524 Southwold to Halesworth via Beccles, Gillingham
Operated by Borderbus. First bus 07:30, last bus 16:30. 9 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles capped at £3 — more.
Wanted a different 524? 4 other bus routes are numbered 524 elsewhere in the UK — see every 524 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:30 to Bungay | 11:00 | 12:30 | 14:00 | 16:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Head (adj) | 07:30 | 11:00 | 12:30 | 14:00 | 16:30 |
| Mount Pleasant (opp) | 07:35 | · | · | · | · |
| Millfields (adj) | 07:40 | 11:08 | 12:38 | 14:08 | 16:38 |
| Shelter (o/s) | 07:48 | 11:16 | 12:46 | 14:16 | 16:46 |
| Telephone Box (o/s) | · | 11:17 | · | · | · |
| Shelter (o/s) | 07:52 | 11:23 | 12:50 | 14:20 | 16:50 |
| Old Market Place (Bay 1) | 08:00 | 11:33 | 13:00 | 14:30 | 17:00 |
| Emma's Hair Studio (adj) | 08:04 | · | · | · | · |
| The Wherry Inn (opp) | 08:09 | · | · | · | · |
| Yarmouth Road (opp) | 08:13 | · | · | · | · |
| The Artichoke (adj) | 08:18 | · | · | · | · |
| Village hall (adj) | 08:22 | · | · | · | · |
| Holy Trinity Church (nr) | 08:27 | · | · | · | · |
| High School (o/s) | 08:30 | · | · | · | · |
| Annis Hill (adj) | · | · | · | · | · |
| Butter Cross (opp) | · | · | · | · | · |
| Holy Trinity Church (nr) | · | · | · | · | · |
| Cromwell Road (adj) | · | 11:42 | · | 14:40 | · |
| Bus Shelter (opp) | · | 11:46 | · | 14:44 | · |
| Railway Station (adj) | · | 11:50 | · | 14:48 | · |
| Village Hall (opp) | · | 11:55 | · | 14:53 | · |
| School (W-bound) | · | 12:00 | · | 14:57 | · |
| Water Tower (opp) | · | 12:06 | · | · | · |
| Car Park (opp) | · | 12:07 | · | · | · |
| Shelter (adj) | · | 12:10 | · | · | · |
| Dukes Drive (opp) | · | 12:15 | · | · | · |
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.
Tickets on the 524
Borderbus publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults, young people and older passengers.
Young Person Return · Young Person Single · Young Person Monthly · Adult Return · Adult Single · Adult Monthly · Family Return
…and 3 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Borderbus's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 October 2026. That dataset lists what's sold, not what it costs, so check prices with Borderbus.
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 Borderbus before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, 28 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.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Halesworth: 5 journeys, first 07:30 towards Southwold: 4 journeys, first 09:25
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Halesworth: 5 journeys, first 07:30 towards Southwold: 4 journeys, first 09:25
Route map
All stops on route 524
524 towards Halesworth
All 91 stops
- Kings Head (adj) Southwold
- Pier Avenue (opp) Southwold
- Lowestoft Road (opp) Reydon
- Randolph Hotel (adj) Reydon
- The Firs (opp) Reydon
- Mount Pleasant (opp) Reydon
- Windsor Road (adj) Reydon
- Wangford Road (W-bound) Reydon
- Copperwheat Avenue (adj) Reydon
- School Lane (opp) Reydon
- Church Street Corner (opp) Wangford
- Millfields (adj) Wangford
- Pound Corner (opp) Wangford
- St Mary's Church (o/s) Uggeshall
- Cherry Tree (opp) Stoven
- Shelter (o/s) Brampton
- The Dog (opp) Brampton
- Telephone Box (o/s) Brampton Street
- Grove Cottages (opp) Brampton Street
- Southwold Road (opp) Brampton
- Church Farm (adj) Shadingfield
- Shelter (o/s) Willingham
- Shadingfield Fox (adj) Willingham
- Kings Lane (opp) Weston
- Hill Cottages (opp) Weston
- Butterfly Drive (adj) Beccles
- Butchers Arm (opp) Beccles
- Alexandra Road (N-bound) Beccles
- Exchange Square (adj) Beccles
- Old Market Place (Bay 1) Beccles
- Becclesgate (adj) Beccles
- Emma's Hair Studio (adj) Gillingham
- The Boundaries (adj) Gillingham
- The Wherry Inn (opp) Geldeston
- West End (opp) Geldeston
- Yarmouth Road (opp) Kirby Cane
- Newgate (adj) Ellingham
- Telephone Box (opp) Ellingham
- The Artichoke (adj) Broome
- Sunley Close (opp) Broome
- Sun Road (adj) Broome
- Village hall (adj) Ditchingham
- Stores (opp) Ditchingham
- Green Dragon (opp) Bungay
- Holy Trinity Church (nr) Bungay
- Wingfield Street (adj) Bungay
- Hillside Road (opp) Bungay
- George Baldry Way (opp) Bungay
- High School (o/s) Bungay
- Grove Road (adj) Beccles
- Eileen Crisp Court (opp) Beccles
- Alexandra Road (W-bound) Beccles
- Health Centre (adj) Beccles
- Old School House (opp) Barsham
- Council Houses (opp) Shipmeadow
- Rectory Lane (adj) Mettingham
- Annis Hill (adj) Bungay
