498 Leintwardine to Hereford via Cock Gate, Dilwyn
Operated by Yeomans Travel. First bus 09:30, last bus 13:30. 2 journeys on Wednesdays. Fares: adult single £1.40 to £7.95 — more.
Wanted a different 498? 3 other bus routes are numbered 498 elsewhere in the UK — see every 498 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 09:30 |
|---|---|
| Lion Hotel (opp) | 09:30 |
| Church (opp) | 09:33 |
| Castle Garage (opp) | 09:38 |
| Riverside Inn (opp) | 09:42 |
| Mortimer's Cross Inn (opp) | 09:44 |
| Shop (adj) | 09:51 |
| Corners Inn (adj) | 09:59 |
| Car Auctions (adj) | 10:02 |
| Crown Inn (opp) | 10:09 |
| Dilwyn Common (N-bound) | 10:11 |
| Bush Inn (opp) | 10:23 |
| Corner House (opp) | 10:27 |
| Post Office (opp) | 10:33 |
| Gospel Hall (adj) | 10:41 |
| Crossroads (adj) | 10:46 |
| Starting Gate (opp) | 10:49 |
| Old Market (adj) | 10:55 |
| Country Bus Station (Stand 9) | 10:58 |
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 498
Adult single £1.40 to £7.95 · Child single £0.75 to £4.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.85 | Wigmore | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £2.30 | Aymestrey | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.55 | £3.55 | £2.30 | Mortimers Cross | ||||||||||||||||||
| £4.35 | £4.35 | £3.00 | £1.85 | Lucton School | |||||||||||||||||
| £5.10 | £5.10 | £3.00 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Cockgate | ||||||||||||||||
| £5.75 | £5.75 | £3.30 | £3.15 | £3.15 | £1.85 | Yarpole | |||||||||||||||
| £6.40 | £6.40 | £5.10 | £4.35 | £4.55 | £2.45 | £2.45 | Kingsland | ||||||||||||||
| £6.40 | £6.40 | £5.55 | £4.55 | £4.55 | £4.55 | £3.15 | £2.10 | Shirlheath | |||||||||||||
| £6.40 | £6.40 | £5.75 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £3.15 | £2.30 | Dilwyn | ||||||||||||
| £6.40 | £6.40 | £5.75 | £5.75 | £5.55 | £5.55 | £5.55 | £3.15 | £2.30 | £1.85 | Knapton | |||||||||||
| £6.65 | £6.40 | £6.40 | £5.75 | £5.75 | £5.75 | £5.75 | £3.15 | £2.65 | £2.00 | £1.60 | Bush Bank | ||||||||||
| £6.65 | £6.65 | £6.40 | £5.75 | £6.50 | £6.50 | £6.50 | £3.15 | £2.65 | £2.65 | £1.85 | £1.60 | Westhope | |||||||||
| £6.65 | £6.65 | £6.65 | £6.65 | £6.50 | £6.50 | £6.50 | £3.15 | £2.65 | £2.65 | £1.85 | £1.60 | £1.60 | Canon Pyon | ||||||||
| £7.20 | £7.20 | £7.20 | £7.00 | £7.00 | £7.00 | £7.00 | £3.55 | £3.55 | £2.90 | £2.65 | £2.55 | £2.55 | £2.30 | Upper Portway Crossroads | |||||||
| £7.85 | £7.85 | £7.85 | £7.20 | £7.20 | £7.20 | £7.20 | £3.55 | £3.55 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.55 | £2.55 | £2.55 | £1.85 | Eltons Marsh | ||||||
| £7.85 | £7.85 | £7.85 | £7.20 | £7.20 | £7.20 | £7.20 | £3.75 | £3.75 | £3.40 | £3.40 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £1.75 | Bobblestock Crossroads | |||||
| £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £4.20 | £4.20 | £3.40 | £3.40 | £3.40 | £3.40 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £1.40 | Starting Gate | ||||
| £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £4.20 | £4.20 | £3.55 | £3.55 | £3.40 | £3.40 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.80 | £1.40 | Heart of Oak | |||
| £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £4.20 | £4.20 | £3.55 | £3.55 | £3.40 | £3.40 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £1.40 | Hereford Old Market | ||
| £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £7.35 | £4.20 | £4.20 | £3.55 | £3.55 | £3.40 | £3.40 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £1.40 | £1.40 | Hereford Country BS | |
| £1.60 | £2.30 | £3.00 | £3.55 | £4.35 | £5.10 | £5.75 | £6.40 | £6.40 | £6.65 | £6.65 | £6.65 | £6.65 | £6.65 | £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.95 | £7.95 | Leintwardine |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Adforton.
