52 Ayr to Bellsbank via Patna, Dalmellington
Operated by Stagecoach West Scotland. First bus 05:15, last bus 23:00. 62 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 06:30, last 23:00. Fares: adult single £2.10 to £5.10 — more.
Wanted a different 52? 41 other bus routes are numbered 52 elsewhere in the UK — see every 52 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:30 | 08:05 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr Bus Station (Stance 7) | 06:30 | 08:05 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 |
| Smith Street (Near) | 06:33 | 08:08 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:05 | 18:05 | 19:05 | 20:05 | 22:05 |
| Ailsa Hospital (at) | 06:41 | 08:15 | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:13 | 16:13 | 17:13 | 18:13 | 19:13 | 20:13 | 22:13 |
| Ayr Hospital (at) | 06:43 | 08:17 | 09:15 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 16:15 | 17:15 | 18:15 | 19:15 | 20:15 | 22:15 |
| Toll Cottage (before) | 06:51 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Burnton Road (after) | · | 08:23 | 09:22 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:22 | 17:22 | 18:22 | 19:22 | 20:22 | 22:22 |
| Benston Crescent (after) | · | 08:27 | 09:26 | 10:26 | 11:26 | 12:26 | 13:26 | 14:26 | 15:26 | 16:26 | 17:26 | 18:26 | 19:26 | 20:26 | 22:26 |
| Dalvennan Avenue (After) | · | 08:36 | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:36 | 16:36 | 17:36 | 18:36 | 19:36 | 20:36 | 22:36 |
| Stewart Place (After) | 07:01 | 08:41 | 09:41 | 10:41 | 11:41 | 12:41 | 13:41 | 14:41 | 15:41 | 16:41 | 17:41 | 18:41 | 19:41 | 20:41 | 22:41 |
| Croft Street (opp) | · | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:50 | 16:50 | 17:50 | 18:50 | 19:50 | 20:50 | 22:50 |
| Glenmount (before) | 07:10 | 08:55 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 15:55 | 16:55 | 17:55 | 18:55 | 19:55 | 20:55 | 22:55 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 52
Adult single £2.10 to £5.10 · Adult return £3.80 to £9.20 · Child single £1.10 to £2.60 · Child return £1.90 to £4.60
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.10 | Belmont Avenue | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.90 | £2.10 | Castlehill RAB | |||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.10 | Castlehill Mount | ||||||||||||||
| £3.60 | £2.90 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Kincaidston | |||||||||||||
| £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.10 | Ayr Hospitals | ||||||||||||
| £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.10 | Digital | |||||||||||
| £4.40 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Boghall | ||||||||||
| £4.40 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.90 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Hollybush | |||||||||
| £4.40 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.90 | £2.10 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Dalrymple | ||||||||
| £5.10 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.10 | £2.90 | Holehouse Junction | |||||||
| £5.10 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £3.60 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.10 | Polnessan | ||||||
| £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £4.40 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.90 | £3.60 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Patna Old Bridge | |||||
| £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £4.40 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.90 | £3.60 | £2.10 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Patna New Bridge | ||||
| £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £4.40 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.90 | £2.10 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Doonbank | |||
| £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £4.40 | £2.90 | £2.10 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Waterside | ||
| £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Bellsbank | |
| £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.10 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Dalmellington Square |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Ayr Town Centre.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 2 July 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach West Scotland before you travel.
Tickets on the 52
Stagecoach West Scotland publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and students.
Return · Single · Ayrshire DayRider · Job Seeker Return · Job Seeker Single
…and 22 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach West Scotland's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 3 July 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach West Scotland.