- Sixth Form (o/s) Bungay
- Joyce Road (adj) Bungay
- Mayfair Road (adj) Bungay
- Hillside Road (adj) Bungay
- Wingfield Street (opp) Bungay
- Butter Cross (opp) Bungay
- Butchers Arms (o/s) Beccles
- Butterfly Drive (opp) Beccles
- Cromwell Road (adj) Ringsfield Corner
- Bus Shelter (opp) Redisham
- Railway Station (adj) Brampton
- Meadow Close (adj) Westhall
- Village Hall (opp) Westhall
- Oak Tree Farm (opp) Cox Common
- School (W-bound) Ilketshall St Lawrence
- Bus Shelter (opp) Stone Street
- Church Lane (opp) Spexhall
- Broadway Drive Industrial Estate (opp) Broadway
- Water Tower (opp) Halesworth
- Police Station (adj) Halesworth
- Wissett Road (opp) Halesworth
- Car Park (opp) Halesworth
- Co-Op (opp) Halesworth
- Garage (opp) Halesworth
- Police Houses (opp) Halesworth
- Shelter (adj) Halesworth
- Bedingfield Crescent (o/s 13) Halesworth
- Nightingale Close (opp) Halesworth
- Kennedy Avenue (adj) Halesworth
- Walpole Road (opp 35) Halesworth
- Earls Close (opp) Halesworth
- Jermyn Way (opp) Halesworth
- Allington Road (adj) Halesworth
- Dukes Drive (opp) Halesworth
524 towards Southwold
All 87 stops
- High School (o/s) Bungay
- Old Grammar School Lane (adj) Bungay
- Hillside Road (adj) Bungay
- Wingfield Street (opp) Bungay
- Butter Cross (opp) Bungay
- Holy Trinity Church (nr) Bungay
- Garage (nr) Bungay
- Garden Close (opp) Bungay
- Rectory Lane (opp) Mettingham
- Council Houses (adj) Shipmeadow
- Old School House (adj) Barsham
- Health Centre (opp) Beccles
- Green Dragon (o/s) Bungay
- Stores (adj) Ditchingham
- Village hall (opp) Ditchingham
- Sun Road (opp) Broome
- Sunley Close (adj) Broome
- The Artichoke (opp) Broome
- Telephone Box (adj) Ellingham
- Newgate (opp) Ellingham
- Yarmouth Road (adj) Kirby Cane
- West End (adj) Geldeston
- The Wherry Inn (adj) Geldeston
- The Boundaries (opp) Gillingham
- Emma's Hair Studio (opp) Gillingham
- Fen Lane (adj) Beccles
- Ravensmere East (adj) Beccles
- Shelter (adj) Halesworth
- Bedingfield Crescent (o/s 13) Halesworth
- Nightingale Close (opp) Halesworth
- Kennedy Avenue (adj) Halesworth
- Walpole Road (opp 35) Halesworth
- Earls Close (opp) Halesworth
- Jermyn Way (opp) Halesworth
- Allington Road (adj) Halesworth
- Dukes Drive (opp) Halesworth
- Co-Op (adj) Halesworth
- Car Park (adj) Halesworth
- Wissett Road (adj) Halesworth
- Mount Pleasant (adj) Halesworth
- Water Tower (adj) Halesworth
- Broadway Drive Industrial Estate (adj) Broadway
- Church Lane (adj) Spexhall
- Bus Shelter (o/s) Stone Street
- School (E-bound) Ilketshall St Lawrence
- Oak Tree Farm (adj) Cox Common
- Village Hall (adj) Westhall
- Meadow Close (opp) Westhall
- Railway Station (opp) Brampton
- Bus Shelter (o/s) Redisham
- Cromwell Road (opp) Ringsfield Corner
- Butterfly Drive (adj) Beccles
- Butchers Arm (opp) Beccles
- Alexandra Road (N-bound) Beccles
- Exchange Square (adj) Beccles
- Old Market Place (Bay 1) Beccles
- Grove Road (adj) Beccles
- Eileen Crisp Court (opp) Beccles
- Alexandra Road (W-bound) Beccles
- Butchers Arms (o/s) Beccles
- Butterfly Drive (opp) Beccles
- Hill Cottages (adj) Weston
- Kings Lane (adj) Weston
- Shadingfield Fox (opp) Willingham
- Shelter (opp) Willingham
- Church Farm (opp) Shadingfield
- The Dog (opp) Brampton
- Telephone Box (o/s) Brampton Street
- Grove Cottages (opp) Brampton Street
- Southwold Road (opp) Brampton
- Shelter (opp) Brampton
- Cherry Tree (adj) Stoven
- St Mary's Church (opp) Uggeshall
- Pound Corner (adj) Wangford
- Millfields (opp) Wangford
- Church Street Corner (adj) Wangford
- School Lane (adj) Reydon
- Wangford Road (E-bound) Reydon
- Windsor Road (opp) Reydon
- Mount Pleasant (adj) Reydon
- The Firs (adj) Reydon
- Copperwheat Avenue Reydon
- Randolph Hotel (opp) Reydon
- Lowestoft Road (adj) Reydon
- Pier Avenue (adj) Southwold
- North Green (adj) Southwold
- Kings Head (adj) Southwold
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 524 bus?
The first 524 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 524 bus?
The last 524 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 16:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 524 bus cost?
The 524 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. Borderbus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 524 bus?
The 524 is operated by Borderbus.
Timetable data from Borderbus via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (East of England feed). Borderbus last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 3 October 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.