72 Broxburn to Fauldhouse via Livingston, Blackburn

Operated by Lothian Country Buses. Registered as running via Blackburn, Livingston Centre, St John’s Hospital, Pumpherston, Uphall, Broxburn, Winchburgh. First bus 04:41, last bus 22:22. 52 journeys on weekdays. Fares: set by the operatormore.

Next towards Fauldhouse from Dunnet Way (opp): 05:18, 05:49, 06:35

Next towards Broxburn from Golden Fry (opp): 05:10, 05:45, 06:15

Wanted a different 72? 27 other bus routes are numbered 72 elsewhere in the UK — see every 72 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

72 towards Fauldhouse — Monday to Friday (25 journeys)
Stop 05:1805:4906:3507:1007:5008:3009:1510:0010:4011:2012:0012:4513:3014:1014:5015:3016:2017:0517:5018:2519:0519:4520:2221:2222:22
Dunnet Way (opp) 05:1805:4906:3507:1007:5008:3009:1510:0010:4011:2012:0012:4513:3014:1014:5015:3016:2017:0517:5018:2519:0519:4520:2221:2222:22
Post Office (opp) 05:2105:5206:3807:1307:5408:3409:1910:0410:4411:2412:0412:4913:3414:1414:5415:3416:2417:0917:5418:2819:0819:4820:2521:2522:25
Oatridge Hotel (before) 05:2805:5906:4507:2108:0308:4309:2710:1210:5211:3212:1212:5713:4214:2215:0215:4216:3217:1718:0218:3419:1419:5420:3121:3122:31
Turning Circle (at) 05:3606:0706:5307:3008:1308:5309:3610:2111:0111:4112:2113:0613:5114:3115:1115:5116:4117:2618:1018:4219:2220:0220:3921:3922:39
St Johns Hospital (at) 05:4506:1607:0207:4008:2309:0309:4510:3011:1011:5012:3013:1514:0014:4015:2216:0216:5217:3618:1918:5119:3120:1120:4821:4822:48
Fergus Avenue (opp) 05:4806:1907:0607:4408:2709:0709:4910:3411:1411:5412:3413:1914:0414:4415:2616:0616:5617:4018:2318:5519:3520:1420:5121:5122:51
Bus Terminal (Stance E) 05:5606:2707:1507:5508:3809:2010:0210:4711:2712:0712:4713:3214:1714:5715:3916:1917:0917:5318:3419:0619:4620:2321:0022:0023:00
Oldwood Place (opp) 06:0706:3807:2608:0708:5009:3310:1511:0011:4012:2013:0013:4514:3115:1215:5416:3417:2418:0618:4619:1819:5820:3421:1122:1123:11
Toll Roundabout (before) 06:1006:4107:2908:1108:5409:3610:1811:0311:4312:2313:0313:4814:3415:1615:5816:3817:2818:0918:4919:2120:0120:3721:1422:1423:14
Seafield Arms (opp) 06:1306:4407:3308:1508:5809:4010:2211:0711:4712:2713:0713:5214:3815:2016:0216:4217:3218:1218:5219:2420:0420:4021:1722:1723:17
Library (opp) 06:1806:4907:3908:2009:0309:4510:2711:1211:5212:3213:1213:5714:4415:2616:0816:4817:3818:1718:5719:2920:0920:4521:2222:2223:22
Cross (before) 06:2606:5707:5108:3309:1409:5610:3811:2312:0412:4513:2514:1014:5715:4016:2217:0217:5118:2819:0819:4020:1820:5421:3122:3123:31
Fauldhouse Road (before) 06:3207:0307:5708:3909:2010:0210:4411:2912:1012:5113:3114:1615:0415:4716:2917:0917:5818:3419:1419:4620:2421:0021:3722:3723:37
Golden Fry (opp) 06:3707:0808:0208:4409:2510:0710:4911:3412:1512:5613:3614:2115:0915:5216:3417:1418:0318:3919:1919:5120:2921:0521:4222:4223:42

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.

