 | 21:17 | 21:47 | 22:17 | 22:47 | 23:17 |
| Bus Station (Stop J) | · | 05:45 | 06:16 | 06:36 | 07:00 | 07:20 | 07:35 | 07:50 | 08:05 | 08:20 | 08:35 | · | 08:50 | 08:59 | 09:05 | 09:20 | 09:30 | 09:35 | 09:50 | 10:00 | 10:05 | 10:20 | 10:20 | 10:35 | 10:40 | 10:50 | 11:00 | 11:05 | 11:20 | 11:20 | 11:35 | 11:40 | 11:50 | 12:00 | 12:05 | 12:20 | 12:20 | 12:35 | 12:40 | 12:50 | 13:00 | 13:05 | 13:20 | 13:20 | 13:35 | 13:40 | 13:50 | 14:00 | 14:05 | 14:20 | 14:20 | 14:35 | 14:40 | 14:50 | 15:00 | 15:05 | 15:20 | 15:20 | 15:35 | 15:40 | 15:50 | 16:00 | 16:05 | 16:20 | 16:20 | 16:35 | 16:50 | 16:50 | 17:05 | 17:20 | 17:20 | 17:35 | 17:50 | 17:50 | 18:00 | 18:02 | 18:20 | 18:22 | 18:42 | 18:50 | 19:02 | 19:20 | 19:22 | 19:50 | 19:52 | 20:20 | 20:22 | 20:50 | 20:52 | 21:22 | 21:52 | 22:22 | 22:52 | 23:22 |
Route map
All stops on route 3
3 towards Basingstoke Railway Station
- Railway Station (Stop X) Basingstoke
- Bus Station (Stop J) Basingstoke
- Victoria Street (nr) Eastrop
- Winton Square (Stop V) Basingstoke
- BCOT (opp) Brookvale
- Cemetery (W-bound) Brookvale
- Westdeane Court (adj) Brookvale
- Magistrates Court (near) Eastrop
- St Michaels Road (opp) South Ham
- St Andrew's Church (opp) South Ham
- St Paul's Road (nr) South Ham
- South Ham Road (adj) South Ham
- Aldworth Crescent (opp) South Ham
- King's Road (W-bound) South Ham
- St Peter's Church (opp) South Ham
- Stag Hill north (SW-bound) South Ham
- Bishop Challoner School (opp) South Ham
- Salisbury Gardens (adj) South Ham
- Paddock Road (opp) South Ham
- Charles Street (E-bound) South Ham
- Aldworth Crescent (adj) South Ham
- King's Road (E-bound) South Ham
- South Ham Road (opp) South Ham
- Winton Square (Stop W) Basingstoke
- The New Inn (SE-bound) Basingstoke
- Deep Lane (NE-bound) Brookvale
- Flaxfield Court (NW-bound) Basingstoke
- BCOT (adj) Brookvale
- Victory Roundabout (E-bound) Basingstoke
- Railway Station (Stop X) Basingstoke
- Bus Station (Stop J) Basingstoke
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 30 Aug 2026 Operating between Aldershot and Yateley given service number 3 effective from 30 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 30 Aug 2026 Operating between City Centre and Harestock given service number 3 effective from 30 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
- ✏️ Changed effective 30 Aug 2026 Plymouth → Kingsbridge
- ✏️ Changed effective 30 Aug 2026 Kingsbridge → Dartmouth
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 3 bus?
The first 3 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:19 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 3 bus?
The last 3 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:17. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 3 bus cost?
The 3 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 South day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 3 bus?
The 3 is operated by Stagecoach South.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.