56 Nuneaton Bus Station B1 ↔ Coventry Sainsbury's

Operated by Stagecoach Midlands. First bus 05:15, last bus 22:45. 83 journeys on weekdays.

The 56 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.

56 towards Coventry Sainsbury's — Monday to Friday (41 journeys)
Bus Station (Stand B1) 05:2605:5106:2106:4607:0607:2607:5608:2608:2708:4809:1609:2709:5610:1610:2710:5611:1811:2711:5612:2412:2712:5613:1613:2713:5614:1614:2714:5015:0815:2715:4816:0916:2717:0317:2717:3318:1618:4619:1620:0021:36
George Eliot Hospital Main Entrance (Adj) ········08:36··09:36··10:36··11:36··12:36··13:36··14:36··15:36··16:36·17:36····20:09·
Shops (Adj) 05:3706:0206:3206:5707:1707:3708:0708:3708:4708:5909:2709:4710:0710:2710:4711:0711:2911:4712:0712:3512:4713:0713:2713:4714:0714:2714:4715:0115:1915:4716:0116:2216:4717:1617:4717:4618:2618:5619:2620:2021:46
St James Church (Opp) 05:4706:1206:4207:0707:2807:4808:1808:4808:5509:1009:3709:5510:1710:3710:5511:1711:3911:5512:1712:4512:5513:1713:3713:5514:1714:3714:5515:1315:2915:5516:1116:3216:5517:2617:5517:5618:3519:0519:3520:2821:55
All Saints Square (Adj) 05:5706:2206:5207:1707:4108:0108:3109:0109:0509:2309:4710:0510:2710:4711:0511:2711:4912:0512:2712:5513:0513:2713:4714:0514:2714:4715:0515:2315:4416:0516:2016:4117:0517:3618:0518:0718:4419:1419:4420:3822:04
Vicarage Lane (Adj) 06:1106:3707:0507:3007:5808:1808:4809:1809:2009:4010:0210:2010:4211:0211:2011:4212:0412:2012:4213:1013:2013:4214:0214:2014:4215:0215:2015:4016:0516:2016:3816:5817:2017:51·18:2118:5719:2719:5720:5322:17
Carsal Close (Opp) 06:1406:4007:0907:3408:0308:2308:5309:2309:2309:4510:0510:2310:4511:0511:2311:4512:0712:2312:4513:1313:2313:4514:0514:2314:4515:0515:2315:4316:0816:2316:4117:0117:2317:54·18:2619:0019:3020:0020:5522:20
Beacon Road (adj) 06:1806:4407:1507:4008:0908:2908:5909:2909:2609:5110:0910:2610:4911:0911:2611:4912:1112:2612:4913:1713:2613:4914:0914:2614:4915:0915:2615:4716:1216:2616:4517:0517:2617:58·18:3219:0419:3420:04·22:24
Sainsbury's (Stop TS3) 06:3607:0207:3207:5708:2708:4709:1709:4709:4310:0910:2710:4311:0711:2711:4312:0712:2912:4313:0713:3513:4314:0714:2714:4315:0715:2715:4316:0516:2516:4317:0317:2317:4318:16·18:5419:1919:4920:19·22:39