Yeomans Travel's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 9 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same; singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the route takes part in the England fare cap. Fares change — check with Yeomans Travel before you travel.
Tickets on the 498
Yeomans Travel publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Child Free · Adult Return · Adult Single · Child Return · Child Single
Ticket types come from Yeomans Travel's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 14 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Yeomans Travel.
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 Yeomans Travel before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
- Christmas Eve — Thursday, 24 December 2026 towards Hereford: 1 journey, first 09:30 towards Leintwardine: 1 journey, first 13:30
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 towards Hereford: 1 journey, first 09:30 towards Leintwardine: 1 journey, first 13:30
Route map
All stops on route 498
498 towards Hereford
All 37 stops
- Lion Hotel (opp) Leintwardine
- Church (opp) Adforton
- Castle Garage (opp) Wigmore
- Riverside Inn (opp) Aymestrey
- Mortimer's Cross Inn (opp) Mortimers Cross
- School (opp) Lucton
- Yarpole Turn (SE-bound) Cock Gate
- Shop (adj) Yarpole
- Corners Inn (adj) Kingsland
- Coronation Hall (adj) Kingsland
- Car Auctions (adj) Shirl Heath
- Crown Inn (opp) Dilwyn
- Dilwyn Common (N-bound) Dilwyn Common
- Stretford Bridge Farm (adj) Stretford Bridge
- Birley Turn (adj) Knapton Green
- Bush Inn (opp) Bush Bank
- Corner House (opp) Westhope
- Brookside (adj) Canon Pyon
- Post Office (opp) Canon Pyon
- Meadow Drive (opp) Canon Pyon
- Royal Oak (opp) Portway
- Gospel Hall (adj) Portway
- Lion Farm (adj) Portway
- Elton's Marsh (S-bound) Eltons Marsh
- Crossroads (adj) Bobblestock
- Hedgerow Way (adj) Holmer
- Hugh Thomas Avenue (opp) Holmer
- Glenthorne Road (opp) Holmer
- Starting Gate (opp) Holmer
- Leisure Centre (opp) Hereford
- Holmer Primary School (opp) Hereford
- Widemarsh Common (opp) Hereford
- Heart of Oak Inn (opp) Hereford
- Courtyard Theatre (opp) Hereford
- Old Market (adj) Hereford
- Franklin Barnes (adj) Hereford
- Country Bus Station (Stand 9) Hereford
498 towards Leintwardine
All 36 stops
- Country Bus Station (Stand 9) Hereford
- Maylord Shopping Centre (Stand 1) Hereford
- Courtyard Theatre (adj) Hereford
- Heart of Oak Inn (adj) Hereford
- Holmer Chapel (adj) Hereford
- Holmer Primary School (adj) Hereford
- Leisure Centre (adj) Hereford
- Starting Gate (adj) Holmer
- Glenthorne Road (adj) Holmer
- Hugh Thomas Avenue (adj) Holmer
- Hedgerow Way (opp) Holmer
- Crossroads (W-bound) Bobblestock
- Elton's Marsh (N-bound) Eltons Marsh
- Lion Farm (opp) Portway
- Gospel Hall (opp) Portway
- Royal Oak (adj) Portway
- Meadow Drive (adj) Canon Pyon
- Post Office (adj) Canon Pyon
- Brookside (opp) Canon Pyon
- Corner House (adj) Westhope
- Bush Inn (adj) Bush Bank
- Birley Turn (opp) Knapton Green
- Stretford Bridge Farm (opp) Stretford Bridge
- Dilwyn Common (S-bound) Dilwyn Common
- Crown Inn (adj) Dilwyn
- Car Auctions (opp) Shirl Heath
- Coronation Hall (adj) Kingsland
- Corners Inn (opp) Kingsland
- Shop (opp) Yarpole
- Yarpole Turn (NW-bound) Cock Gate
- School (adj) Lucton
- Mortimer's Cross Inn (N-bound) Mortimers Cross
- Riverside Inn (adj) Aymestrey
- Castle Garage (adj) Wigmore
- Church (adj) Adforton
- Lion Hotel (opp) Leintwardine
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 498 bus?
The first 498 departure on Wednesdays leaves at 09:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 498 bus?
The last 498 on Wednesdays leaves its first stop at 13:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 498 bus cost?
Yeomans Travel's published fares on the 498: adult single £1.40 to £7.95, child single £0.75 to £4.00. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 498 takes part in the England fare cap. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Yeomans Travel day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 498 bus?
The 498 is operated by Yeomans Travel.
Timetable data from Yeomans Travel via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (West Midlands feed). Yeomans Travel last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 9 September 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.