46 Kirkcaldy to Leven via Sinclairtown, Buckhaven
Operated by Stagecoach East Scotland. First bus 06:05, last bus 19:11. 27 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.30 to £6.60 — more.
Wanted a different 46? 30 other bus routes are numbered 46 elsewhere in the UK — see every 46 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:55 | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:05 | 18:05 | 19:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Stance 3) | 06:55 | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:05 | 18:05 | 19:00 |
| Victoria Hospital (adj) | 07:04 | 08:14 | 09:14 | 10:14 | 11:14 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:14 | 17:14 | 18:14 | 19:09 |
| Sinclairtown Library (opp) | 07:10 | 08:20 | 09:20 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 17:20 | 18:20 | 19:15 |
| Porte (opp) | 07:12 | 08:22 | 09:22 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:22 | 17:22 | 18:22 | 19:17 |
| The Car Shed (opp) | 07:22 | 08:32 | 09:32 | 10:32 | 11:32 | 12:32 | 13:32 | 14:32 | 15:32 | 16:32 | 17:32 | 18:32 | 19:27 |
| College Street (adj 18) | 07:30 | 08:40 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 19:35 |
| Erskine Court (adj) | 07:37 | 08:47 | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:47 | 15:47 | 16:47 | 17:47 | 18:47 | 19:42 |
| Bus Station (Stance 5) | 07:40 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:50 | 16:50 | 17:50 | 18:50 | 19:45 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. 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 46
Adult single £2.30 to £6.60 · Adult return £4.90 · Child single £1.20 to £3.30 · Child return £2.50
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.30 | BennochyGdns 2 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.30 | £2.30 | Valley Gdns 2 | |||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Victoria Hos 1 | ||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Pathhead Sch | |||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Loughborough Rd | ||||||||||||
| £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | DysartPorte | |||||||||||
| £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | BorelandRdEnd | ||||||||||
| £4.40 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | Bowhouse | |||||||||
| £4.40 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | CoaltownWemyss 1 | ||||||||
| £5.40 | £5.40 | £5.40 | £5.40 | £5.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | EastWemyss | |||||||
| £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.40 | £5.40 | £5.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | Rosie_MacDuff 1 | ||||||
| £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.40 | £5.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | Muiredge 1 | |||||
| £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | Buckhaven | ||||
| £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.40 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | DbeathBrWard | |||
| £6.60 | £6.60 | £6.60 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | Methilbrae | ||
| £6.60 | £6.60 | £6.60 | £6.60 | £6.60 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | RoseSt or Tower Bar2 | |
| £6.60 | £6.60 | £6.60 | £6.60 | £6.60 | £6.60 | £5.90 | £5.90 | £5.40 | £5.40 | £4.40 | £3.70 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.30 | LevenBusStat |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is KirkcaldyBusStn 1.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 5 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach East Scotland before you travel.
Tickets on the 46
Stagecoach East Scotland publishes singles, day returns, returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Single · Day Return · NightRider · U16 Single · Student Single · Jobseeker Single · Adult Period Return · U16 Day Return Peak
…and 143 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach East Scotland's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 8 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach East Scotland.
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 Stagecoach East Scotland before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Leven: 14 journeys, first 06:55 towards Kirkcaldy: 15 journeys, first 06:05
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Leven: 14 journeys, first 06:55 towards Kirkcaldy: 15 journeys, first 06:05
Route map
All stops on route 46
46 towards Leven
All 50 stops
- Bus Station (Stance 3) Kirkcaldy
- College of Nursing (Adj) Raith
- Bennochy Gardens (opp) Kirkcaldy
- King Street (opp) Kirkcaldy
- Hendry Road (Adj 47) Kirkcaldy
- Kennedy Crescent (opp) Kirkcaldy
