68 Galashiels to Jedburgh via Melrose, Newstead
Operated by Borders Buses. Registered as running via Ancrum St Boswells Melrose BGH Langlee. First bus 05:49, last bus 20:35. 31 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.75 to £7.45 — more.
Wanted a different 68? 28 other bus routes are numbered 68 elsewhere in the UK — see every 68 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:30 | 07:40 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 20:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galashiels Transport Interchange (Stance 1) | 06:30 | 07:40 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 20:30 |
| Archies Walk (Nr) | 06:36 | 07:46 | 08:36 | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:36 | 16:36 | 17:36 | 18:36 | 19:36 | 20:36 |
| Tweedbank Station | 06:48 | 07:58 | 08:48 | 09:48 | 10:48 | 11:48 | 12:48 | 13:48 | 14:48 | 15:48 | 16:48 | 17:48 | 18:48 | 19:48 | 20:48 |
| Borders General Hospital Entrance (At) | 06:53 | 08:03 | 08:53 | 09:53 | 10:53 | 11:53 | 12:53 | 13:53 | 14:53 | 15:53 | 16:53 | 17:53 | 18:53 | 19:53 | 20:53 |
| Abbey Car Park (At) | 06:59 | 08:09 | 08:59 | 09:59 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 13:59 | 14:59 | 15:59 | 16:59 | 17:59 | 18:59 | 19:59 | 20:59 |
| Leaderfoot Roundabout (S-Bound) | 07:04 | 08:14 | 09:04 | 10:04 | 11:04 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 14:04 | 15:04 | 16:04 | 17:04 | 18:04 | 19:04 | 20:04 | 21:04 |
| Council Headquarters (Opp) | 07:07 | 08:17 | 09:07 | 10:07 | 11:07 | 12:07 | 13:07 | 14:07 | 15:07 | 16:07 | 17:07 | 18:07 | 19:07 | 20:07 | 21:07 |
| St Boswells Bus Stance (At) | 07:12 | 08:22 | 09:12 | 10:12 | 11:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:12 | 15:12 | 16:12 | 17:12 | 18:12 | 19:12 | 20:12 | 21:12 |
| North Myrescroft (At) | 07:22 | 08:32 | 09:22 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:22 | 17:22 | 18:22 | 19:22 | 20:22 | 21:22 |
| Jedburgh Schools Campus (At) | · | 08:43 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jedburgh Bus Station | 07:32 | 08:48 | 09:32 | 10:32 | 11:32 | 12:32 | 13:32 | 14:32 | 15:32 | 16:32 | 17:32 | 18:32 | 19:32 | 20:32 | 21:32 |
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 68
Adult single £2.75 to £7.45 · Child single £1.40 to £3.75
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.75 | Kingknowes R'About | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.75 | £2.75 | Tweedbank/E.Langlee | ||||||||||||
| £2.75 | £2.75 | – | Huntlyburn Roundabout | |||||||||||
| £4.05 | £2.75 | £2.75 | £2.75 | B.G.H or Darnick | ||||||||||
| £4.35 | £2.75 | £2.75 | £2.75 | £2.75 | Weirhill / Ormiston Terrace | |||||||||
| £4.45 | £2.75 | £2.75 | £2.75 | £2.75 | £2.75 | Melrose | ||||||||
| £4.90 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £3.95 | £3.60 | £3.35 | £2.75 | Leaderfoot | |||||||
| £5.15 | £4.90 | £4.90 | £4.80 | £4.45 | £3.95 | £3.60 | £2.75 | Newtown | ||||||
| £5.15 | £5.15 | £5.15 | £4.90 | £4.80 | £4.45 | £4.35 | £3.35 | £2.75 | St Boswells | |||||
| £6.00 | £5.65 | £5.65 | £5.15 | £4.90 | £4.90 | £4.80 | £3.95 | £3.35 | £2.75 | Longnew F/Lilliardsedge: | ||||
| £7.20 | £6.75 | £6.75 | £6.75 | £6.40 | £6.00 | £6.00 | £5.00 | £4.90 | £4.45 | £2.75 | Cleikmin/Ancrum/SaStones | |||
| £7.45 | £7.20 | £7.20 | £6.75 | £6.75 | £6.40 | £6.20 | £5.15 | £5.00 | £4.90 | £3.95 | £2.75 | Bonjedward | ||
| £7.45 | £7.45 | £7.45 | £7.20 | £6.75 | £6.75 | £6.20 | £6.00 | £5.15 | £5.00 | £4.45 | £3.35 | £2.75 | Jedburgh | |
| £4.55 | £4.45 | – | £3.60 | £3.35 | £2.75 | £2.75 | £2.75 | £3.35 | £3.95 | £4.45 | £5.15 | £6.00 | £6.20 | Newstead |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Galashiels Bus Station.
