3 Tamworth to Coton Green via Leyfields, Gillway
Operated by Arriva Midlands. First bus 06:30, last bus 18:33. 48 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £2.70 — more.
Wanted a different 3? 114 other bus routes are numbered 3 elsewhere in the UK — see every 3 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:00 | 08:30 | 09:00 | 09:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 15:00 | 15:40 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:20 | 17:50 | 18:20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporation St (Stand Q) | 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:00 | 08:30 | 09:00 | 09:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 15:00 | 15:40 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:20 | 17:50 | 18:20 |
| Bus Garage (opp) | 06:32 | 07:02 | 07:32 | 08:02 | 08:32 | 09:02 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:02 | 15:42 | 16:17 | 16:47 | 17:22 | 17:52 | 18:22 |
| Hospital Street (adj) | 06:34 | 07:04 | 07:34 | 08:04 | 08:34 | 09:04 | 09:34 | 10:04 | 10:34 | 11:04 | 11:34 | 12:04 | 12:34 | 13:04 | 13:34 | 14:04 | 14:34 | 15:04 | 15:44 | 16:19 | 16:49 | 17:24 | 17:54 | 18:24 |
| Aldergate Medical Practice (opp) | 06:34 | 07:04 | 07:34 | 08:04 | 08:34 | 09:04 | 09:34 | 10:04 | 10:34 | 11:04 | 11:34 | 12:04 | 12:34 | 13:04 | 13:34 | 14:04 | 14:34 | 15:04 | 15:44 | 16:19 | 16:49 | 17:24 | 17:54 | 18:24 |
| Old School Walk (opp) | 06:35 | 07:05 | 07:35 | 08:05 | 08:35 | 09:05 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:05 | 15:45 | 16:20 | 16:50 | 17:25 | 17:55 | 18:25 |
| Tennyson Avenue (adj) | 06:36 | 07:06 | 07:36 | 08:06 | 08:36 | 09:06 | 09:36 | 10:06 | 10:36 | 11:06 | 11:36 | 12:06 | 12:36 | 13:06 | 13:36 | 14:06 | 14:36 | 15:06 | 15:46 | 16:21 | 16:51 | 17:26 | 17:56 | 18:26 |
| Wordsworth Avenue (by) | 06:36 | 07:06 | 07:36 | 08:06 | 08:36 | 09:06 | 09:36 | 10:06 | 10:36 | 11:06 | 11:36 | 12:06 | 12:36 | 13:06 | 13:36 | 14:06 | 14:36 | 15:06 | 15:46 | 16:21 | 16:51 | 17:26 | 17:56 | 18:26 |
| Shakespeare Close (opp) | 06:37 | 07:07 | 07:37 | 08:07 | 08:37 | 09:07 | 09:37 | 10:07 | 10:37 | 11:07 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:37 | 13:07 | 13:37 | 14:07 | 14:37 | 15:07 | 15:47 | 16:22 | 16:52 | 17:27 | 17:57 | 18:27 |
| Burns Road (adj) | 06:37 | 07:07 | 07:37 | 08:07 | 08:37 | 09:07 | 09:37 | 10:07 | 10:37 | 11:07 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:37 | 13:07 | 13:37 | 14:07 | 14:37 | 15:07 | 15:47 | 16:22 | 16:52 | 17:27 | 17:57 | 18:27 |
| Eliot Close (opp) | 06:38 | 07:08 | 07:38 | 08:08 | 08:38 | 09:08 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:08 | 11:38 | 12:08 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:48 | 16:23 | 16:53 | 17:28 | 17:58 | 18:28 |
| Milton Avenue (opp) | 06:38 | 07:08 | 07:38 | 08:08 | 08:38 | 09:08 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:08 | 11:38 | 12:08 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:48 | 16:23 | 16:53 | 17:28 | 17:58 | 18:28 |
| Thackerey Drive (opp) | 06:38 | 07:08 | 07:38 | 08:08 | 08:38 | 09:08 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:08 | 11:38 | 12:08 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:48 | 16:23 | 16:53 | 17:29 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| Shelley Road (adj) | 06:38 | 07:08 | 07:38 | 08:08 | 08:38 | 09:08 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:08 | 11:38 | 12:08 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:48 | 16:23 | 16:53 | 17:29 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| Byron Road (adj) | 06:38 | 07:08 | 07:38 | 08:08 | 08:38 | 09:08 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:08 | 11:38 | 12:08 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:48 | 16:23 | 16:53 | 17:29 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| Lark Hall Infant and Nursery Academy (opp) | 06:39 | 07:09 | 07:39 | 08:09 | 08:39 | 09:09 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:09 | 15:49 | 16:24 | 16:54 | 17:29 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| Clifton Avenue (opp) | 06:39 | 07:09 | 07:39 | 08:09 | 08:39 | 09:09 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:09 | 15:49 | 16:24 | 16:54 | 17:29 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| Carlton Crescent (opp) | 06:40 | 07:10 | 07:40 | 08:10 | 08:40 | 09:10 | 09:40 | 10:10 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:40 | 15:10 | 15:50 | 16:25 | 16:55 | 17:30 | 18:00 | 18:30 |
| Portland Avenue (nr) | 06:40 | 07:10 | 07:40 | 08:10 | 08:40 | 09:10 | 09:40 | 10:10 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:40 | 15:10 | 15:50 | 16:25 | 16:55 | 17:30 | 18:00 | 18:30 |