Route map

All stops on route 56

56 towards Coventry Sainsbury's

  1. Bus Station (Stand B1) Nuneaton
  2. Vicarage Street (Nr) Nuneaton
  3. Lister Street (Adj) Nuneaton
  4. Fifeild Close (Adj) Nuneaton
  5. Gala Bingo (Adj) Nuneaton
  6. Fire Station (Opp) Nuneaton
  7. Rope Walk (Adj) Nuneaton
  8. Riversley Road (Opp) Nuneaton
  9. Home Park Road (Nr) Nuneaton
  10. George Eliot Hospital Main Entrance (Adj) Nuneaton
  11. Shepperton Street (Opp) Nuneaton
  12. Middlemarch Road (Opp) Nuneaton
  13. Watersbridge Gardens (Adj) Nuneaton
  14. Dorlecote (Opp) Nuneaton
  15. Sorrell Road (Opp) Nuneaton
  16. Morris Drive (Adj) Nuneaton
  17. George Eliot School (Opp) Nuneaton
  18. Marston Lane (Adj) Nuneaton
  19. Roxburgh Road (Opp) Nuneaton
  20. Highfield Road (Opp) Attleborough
  21. Lutterworth Road (Adj) Nuneaton
  22. Green (Adj) Attleborough
  23. Leyland Road (Opp) Nuneaton
  24. Quarry Lane (Opp) Whitestone
  25. Crowhill Road (Adj) Whitestone
  26. Shops (Adj) Whitestone
  27. Arden Road (Adj) Whitestone
  28. Whitestone Road (Nr) Whitestone
  29. Marston Lane (Opp) Whitestone
  30. Purcell Avenue (Opp) Whitestone
  31. Nuneaton Road (Adj) Bedworth
  32. Nuneaton Road (Adj) Bulkington
  33. Claremont Close (Opp) Bedworth
  34. Weston Lane (Nr) Bulkington
  35. Cleveland Road (Opp) Bulkington
  36. Arundel Road (Adj) Bulkington
  37. Arden Road (Opp) Bulkington
  38. Winterton Road (Adj) Bulkington
  39. St James Church (Opp) Bulkington
  40. Benn Road (Nr) Bulkington
  41. Severn Road (Opp) Bulkington
  42. Bedworth Road (Adj) Bulkington
  43. Columbia Gardens (Adj) Bedworth
  44. East Avenue (Adj) Bedworth
  45. Railway Station (Opp) Bedworth
  46. Wootton Street (Opp) Bedworth
  47. Queen Street (Adj) Bedworth
  48. All Saints Square (Adj) Bedworth
  49. Park Road (Adj) Bedworth
  50. Thomas Street (Adj) Bedworth
  51. Croft Pool (Adj) Bedworth
  52. Gallagher Road (Adj) Bedworth
  53. Croft Road (Adj) Bedworth
  54. Silver Birch Avenue (Opp) Bedworth
  55. Heath Road Fish Saloon (Adj) Bedworth
  56. Bellairs Avenue (Adj) Bedworth
  57. Dark Lane (Nr) Bedworth
  58. Smorrall Lane (Adj) Bedworth
  59. Dark Lane (Adj) Bedworth
  60. Smorrall Lane (Jcn) Bedworth
  61. Potters Road (Adj) Bedworth
  62. Robinson Road (Opp) Bedworth
  63. Dark Lane (Opp) Bedworth
  64. Goodyers End Lane (Adj) Bedworth
  65. Newcomen Road (Opp) Bedworth
  66. Hospital Lane (Opp) Bedworth
  67. Royal Oak (Adj) Bedworth
  68. Vicarage Lane (Adj) Ash Green
  69. Ash Green School (Adj) Ash Green
  70. Flude Road (Opp) Ash Green
  71. St Giles Road (Adj) Ash Green
  72. Woodford Close (Adj) Bedworth
  73. Carsal Close (Opp) Bedworth
  74. Nunts Lane (opp) Holbrooks
  75. Roland Avenue (after) Holbrooks
  76. Beacon Road (adj) Holbrooks
  77. Rotherham Road (opp) Holbrooks
  78. Holbrooks Park (opp) Holbrooks
  79. Jackson Road (adj) Whitmore Park
  80. Kingswood Close (after) Whitmore Park
  81. Northey Road (adj) Edgwick
  82. Livingstone Road (adj) Edgwick
  83. Drake Street (adj) Edgwick
  84. Tower Court (after) Bishopgate Green
  85. Honeyfield Road (after) Bishopgate Green
  86. Eagle Street (adj) Bishopgate Green
  87. City Wharf (opp) Bishopgate Green
  88. Leicester Row (opp) Bishopgate Green
  89. Corporation Street (Stop BS2) Coventry
  90. Sainsbury's (Stop TS3) Coventry