- Maple Street (adj) Hayfield
- Adamson Avenue (Adj 49) Hayfield
- Hazel Avenue (adj) Hayfield
- Victoria Hospital (adj) Hayfield
- Smeaton Industrial Estate (opp) Smeaton
- Denfield Place (adj) Smeaton
- Cairns Street (Adj 9) Sinclairtown
- East March Street (adj) Sinclairtown
- McKenzie Street (Opp) Sinclairtown
- Sinclairtown Library (opp) Sinclairtown
- Viewforth High School (Adj 55) Sinclairtown
- Dysart New Cemetery (Adj) Sinclairtown
- Porte (opp) Dysart
- Fraser Place (adj) Dysart
- Dysart Road End (adj) Dysart
- Frances Industrial Estate (opp) Dysart
- Bowhouse Farm (adj) Coaltown of Wemyss
- West Wemyss Toll (opp) Coaltown of Wemyss
- Hugo Avenue (adj) Coaltown of Wemyss
- Bowling Green (adj) Coaltown of Wemyss
- South Row (opp) Coaltown of Wemyss
- The Car Shed (opp) East Wemyss
- School Wynd (opp) East Wemyss
- Cemetery (Opp) East Wemyss
- McDuff (Northbound) East Wemyss
- Alexander Street (adj) McDuff
- Rosie Cottages (opp) McDuff
- Buck and Hynd (opp) Muiredge
- Muiredge Roundabout (SE Bound) Muiredge
- Church Street (adj 16) Buckhaven
- College Street (adj 18) Buckhaven
- Kenmore Terrace (opp 86) Buckhaven
- Randolph Wemyss Hospital (adj) Denbeath
- Wellesley Inn (adj) Denbeath
- Cowley Street (adj) Denbeath
- Swan Court (adj) Lower Methil
- Memorial Court (adj) Lower Methil
- National Court (opp) Lower Methil
- Ex-Servicemen's Club (opp) Lower Methil
- Erskine Court (adj) Lower Methil
- Toboggan Road (adj) Lower Methil
- East Fife Football Ground (opp) Lower Methil
- Dubbieside (adj) Lower Methil
- Bus Station (Stance 5) Leven
46 towards Kirkcaldy
All 48 stops
- Bus Station (Stance 8) Leven
- Dubbieside (opp) Lower Methil
- East Fife Football Ground (adj) Lower Methil
- Toboggan Road (opp) Lower Methil
- Erskine Court (opp) Lower Methil
- Ex-Servicemen's Club (adj) Lower Methil
- National Court (adj) Lower Methil
- Memorial Court (opp) Lower Methil
- Swan Court (opp) Lower Methil
- Swan Brae (adj) Denbeath
- Wellesley Inn (opp) Denbeath
- Randolph Wemyss Hospital (opp) Denbeath
- Sandwell Street (opp) Buckhaven
- College Street (adj 9) Buckhaven
- Church Street (opp 20) Buckhaven
- Muiredge Roundabout (NW Bound) Muiredge
- Rosie Cottages (Adj) McDuff
- Alexander Street (opp) McDuff
- McDuff (Southbound) East Wemyss
- Cemetery (adj) East Wemyss
- School Wynd (adj) East Wemyss
- The Car Shed (adj) East Wemyss
- South Row (adj) Coaltown of Wemyss
- Post Office (adj) Coaltown of Wemyss
- Hugo Avenue (opp) Coaltown of Wemyss
- West Wemyss Toll (adj) Coaltown of Wemyss
- Bowhouse Farm (opp) Coaltown of Wemyss
- Frances Industrial Estate (adj) Dysart
- Dysart Road End (opp) Dysart
- Hill Street (adj) Dysart
- Porte (adj) Dysart
- Dysart New Cemetery (Opp) Sinclairtown
- Biggin Wa's (Adj) Sinclairtown
- Viewforth High School (Adj) Sinclairtown
- Sinclairtown Library (Adj) Sinclairtown
- Rejects Store (adj) Sinclairtown
- East March Street (opp) Sinclairtown
- Christie Place (Adj) Sinclairtown
- Denfield Place (opp) Smeaton
- Smeaton Industrial Estate (adj) Smeaton
- Victoria Hospital (opp) Hayfield
- Hazel Avenue (opp) Smeaton
- Denend Crescent (Adj) Hayfield
- Kennedy Crescent (adj) Kirkcaldy
- King Street (adj) Kirkcaldy
- Legion Court (adj) Kirkcaldy
- College of Nursing (Opp) Raith
- Bus Station (Arrival Bay) Kirkcaldy
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 12 May 2026 To amend Route.
- Service change effective 24 November 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 24 November 2025 To amend Timetable.
- New service effective 7 November 2022 New service
- New service effective 7 November 2022 New service
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PM0000004/974 · Registration PM0000004/975 · Changes in Dundee City Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 46 bus?
The first 46 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:05 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 46 bus?
The last 46 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:11. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 46 bus cost?
Stagecoach East Scotland's published fares on the 46: adult single £2.30 to £6.60, adult return £4.90, child single £1.20 to £3.30, child return £2.50. The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Stagecoach East Scotland sets the fares on the 46. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.
Who runs the 46 bus?
The 46 is operated by Stagecoach East Scotland.
Timetable data from Stagecoach East Scotland via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Scotland feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PM0000004/974. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.