Craig of Campbeltown Ltd's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 4 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Borders Buses before you travel.
Tickets on the 68
Borders Buses publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Day Gala · Adult Day Gala+ · Adult Single · Child Single · Adult Border Day · Adult Borders Week
…and 1 more ticket on this route.
Ticket types come from Borders Buses' own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 5 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Borders Buses.
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 Borders Buses before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
- Monday, 30 November 2026 towards Jedburgh: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Galashiels: 16 journeys, first 05:49
- Christmas Eve — Thursday, 24 December 2026 towards Jedburgh: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Galashiels: 16 journeys, first 05:49
- Christmas Day — Friday, 25 December 2026 The operator’s data shows its ordinary Friday timetable for this date, which usually means its Christmas Day times have not been published yet. Check with Borders Buses before you travel.
- Boxing Day — Saturday, 26 December 2026 towards Jedburgh: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Galashiels: 16 journeys, first 05:49
- Sunday, 27 December 2026 towards Jedburgh: 6 journeys, first 08:05 towards Galashiels: 6 journeys, first 09:04
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Jedburgh: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Galashiels: 16 journeys, first 05:49
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Jedburgh: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Galashiels: 16 journeys, first 05:49
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Jedburgh: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Galashiels: 16 journeys, first 05:49
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 towards Jedburgh: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Galashiels: 16 journeys, first 05:49
- New Year's Day — Friday, 1 January 2027 The operator’s data shows its ordinary Friday timetable for this date, which usually means its New Year's Day times have not been published yet. Check with Borders Buses before you travel.
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 towards Jedburgh: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Galashiels: 16 journeys, first 05:49
- Monday, 4 January 2027 towards Jedburgh: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Galashiels: 16 journeys, first 05:49
Route map
All stops on route 68
68 towards Jedburgh
All 44 stops
- Galashiels Transport Interchange (Stance 1) Galashiels
- Market Street Fountain (Opp) Galashiels
- St Peter's School (Opp) Galashiels
- Fire Station Galashiels (Adj) Galashiels
- Archies Walk (Nr) Kingsknowes
- Galafoot Bridge (E-bound) Tweedbank
- Tweedbank Loch (At) Tweedbank
- Cotgreen Road (Before) Tweedbank
- Neidpath Court (Opp) Tweedbank
- Jura Drive (Opp) Tweedbank
- Tweedbank Station Tweedbank
- Tweedbank Ind Est (Opp) Tweedbank
- Borders General Hospital Entrance (At) Borders General Hospital
- Darnick Vale (At) Darnick
- Ormiston Terrace (Opp) Highcross
- Holy Trinity Church (o/s) Highcross
- Weirhill Place (At) Highcross
- Wright's Chiropractor (Opp) Melrose
- Abbey Car Park (At) Melrose
- Priorswood Court (At) Melrose
- Priorwood House (At) Melrose
- Newstead Bypass (E-bound) Newstead
- Leaderfoot Roundabout (E-bound) Leaderfoot
- Leaderfoot Roundabout (S-Bound) Leaderfoot
- Eildon Road End (Opp) Newtown St Boswells
- Council Headquarters (Opp) Newtown St Boswells
