3 City Centre ↔ Eastleigh
Operated by Bluestar. First bus 06:02, last bus 22:50. 76 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 Eastleigh · Monday to Friday towards Eastleigh · Saturday towards Eastleigh · Sunday towards City Centre · Monday to Friday towards City Centre · Saturday towards City Centre · Sunday
| Bargate WestQuay (Stop BL) | · | 06:20 | 06:20 | 08:55 | 08:55 | 09:15 | 09:40 | 09:55 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 10:55 | 11:00 | 11:15 | 11:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 12:55 | 13:15 | 13:20 | 13:55 | 13:55 | 14:40 | 14:55 | 14:55 | 15:15 | 16:00 | 16:10 | 16:10 | 17:15 | 17:20 | 17:20 | 17:20 | 18:10 | 18:30 | 19:10 | 19:15 | 20:10 | 20:10 | 22:50 |
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| Princes Street (NE-bound) | · | 06:27 | 06:27 | 09:04 | 09:04 | 09:24 | 09:49 | 10:04 | 10:04 | 11:04 | 11:04 | 11:09 | 11:24 | 12:04 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 13:04 | 13:24 | 13:29 | 14:04 | 14:04 | 14:49 | 15:05 | 15:05 | 15:24 | 16:09 | 16:22 | 16:22 | 17:24 | 17:32 | 17:29 | 17:32 | 18:19 | 18:39 | 19:19 | 19:24 | 20:18 | 20:18 | 22:56 |
| Bitterne Shops (Stop BD) | · | 06:33 | 06:33 | 09:11 | 09:11 | 09:30 | 09:55 | 10:11 | 10:11 | 11:11 | 11:11 | 11:15 | 11:30 | 12:11 | 12:11 | 13:11 | 13:11 | 13:30 | 13:35 | 14:12 | 14:12 | 14:55 | 15:13 | 15:13 | 15:30 | 16:15 | 16:32 | 16:32 | 17:30 | 17:42 | 17:35 | 17:42 | 18:27 | 18:47 | 19:26 | 19:30 | 20:25 | 20:25 | 23:02 |
| The Bittern (opp) | · | 06:37 | 06:37 | 09:16 | 09:16 | 09:35 | 10:00 | 10:16 | 10:16 | 11:16 | 11:16 | 11:20 | 11:35 | 12:16 | 12:16 | 13:16 | 13:16 | 13:35 | 13:40 | 14:17 | 14:17 | 15:00 | 15:19 | 15:20 | 15:35 | 16:20 | 16:39 | 16:39 | 17:35 | 17:48 | 17:40 | 17:48 | 18:32 | 18:52 | 19:30 | 19:35 | 20:29 | 20:29 | 23:05 |
| Hedge End Superstores (W-bound) | 06:02 | 06:45 | 06:44 | 09:24 | 09:26 | 09:43 | 10:08 | 10:26 | 10:23 | 11:23 | 11:26 | 11:29 | 11:43 | 12:26 | 12:23 | 13:23 | 13:26 | 13:43 | 13:49 | 14:26 | 14:28 | 15:09 | 15:30 | 15:32 | 15:43 | 16:28 | 16:51 | 16:49 | 17:42 | 17:56 | 17:48 | 17:58 | 18:41 | 18:59 | 19:38 | 19:40 | 20:34 | 20:36 | 23:10 |
| Hedge End Village Hall (Stop B) | 06:07 | 06:51 | 06:50 | 09:33 | 09:34 | 09:51 | 10:15 | 10:34 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 11:34 | 11:37 | 11:51 | 12:34 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 13:34 | 13:51 | 13:57 | 14:36 | 14:37 | 15:17 | 15:41 | 15:42 | 15:51 | 16:35 | 17:01 | 16:59 | 17:49 | 18:05 | 17:55 | 18:07 | 18:48 | 19:06 | 19:45 | 19:47 | 20:41 | 20:43 | 23:16 |
| Sovereign Drive (N-bound) | 06:12 | 06:56 | 06:55 | 09:40 | 09:41 | 09:57 | 10:21 | 10:41 | 10:38 | 11:38 | 11:41 | 11:43 | 11:57 | 12:41 | 12:38 | 13:38 | 13:41 | 13:57 | 14:03 | 14:43 | 14:44 | 15:23 | 15:48 | 15:49 | 15:57 | 16:41 | 17:08 | 17:06 | 17:55 | 18:12 | 18:01 | 18:14 | 18:54 | 19:12 | 19:51 | 19:53 | 20:47 | 20:49 | 23:22 |
| Primary School (adj) | 06:16 | 07:01 | 07:00 | 09:45 | 09:46 | 10:01 | 10:25 | 10:46 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 11:46 | 11:47 | 12:01 | 12:46 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 13:46 | 14:01 | 14:07 | 14:48 | 14:49 | 15:27 | 15:54 | 15:55 | 16:01 | 16:45 | 17:14 | 17:12 | 17:59 | 18:17 | 18:05 | 18:19 | 18:58 | 19:16 | 19:55 | 19:57 | 20:50 | 20:52 | 23:25 |
| Primary School (opp) | 06:22 | 07:08 | 07:07 | 09:53 | 09:54 | 10:08 | 10:32 | 10:54 | 10:51 | 11:51 | 11:54 | 11:54 | 12:08 | 12:54 | 12:51 | 13:51 | 13:54 | 14:08 | 14:14 | 14:56 | 14:57 | 15:34 | 16:02 | 16:03 | 16:08 | 16:52 | 17:22 | 17:20 | 18:06 | 18:25 | 18:12 | 18:27 | 19:05 | 19:23 | 20:01 | 20:04 | 20:56 | 20:58 | 23:31 |
