53 Eastbourne Town Centre Terminus Road ↔ Bexhill The Harp

Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:30, last bus 18:50. 37 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The 53 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. Details →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

towards Bexhill The Harp · Monday to Friday towards Bexhill The Harp · Saturday towards Bexhill The Harp · Sunday towards Eastbourne Town Centre Terminus Road · Monday to Friday towards Eastbourne Town Centre Terminus Road · Saturday towards Eastbourne Town Centre Terminus Road · Sunday
53 towards Bexhill The Harp — Monday to Friday (18 journeys)
Gildredge Road (Stop G2) 06:3006:30·08:4009:2509:5010:5011:2511:5012:5013:2513:5014:5015:2516:1017:2017:2518:25
District General Hospital (opp) 06:3806:38·08:5109:3409:5810:5811:3411:5812:5813:3413:5815:0015:3416:2017:3017:3418:34
The Triangle (adj) 06:4506:45·08:5809:3810:0511:0511:3812:0513:0513:3814:0515:0815:3816:2717:3717:3818:41
Railway Station (opp) 06:5306:53·09:0609:4310:1211:1211:4312:1213:1213:4314:1215:1715:4316:3717:4517:4318:47
Tesco (o/s) 07:1007:1006:5009:2009:5710:2611:2611:5712:2613:2613:5714:2615:3215:5716:5218:0017:5718:59
Hawkes Farm Academy (opp) 07:1607:1606:5409:2409:5910:3011:3011:5912:3013:3013:5914:3015:3715:5916:5718:0417:5919:03
The Brewers Arms (adj) 07:2607:2607:0309:3310:0710:3911:3912:0712:3913:3914:0714:3915:4616:0717:0618:1318:0719:12
Post Office (adj) 07:3007:3007:0609:3610:1010:4211:4212:1012:4213:4214:1014:4215:4916:1017:0918:1618:1019:15
Manchester Road (adj) 07:3907:3907:1509:4410:1610:5011:5012:1612:5013:5014:1614:5015:5716:1617:1718:2418:1619:23
Buxton Drive (opp) 07:5307:5307:2709:5710:2611:0312:0312:2613:0314:0314:2615:0316:1016:2617:3018:3618:2619:33
Hospital (opp) ·07:5507:2909:5910:2811:0512:0512:2813:0514:0514:2815:0516:1216:2817:3218:3818:2819:35
Bexhill College (o/s) 07:59·················
Links Drive west (adj) 08:02·················
The Harp (Stop B) 08:0908:0407:3810:0810:3611:1412:1412:3613:1414:1414:3615:1416:2116:3617:4118:4618:3619:44

Route map

All stops on route 53

53 towards Bexhill The Harp

  1. Rutland Close (adj) Upperton
  2. Rodmill Drive Top (NE-bound) Downside
  3. The Goffs (adj) Upperton
  4. Moat Croft Road (adj) Upperton
  5. Selwyn Road (opp) Upperton
  6. The Hurst Arms (opp) Upperton
  7. Gildredge Road (Stop G2) Eastbourne Town Centre
  8. Henleaze (adj) Upperton
  9. Church Street (NW-bound) Willingdon
  10. Woodland Avenue (opp) Willingdon
  11. Park Avenue (adj) Upperton
  12. Selmeston Road (adj) Upperton
  13. District General Hospital (opp) Upperton
  14. Coopers Hill (adj) Willingdon
  15. Thurrock Close (adj) Lower Willingdon
  16. Broad Road end (adj) Lower Willingdon
  17. St George's Church (opp) Polegate
  18. Brightling Road (opp) Polegate
  19. The Triangle (adj) Lower Willingdon
  20. Ingrams Way (opp) Hailsham
  21. Railway Station (opp) Polegate
  22. High Street (adj) Polegate
  23. Victoria Road (adj) Polegate
  24. Natewood (adj) Coppards
  25. Woodside Hall (opp) Coppards
  26. Ropemaker Park (adj) Hailsham
  27. Gordon Road (opp) Hailsham
  28. Tesco (o/s) Hailsham
  29. Old Railway Bridge (NW-bound) Hailsham
  30. Grovelands Road (adj) Hailsham
  31. Hawthylands Road (opp) Hailsham
  32. Lansdowne Road (adj) Hailsham
  33. Hawkes Farm Academy (opp) Upper Horsebridge
  34. Hawkswood Drive (adj) Upper Horsebridge
  35. Park Gate (adj) Upper Horsebridge
  36. Amberstone View (opp) Upper Horsebridge
  37. Amberstone Corner (E-bound) Magham Down
  38. Old Road (adj) Magham Down
  39. The Truggery (opp) Gingers Green
  40. Fiennes Road (adj) Herstmonceux
  41. The Brewers Arms (adj) Herstmonceux
  42. Victoria Road (adj) Windmill Hill
  43. Wartling Road (opp) Windmill Hill
  44. Moor Hall Drive (opp) Ninfield
  45. Post Office (adj) Windmill Hill
  46. Wood Lane (opp) Boreham Street
  47. Boreham House (adj) Boreham Street
  48. Morlands Close (adj) Lower Street
  49. Mayo Rise (adj) Sidley
  50. Recreation Ground (opp) Sidley
  51. Mayo Lane (adj) Sidley
  52. Our Lady of the Rosary Church (o/s) Sidley
  53. Whitehouse Avenue (opp) Sidley
  54. All Saints Lane (opp) Sidley
  55. Thorne Crescent (opp) Lunsfords Cross
  56. Turkey Road (just before) Sidley
  57. Manchester Road (adj) Ninfield
  58. Church Lane (opp) Ninfield
  59. Peartree Lane (opp) Lunsfords Cross
  60. Buxton Drive (opp) Sidley
  61. Wrestwood Road (adj) Bexhill
  62. Hospital (opp) Bexhill
  63. High Street (E-bound) Old Town
  64. Manor Barn (adj) Old Town
  65. Lindsay Hall (o/s) Bexhill
  66. Bexhill College (o/s) Pebsham
  67. Elmstead Road (opp) Bexhill
  68. Magdalen Road (W-bound) Bexhill
  69. Links Drive west (adj) Bexhill
  70. Railway Station (opp) Bexhill
  71. St Barnabas Church (adj) Bexhill
  72. Marina (W-bound) Bexhill
  73. The Harp (Stop B) Bexhill