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 West Scotland before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 52
52 towards Bellsbank
All 57 stops
- Ayr Bus Station (Stance 7) Ayr
- Wellington Square (opp) Ayr
- Racecourse Road (Near) Ayr
- Smith Street (Near) Ayr
- Ashgrove Street (after) Ayr
- Inverkar Road (Opp) Ayr
- Belmont Avenue (Opp) Ayr
- Castlehill Crescent (Opp) Ayr
- Ellisland Square (Near) Ayr
- Belmont Road (before) Ayr
- Forest Way (Before) Ayr
- Peggieshill Road (At) Ayr
- Birch Road (before) Ayr
- Ailsa Hospital (opp) Ayr
- Ailsa Hospital (at) Ayr
- Ayr Hospital (at) Ayr
- Ayr Hospital Day Centre (near) Ayr
- Ailsa Hospital East Entrance (near) Ayr
- Carrick Glen Hospital (opp) Ayr
- Mosshill Ind Estate Ayr
- Boghall Cottages (at) Boghall
- Toll Cottage (before) Hollybush
- B742 (after) Boghall
- Seath Drive (before) Dalrymple
- Burnton Road (after) Dalrymple
- Cedar Terrace (opp) Dalrymple
- Seath Drive (before) Dalrymple
- Benston Crescent (after) Hollybush
- Holehouse Junction (at) Hollybush
- Ayr Road (opp 18) Polnessan
- Main Street (opp) Patna
- Main Street (after) Patna
- Daldowie Road (Before) Patna
- NO 29 (opp) Patna
- Whitehill Avenue (after) Patna
- Plantation Avenue (after) Patna
- Dalvennan Avenue (After) Patna
- Lethanhill View (opp) Patna
- Downieston Place (after) Patna
- Dalharco Avenue (after 38) Patna
- Stewart Place (After) Patna
- Doonbank Crescent (after) Patna
- Doonbank Nursing Home (Before) Patna
- New Cottages (opp) Waterside
- Dunaskin Heritage Centre (before) Waterside
- St Francis Xaviers Church (opp) Waterside
- Fire Station (opp) Dalmellington
- Croft Street (opp) Dalmellington
- Fire Station (after) Dalmellington
- Bellsbank Road (after) Dalmellington
- Auchenroy Crescent (opp) Bellsbank
- Craiglea Crescent (opp) Bellsbank
- Ness Glen Road (opp) Dalmellington
- Eriff Road (before) Bellsbank
- Dalfarson Avenue (before) Bellsbank
- Merrick Drive (before) Bellsbank
- Glenmount (before) Bellsbank
52 towards Ayr
All 53 stops
- Glenmount (before) Bellsbank
- Eriff Road (opp) Bellsbank
- Ness Glen Road (before) Dalmellington
- Craiglea Crescent (after) Bellsbank
- Auchenroy Crescent (after) Bellsbank
- Bellsbank Road (before) Dalmellington
- Fire Station (opp) Dalmellington
- Croft Street (opp) Dalmellington
- Fire Station (after) Dalmellington
- Bellsbank Crescent (after) Dalmellington
- St Francis Xavier Church (before) Waterside
- Dunaskin Heritage Centre (opp) Waterside
- New Cottages (before) Waterside
- Doonbank Nursing Home (opp) Patna
- Doonbank Crescent (opp) Patna
- Dalharco Avenue (before) Patna
- Dalharco Avenue (opp 38) Patna
- Netherhill Crescent (before) Patna
- Drumbuie Drive (before) Patna
- Lethanhill View (before) Patna
- Dalvennan Avenue (opp) Patna
- Plantation Avenue (opp) Patna
- Whitehill Avenue (before) Patna
- Doonside Avenue (opp) Patna
- Main Street (before) Patna
- Ayr Road (at 15) Patna
- Ayr Road (before 17) Polnessan
- Holehouse Junction (opp) Hollybush
- Benston Crescent (opp) Hollybush
- Boghall Cottages (opp) Boghall
- Seath Drive (opp) Dalrymple
- Burnton Road (opp) Dalrymple
- Primpton Avenue (after) Dalrymple
- A713 (before) Boghall
- Mosshill Ind Estate (opp) Ayr
- Carrick Glen Hospital (at) Ayr
- Ayr Hospital (at) Ayr
- Ayr Hospital Day Centre (near) Ayr
- Ailsa Hospital East Entrance (near) Ayr
- Ailsa Hospital (at) Ayr
- Queen Margaret Academy (Opp) Ayr
- Birch Road (Opp) Ayr
- Peggieshill Road (Opp) Ayr
- Forest Way (opp and after) Ayr
- Belmont Road (after) Castlehill
- Lochlea Drive (Near) Ayr
- Castlehill Crescent (At) Ayr
- Belmont Avenue (At) Ayr
- Inverkar Road (At) Ayr
- Ashgrove Street (Opp) Ayr
- Beresford Terrace (after) Ayr
- Barnes Crescent (Opp) Ayr
- Ayr Bus Station (Stance 7) Ayr
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 16 November 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 13 July 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 13 July 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 14 January 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Expired effective 20 December 2023 To amend Route and Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Strathclyde Transport Partnership).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PM0000008/126 · Changes in East Ayrshire Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 52 bus?
The first 52 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 52 bus?
The last 52 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 52 bus cost?
Stagecoach West Scotland's published fares on the 52: adult single £2.10 to £5.10, adult return £3.80 to £9.20, child single £1.10 to £2.60, child return £1.90 to £4.60. The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Stagecoach West Scotland sets the fares on the 52. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.
Who runs the 52 bus?
The 52 is operated by Stagecoach West Scotland.
Timetable data from Stagecoach West Scotland via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Scotland feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PM0000008/126. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.