52 Woodingdean to Patcham via Brighton, Hove
Operated by Compass Travel. First bus 06:30, last bus 22:50. 33 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.70 to £3.00 — more.
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Ends at Patcham unless marked “to …” · Monday to Friday · 17 journeys
| Stop | 06:32 to Ladies' Mile | 07:02 to West Blatchington | 07:52 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:10 | 19:10 | 20:10 | 21:10 | 22:10 |
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| Warren Way (SW-bound) | · | · | · | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:10 | 19:10 | 20:10 | 21:10 | 22:10 |
| Sutton Close (adj) | 06:32 | 07:02 | 07:52 | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:13 | 16:13 | 17:12 | 18:12 | 19:12 | 20:12 | 21:12 | 22:12 |
| Ovingdean Stores (adj) | 06:40 | 07:11 | 08:01 | 09:22 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:22 | 17:20 | 18:20 | 19:20 | 20:20 | 21:20 | 22:20 |
| Marina (N-bound) | · | · | · | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:35 | 17:33 | 18:33 | 19:33 | 20:33 | 21:33 | 22:33 |
| County Hospital (opp) | 06:53 | 07:25 | 08:15 | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:47 | 15:47 | 16:47 | 17:38 | 18:38 | 19:38 | 20:38 | 21:38 | 22:38 |
| Old Steine (Stop S1) | 07:00 | 07:34 | 08:24 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 17:46 | 18:46 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 21:45 | 22:45 |
| Clock Tower (Stop T1) | 07:03 | 07:40 | 08:26 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 17:49 | 18:49 | 19:47 | 20:47 | 21:47 | 22:47 |
| Seven Dials (NW-bound) | · | 07:47 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Nevill Way (opp) | · | 07:59 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| West Blatchington School (adj) | · | 08:10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Clock Tower (Stop T2) | · | · | 08:31 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 17:54 | 18:54 | 19:51 | 20:51 | 21:51 | 22:51 |
| Royal Pavilion (Stop R1) | · | · | 08:36 | 09:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 14:58 | 15:58 | 16:58 | 17:58 | 18:58 | 19:55 | 20:55 | 21:55 | 22:55 |
| London Road Shops (Stop L4) | 07:10 | · | 08:42 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:05 | 18:05 | 19:05 | 19:59 | 20:59 | 21:59 | 22:59 |
| Fiveways (N-bound) | 07:16 | · | 08:50 | 10:12 | 11:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:12 | 15:12 | 16:12 | 17:12 | 18:12 | 19:12 | 20:05 | 21:05 | 22:05 | 23:05 |
| Woodbourne Shops (opp) | 07:22 | · | 08:55 | 10:16 | 11:16 | 12:16 | 13:16 | 14:16 | 15:16 | 16:16 | 17:16 | 18:16 | 19:16 | 20:09 | 21:09 | 22:09 | 23:09 |
| County Oak Avenue South (adj) | 07:28 | · | 09:00 | 10:21 | 11:21 | 12:21 | 13:21 | 14:21 | 15:21 | 16:21 | 17:21 | 18:21 | 19:21 | 20:14 | 21:14 | 22:14 | 23:14 |
| Carden Crescent (NE-bound) | 07:29 | · | 09:12 | 10:28 | 11:28 | 12:28 | 13:28 | 14:28 | 15:28 | 16:28 | 17:28 | 18:28 | 19:28 | 20:22 | 21:22 | 22:22 | 23:22 |
| Portfield Avenue (N-bound) | · | · | 09:13 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:29 | 14:29 | 15:29 | 16:29 | 17:29 | 18:29 | 19:29 | 20:23 | 21:23 | 22:23 | 23:23 |
| Old Village (N-bound) | · | · | 09:20 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:35 | 17:35 | 18:35 | 19:35 | 20:29 | 21:29 | 22:29 | 23:29 |
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 52 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.
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Fares on the 52
Adult single £1.70 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.70 | Longhill School | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| £2.80 | £1.70 | Ovingdean Stores | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | Greenways | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Arundel Road | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.70 | RSC Hospital | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | Bedford Street | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Old Steine | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Seven Dials | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.70 | Montefiore Road | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | Hove Park Tavern | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | Blatchington Mill School | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | Hove Park Lower School | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.70 | £1.70 | King's School | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.70 | £1.70 | £2.80 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Brighton Station | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £1.70 | London Road | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.80 | £1.70 | Fiveways | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | Beechwood Avenue | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | Woodbourne Garage | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | Hollingbury ASDA | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Patcham | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | £1.70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.80 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | St James Street | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £1.70 | £1.70 | £2.80 | £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 | Brighton Marina |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Cowley Drive.
