48 Preston Bus Stn ↔ Royal Preston Hospital
Operated by Preston Bus. First bus 05:31, last bus 22:47. 80 journeys on weekdays.
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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 Royal Preston Hospital · Monday to Friday towards Royal Preston Hospital · Saturday towards Royal Preston Hospital · Sunday towards Preston Bus Stn · Monday to Friday towards Preston Bus Stn · Saturday towards Preston Bus Stn · Sunday
| Bus Station (Stand 39) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 22:47 |
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| Bus Station (Stand 14) | 05:31 | 06:27 | 06:54 | 07:22 | 08:02 | 08:34 | 09:10 | 09:25 | 09:40 | 10:10 | 10:25 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:25 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:25 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:25 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:25 | 14:40 | 15:18 | 15:25 | 15:51 | 16:25 | 16:28 | 17:05 | 17:25 | 17:45 | 18:20 | 18:25 | 18:47 | 19:17 | 19:47 | 20:47 | 21:47 | · |
| Lily Grove (adj) | 05:43 | 06:39 | 07:06 | 07:34 | 08:14 | 08:48 | 09:23 | 09:37 | 09:53 | 10:23 | 10:37 | 10:53 | 11:23 | 11:37 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 12:37 | 12:53 | 13:23 | 13:37 | 13:53 | 14:25 | 14:37 | 14:55 | 15:34 | 15:37 | 16:07 | 16:37 | 16:44 | 17:21 | 17:37 | 17:59 | 18:33 | 18:37 | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
| Anderton Arms (o/s) | 05:50 | 06:46 | 07:13 | 07:41 | 08:21 | 08:55 | 09:30 | 09:44 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 10:44 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 11:44 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 12:44 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 13:44 | 14:00 | 14:32 | 14:44 | 15:02 | 15:42 | 15:44 | 16:15 | 16:44 | 16:52 | 17:29 | 17:44 | 18:07 | 18:40 | 18:44 | 19:07 | 19:37 | 20:07 | 21:07 | 22:07 | 23:07 |
| Fulwood Asda (o/s) | 05:54 | 06:51 | 07:18 | 07:47 | 08:27 | 09:02 | 09:35 | 09:49 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 10:49 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 11:49 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 12:49 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 13:49 | 14:05 | 14:38 | 14:49 | 15:08 | 15:48 | 15:49 | 16:21 | 16:49 | 16:58 | 17:35 | 17:49 | 18:13 | 18:45 | 18:49 | 19:12 | 19:42 | 20:12 | 21:12 | 22:12 | 23:12 |
| Booths (opp) | 06:02 | 06:59 | 07:26 | · | 08:35 | 09:10 | 09:43 | 09:57 | 10:13 | 10:43 | 10:57 | 11:13 | 11:43 | 11:57 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 12:57 | 13:13 | 13:43 | 13:57 | 14:13 | 14:46 | 14:57 | 15:16 | 15:57 | 15:57 | 16:30 | 16:57 | 17:09 | 17:46 | 17:57 | 18:21 | 18:53 | 18:57 | 19:20 | 19:50 | 20:20 | 21:20 | 22:20 | 23:20 |
| Royal Preston Hospital Grounds (Stop 2) | · | · | · | · | · | 09:11 | · | 09:58 | 10:14 | · | 10:58 | 11:14 | · | 11:58 | 12:14 | · | 12:58 | 13:14 | · | 13:58 | 14:14 | · | 14:58 | 15:17 | · | 15:58 | 16:31 | 16:58 | · | 17:47 | 17:58 | · | 18:54 | 18:58 | · | 19:51 | 20:21 | 21:21 | 22:21 | 23:21 |
| The Plungington (by) | 06:08 | 07:07 | 07:34 | · | 08:45 | · | 09:51 | · | · | 10:51 | · | · | 11:51 | · | · | 12:51 | · | · | 13:51 | · | · | 14:55 | · | · | 16:08 | · | · | · | 17:20 | · | · | 18:30 | · | · | 19:28 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Threefields (opp) | 06:15 | 07:13 | 07:40 | · | 08:52 | · | 09:57 | · | · | 10:57 | · | · | 11:57 | · | · | 12:57 | · | · | 13:57 | · | · | 15:01 | · | · | 16:14 | · | · | · | 17:26 | · | · | 18:36 | · | · | 19:34 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Ancient Oak (by) | 06:18 | 07:16 | 07:43 | · | 08:56 | · | 10:00 | · | · | 11:00 | · | · | 12:00 | · | · | 13:00 | · | · | 14:00 | · | · | 15:04 | · | · | 16:17 | · | · | · | 17:29 | · | · | 18:39 | · | · | 19:37 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Dodney Drive (by) | 06:29 | 07:28 | 07:55 | · | 09:08 | · | 10:13 | · | · | 11:13 | · | · | 12:13 | · | · | 13:13 | · | · | 14:13 | · | · | 15:17 | · | · | 16:30 | · | · | · | 17:42 | · | · | 18:51 | · | · | 19:49 | · | · | · | · | · |
Route map
All stops on route 48
48 towards Royal Preston Hospital
- Bus Station (Stand 39) Preston City Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 14) Preston City Centre
- Gardner Street (Stop Q) Preston City Centre
- Burrow Road (opp) Deepdale
- St Pauls Road (opp) Deepdale
- St Anthonys Road (adj) Deepdale
- Harewood Road (opp) Deepdale
