500 Banbury to Bicester via Grimsbury, Brackley
Operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire. First bus 05:35, last bus 23:30. 35 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.40 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 500? 16 other bus routes are numbered 500 elsewhere in the UK — see every 500 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:35 | 06:50 | 07:50 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:30 to Brackley | 19:30 to Brackley | 20:30 to Brackley | 21:30 to Brackley | 23:30 to Brackley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Bay 5) | 05:35 | 06:50 | 07:50 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 20:30 | 21:30 | 23:30 |
| Stroud Park (opp) | 05:41 | 06:56 | 08:01 | 09:07 | 10:07 | 11:07 | 12:07 | 13:07 | 14:07 | 15:17 | 16:19 | 17:19 | 18:37 | 19:35 | 20:35 | 21:35 | 23:35 |
| Gateway Retail Park (in) | 05:44 | 06:59 | 08:05 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:20 | 16:23 | 17:23 | 18:40 | 19:37 | 20:37 | 21:37 | 23:37 |
| Middleton Road (adj) | 05:52 | 07:07 | 08:14 | 09:18 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:28 | 16:32 | 17:32 | 18:48 | · | 20:45 | 21:45 | · |
| Rectory Lane (opp) | 05:58 | 07:13 | 08:20 | 09:23 | 10:23 | 11:23 | 12:23 | 13:23 | 14:23 | 15:33 | 16:37 | 17:37 | 18:53 | 19:47 | 20:50 | 21:50 | 23:47 |
| St Michael's Church (o/s) | 06:06 | 07:21 | 08:30 | 09:32 | 10:32 | 11:32 | 12:32 | 13:32 | 14:32 | 15:42 | 16:46 | 17:46 | 19:02 | 19:55 | 20:58 | 21:58 | 23:55 |
| Jutland Drive (adj) | 06:17 | 07:32 | 08:42 | 09:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 15:55 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:14 | 20:05 | 21:08 | 22:08 | 00:05 |
| Market Place (adj) | 06:27 | 07:42 | 08:52 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:10 | 19:25 | 20:15 | 21:18 | 22:18 | 00:15 |
| St James Road (adj) | 06:30 | 07:45 | 08:55 | 09:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 14:58 | 16:13 | 17:13 | 18:13 | 19:28 | 20:18 | 21:21 | 22:21 | 00:18 |
| Braeburn Avenue (SW-bound) | 06:45 | 08:00 | 09:09 | 10:12 | 11:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:12 | 15:12 | 16:27 | 17:27 | 18:27 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Rowan Road (opp) | 06:54 | 08:09 | 09:15 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:18 | 16:34 | 17:34 | 18:34 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Pioneer Square (Stand 5) | 06:57 | 08:12 | 09:17 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 15:20 | 16:37 | 17:37 | 18:37 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bicester Village Station (Main Entrance) | 07:00 | 08:15 | 09:20 | 10:23 | 11:23 | 12:23 | 13:23 | 14:23 | 15:23 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 18:40 | · | · | · | · | · |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. 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 500
Adult single £2.40 to £3.00 · Adult return £4.00 to £8.50 · Child single £1.80 to £3.00 · Child return £2.60 to £7.40
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.40 | Tesco Express | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.80 | £2.40 | Hennef Way Rbt | |||||||||||||
| £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.40 | Frontier Park | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Chacombe | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Middleton Cheney | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Farthinghoe | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Brackley P Way | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Brackley R Fld | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Brackley Market | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Brackley Tesco | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Elmsbrook | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Rowan Road | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Pioneer Sq | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Bicester Village | |
| £2.80 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Ban Gateway |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Banbury.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Oxfordshire before you travel.
Tickets on the 500
Stagecoach Oxfordshire publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Return · Single · Adult MyBus Day · Adult MyBus Week · Banbury DayRider · Jobseeker Return · Jobseeker Single · East Gold DayRider
…and 34 more tickets on this route.
A multi-operator ticket covers this route — it's valid on other companies' buses in the area too, which usually beats buying singles if you change buses.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach Oxfordshire's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 29 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Oxfordshire.