Compass Travel's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 18 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Compass Travel before you travel.
Tickets on the 52
Compass Travel publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults, children and students.
Adult Return · Adult Single · Adult Weekly · Child Return · Child Weekly
…and 3 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Compass Travel's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 19 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Compass Travel.
70–79% on time
average delay 2.3 min · the range 386 live GPS observations over 30 days can support
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 Compass Travel before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
- Christmas Eve — Thursday, 24 December 2026 towards Patcham: 10 journeys, first 09:10 towards Woodingdean: 10 journeys, first 08:45
- Christmas Day — Friday, 25 December 2026 towards Patcham: 10 journeys, first 09:10 towards Woodingdean: 10 journeys, first 08:45 Few buses run on Christmas Day, so check with Compass Travel before relying on this.
- Boxing Day — Saturday, 26 December 2026 towards Patcham: 10 journeys, first 09:10 towards Woodingdean: 10 journeys, first 08:45
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Patcham: 10 journeys, first 09:10 towards Woodingdean: 10 journeys, first 08:45
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Patcham: 17 journeys, first 06:32 towards Woodingdean: 16 journeys, first 07:42
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Patcham: 17 journeys, first 06:32 towards Woodingdean: 16 journeys, first 07:42
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 towards Patcham: 10 journeys, first 09:10 towards Woodingdean: 10 journeys, first 08:45
- New Year's Day — Friday, 1 January 2027 towards Patcham: 10 journeys, first 09:10 towards Woodingdean: 10 journeys, first 08:45
Route map
All stops on route 52
52 towards Patcham
All 137 stops
- Warren Way (SW-bound) Woodingdean
- Downs Hotel Falmer Road (adj) Woodingdean
- McWilliam Road (adj) Woodingdean
- Sea View Way (opp) Woodingdean
- Langley Crescent West End (SE-bound) Woodingdean
- Sutton Close (adj) Woodingdean
- Langley Crescent East End (E-bound) Woodingdean
- Balsdean Road (opp) Woodingdean
- Heronsdale Road (opp) Woodingdean
- Top of Cowley Drive (S-bound) Woodingdean
- Foxdown Road (opp) Woodingdean
- Stanstead Crescent (adj) Woodingdean
- Cowley Drive Shops (adj) Woodingdean
- Ravenswood Drive (adj) Woodingdean
- Donnington Road (opp) Woodingdean
- Bottom of Cowley Drive (W-bound) Woodingdean
- Ovingdean Road (opp) Ovingdean
- The Vale (adj) Ovingdean
- Wanderdown Road North End (adj) Ovingdean
- Ovingdean Stores (adj) Ovingdean
- Wanderdown Road South End (adj) Ovingdean
- Longhill Road (opp) Ovingdean
- Ainsworth Close (opp) Ovingdean
- Ovingdean Hall School (opp) Ovingdean
- Beacon Hill (adj) Ovingdean
- The Cliffs (adj) Ovingdean
- Greenways (opp) Ovingdean
- Roedean School (opp) Brighton
- Roedean Golf Course (adj) Brighton
- Roedean Crescent (opp) Brighton
- Fire Station (adj) Brighton
- Marina Cinema (opp) Brighton
- Marina (N-bound) Brighton
- Roedean Road (W-bound) Brighton
- Arundel Road (S-bound) Brighton
- Lidl Superstore (opp) Brighton
- Sussex Square (in) Kemp Town
- St Mary's Hall (opp) Kemp Town
- Chesham Street (adj) Kemp Town
- County Hospital (opp) Kemp Town
- Abbey Road (opp) Kemp Town
- Kemp Town Shops (W-bound) Kemp Town
- Bedford Street North (adj) Kemp Town
- Rock Gardens (W-bound) Kemp Town
- Lower Rock Gardens (S-bound) Kemp Town
- New Steine (opp) Brighton