- St Gregory Road (by) Deepdale
- Park Avenue (by) Holme Slack
- Daisy Lane (adj) Holme Slack
- Shops (opp) Holme Slack
- Lily Grove (adj) Holme Slack
- Ronaldsway Shops (opp) Holme Slack
- Ramsey Avenue (by) Holme Slack
- Lambert Road (adj) Holme Slack
- Hamilton Road (opp) Brookfield
- Watling Street Road (adj) Brookfield
- Anderton Arms (o/s) Longsands
- Bowlers Close (opp) Longsands
- Longsands Lane (by) Longsands
- Fulwood Asda (o/s) Eastway
- Williams Lane (opp) Eastway
- Sorting Office (opp) Eastway
- Caxton Road (by) Eastway
- Pittman Court (by) Eastway
- Ashness Close (opp) Sherwood
- Eastway (by) Sharoe Green
- Singleton Way (by) Sharoe Green
- Booths (opp) Sharoe Green
- Royal Preston Hospital Grounds (Stop 2) Sharoe Green
- Blackbull Lane (by) Sharoe Green
- Yewlands Drive (by) Fulwood
- Harrison Road (by) Fulwood
- Kings Drive (opp) Fulwood
- St Pius X Prep School (o/s) Fulwood
- The Plungington (by) Fulwood
- Cadley Causeway (opp) Fulwood
- St Anthonys Drive (opp) Cadley
- Dunkirk Avenue (by) Cadley
- Cadley Causeway (opp) Cadley
- The Coppice Ingol
- Hillcrest Avenue (by) Ingol
- Ingol Shops (by) Ingol
- Cottam Hall Lane (by) Tanterton
- The Avenue (opp) Tanterton
- Threefields (opp) Tanterton
- The Guild Merchant (by) Tanterton
- Bowlingfield (by) Tanterton
- The Villas (opp) Cottam
- Ancient Oak (by) Cottam
- Primary School (by) Cottam
- Minster Park (by) Cottam
- Keats Way (opp) Cottam
- Bampton Drive (opp) Cottam
- Cottam Cross (by) Cottam
- Westleigh (by) Lea
- Summer Trees Ave (by) Lea
- Ainsdale Drive (by) Lea
- Police Station (o/s) Lea
- Nelson Drive (opp) Lea
- The Pig & Whistle (by) Lea
- Dodney Drive (by) Lea
48 towards Preston Bus Stn
- Dodney Drive (by) Lea
- Greenside Avenue (by) Lea
- The Pig & Whistle (opp) Lea
- Lea Club (opp) Lea
- Police Station (opp) Lea
- Ainsdale Drive (opp) Lea
- Nelson Drive (by) Lea
- Summer Trees Ave (opp) Lea
- Westleigh (opp) Lea
- Cottam Cross (opp) Cottam
- Bampton Drive (by) Cottam
- Keats Way (by) Cottam
- Primary School (opp) Cottam
- Minster Park (opp) Cottam
- The Villas (by) Cottam
- The Ancient Oak (opp) Cottam
- Bowlingfield (opp) Tanterton
- The Guild Merchant (opp) Tanterton
- The Avenue (by) Tanterton
- Cottam Hall Lane (opp) Tanterton
- Threefields (by) Tanterton
- Dovedale Avenue (by) Ingol
- Oaktree Ave (by) Ingol
- Mayfield Ave (by) Ingol
- Cadley Causeway (by) Cadley
- Dunkirk Avenue (opp) Cadley
- St Anthonys Drive (by) Cadley
- Cadley Causeway (opp) Fulwood
- The Plungington (opp) Fulwood
- Watling Street Road (opp) Fulwood
- St Pius X Prep School (opp) Fulwood
- Harris Centre (by) Fulwood
- Queens Drive (by) Fulwood
- Royal Preston Hospital Grounds (Stop 2) Sharoe Green
- Singleton Way (opp) Sharoe Green
- Ashness Close (by) Sherwood
- Eastway (adj) Sharoe Green
- Caxton Road (opp) Eastway
- Olivers Place (by) Eastway
- Pittman Court (opp) Eastway
- Sorting Office (by) Eastway
- Williams Lane (by) Eastway
- Fulwood Asda (o/s) Eastway
- Waterford Close (by) Longsands
- Bowlers Close (by) Longsands
- Anderton Arms (opp) Longsands
- Watling Street Road (by) Brookfield
- Hamilton Road (by) Brookfield
- Ramsey Avenue (opp) Holme Slack
- Lambert Road (opp) Holme Slack
- Ronaldsway Shops (adj) Holme Slack
- Lily Grove (adj) Holme Slack
- Daisy Lane (opp) Holme Slack
- Retail Park (by) Holme Slack
- Park Avenue (opp) Holme Slack
- Lowthorpe Road (opp) Deepdale
- St Georges Road (by) Deepdale
- St Anthonys Road (opp) Deepdale
- Council Depot (by) Deepdale
- Burrow Road (adj) Deepdale
- Gardner Street (opp) Preston City Centre
- Arrival Stand (Stand 0) Preston City Centre
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 9 Mar 2026 Operating between Preston Bus Station and Lea Aldfield Avenue given service number 48 effective from 09 March 2026. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
FulwoodPreston City CentreCottamDeepdaleLeaHolme SlackIngolSharoe GreenTantertonEastwayBrookfieldCadley
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 48 bus?
The first 48 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:31 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 48 bus?
The last 48 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:47. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 48 bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Preston Bus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 48 bus?
The 48 is operated by Preston Bus.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.