| The Brigadier Gerard (nr) | 06:27 | 07:14 | 07:13 | 09:58 | 09:59 | 10:13 | 10:38 | 10:59 | 10:56 | 11:56 | 11:59 | 12:00 | 12:13 | 12:59 | 12:56 | 13:56 | 13:59 | 14:13 | 14:20 | 15:02 | 15:03 | 15:40 | 16:08 | 16:09 | 16:13 | 16:57 | 17:28 | 17:26 | 18:10 | 18:30 | 18:17 | 18:33 | 19:10 | 19:28 | 20:06 | 20:08 | 21:00 | 21:03 | 23:35 |
| The Square (opp) | 06:31 | 07:19 | 07:18 | 10:04 | 10:05 | 10:18 | 10:42 | 11:05 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 12:05 | 12:04 | 12:18 | 13:05 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 14:05 | 14:18 | 14:24 | 15:10 | 15:10 | 15:44 | 16:13 | 16:14 | 16:18 | 17:01 | 17:33 | 17:31 | 18:15 | 18:35 | 18:21 | 18:38 | 19:15 | 19:33 | 20:10 | 20:12 | 21:04 | 21:07 | 23:39 |
| Winchester Road (nr) | · | 07:22 | 07:21 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bus Station (Stand A) | 06:40 | · | · | 10:15 | 10:16 | 10:29 | 10:52 | 11:16 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 12:16 | 12:15 | 12:29 | 13:16 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 14:16 | 14:29 | 14:35 | 15:23 | 15:23 | 15:55 | 16:26 | 16:27 | 16:29 | 17:10 | 17:46 | 17:44 | 18:24 | 18:47 | 18:30 | 18:50 | 19:25 | 19:43 | 20:20 | 20:21 | 21:14 | 21:16 | 23:48 |
Route map
All stops on route 3
3 towards Eastleigh
- Bargate WestQuay (Stop BL) Southampton City Centre
- ASDA & Marlands (N-bound) Southampton City Centre
- Civic Centre (Stop AN) Southampton City Centre
- Park Walk (Stop AH) Southampton City Centre
- Solent University (Stop IE) Southampton City Centre
- Brintons Road (E-bound) Nicholstown
- Britannia Road (NE-bound) Northam
- Princes Street (NE-bound) Northam
- Quayside Road (NE-bound) Bitterne Manor
- Rampart Road (E-bound) Bitterne Manor
- Bullar Road (E-bound) Bitterne
- Midanbury Lane (SE-bound) Bitterne
- Lance's Hill (SE-bound) Bitterne
- Lance's Hill (Stop BC) Bitterne
- Bitterne Shops (Stop BD) Bitterne
- Bitterne Leisure Centre (Stop BE) Bitterne
- Bath Road (E-bound) Bitterne
- Mon Crescent (adj) Thornhill Park
- The Bittern (opp) Thornhill Park
- Thornhill Avenue (E-bound) Thornhill Park
- Moorhill Gardens (SE-bound) Thornhill Park
- Goodlands Vale (adj) Hedge End
- Coltsfoot Close (opp) Wildern
- Berrywood Gardens (adj) Wildern
- Hedge End Superstores (W-bound) Wildern
- Hedge End Trade Park (NE-bound) Hedge End
- Hamilton Way (adj) Wildern
- Westward Road (S-bound) Wildern
- Wildern School (SE-bound) Wildern
- Ratcliffe Road (adj) Wildern
- Hedge End Village Hall (Stop B) Hedge End Town Ctr
- Recreation Ground (near) Hedge End
- Alexandra Road (SW-bound) Hedge End
- Foord Road (SW-bound) Hedge End
- Upper St Helens Road (E-bound) Hedge End
- Sherwood Avenue (SE-bound) Hedge End
- Barnfield Way (opp) Hedge End
- Cranbourne Park (E-bound) Hedge End
- Ambleside (NE-bound) Hedge End
- Sovereign Drive (N-bound) Hedge End
- Marls Road (N-bound) Hedge End
- Tripps End (adj) Hedge End
- Woodhouse Lane (adj) Broadoak
- Brook Cottages (opposite) Broadoak
- Brook Lane (opp) Botley
- Primary School (adj) Botley
- The Square (adj) Botley
- Uplands Farm (NW-bound) Botley
- Oatlands Road (NW-bound) Boorley Green
- Pear Tree (o/s) Boorley Green
- Primary School (opp) Boorley Park
- Braxells Road (nr) Boorley Park
- Morant Crescent (opp) Boorley Park
- Shamblehurst Lane North (NW-bound) Horton Heath
- Denhams Corner (NW-bound) Horton Heath
- The Brigadier Gerard (nr) Horton Heath
- Dumpers Drove (opp) Horton Heath
- Horton Heath Crossroads (N-bound) Horton Heath
- Daisy Fields (adjacent) Fair Oak
- Wyvern School (adj) Fair Oak
- The Square (opp) Fair Oak
