51 Eastbourne to Heathfield via Polegate, Hailsham
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 05:23, last bus 23:20. 32 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:05, last 20:23. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 51? 49 other bus routes are numbered 51 elsewhere in the UK — see every 51 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:15 | 17:35 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gildredge Road (Stop G2) | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:15 | 17:35 |
| Post Office (opp) | 08:17 | 09:19 | 10:19 | 11:19 | 12:19 | 13:19 | 14:19 | 15:19 | 16:29 | 17:49 |
| Farmlands Way Shops (opp) | 08:19 | 09:22 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:32 | 17:52 |
| Railway Station (opp) | 08:25 | 09:28 | 10:28 | 11:28 | 12:28 | 13:28 | 14:28 | 15:28 | 16:38 | 17:58 |
| Shepham Lane (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Tesco (o/s) | 08:39 | 09:43 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 15:43 | 16:53 | 18:13 |
| Goodwin Close (adj) | 08:43 | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:47 | 15:47 | 16:57 | 18:17 |
| Merrydown Village (adj) | 08:51 | 09:56 | 10:56 | 11:56 | 12:56 | 13:56 | 14:56 | 15:56 | 17:06 | 18:26 |
| Fire Station (adj) | 09:03 | 10:09 | 11:09 | 12:09 | 13:09 | 14:09 | 15:09 | 16:09 | 17:19 | 18:39 |
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 51
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00 · Child single £1.10 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | 5SelwynRd | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.70 | £1.90 | 5DGHospital | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 5ParkAve | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | 5ChurchSt | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | 5BroadRoad | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 5Polegate | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | 5WoodsdeHall | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £3.00 | 5DttnCnrLIDL | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £3.00 | 5Hailsham | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Wellshurst | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Horam | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | MaynardsGrn | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Heathfield |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is 5Eastbourne.
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 South East before you travel.
Tickets on the 51
Stagecoach South East publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Single · Freedom · Discovery · Dover DayRider · Swale DayRider · Discovery Group · Thanet DayRider
…and 70 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach South East's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 2 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach South East.
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 East before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Heathfield: 10 journeys, first 08:05 towards Eastbourne: 12 journeys, first 08:45
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Heathfield: 15 journeys, first 05:23 towards Eastbourne: 14 journeys, first 06:33
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Heathfield: 15 journeys, first 05:23 towards Eastbourne: 14 journeys, first 06:33
Route map
All stops on route 51
51 towards Heathfield
All 64 stops
- Gildredge Road (Stop G2) Eastbourne Town Centre
- The Goffs (adj) Upperton
- Henleaze (adj) Upperton
- Moatcroft Road (adj) Upperton
- Selwyn Road (opp) Upperton
- The Hurst Arms (opp) Upperton
- Rodmill Drive Top (NE-bound) Downside
- Rutland Close (adj) Upperton
- District General Hospital (opp) Upperton
- Selmeston Road (adj) Upperton
- Park Avenue (adj) Upperton
- Woodland Avenue (opp) Willingdon
- Church Street (NW-bound) Willingdon
- Coopers Hill (adj) Willingdon
- Post Office (opp) Lower Willingdon
- Tott Yew Road (opp) Lower Willingdon
- Broad Road (NW-bound) Lower Willingdon
- Farmlands Way Shops (opp) Polegate
- Southfield (opp) Polegate
- Wannock Road Recreation Ground (opp) Polegate
- Railway Station (opp) Polegate
- High Street (adj) Polegate
- Victoria Road (adj) Polegate
- School Lane (adj) Polegate
- Porters Way (opp) Polegate
- Levett Road (adj) Polegate
- Shepham Lane (adj) Polegate
- Downley (opp) Dittons
- Chaucer Industrial Estate (opp) Dittons
- Dittons Farm (opp) Dittons