53 towards Eastbourne Town Centre Terminus Road

  1. The Harp (Stop B) Bexhill
  2. Eversley Road (opp) Bexhill
  3. Railway Station (Stop D) Bexhill
  4. Magdalen Road (E-bound) Bexhill
  5. Hastings Road (opp) Bexhill
  6. Hospital (adj) Bexhill
  7. Wrestwood Road (opp) Bexhill
  8. Buxton Drive (adj) Sidley
  9. All Saints Lane (adj) Sidley
  10. Whitehouse Avenue (adj) Sidley
  11. Hornbeam Avenue (adj) Sidley
  12. Our Lady of the Rosary Church (opp) Sidley
  13. Mayo Rise (opp) Sidley
  14. Mayo Lane (opp) Sidley
  15. Recreation Ground (adj) Sidley
  16. Thorne Crescent (adj) Lunsfords Cross
  17. Peartree Lane (adj) Lunsfords Cross
  18. Ingram's Farm (opp) Lower Street
  19. Church Lane (adj) Ninfield
  20. Manchester Road (opp) Ninfield
  21. Moor Hall Drive (adj) Ninfield
  22. Boreham House (opp) Boreham Street
  23. Wood Lane (adj) Boreham Street
  24. Wartling Road (adj) Windmill Hill
  25. Post Office (opp) Windmill Hill
  26. Victoria Road (opp) Windmill Hill
  27. The Brewers Arms (opp) Herstmonceux
  28. Fiennes Road (opp) Herstmonceux
  29. The Truggery (adj) Gingers Green
  30. Old Road (opp) Magham Down
  31. Amberstone Corner (W-bound) Magham Down
  32. Park Gate (opp) Upper Horsebridge
  33. Amberstone View (adj) Upper Horsebridge
  34. Hawkswood Drive (opp) Upper Horsebridge
  35. Hawkes Farm Academy (adj) Upper Horsebridge
  36. Lansdowne Road (opp) Hailsham
  37. Hawthylands Road (adj) Hailsham
  38. Grovelands Road (opp) Hailsham
  39. Old Railway Bridge (SE-bound) Hailsham
  40. High Street (SE-bound) Hailsham
  41. Police Station (o/s) Hailsham
  42. Diplocks Way (opp) Hailsham
  43. Church (adj) Hailsham
  44. Ingrams Way (adj) Hailsham
  45. Woodside Hall (adj) Coppards
  46. Natewood (opp) Coppards
  47. Victoria Road (opp) Polegate
  48. High Street (opp) Polegate
  49. Railway Station (adj) Polegate
  50. St George's Church (adj) Polegate
  51. Brightling Road (adj) Polegate
  52. Broad Road end (opp) Lower Willingdon
  53. Thurrock Close (opp) Lower Willingdon
  54. The Triangle (opp) Lower Willingdon
  55. Coopers Hill (opp) Willingdon
  56. Church Street (SE-bound) Willingdon
  57. Woodland Avenue (adj) Willingdon
  58. Selmeston Road (opp) Upperton
  59. District General Hospital (adj) Upperton
  60. Rutland Close (opp) Upperton
  61. The Hurst Arms (adj) Upperton
  62. Selwyn Road (adj) Upperton
  63. Moat Croft Road (opp) Upperton
  64. Henleaze (opp) Upperton
  65. Hartfield Road (adj) Eastbourne
  66. Railway Station (Stop R2) Eastbourne Town Centre
  67. Terminus Road (arrivals) Eastbourne Town Centre

Service history & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

EastbourneBexhillHailshamPolegateUppertonSidleyDownsideWillingdonPebshamEastbourne Town CentreUpper HorsebridgeLower Willingdon

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?

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.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.