- Dean Road (nr) Fair Oak
- New Clock Inn (nr) Fair Oak
- New Road (adj) Fair Oak
- Victena Road (opp) Fair Oak
- Winchester Road (nr) Fair Oak
- Stoke Wood Surgery (adj) Fair Oak
- Mitre Copse (opposite) Bishopstoke
- Alan Drayton Way (near) Bishopstoke
- Manor Farm Close (opp) Bishopstoke
- The River Inn (adj) Bishopstoke
- Recreation Ground (W-bound) Bishopstoke
- Dutton Lane (opp) Eastleigh
- Bus Station (Stand A) Eastleigh
3 towards City Centre
- Bus Station (Stand A) Eastleigh
- Chickenhall Lane (opp) Eastleigh
- Recreation Ground (E-bound) Bishopstoke
- The River Inn (opp) Bishopstoke
- Manor Farm Close (adj) Bishopstoke
- Alan Drayton Way (adjacent) Bishopstoke
- Mitre Copse (adjacent) Bishopstoke
- Stoke Wood Surgery (opp) Fair Oak
- New Clock Inn (adj) Fair Oak
- Shorts Road (adj) Fair Oak
- The Square (adj) Fair Oak
- Wyvern School (opp) Fair Oak
- Daisy Fields (opposite) Fair Oak
- Horton Heath Crossroads (S-bound) Horton Heath
- Dumpers Drove (nr) Horton Heath
- The Brigadier Gerard (o/s) Horton Heath
- Denhams Corner (SE-bound) Horton Heath
- Shamblehurst Lane North (SE-bound) Horton Heath
- Morant Crescent (adj) Boorley Park
- Braxells Road (adj) Boorley Park
- Primary School (o/s) Boorley Park
- Pear Tree (opp) Boorley Green
- Oatlands Road (SE-bound) Boorley Green
- Uplands Farm (SE-bound) Botley
- The Square (nr) Botley
- Primary School (opp) Botley
- Brook Lane (adj) Botley
- Brook Cottages (adjacent) Broadoak
- Tripps End (opp) Hedge End
- Woodhouse Lane (opp) Broadoak
- Marls Road (S-bound) Hedge End
- Ambleside (SW-bound) Hedge End
- Sovereign Drive (S-bound) Hedge End
- Cranbourne Park (W-bound) Hedge End
- Barnfield Way (adj) Hedge End
- Sherwood Avenue (NW-bound) Hedge End
- Foord Road (NE-bound) Hedge End
- Upper St Helens Road (W-bound) Hedge End
- Alexandra Road (NE-bound) Hedge End
- Recreation Ground (adjacent) Hedge End
- Village Centre (Stop A) Hedge End Town Ctr
- Village Centre (Stop E) Hedge End Town Ctr
- Wildern School (NW-bound) Wildern
- Willow Mead (o/s) Wildern
- Westward Road (N-bound) Wildern
- Hamilton Way (opp) Wildern
- Hedge End Trade Park (SW-bound) Hedge End
- Hedge End Superstores (W-bound) Wildern
- Berrywood Gardens (opp) Wildern
- Coltsfoot Close (adj) Wildern
- Goodlands Vale (opp) Hedge End
- Moorhill Gardens (NW-bound) Thornhill Park
- Thornhill Avenue (W-bound) Thornhill Park
- The Bittern (adj) Thornhill Park
- Mon Crescent (opp) Thornhill Park
- Bath Road (W-bound) Bitterne
- Library (opp) Bitterne
- Bitterne Leisure Centre (Stop BG) Bitterne
- Bitterne Shops (Stop BA) Bitterne
- Midanbury Lane (NW-bound) Bitterne
- Bullar Road (W-bound) Bitterne
- Rampart Road (W-bound) Bitterne Manor
- Quayside Road (SW-bound) Bitterne Manor
- Princes Street (S-bound) Northam
- Britannia Road (SW-bound) Northam
- Brintons Road (W-bound) Nicholstown
- Solent University (Stop IA) Southampton City Centre
- Park Walk (Stop AA) Southampton City Centre
- Above Bar (Stop AB) Southampton City Centre
- Vincent's Walk (Stop CH) Southampton City Centre
- Bargate WestQuay (Stop BL) Southampton City Centre
Towns & areas on this route
EastleighHedge EndSouthampton City CentreBitterneBishopstokeFair OakWildernBotleyHorton HeathThornhill ParkNicholstownBoorley Green
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 3 bus?
The first 3 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:02 (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 22:50. 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. Bluestar 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 Bluestar.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.