53 Eastbourne to Bexhill via Polegate, Hailsham
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:30, last bus 18:50. 25 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:43, last 17:25. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 53? 30 other bus routes are numbered 53 elsewhere in the UK — see every 53 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 09:25 | 11:25 | 13:25 | 15:25 | 17:25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gildredge Road (Stop G2) | 09:25 | 11:25 | 13:25 | 15:25 | 17:25 |
| District General Hospital (opp) | 09:34 | 11:34 | 13:34 | 15:34 | 17:34 |
| The Triangle (adj) | 09:38 | 11:38 | 13:38 | 15:38 | 17:38 |
| Railway Station (opp) | 09:43 | 11:43 | 13:43 | 15:43 | 17:43 |
| Tesco (o/s) | 09:57 | 11:57 | 13:57 | 15:57 | 17:57 |
| Hawkes Farm Academy (opp) | 09:59 | 11:59 | 13:59 | 15:59 | 17:59 |
| The Brewers Arms (adj) | 10:07 | 12:07 | 14:07 | 16:07 | 18:07 |
| Post Office (adj) | 10:10 | 12:10 | 14:10 | 16:10 | 18:10 |
| Manchester Road (adj) | 10:16 | 12:16 | 14:16 | 16:16 | 18:16 |
| Buxton Drive (opp) | 10:26 | 12:26 | 14:26 | 16:26 | 18:26 |
| Hospital (opp) | 10:28 | 12:28 | 14:28 | 16:28 | 18:28 |
| Bexhill College (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · |
| Links Drive west (adj) | · | · | · | · | · |
| The Harp (Stop B) | 10:36 | 12:36 | 14:36 | 16:36 | 18:36 |
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 53
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 | £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 | £2.70 | 5AmbrstneCnr | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | MaghamDown | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | CoopersCrft | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Herstmnceux | ||||||||||||
| £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 | WndmillHill | |||||||||||
| £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 | WartlingRd | ||||||||||
| £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 | £1.90 | BorehamSt | |||||||||
| £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 | Ninfield | ||||||||
| £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 | LunsfordX | |||||||
| £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 | £1.90 | StMarysLn | ||||||
| £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 | £1.90 | 7+SidLdRdEst | |||||
| £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 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 7+Sidley | ||||
| £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 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 7+BxhillHosp | |||
| £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 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 7+BexhillCol | ||
| £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 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 7+DorsetRd | |
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 7+BexhillTCr |
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 53
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 Bexhill: 5 journeys, first 09:25 towards Eastbourne: 5 journeys, first 08:43
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Bexhill: 11 journeys, first 06:50 towards Eastbourne: 12 journeys, first 06:40
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Bexhill: 11 journeys, first 06:50 towards Eastbourne: 12 journeys, first 06:40
Route map
All stops on route 53
53 towards Bexhill
All 74 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
- The Triangle (adj) Lower Willingdon
- Thurrock Close (adj) Lower Willingdon
- Broad Road end (adj) Lower Willingdon
- Brightling Road (opp) Polegate
- St George's Church (opp) Polegate
- Railway Station (opp) Polegate
- High Street (adj) Polegate
- Victoria Road (adj) Polegate
- 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
- Hawthylands Road (opp) Hailsham
- Lansdowne Road (adj) Hailsham
- Hawkes Farm Academy (opp) Upper Horsebridge
- Hawkswood Drive (adj) Upper Horsebridge