- Sea Life Centre (Stop P2) Brighton
- Old Steine (Stop S1) Brighton
- North Street (Stop N6) Brighton
- Clock Tower (Stop T1) Brighton
- Brighton Station (Stop B6) Brighton
- Compton Avenue (adj) Brighton
- Seven Dials (NW-bound) Hove
- BHASVIC (W-bound) Hove
- Montefiore Road North (adj) Hove
- Silverdale Road (adj) Hove
- The Upper Drive (NW-bound) Hove
- The Drive (adj) Hove
- Hove Park Villas (adj) Hove
- Hove Park South (opp) Hove
- Hove Park Tavern (N-bound) Hove
- Greyhound Stadium (opp) Hove
- Waitrose (opp) Hove
- Nevill Gardens (adj) Hove
- Nevill Way (opp) Hove
- Court Farm Road (NW-bound) Hove
- St Peter's Church (adj) Hangleton
- Hangleton Road Twitten (SW-bound) Hangleton
- Hangleton Road Shops (opp) Hangleton
- Churchill House (opp) Hangleton
- Hove Park Lower School (o/s) Hangleton
- Towns Corner Shops (opp) Hangleton
- Barnet Way (opp) Hangleton
- Hardwick Way (opp) Hangleton
- West Blatchington School (adj) Hangleton
- Brighton Station (Stop B4) Brighton
- North Road (adj) Brighton
- North Laine (adj) Brighton
- North Road (S-bound) Brighton
- Clock Tower (Stop T2) Brighton
- North Street (Stop N3) Brighton
- Royal Pavilion (Stop R1) Brighton
- St Peter's Church (Stop L1) Brighton
- London Road Shops (Stop L4) Brighton
- York Hill (Stop D) Brighton
- Preston Circus (Stop X) Brighton
- Springfield Road (opp) Brighton
- Stanford Avenue (NE-bound) Brighton
- Rugby Road West (opp) Brighton
- Cleveland Road (adj) Brighton
- Edburton Avenue (NE-bound) Brighton
- Fiveways (N-bound) Brighton
- St Matthias Church (opp) Brighton
- Osborne Road (adj) Brighton
- Varndean High School (adj) Brighton
- Friar Road East End (W-bound) Brighton
- Friar Crescent (adj) Brighton
- Beechwood Avenue (N-bound) Hollingbury
- Woodbourne Shops (opp) Hollingbury
- Greenfield Crescent middle (N-bound) Hollingbury
- Greenfield Close (N-bound) Hollingbury
- Highfield Crescent (opp) Hollingbury
- Crabtree Avenue (adj) Hollingbury
- Lyminster Avenue middle (SW-bound) Hollingbury
- Lyminster Avenue South (SW-bound) Hollingbury
- Woodbourne Garage (NE-bound) Hollingbury
- Rotherfield Crescent (opp) Hollingbury
- Lyminster Avenue North (adj) Hollingbury
- County Oak Avenue South (adj) Hollingbury
- Keymer Road (SE-bound) Hollingbury
- Elsted Crescent (opp) Hollingbury
- Orchid View (N-bound) Hollingbury
- Cuckmere Way (opp) Hollingbury
- Carden Hill (opp) Hollingbury
- Crowhurst Road West (E-bound) Hollingbury
- Asda Crowhurst Road (adj) Hollingbury
- Crowhurst Road North (N-bound) Hollingbury
- Carden Hill (adj) Hollingbury
- County Oak Avenue North (adj) Hollingbury
- Carden Crescent (NE-bound) Hollingbury
- Dale Drive (opp) Hollingbury
- Long Man of Wilmington (adj) Hollingbury
- Patchdean (opp) Patcham
- Patchdean (N-bound) Patcham
- Winfield Avenue (N-bound) Patcham
- Ladies' Mile Road Shops (adj) Patcham
- Portfield Avenue (N-bound) Patcham
- Ladies' Mile Road Middle (W-bound) Patcham
- Ladies' Mile Road (W-bound) Patcham
- Ladies' Mile Road Shops (opp) Patcham
- Winfield Avenue (S-bound) Patcham
- Patchdean (S-bound) Patcham
- Graham Avenue (adj) Brighton
- Bottom of Carden Avenue (W-bound) Brighton
- Ridgeside Avenue (opp) Patcham
- Audrey Close (opp) Patcham
- Old Village (N-bound) Patcham
52 towards Woodingdean
All 90 stops
- Old Village (N-bound) Patcham
- Highview Avenue South (opp) Patcham
- Ladies' Mile Road Shops (adj) Patcham
- Ladies' Mile Road (E-bound) Patcham
- Ladies' Mile Road Middle (E-bound) Patcham
- Portfield Avenue (S-bound) Patcham
- Carden Crescent (E-bound) Hollingbury
- County Oak Avenue North (opp) Hollingbury
- Carden Hill (opp) Hollingbury
