51 Chichester to Selsey via Sidlesham, Norton

Operated by Stagecoach South. First bus 05:15, last bus 00:35. 95 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.30 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Selsey from Bus Station (Bay 5): 14:25, 14:45, 15:05

Next towards Chichester from Church (adj): 14:28, 14:48, 15:08

Night bus — overnight departures 22:00–01:08. Monday–Saturday nights. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.

Wanted a different 51? 49 other bus routes are numbered 51 elsewhere in the UK — see every 51 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Selsey Seal Road unless marked “to …” · Monday to Friday · 45 journeys
Stop 05:2505:5506:2506:5507:2507:55 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park08:2508:45 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park09:0509:2509:45 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park10:0510:2510:45 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park11:0511:2511:45 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park12:0512:2512:45 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park13:0513:2513:45 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park14:0514:2514:45 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park15:0515:2515:45 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park16:0516:2516:45 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park17:0517:2517:55 to Selsey West Sands Caravan Park18:2518:5519:2519:5520:2520:5521:2521:5522:5523:55
Bus Station (Bay 5) 05:2505:5506:2506:5507:2507:5508:2508:4509:0509:2509:4510:0510:2510:4511:0511:2511:4512:0512:2512:4513:0513:2513:4514:0514:2514:4515:0515:2515:4516:0516:2516:4517:0517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:2520:5521:2521:5522:5523:55
Cathedral (Stop P) 05:2905:5906:2906:5907:2908:0008:3008:5009:1009:3009:5010:1010:3010:5011:1011:3011:5012:1012:3012:5013:1013:3013:5014:1014:3014:5015:1015:3015:5016:1016:3016:5017:1017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:0021:3022:0023:0000:00
Recreation Ground (adj) 05:4006:1006:4007:1307:4308:1508:4509:0509:2509:4510:0510:2510:4511:0511:2511:4512:0512:2512:4513:0513:2513:4514:0514:2514:4515:0715:2815:4816:0816:2816:4817:0817:2817:4818:1818:4819:1319:4320:1320:4321:1321:4322:1323:1100:11
Manhood Lane (adj) 05:4606:1606:4607:2007:5008:2208:5209:1209:3209:5210:1210:3210:5211:1211:3211:5212:1212:3212:5213:1213:3213:5214:1214:3214:5215:1415:3515:5516:1516:3516:5517:1517:3517:5518:2518:5519:1919:4920:1920:4921:1921:4922:1923:1700:17
Church (opp) 05:5206:2206:5207:2707:5708:2908:5909:1909:3909:5910:1910:3910:5911:1911:3911:5912:1912:3912:5913:1913:3913:5914:1914:3914:5915:2115:4216:0216:2216:4217:0217:2217:4218:0218:3219:0219:2619:5620:2620:5621:2621:5622:2623:2400:24
West Sands Caravan Park (o/s) ·····08:42·09:32··10:32··11:32··12:32··13:32··14:32··15:34··16:35··17:35··18:45··········
Seal Road (adj) 06:0206:3207:0207:3708:07·09:10·09:5010:10·10:5011:10·11:5012:10·12:5013:10·13:5014:10·14:5015:10·15:5316:13·16:5317:13·17:5318:13·19:1319:3620:0620:3621:0621:3622:0622:3623:3300:33

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.

The 51 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Fares on the 51

Adult single £2.30 to £3.00 · Child single £1.50 to £3.00

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£2.30 ChichesterCtr
£2.30£2.80 MundhamCorner
£2.80£3.00£2.30 Hunston
£3.00£3.00£2.80£2.30 Sidlesham
£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80£2.30 NatureReserve
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Norton
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.30 Selsey
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.30£2.30 Seal Road
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.30£2.30– West Sands

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Whyke Church.

Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 4 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach South before you travel.

Tickets on the 51

Stagecoach South publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.

Single · Gold DayRider · Gold NightRider · Gold Group DayRider · Gold MegaRider Xtra · Gold 7 Day MegaRider · South Hants DayRider · Bognor Regis DayRider

…and 32 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Stagecoach South's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 11 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach South.