| Lillingstone Avenue (nr) | 06:42 | 07:12 | 07:42 | 08:12 | 08:42 | 09:12 | 09:42 | 10:12 | 10:42 | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 13:12 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:42 | 15:12 | 15:52 | 16:27 | 16:57 | 17:32 | 18:02 | 18:32 |
| Cromwell Road (adj) | 06:43 | 07:13 | 07:43 | 08:13 | 08:43 | 09:13 | 09:43 | 10:13 | 10:43 | 11:13 | 11:43 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 13:13 | 13:43 | 14:13 | 14:43 | 15:13 | 15:53 | 16:28 | 16:58 | 17:33 | 18:03 | 18:33 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 3
Adult single £2.00 to £2.70 · Child single £1.40 to £1.90
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.70 | Salters Ln/Woodcroft Ave | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £2.70 | £2.00 | Coton Lane/Telford Road | |
| £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Fontenaye Road (Any Stop) |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Tamworth.
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 9 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Arriva Midlands before you travel.
Tickets on the 3
Arriva Midlands publishes singles on this route for adults, children and young people.
Adult Single · Child Single · Young Person Single
…and 2 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Arriva Midlands's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 10 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva 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 Arriva Midlands before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing 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 3
3 towards Coton Green
All 20 stops
- Corporation St (Stand Q) Tamworth Town Centre
- Bus Garage (opp) Tamworth Town Centre
- Hospital Street (adj) Tamworth Town Centre
- Aldergate Medical Practice (opp) Leyfields
- Old School Walk (opp) Leyfields
- Tennyson Avenue (adj) Leyfields
- Wordsworth Avenue (by) Leyfields
- Shakespeare Close (opp) Leyfields
- Burns Road (adj) Leyfields
- Eliot Close (opp) Leyfields
- Milton Avenue (opp) Leyfields
- Thackerey Drive (opp) Leyfields
- Shelley Road (adj) Leyfields
- Byron Road (adj) Leyfields
- Lark Hall Infant and Nursery Academy (opp) Gillway
- Clifton Avenue (opp) Gillway
- Carlton Crescent (opp) Gillway
- Portland Avenue (nr) Gillway
- Lillingstone Avenue (nr) Coton Green
- Cromwell Road (adj) Coton Green
3 towards Tamworth
All 24 stops
- Cromwell Road (adj) Coton Green
- Scimitar Close (adj) Coton Green
- Roman Way (opp) Coton Green
- Shopping Precinct (adj) Coton Green
- Danelagh Close (adj) Coton Green
- Longfellow Walk (adj) Coton Green
- Browning Close (adj) Coton Green
- Portland Avenue (opp) Gillway
- Carlton Crescent (adj) Gillway
- Clifton Avenue (adj) Gillway
- Lark Hall Infant and Nursery Academy (adj) Gillway
- Byron Road (opp) Leyfields
- Shelley Road (opp) Leyfields
- Thackerey Drive (adj) Leyfields
- Milton Avenue (near) Leyfields
- Eliot Close (adj) Leyfields
- Burns Road (opp) Leyfields
- Shakespeare Close (adj) Leyfields
- Wordsworth Avenue (opp) Leyfields
- Tennyson Avenue (opp) Leyfields
- Old School Walk (adj) Leyfields
- Aldergate Medical Practice (adj) Leyfields
- Bus Garage (adj) Tamworth Town Centre
- Corporation St (Stand Q) Tamworth Town Centre
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change from 31 October 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 February 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 January 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 10 June 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 6 January 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 1 February 2023 Tamworth → Coton Green
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PD0000478/494 · Changes in Staffordshire County Council · 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 06:30 (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 18:33. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 3 bus cost?
Arriva Midlands's published fares on the 3: adult single £2.00 to £2.70, child single £1.40 to £1.90. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva Midlands 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 Arriva Midlands.
Is the 3 bus timetable changing?
Yes — a change to the 3 is registered with the Traffic Commissioner and takes effect on 31 October 2026. To amend Timetable.
Timetable data from Arriva Midlands via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (West Midlands feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PD0000478/494. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.