- Crowhurst Road West (E-bound) Hollingbury
- Asda Crowhurst Road (adj) Hollingbury
- Crowhurst Road North (N-bound) Hollingbury
- Carden Hill (adj) Hollingbury
- Cuckmere Way (S-bound) Hollingbury
- Orchid View (S-bound) Hollingbury
- Elsted Crescent (adj) Hollingbury
- Keymer Road (NW-bound) Hollingbury
- County Oak Avenue South (opp) Hollingbury
- Lyminster Avenue North (opp) Hollingbury
- Rotherfield Crescent (adj) Hollingbury
- Woodbourne Garage (opp) Hollingbury
- Lyminster Avenue South (NE-bound) Hollingbury
- Lyminster Avenue middle (NE-bound) Hollingbury
- Crabtree Avenue (opp) Hollingbury
- Highfield Crescent (adj) Hollingbury
- Greenfield Close (opp) Hollingbury
- Greenfield Crescent middle (SW-bound) Hollingbury
- Woodbourne Shops (adj) Hollingbury
- Beechwood Avenue (S-bound) Hollingbury
- Friar Crescent (opp) Brighton
- Friar Road East End (E-bound) Brighton
- Friar Road (opp) Brighton
- Varndean High School (opp) Brighton
- Osborne Road (opp) Brighton
- St Matthias Church (adj) Brighton
- Fiveways (SW-bound) Brighton
- Cleveland Road (opp) Brighton
- Rugby Road West (adj) Brighton
- Springfield Road (adj) Brighton
- Preston Circus (Stop H) Brighton
- Baker Street (Stop K) Brighton
- London Road Shops (Stop L8) Brighton
- St Peter's Church (Stop L9) Brighton
- Valley Gardens (adj) Brighton
- Old Steine (Stop S4) Brighton
- Cheapside (Stop L2) Brighton
- Trafalgar Street (Stop F) Brighton
- Frederick Place (S-bound) Brighton
- Brighton Station (Stop B4) Brighton
- North Road (S-bound) Brighton
- Clock Tower (Stop T2) Brighton
- North Street (Stop N3) Brighton
- St James's Street (Stop J1) Brighton
- Devonshire Place (E-bound) Brighton
- Rock Gardens (E-bound) Kemp Town
- Bedford Street North (opp) Kemp Town
- Kemp Town Shops (E-bound) Kemp Town
- Abbey Road (adj) Kemp Town
- County Hospital (adj) Kemp Town
- Chesham Street (opp) Kemp Town
- St Mary's Hall (adj) Kemp Town
- Lidl Superstore (adj) Brighton
- Roedean Road (E-bound) Brighton
- Marina Cinema (opp) Brighton
- Marina (N-bound) Brighton
- Fire Station (opp) Brighton
- Roedean Crescent (adj) Brighton
- Roedean Golf Course (opp) Brighton
- Roedean School (adj) Brighton
- The Cliffs (opp) Ovingdean
- Beacon Hill (opp) Ovingdean
- Ovingdean Hall School (adj) Ovingdean
- Ainsworth Close (adj) Ovingdean
- Longhill Road (adj) Ovingdean
- Longhill Close (opp) Ovingdean
- Wanderdown Road South End (opp) Ovingdean
- Ovingdean Stores (opp) Ovingdean
- Wanderdown Road North End (opp) Ovingdean
- The Vale (opp) Ovingdean
- Longhill School Grounds (in) Ovingdean
- Ovingdean Road (adj) Ovingdean
- Bottom of Cowley Drive (E-bound) Woodingdean
- Ravenswood Drive (opp) Woodingdean
- Cowley Drive Shops (opp) Woodingdean
- Crescent Drive South (N-bound) Woodingdean
- Rudyard Kipling School (opp) Woodingdean
- Chalkland Rise (opp) Woodingdean
- Top of Downs Valley Road (adj) Woodingdean
- Crescent Drive North (opp) Woodingdean
- Warren Way (SW-bound) Woodingdean
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 52 bus?
The first 52 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:30 (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 22:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 52 bus cost?
Compass Travel's published fares on the 52: adult single £1.70 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. Compass Travel 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 Compass Travel.
Timetable data from Compass Travel via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Compass Travel last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 23 September 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.