- Amberstone View (opp) Upper Horsebridge
- Park Gate (adj) Upper Horsebridge
- Amberstone Corner (E-bound) Magham Down
- Old Road (adj) Magham Down
- The Truggery (opp) Gingers Green
- Fiennes Road (adj) Herstmonceux
- The Brewers Arms (adj) Herstmonceux
- Victoria Road (adj) Windmill Hill
- Post Office (adj) Windmill Hill
- Wartling Road (opp) Windmill Hill
- Wood Lane (opp) Boreham Street
- Boreham House (adj) Boreham Street
- Moor Hall Drive (opp) Ninfield
- Manchester Road (adj) Ninfield
- Church Lane (opp) Ninfield
- Morlands Close (adj) Lower Street
- Peartree Lane (opp) Lunsfords Cross
- Thorne Crescent (opp) Lunsfords Cross
- Recreation Ground (opp) Sidley
- Mayo Rise (adj) Sidley
- Mayo Lane (adj) Sidley
- Our Lady of the Rosary Church (o/s) Sidley
- Turkey Road (just before) Sidley
- Whitehouse Avenue (opp) Sidley
- All Saints Lane (opp) Sidley
- Buxton Drive (opp) Sidley
- Wrestwood Road (adj) Bexhill
- Springfield Road (opp) Bexhill
- Hospital (opp) Bexhill
- High Street (E-bound) Old Town
- Manor Barn (adj) Old Town
- Bexhill College (o/s) Pebsham
- Lindsay Hall (o/s) Bexhill
- Elmstead Road (opp) Bexhill
- Links Drive west (adj) Bexhill
- Magdalen Road (W-bound) Bexhill
- Railway Station (opp) Bexhill
- St Barnabas Church (adj) Bexhill
- Marina (W-bound) Bexhill
- The Harp (Stop B) Bexhill
53 towards Eastbourne
All 67 stops
- The Harp (Stop B) Bexhill
- Eversley Road (opp) Bexhill
- Railway Station (Stop D) Bexhill
- Magdalen Road (E-bound) Bexhill
- Hastings Road (opp) Bexhill
- Hospital (adj) Bexhill
- Wrestwood Road (opp) Bexhill
- Buxton Drive (adj) Sidley
- All Saints Lane (adj) Sidley
- Whitehouse Avenue (adj) Sidley
- Hornbeam Avenue (adj) Sidley
- Our Lady of the Rosary Church (opp) Sidley
- Mayo Lane (opp) Sidley
- Mayo Rise (opp) Sidley
- Recreation Ground (adj) Sidley
- Thorne Crescent (adj) Lunsfords Cross
- Peartree Lane (adj) Lunsfords Cross
- Ingram's Farm (opp) Lower Street
- Church Lane (adj) Ninfield
- Manchester Road (opp) Ninfield
- Moor Hall Drive (adj) Ninfield
- Boreham House (opp) Boreham Street
- Wood Lane (adj) Boreham Street
- Wartling Road (adj) Windmill Hill
- Post Office (opp) Windmill Hill
- Victoria Road (opp) Windmill Hill
- The Brewers Arms (opp) Herstmonceux
- Fiennes Road (opp) Herstmonceux
- The Truggery (adj) Gingers Green
- Old Road (opp) Magham Down
- Amberstone Corner (W-bound) Magham Down
- Park Gate (opp) Upper Horsebridge
- Amberstone View (adj) Upper Horsebridge
- Hawkswood Drive (opp) Upper Horsebridge
- 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
- Victoria Road (opp) Polegate
- High Street (opp) Polegate
- Railway Station (adj) Polegate
- St George's Church (adj) Polegate
- Brightling Road (adj) Polegate
- Broad Road end (opp) Lower Willingdon
- Thurrock Close (opp) 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 from 1 November 2026 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 12 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 30 March 2025 To amend Timetable.
- New service effective 1 September 2024 Monday to Sunday
- Service change effective 1 September 2024 To amend Route and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000098/429 · Changes in East Sussex County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 53 bus?
The first 53 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 53 bus?
The last 53 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 53 bus cost?
Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 53: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, child single £1.10 to £3.00. The 53 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 53 bus?
The 53 is operated by Stagecoach South East.
Is the 53 bus timetable changing?
Yes — a change to the 53 is registered with the Traffic Commissioner and takes effect on 1 November 2026. To amend Route and Timetable.
Timetable data from Stagecoach South East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0000098/429. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.