The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Lothian Country Buses sets the fares on the 72. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card. Who travels free →

Route map

All stops on route 72

72 towards Fauldhouse

All 81 stops
  1. Dunnet Way (opp) Broxburn
  2. Thistle Business Park (opp) Broxburn
  3. Aitken Orr Drive (opp) Broxburn
  4. Aitken Orr Drive (Adj) Broxburn
  5. Church Street (opp) Broxburn
  6. Post Office (opp) Broxburn
  7. New Holygate Broxburn
  8. Kirkhill Road (opp) Broxburn
  9. Cardross Road (opp) Broxburn
  10. Cardross Road (Adj) Broxburn
  11. Freeland Avenue (opp) Broxburn
  12. Cemetery (opp) Uphall
  13. Alexander Street (before) Uphall
  14. Oatridge Hotel (before) Uphall
  15. St Andrews Drive (opp) Uphall
  16. Millbank Place (after) Uphall
  17. Stankards Road (at) Uphall
  18. Railway Station Uphall Station
  19. Primary School (opp and after) Uphall Station
  20. Summerville Court (after) Uphall Station
  21. Drumshoreland Road (before) Pumpherston
  22. Turning Circle (at) Pumpherston
  23. Napier Square (opp) Pumpherston
  24. Firth Road (opp) Pumpherston
  25. Harrysmuir Path (before) Pumpherston
  26. Craigswood (opp) Craigshill
  27. St Johns Hospital (before) Howden
  28. St Johns Hospital (at) Howden
  29. Calgary Avenue (opp) Howden
  30. Fergus Avenue (opp) Howden
  31. Labrador Avenue (opp) Howden
  32. Toronto Avenue (opp) Howden
  33. Manitoba Avenue (before) Howden
  34. Almondside (opp) Howden
  35. The Centre (after) Livingston
  36. Bus Terminal (Stance E) Livingston
  37. Aldi (at) Livingston
  38. The Range (at) Livingston
  39. Alderstone Business Park (at) Livingston
  40. Campus Roundabout (after) Livingston
  41. Almondvale Stadium (at) Livingston
  42. Quarrywood Court (at) Livingston
  43. Braehead Junction (after) Howden
  44. Peel Roundabout (after) Eliburn
  45. Ward Place (Outside) Eliburn
  46. Lady Place (opp and after) Eliburn
  47. Oldwood Place (opp) Eliburn
  48. Kilne Place (opp) Eliburn
  49. Thirlfield Wynd (opp) Kirkton
  50. Toll Roundabout (before) Kirkton
  51. Crematorium (opp) Kirkton
  52. Primary School (at) Seafield
  53. Seafield Arms (opp) Seafield
  54. Community Centre (at) Seafield
  55. Blackburn House (at) Blackburn
  56. Redhouse Farm (opp and after) Blackburn
  57. Redhouse Court (at) Blackburn
  58. Graham Court (Opp) Blackburn
  59. Ash Grove (near) Blackburn
  60. Rowan Street (opp and after) Blackburn
  61. Library (opp) Blackburn
  62. Turf Place (opp and before) Blackburn
  63. Latchburn View (before) Blackburn
  64. Mosshall Industrial Estate (before) Blackburn
  65. Mosshall Caravan Park (at) Blackburn
  66. Redmill Cottages (opp) East Whitburn
  67. Redmill Court (before) East Whitburn
  68. Pentland View (opp) East Whitburn
  69. Loch Fyne Way (opp) Whitburn
  70. Rannoch Road (opp) Whitburn
  71. Whitdale Primary School (after) Whitburn
  72. Cross (before) Whitburn
  73. The Avenue (opp) Whitburn
  74. Lidl (opp) Whitburn
  75. Cairnie Place (after) Whitburn
  76. Fauldhouse Road (before) Longridge
  77. Rashierigg Place (opp and before) Longridge
  78. Eastwood Park (before) Fauldhouse
  79. Victoria Road (after) Fauldhouse
  80. Library (opp) Fauldhouse
  81. Golden Fry (opp) Fauldhouse

