52 Eastbourne to Hellingly via Polegate, Hailsham
Operated by Stagecoach South East. Registered as running via Dittons Wood. First bus 05:30, last bus 19:34. 32 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 07:49, last 21:40. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 52? 41 other bus routes are numbered 52 elsewhere in the UK — see every 52 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:50 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:50 | 16:50 | 17:50 | 18:50 | 19:40 | 20:40 | 21:40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona Quay (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Alexandra Arms (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Badlesmere Road (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Gildredge Road (arrivals) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Gildredge Road (Stop G2) | 07:50 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:50 | 16:50 | 17:50 | 18:50 | 19:40 | 20:40 | 21:40 |
| The Lamb (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Cavendish School (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Post Office (opp) | 08:04 | 09:04 | 10:04 | 11:04 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 14:04 | 15:04 | 16:04 | 17:04 | 18:04 | 19:01 | 19:51 | 20:51 | 21:51 |
| Farmlands Way Shops (opp) | 08:07 | 09:07 | 10:07 | 11:07 | 12:07 | 13:07 | 14:07 | 15:07 | 16:07 | 17:07 | 18:07 | 19:04 | 19:54 | 20:54 | 21:54 |
| Railway Station (opp) | 08:13 | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:13 | 16:13 | 17:13 | 18:13 | 19:08 | 19:58 | 20:58 | 21:58 |
| Shepham Lane (adj) | 08:17 | 09:17 | 10:17 | 11:17 | 12:17 | 13:17 | 14:17 | 15:17 | 16:17 | 17:17 | 18:17 | 19:11 | 20:01 | 21:01 | 22:01 |
| Tesco (o/s) | 08:31 | 09:31 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:31 | 15:31 | 16:31 | 17:31 | 18:31 | 19:21 | 20:11 | 21:11 | 22:11 |
| Goodwin Close (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:24 | 20:14 | 21:14 | 22:14 |
| Hawkes Farm Academy (opp) | 08:35 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:35 | 17:35 | 18:35 | · | · | · | · |
| Bulrush Lane (at) | 08:38 | 09:38 | 10:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:38 | 14:38 | 15:38 | 16:38 | 17:38 | 18:38 | 19:27 | 20:17 | 21:17 | 22:17 |
| Woodside (adj) | 08:44 | 09:44 | 10:44 | 11:44 | 12:44 | 13:44 | 14:44 | 15:44 | 16:44 | 17:44 | 18:44 | 19:31 | 20:21 | 21:21 | 22:21 |
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 52
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00 · Child single £1.10 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | 5SvereignCtr | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.70 | £1.90 | 5ArlngtnArms | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 5ChrchdaleRd | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 5FirleRoad | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 5Eastbourne | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 5SouthfldsRd | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 5Waitrose | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 5AlbrtParade | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 5CvendishSch | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 5DGHospital | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | – | – | – | – | £1.90 | 5SelwynRd | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £2.70 | 5ParkAve | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £3.00 | £2.70 | 5ChurchSt | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | 5BroadRoad | |||||
| £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 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 5Polegate | ||||
| £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 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | 5DttnCnrLIDL | |||
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | 5WoodsdeHall | ||
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | 5Hailsham | |
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | 5RoebuckPark |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is 5SouthHarbr.