56 towards Nuneaton Bus Station B1

  1. Sainsbury's (Stop TS3) Coventry
  2. Corporation Street (Stop BS1) Coventry
  3. Leicester Row (adjacent) Bishopgate Green
  4. City Wharf (adjacent) Bishopgate Green
  5. Eagle Street (opp) Bishopgate Green
  6. Honeyfield Road (before) Bishopgate Green
  7. Tower Court (before) Bishopgate Green
  8. Drake Street (opp) Edgwick
  9. Livingstone Road (opp) Edgwick
  10. Northey Road (opp) Edgwick
  11. Kingswood Close (opp) Whitmore Park
  12. Jackson Road (opp) Whitmore Park
  13. Holbrooks Park (adj) Holbrooks
  14. Rotherham Road (adj) Holbrooks
  15. Beacon Road (opp) Holbrooks
  16. Roland Avenue (adjacent) Holbrooks
  17. Nunts Lane (before) Holbrooks
  18. Carsal Close (Adj) Bedworth
  19. Woodford Close (Opp) Bedworth
  20. Flude Road (Adj) Ash Green
  21. Blackberry Lane (Adj) Ash Green
  22. New Road (Adj) Bedworth
  23. Ash Green School (Opp) Ash Green
  24. Hospital Lane (Adj) Bedworth
  25. Royal Oak (Opp) Bedworth
  26. Goodyears End Lane (Adj) Bedworth
  27. Goodyers End Lane (Jcn) Bedworth
  28. Newcomen Road (Opp) Bedworth
  29. Robinson Road (Adj) Bedworth
  30. Potters Road (Opp) Bedworth
  31. Smorrall Lane (Jcn) Bedworth
  32. Dark Lane (Nr) Bedworth
  33. Smorrall Lane (Adj) Bedworth
  34. Bellairs Avenue (Opp) Bedworth
  35. Smorrall Lane (Adj) Bedworth
  36. Silver Birch Avenue (Adj) Bedworth
  37. Croft Road (Opp) Bedworth
  38. Croft Pool (Opp) Bedworth
  39. Gallagher Road (Opp) Bedworth
  40. Newdigate Road (Nr) Bedworth
  41. Iceland (Adj) Bedworth
  42. Railway Station (Adj) Bedworth
  43. Little Chapel (Adj) Bedworth
  44. British Queen (Adj) Bedworth
  45. York Avenue (Opp) Bedworth
  46. Wootton Street (Adj) Bedworth
  47. Columbia Gardens (Opp) Bedworth
  48. Severn Road (Adj) Bulkington
  49. The Croft (Adj) Bulkington
  50. Weston Lane (Adj) Bulkington
  51. St James Church (Adj) Bulkington
  52. Arden Road (Adj) Bulkington
  53. Winterton Road (Opp) Bulkington
  54. Arundel Road (Opp) Bulkington
  55. Cleveland Road (Adj) Bulkington
  56. Weston Lane (Nr) Bulkington
  57. Weston Lane (Nr) Bulkington
  58. The Birches (Adj) Bulkington
  59. Nuneaton Road (Adj) Bulkington
  60. Marston Lane (Adj) Whitestone
  61. Purcell Avenue (Adj) Whitestone
  62. Lutterworth Road (Nr) Whitestone
  63. Shops (Opp) Whitestone
  64. Arden Road (Opp) Whitestone
  65. Quarry Lane (Adj) Whitestone
  66. Highfield Road (Opp) Attleborough
  67. Green (Adj) Attleborough
  68. Avenue Road (Jcn) Nuneaton
  69. Simon Close (Adj) Nuneaton
  70. Lister Street (Opp) Nuneaton
  71. Anker Street (Opp) Nuneaton
  72. Lutterworth Road (Adj) Nuneaton
  73. George Eliot School (Adj) Nuneaton
  74. Marston Lane (Adj) Nuneaton
  75. Roxburgh Road (Adj) Nuneaton
  76. Sorrell Road (Adj) Nuneaton
  77. Morris Drive (Opp) Nuneaton
  78. Middlemarch Road (Adj) Nuneaton
  79. Watersbridge Gardens (Opp) Nuneaton
  80. Dorlecote Road (Adj) Nuneaton
  81. Arches Bar (Adj) Nuneaton
  82. George Eliot Hospital Main Entrance (Adj) Nuneaton
  83. Edward Street (Nr) Nuneaton
  84. Riversley Road (Adj) Nuneaton
  85. Mill Street (Opp) Nuneaton
  86. Bus Station (Stand B1) Nuneaton

Service history & registered changes

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Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 56 bus?

The first 56 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 56 bus?

The last 56 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 56 bus cost?

The 56 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 Midlands day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 56 bus?

The 56 is operated by Stagecoach Midlands.

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