- Natewood (adj) Coppards
- Woodside Hall (opp) Coppards
- Ingrams Way (opp) Hailsham
- Ropemaker Park (adj) Hailsham
- Gordon Road (opp) Hailsham
- Tesco (o/s) Hailsham
- Old Railway Bridge (NW-bound) Hailsham
- Grovelands Road (adj) Hailsham
- Goodwin Close (adj) Hailsham
- Stroma Gardens (adj) Hailsham
- Manor Park Road (opp) Upper Horsebridge
- North Street (N-bound) Lower Horsebridge
- Village Hall (opp) Hellingly
- Vicarage Lane (opp) Hellingly
- Wellshurst Golf Club (adj) Burlow
- Swansbrook Lane (adj) Burlow
- Crematorium (adj) Horam
- The May Garland Inn (adj) Horam
- Merrydown Village (adj) Horam
- Cherry Tree Court (opp) Horam
- Vines Cross Road (opp) Horam
- Primary School (o/s) Maynards Green
- West Street Lane (adj) Maynards Green
- Runt in Tun (opp) Maynards Green
- Ghyll Road (adj) Sandy Cross
- Sandy Cross Lane (opp) Sandy Cross
- Holly Drive (adj) Heathfield
- The Heathfield Tavern (adj) Heathfield
- Collingwood Avenue (adj) Heathfield
- Downsview (adj) Heathfield
- St Catherine's Court (opp) Heathfield
- Waldron Court (adj) Heathfield
- High Street (SW-bound) Heathfield
- Fire Station (adj) Heathfield
51 towards Eastbourne
All 65 stops
- High Street (NE-bound) Heathfield
- Waldron Court (opp) Heathfield
- Tower Street (opp) Heathfield
- Crown Drive (nr) Broad Oak
- Heathfield Community College (opp) Cade Street
- Downsview (opp) Heathfield
- Collingwood Avenue (opp) Heathfield
- The Heathfield Tavern (opp) Heathfield
- Holly Drive (opp) Heathfield
- Sandy Cross Lane (adj) Sandy Cross
- Runt in Tun (adj) Maynards Green
- West Street Lane (opp) Maynards Green
- Primary School (opp) Maynards Green
- Vines Cross Road (adj) Horam
- Cherry Tree Court (adj) Horam
- Merrydown Village (opp) Horam
- The May Garland Inn (opp) Horam
- Crematorium (opp) Horam
- Swansbrook Lane (opp) Burlow
- Wellshurst Golf Club (opp) Burlow
- Vicarage Lane (adj) Hellingly
- Village Hall (adj) Hellingly
- North Street (S-bound) Lower Horsebridge
- Manor Park Road (adj) Upper Horsebridge
- Stroma Gardens (opp) Hailsham
- Goodwin Close (opp) Hailsham
- Grovelands Road (opp) Hailsham
- Old Railway Bridge (SE-bound) Hailsham
- High Street (SE-bound) Hailsham
- Police Station (o/s) Hailsham
- Church (adj) Hailsham
- Diplocks Way (opp) Hailsham
- Ingrams Way (adj) Hailsham
- Woodside Hall (adj) Coppards
- Natewood (opp) Coppards
- Victoria Road (opp) Polegate
- High Street (opp) Polegate
- Dittons Farm (adj) Dittons
- Chaucer Industrial Estate (adj) Dittons
- Downley (adj) Dittons
- Shepham Lane (opp) Polegate
- Levett Road (opp) Polegate
- Porters Way (adj) Polegate
- School Lane (opp) Polegate
- Railway Station (adj) Polegate
- Wannock Road Recreation Ground (adj) Polegate
- Southfield (adj) Polegate
- Farmlands Way Shops (adj) Polegate
- Broad Road (SE-bound) Lower Willingdon
- Tott Yew Road (adj) Lower Willingdon
- Post Office (adj) Lower Willingdon
- The Triangle (opp) Lower Willingdon
- Coopers Hill (opp) Willingdon
- Church Street (SE-bound) Willingdon
- Woodland Avenue (adj) Willingdon
- Selmeston Road (opp) Upperton
- District General Hospital (adj) Upperton
- Rutland Close (opp) Upperton
- The Hurst Arms (adj) Upperton
- Selwyn Road (adj) Upperton
- Moatcroft Road (opp) Upperton
- Henleaze (opp) Upperton
- Hartfield Road (adj) Eastbourne
- Railway Station (Stop R2) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Terminus Road (arrivals) Eastbourne Town Centre
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 12 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 12 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 30 March 2025 To amend Route and Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (East Sussex).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000098/264 · Registration PK0000098/270 · Changes in East Sussex County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 51 bus?
The first 51 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:23 (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 23:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 51 bus cost?
Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 51: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, child single £1.10 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 East 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 East.
Timetable data from Stagecoach South East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0000098/264. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.