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 52
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 Hellingly: 15 journeys, first 07:50 towards Eastbourne: 15 journeys, first 07:49
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Hellingly: 15 journeys, first 05:30 towards Eastbourne: 15 journeys, first 05:45
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Hellingly: 15 journeys, first 05:30 towards Eastbourne: 15 journeys, first 05:45
Route map
All stops on route 52
52 towards Hellingly
All 88 stops
- Daytona Quay (adj) Sovereign Harbour South
- Plymouth Close (opp) Sovereign Harbour South
- Galveston Close (opp) Sovereign Harbour South
- The Portlands (opp) Sovereign Harbour South
- Sovereign Park (adj) Langney Point
- Blakes Way (opp) Langney Point
- Sovereign Roundabout North (NW-bound) Langney Point
- Five Acre Field (opp) Roselands
- Alexandra Arms (adj) Roselands
- Winchelsea Road (adj) Roselands
- The Archery (NW-bound) Roselands
- Southbourne Road (opp) Roselands
- Bowood Avenue (adj) Roselands
- Horsye Road (opp) Roselands
- Badlesmere Road (opp) Roselands
- Bridgemere Road (o/s 2) Roselands
- Ringwood Close (adj) Roselands
- Ringwood Road (just after) Roselands
- Fire Station (o/s) Roselands
- Dursley Road (opp) Roselands
- Bourne Street (before) Roselands
- Ashford Road (o/s 95) Eastbourne Town Centre
- All Souls Church (o/s) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Bingo Hall (o/s) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Memorial Roundabout (Stop M1) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Gildredge Road (arrivals) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Gildredge Road (Stop G2) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Sorting Office (opp) Eastbourne
- Dittons Road (adj) Eastbourne
- The Goffs (o/s 25) Old Town
- The Lamb (opp) Old Town
- Greenfield Road (opp) Old Town
- Broomfield Street (adj) Old Town
- Northiam Road (adj) Downside
- Beechy Avenue (adj) Downside
- Victoria Drive (nr) Downside
- Cavendish School (o/s) Downside
- Long Acre Close (opp) Upperton
- 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
- 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
- Horsebridge Mill (adj) Upper Horsebridge
- Provenders Lodge (o/s) Upper Horsebridge
- Hawthylands Road (opp) Hailsham
- Lansdowne Road (adj) Hailsham
- Hawkes Farm Academy (opp) Upper Horsebridge
- Dunnock Lane (adj) Upper Horsebridge
- Bulrush Lane (at) Upper Horsebridge
- Hornbeam Avenue (adj) Hellingly
- Roebuck Park (opp) Hellingly
- Chichester Road (opp) Hellingly
- Malthouse Way (opp) Hellingly
- Woodside (adj) Hellingly
52 towards Eastbourne
All 89 stops
- Woodside (adj) Hellingly
- Malthouse Way (adj) Hellingly
- Chichester Road (adj) Hellingly
- Roebuck Park (adj) Hellingly
- Hornbeam Avenue (opp) Hellingly
- Bulrush Lane (at) Upper Horsebridge
- Dunnock Lane (opp) Upper Horsebridge
- Provenders Lodge (opp) Upper Horsebridge
- Horsebridge Mill (opp) Upper Horsebridge
- Manor Park Road (adj) Upper Horsebridge
- Stroma Gardens (opp) Hailsham
- Goodwin Close (opp) Hailsham
- Hawkes Farm Academy (adj) Upper Horsebridge
- Lansdowne Road (opp) Hailsham
- Hawthylands Road (adj) 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
- 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
- Long Acre Close (adj) Upperton
- Cavendish School (opp) Downside
- Central Avenue (opp) Downside
- Albert Parade (adj) Old Town
- Northiam Road (opp) Downside
- Broomfield Street (opp) Old Town
- Motcombe Road (adj) Old Town
- Greenfield Road (adj) Old Town
- The Lamb (adj) Old Town
- The Goffs (o/s 44) Old Town
- Dittons Road (opp) Eastbourne
- Sorting Office (adj) Eastbourne
- 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
- Cornfield Road (Stop C2) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Trinity Place (opp) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Ceylon Place (opp) Eastbourne
- Tideswell Road (adj) Eastbourne
- Bourne Street (just after) Roselands
- Dursley Road (adj) Roselands
- St Philip's Place (adj) Roselands
- Ringwood Road (just before) Roselands
- Ringwood Close (opp) Roselands
- Bridgemere Road (o/s 7) Roselands
- Willard Close (adj) Roselands
- Horsye Road (adj) Roselands
- Bowood Avenue (opp) Roselands
- Southbourne Road (adj) Roselands
- The Archery (adj) Roselands
- Arlington Arms (adj) Roselands
- Tesco (adj) Roselands
- Five Acre Field (adj) Roselands
- Sovereign Roundabout North (SE-bound) Langney Point
- Blakes Way (adj) Langney Point
- Sovereign Park (opp) Langney Point
- The Portlands (adj) Sovereign Harbour South
- Galveston Close (adj) Sovereign Harbour South
- Plymouth Close (adj) Sovereign Harbour South
- Daytona Quay (opp) Sovereign Harbour South
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 12 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- New service effective 30 March 2025 New service operating Monday to Sunday
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (East Sussex).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000098/446 · Changes in East Sussex County 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 05:30 (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 19:34. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 52 bus cost?
Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 52: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, child single £1.10 to £3.00. The 52 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 52 bus?
The 52 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 PK0000098/446. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.