72 towards Broxburn

All 80 stops
  1. Golden Fry (opp) Fauldhouse
  2. School (after) Fauldhouse
  3. Victoria Road (opp and after) Fauldhouse
  4. Eastwood Park (Adj) Fauldhouse
  5. Rashierigg Place (after) Longridge
  6. Fauldhouse Road (after) Longridge
  7. Cairnie Place (opp) Whitburn
  8. Lidl (at) Whitburn
  9. The Avenue (after) Whitburn
  10. Cross (after) Whitburn
  11. Whitdale Primary School (opp) Whitburn
  12. Rannoch Road (after) Whitburn
  13. Loch Fyne Way (at) Whitburn
  14. Pentland View (at) East Whitburn
  15. Redmill Court (opp) East Whitburn
  16. Redmill Cottages (at) East Whitburn
  17. Mosshall Caravan Park (opp) Blackburn
  18. St Kentigerns Academy (at) Blackburn
  19. Mosshall Industrial Estate (opp) Blackburn
  20. Cross (adj) Blackburn
  21. Riddochill Road (opp and after) Blackburn
  22. Library (before) Blackburn
  23. Rowan Street (before) Blackburn
  24. Ash Grove (Outside) Blackburn
  25. Graham Court (before) Blackburn
  26. Redhouse Court (opp) Blackburn
  27. Redhouse Farm (before) Blackburn
  28. Blackburn House (opp) Blackburn
  29. Community Centre (opp) Seafield
  30. Seafield Arms (before) Seafield
  31. Primary School (opp) Seafield
  32. Crematorium Kirkton
  33. Toll Roundabout (after) Kirkton
  34. Eastcroft Court (opp) Kirkton
  35. Lochshot Place (opp) Eliburn
  36. Kilne Place (after) Eliburn
  37. Oldwood Place (after) Eliburn
  38. Lady Place (after) Eliburn
  39. Gavin Place (after) Eliburn
  40. Peel Roundabout (before) Eliburn
  41. Braehead Junction (before) Howden
  42. Quarrywood Court (opp) Livingston
  43. Almondvale Stadium (opp) Livingston
  44. Campus Roundabout (before) Livingston
  45. Alderstone Business Park (opp) Livingston
  46. The Range (opp) Livingston
  47. Aldi (opp) Livingston
  48. Bus Terminal (Stance D) Livingston
  49. The Centre (opp) Livingston
  50. Almondside (at) Howden
  51. Manitoba Avenue (opp and after) Howden
  52. Toronto Avenue (before) Howden
  53. Labrador Avenue (after) Howden
  54. Fergus Avenue (before) Howden
  55. Calgary Avenue (after) Howden
  56. St Johns Hospital (before) Howden
  57. St Johns Hospital (at) Howden
  58. Craigswood (at) Craigshill
  59. Harrysmuir Path (opp) Pumpherston
  60. Firth Road (after) Pumpherston
  61. Napier Square (at) Pumpherston
  62. Drumshoreland Road (before) Pumpherston
  63. Turning Circle (at) Pumpherston
  64. Summerville Court (Opp and Before) Uphall Station
  65. Primary School (before) Uphall Station
  66. Railway Station (opp) Uphall Station
  67. Stankards Road (opp) Uphall
  68. St Andrews Drive (before) Uphall
  69. Oatridge Hotel (opp) Uphall
  70. Scotmid (outside) Uphall
  71. Cemetery (at) Uphall
  72. Freeland Avenue (after) Broxburn
  73. Cardross Road (after) Broxburn
  74. Kirkhill Road (before) Broxburn
  75. New Holygate (opp) Broxburn
  76. Post Office (at) Broxburn
  77. Church Street (before) Broxburn
  78. Aitken Orr Drive (before) Broxburn
  79. Thistle Business Park (at) Broxburn
  80. Dunnet Way (after) Broxburn

Service registration & registered changes

Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (West Lothian Council).

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PM0002883/48 · Registration PM0002883/76 · Changes in The City of Edinburgh Council · All service changes →

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Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 72 bus?

The first 72 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:41 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 72 bus?

The last 72 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:22. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 72 bus cost?

The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Lothian Country Buses sets the fares on the 72. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.

Who runs the 72 bus?

The 72 is operated by Lothian Country Buses.

Timetable data from Lothian Country Buses via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Scotland feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PM0002883/48. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.