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 Oxfordshire 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 500
500 towards Bicester
All 47 stops
- Bus Station (Bay 5) Banbury Town Centre
- McKeevor Place (opp) Grimsbury
- Tesco Express (o/s) Grimsbury
- Priory Vale Road (opp) Grimsbury
- Stroud Park (opp) Grimsbury
- Gateway Retail Park (in) Banbury
- Frontier Park (adj) Banbury
- Banbury Road (o/s 12) Chacombe
- Middleton Road (adj) Chacombe
- Banbury Lane Crossroads (SE-bound) Middleton Cheney
- Stanwell Drive (near) Middleton Cheney
- Rectory Lane (opp) Middleton Cheney
- Red Lion PH (opp) Middleton Cheney
- Library (o/s) Middleton Cheney
- The Green (adj) Middleton Cheney
- New Inn (opp) Middleton Cheney
- Washle Drive (opp) Middleton Cheney
- St Michael's Church (o/s) Farthinghoe
- Almshouses (opp) Farthinghoe
- Woods Court (opp) Brackley
- Stuart Road (opp) Brackley
- Tudor Way (opp) Brackley
- Springfield Way (adj) Brackley
- Bracken Leas School (adj) Brackley
- Magdalen Meadows (near) Brackley
- De Montfort Court (adj) Brackley
- Cemetery Entrance (adj) Brackley
- Local Centre (o/s) Brackley
- Juno Crescent (adj) Brackley
- Jutland Drive (adj) Brackley
- Northampton Road (S-bound) Brackley
- Top Station Road (adj) Brackley
- Valley Road (adj) Brackley
- Church Road (adj) Brackley
- Winchester House (opp) Brackley
- Market Place (adj) Brackley
- Churchill Way (adj) Brackley
- St James Road (adj) Brackley
- Braeburn Avenue (SW-bound) Elmsbrook
- Gagle Brook School (opp) Elmsbrook
- Business Centre (o/s) Elmsbrook
- Banbury Road Roundabout (S-bound) Bicester
- Barberry Place Shops (opp) Bicester
- Blake Road (adj) Bicester
- Rowan Road (opp) Highfield
- Pioneer Square (Stand 5) Bicester Town Centre
- Bicester Village Station (Main Entrance) Bicester
500 towards Banbury
All 51 stops
- Bicester Village Station (Main Entrance) Bicester
- Pioneer Square (Stop 8) Bicester Town Centre
- Rowan Road (adj) Highfield
- Blake Road (opp) Bicester
- Barberry Place Shops (o/s) Bicester
- Banbury Road Roundabout (N-bound) Bicester
- Business Centre (opp) Elmsbrook
- Gagle Brook School (adj) Elmsbrook
- Braeburn Avenue (NW-bound) Elmsbrook
- St James Road (opp) Brackley
- Churchill Way (opp) Brackley
- Market Place (opp) Brackley
- Winchester House (o/s) Brackley
- Church Road (opp) Brackley
- Jarvis Court (opp) Brackley
- Top Station Road (opp) Brackley
- Northampton Road (N-bound) Brackley
- Jutland Drive (opp) Brackley
- Juno Crescent (opp) Brackley
- Local Centre (opp) Brackley
- Sycamore Close (adj) Brackley
- Cemetery Entrance (opp) Brackley
- De Montfort Court (opp) Brackley
- Magdalen Meadows (opp) Brackley
- Bracken Leas School (opp) Brackley
- Springfield Way (near) Brackley
- Tudor Way (adj) Brackley
- Stuart Road (adj) Brackley
- Woods Court (near) Brackley
- Cartwright Crescent (adj) Brackley
- Almshouses (o/s) Farthinghoe
- St Michael's Church (opp) Farthinghoe
- Washle Drive (adj) Middleton Cheney
- New Inn (o/s) Middleton Cheney
- The Green (opp) Middleton Cheney
- Library (opp) Middleton Cheney
- Red Lion PH (o/s) Middleton Cheney
- Rectory Lane (adj) Middleton Cheney
- Stanwell Drive (opp) Middleton Cheney
- Banbury Lane Crossroads (SW-bound) Middleton Cheney
- Banbury Lane Crossroads (NW-bound) Middleton Cheney
- The Ring (opp) Chacombe
- Banbury Road (opp 12) Chacombe
- Frontier Park (opp) Banbury
- Gateway Retail Park (in) Banbury
- Stroud Park (o/s) Grimsbury
- Priory Vale Road (adj) Grimsbury
- Tesco Express (opp) Grimsbury
- McKeevor Place (adj) Grimsbury
- Bridge Street (Stop 5) Banbury Town Centre
- Bath Road (S-bound) Neithrop
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 500 bus?
The first 500 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 500 bus?
The last 500 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 500 bus cost?
Stagecoach Oxfordshire's published fares on the 500: adult single £2.40 to £3.00, adult return £4.00 to £8.50, child single £1.80 to £3.00, child return £2.60 to £7.40. The 500 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. Stagecoach Oxfordshire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 500 bus?
The 500 is operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Oxfordshire via the Traveline National Dataset. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.