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 South before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 30 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 51

51 towards Selsey

All 44 stops
  1. Bus Station (Bay 5) Chichester
  2. Westgate (Stop U) Chichester
  3. Cathedral (Stop P) Chichester
  4. South Street (Stop E) Chichester
  5. Market Avenue (Stop I) Chichester
  6. Market (Stop L) Chichester
  7. The Hornet (E-bound) Chichester
  8. Bognor Road (o/s 128) Chichester
  9. Cambrai Avenue (opp) Chichester
  10. Quarry Lane (adj) Chichester
  11. Church (adj) Chichester
  12. Chichester Free School (opp) Chichester
  13. Berrymead (opp) Chichester
  14. Mundham Corner (S-bound) North Mundham
  15. Southover Way (adj) Hunston
  16. Recreation Ground (adj) Hunston
  17. Oak View (opp) Hunston
  18. Green Lane (opp) Hunston
  19. Lockgate Road (opp) Sidlesham Common
  20. The Anchor Inn (adj) Sidlesham Common
  21. Fletchers Estate (opp) Sidlesham Common
  22. May Close (opp) Sidlesham
  23. Manhood Lane (adj) Sidlesham
  24. Redgate Nursery (opp) Sidlesham
  25. Nature Reserve (adj) Sidlesham
  26. Ferry Yard (adj) Norton
  27. The Old Piggery Farm Shop (opp) Norton
  28. Coles Farm (opp) Norton
  29. Norton Corner (SW-bound) Selsey
  30. Asda (adj) Selsey
  31. Golf Links Lane (opp) Selsey
  32. Police Station (opp) Selsey
  33. Church (opp) Selsey
  34. Manor Road (just after) Selsey
  35. Beach Road Shops (adj) Selsey
  36. Lingfield Way (opp) Selsey
  37. Burlington Gardens (opp) Selsey
  38. Lifeboat Station (adj) Selsey
  39. The Fishermans Joy (opp) Selsey
  40. Seal Primary Academy (opp) Selsey
  41. High Street (S-bound) Selsey
  42. West Sands Caravan Park (o/s) Selsey
  43. Coxes Road (opp) Selsey
  44. Seal Road (adj) Selsey

51 towards Chichester

All 47 stops
  1. West Sands Caravan Park (o/s) Selsey
  2. Seal Road (adj) Selsey
  3. Coxes Road (adj) Selsey
  4. High Street (N-bound) Selsey
  5. Seal Primary Academy (adj) Selsey
  6. The Fishermans Joy (adj) Selsey
  7. Lifeboat Station (opp) Selsey
  8. Burlington Gardens (adj) Selsey
  9. Lingfield Way (adj) Selsey
  10. Constable Drive (N-bound) Selsey
  11. Manor Road (before) Selsey
  12. Church (adj) Selsey
  13. Police Station (adj) Selsey
  14. Golf Links Lane (adj) Selsey
  15. Asda (opp) Selsey
  16. Norton Corner (NE-bound) Selsey
  17. Coles Farm (adj) Norton
  18. The Old Piggery Farm Shop (adj) Norton
  19. Ferry Yard (opp) Norton
  20. Ferry Farm House (opp) Norton
  21. Nature Reserve (opp) Sidlesham
  22. Redgate Nursery (adj) Sidlesham
  23. Manhood Lane (opp) Sidlesham
  24. May Close (adj) Sidlesham
  25. Fletchers Estate (adj) Sidlesham Common
  26. The Anchor Inn (opp) Sidlesham Common
  27. Lockgate Road (adj) Sidlesham Common
  28. Green Lane (adj) Hunston
  29. Oak View (adj) Hunston
  30. Westlands Road (adj) Hunston
  31. The Spotted Cow (adj) Hunston
  32. Mundham Corner (N-bound) North Mundham
  33. Berrymead (adj) Chichester
  34. Chichester Free School (adj) Chichester
  35. Church (opp) Chichester
  36. Quarry Lane (opp) Chichester
  37. Cambrai Avenue (adj) Chichester
  38. Bognor Road (o/s 218) Chichester
  39. The Hornet (W-bound) Chichester
  40. Market (Stop M) Chichester
  41. Market Avenue (Stop G) Chichester
  42. Bus Station (Bay 5) Chichester
  43. South Street (Stop D) Chichester
  44. Cathedral (Stop C1) Chichester
  45. Parklands Road (opp) Chichester
  46. Sherborne Road (opp) Chichester
  47. Bishop Luffa School (o/s) Chichester

Towns & areas on this route

ChichesterSelseySidleshamNortonSidlesham CommonHunstonNorth Mundham

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 51 bus?

The first 51 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 51 bus?

The last 51 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 51 bus cost?

Stagecoach South's published fares on the 51: adult single £2.30 to £3.00, child single £1.50 to £3.00. The 51 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 South day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 51 bus?

The 51 is operated by Stagecoach South.

Timetable data from Stagecoach South via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.