- Dryburgh Arms (o/s) Newtown St Boswells
- Agricultural College (Opp) Newtown St Boswells
- Springfield Terrace (Opp) St Boswells
- St Boswells Bus Stance (At) St Boswells
- Hiltonshill Tollhouse (Opp) St Boswells
- Longnewton Forest Sawmill (At) St Boswells
- Lilliardsedge Caravan Park (Opp) Ancrum
- South Myrescroft (At 44) Ancrum
- North Myrescroft (At) Ancrum
- South Myrescroft (S-bound) Ancrum
- Cleikemin Shelter A68 (Opp) Ancrum
- Bonjedward A68 (Nr) Bonjedward
- Woollen Mill (Opp) Jedburgh
- Bongate Ind Est (Opp) Jedburgh
- Bongate Gardens (Opp) Jedburgh
- Bongate (At 8) Jedburgh
- Jedburgh Schools Campus (At) Jedburgh
- Jedburgh Bus Station Jedburgh
68 towards Galashiels
All 43 stops
- Jedburgh Bus Station Jedburgh
- Jedburgh Schools Campus (At) Jedburgh
- Bongate (At 18) Jedburgh
- Bongate Ind Est Jedburgh
- Woollen Mill (At) Jedburgh
- Bonjedward A68 (Opp) Bonjedward
- Cleikemin Shelter A68 (At) Ancrum
- South Myrescroft (At 44) Ancrum
- North Myrescroft (At) Ancrum
- South Myrescroft (S-bound) Ancrum
- Lilliardsedge Caravan Park (At) Ancrum
- Longnewton Forest Sawmill (Opp) St Boswells
- Hiltonshill Tollhouse (Nr) St Boswells
- Springfield Terrace (Opp) St Boswells
- St Boswells Bus Stance (At) St Boswells
- Agricultural College (o/s) Newtown St Boswells
- Melbourne Place (Opp) Newtown St Boswells
- Council Headquarters (At) Newtown St Boswells
- Eildon Road End (Nr) Newtown St Boswells
- Leaderfoot Roundabout (N-Bound) Leaderfoot
- Leaderfoot Roundabout (W-bound) Leaderfoot
- Newstead Bypass (W-bound) Newstead
- Priorwood House (Opp) Melrose
- Market Square (At) Melrose
- St Dunstan's Lane (Nr) Melrose
- Gibson Park (At) Melrose
- Weirhill Place (Opp) Highcross
- Holy Trinity Church (opp) Highcross
- Ormiston Terrace (At) Highcross
- Darnick Vale (Opp) Darnick
- Borders General Hospital Entrance (At) Borders General Hospital
- Tweedbank Ind Est (Nr) Tweedbank
- Tweedbank Station Tweedbank
- Jura Drive (At) Tweedbank
- Shielswood Court (Opp) Tweedbank
- Tweedbank Shops (Opp) Tweedbank
- Tweedbank Loch (Opp) Tweedbank
- Galafoot Bridge (W-bound) Tweedbank
- Archies Walk (Opp) Kingsknowes
- Fire Station Galashiels (Opp) Galashiels
- St Peter's School (o/s) Galashiels
- Galashiels Health Centre (Opp) Galashiels
- Galashiels Transport Interchange (Stance 1) Galashiels
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 20 October 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 27 June 2022 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 4 April 2022 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 17 May 2021 To amend Timetable.
- Expired effective 16 November 2020 To amend Timetable.
Registered as financially supported by a local authority (Scottish Borders Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PM1121403/2 · Changes in Scottish Borders Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 68 bus?
The first 68 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:49 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 68 bus?
The last 68 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 68 bus cost?
Borders Buses' published fares on the 68: adult single £2.75 to £7.45, child single £1.40 to £3.75. The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Borders Buses sets the fares on the 68. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.
Who runs the 68 bus?
The 68 is operated by Borders Buses.
Timetable data from Borders Buses via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Scotland feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PM1121403/2. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.