86 Brandon via Thetford ↔ Bury St Edmunds via Thetford
Operated by Coach Services. First bus 06:25, last bus 19:12. 56 journeys on weekdays.
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Timetable
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towards Bury St Edmunds via Thetford · Monday to Friday towards Bury St Edmunds via Thetford · Saturday towards Bury St Edmunds via Thetford · Sunday towards Brandon via Thetford · Monday to Friday towards Brandon via Thetford · Saturday towards Brandon via Thetford · Sunday
| Kestrel Drive (opp) | 06:25 | 07:25 | 07:25 | 07:55 | 07:55 | 08:42 | 08:42 | 08:42 | 09:42 | 09:42 | 10:42 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 13:42 | 14:42 | 14:42 | 15:42 | 15:42 | 16:42 | 16:42 | 17:42 | 17:42 | 18:12 | 18:42 | 18:42 | 19:12 |
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| Spruce Drive (opp) | 06:27 | 07:27 | 07:30 | 07:57 | 07:57 | 08:44 | 08:44 | 08:44 | 09:44 | 09:44 | 10:44 | 10:44 | 11:44 | 11:44 | 12:44 | 12:44 | 13:44 | 13:44 | 14:44 | 14:44 | 15:44 | 15:44 | 16:44 | 16:44 | 17:44 | 17:44 | 18:14 | 18:44 | 18:44 | 19:14 |
| Pinewood Drive (adj) | 06:28 | 07:28 | 07:35 | 07:58 | 07:58 | 08:45 | 08:45 | 08:45 | 09:45 | 09:45 | 10:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 17:45 | 18:15 | 18:45 | 18:45 | 19:15 |
| Tesco Main Entrance (o/s) | 06:29 | 07:29 | 07:39 | 07:59 | 07:59 | 08:46 | 08:46 | 08:46 | 09:46 | 09:46 | 10:46 | 10:46 | 11:46 | 11:46 | 12:46 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 13:46 | 14:46 | 14:46 | 15:46 | 15:46 | 16:46 | 16:46 | 17:46 | 17:46 | 18:16 | 18:46 | 18:46 | 19:16 |
| Mile End (N-bound) | 06:34 | 07:34 | 07:44 | 08:04 | 08:04 | 08:50 | 08:50 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 14:50 | 15:50 | 15:50 | 16:50 | 16:50 | 17:50 | 17:50 | 18:20 | 18:50 | 18:50 | 19:20 |
| Pond Lane (adj) | 06:36 | 07:36 | 07:46 | 08:06 | 08:06 | 08:52 | 08:52 | 08:52 | 09:52 | 09:52 | 10:52 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 11:52 | 12:52 | 12:52 | 13:52 | 13:52 | 14:52 | 14:52 | 15:52 | 15:52 | 16:52 | 16:52 | 17:52 | 17:52 | 18:22 | 18:52 | 18:52 | 19:22 |
| Church Close (adj) | 06:38 | 07:38 | 07:48 | 08:08 | 08:08 | 08:54 | 08:54 | 08:54 | 09:54 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 13:54 | 14:54 | 14:54 | 15:54 | 15:54 | 16:54 | 16:54 | 17:54 | 17:54 | 18:24 | 18:54 | 18:54 | 19:24 |
| Old Forge Court (opp) | 06:40 | 07:40 | 08:00 | 08:10 | 08:10 | 08:58 | 08:58 | 08:58 | 09:58 | 09:58 | 10:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 13:58 | 14:58 | 14:58 | 15:58 | 15:58 | 16:58 | 16:58 | 17:58 | 17:58 | 18:28 | 18:58 | 18:58 | 19:28 |
| Lingheath Road (opp) | 06:42 | 07:42 | 08:05 | 08:12 | 08:12 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:30 |
| Bus Interchange (Stand C) | 07:00 | 08:00 | · | 08:30 | 08:30 | 09:15 | 09:15 | 09:15 | 10:15 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 15:15 | 16:15 | 16:15 | 17:15 | 17:15 | 18:15 | 18:15 | 18:45 | 19:15 | 19:15 | 19:45 |
| Queensway (opp) | 07:05 | 08:05 | 08:15 | 08:35 | 08:35 | 09:20 | 09:20 | 09:20 | 10:20 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 14:20 | 15:20 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 16:20 | 17:20 | 17:20 | 18:20 | 18:20 | · | · | · | · |
| School (o/s) | 07:11 | 08:11 | 08:21 | 08:41 | 08:41 | 09:26 | 09:26 | 09:26 | 10:26 | 10:26 | 11:26 | 11:26 | 12:26 | 12:26 | 13:26 | 13:26 | 14:26 | 14:26 | 15:26 | 15:26 | 16:26 | 16:26 | 17:26 | 17:26 | 18:26 | 18:26 | · | · | · | · |
| Rymer Farm (adj) | 07:15 | 08:15 | 08:25 | 08:45 | 08:45 | 09:30 | 09:30 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | · | · | · | · |
| The Cadogan (adj) | 07:20 | 08:20 | 08:30 | 08:50 | 08:50 | 09:35 | 09:35 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 15:35 | 16:35 | 16:35 | 17:35 | 17:35 | 18:35 | 18:35 | · | · | · | · |
| Oak Close (opp) | 07:24 | 08:24 | 08:34 | 08:54 | 08:54 | 09:39 | 09:39 | 09:39 | 10:39 | 10:39 | 11:39 | 11:39 | 12:39 | 12:39 | 13:39 | 13:39 | 14:39 | 14:39 | 15:39 | 15:39 | 16:39 | 16:39 | 17:39 | 17:39 | 18:39 | 18:39 | · | · | · | · |
| The Woolpack (opp) | 07:25 | 08:25 | 08:35 | 08:55 | 08:55 | 09:40 | 09:40 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 14:40 | 15:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 18:40 | · | · | · | · |
| Railway Station (opp) | 07:30 | 08:30 | 08:40 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:45 | 09:45 | 09:45 | 10:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 18:45 | · | · | · | · |
| Bus Station (Stand 2) | 07:32 | 08:32 | 08:42 | 09:02 | 09:02 | 09:47 | 09:47 | 09:47 | 10:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 13:47 | 14:47 | 14:47 | 15:47 | 15:47 | 16:47 | 16:47 | 17:47 | 17:47 | 18:47 | 18:47 | · | · | · | · |
| West Suffolk Hospital (Entrance) | 07:45 | · | · | 09:15 | 09:15 | 09:55 | · | 09:55 | 10:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 14:55 | 15:55 | 15:55 | 16:55 | 16:55 | 17:55 | 17:55 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Route map
All stops on route 86
86 towards Bury St Edmunds via Thetford
- Kestrel Drive (opp) Brandon
- Chestnut Close (opp) Brandon
- Spruce Drive (opp) Brandon
- Walton Way (adj) Brandon
- Tesco (o/s) Brandon
- Pinewood Drive (adj) Brandon
- Highbury Road (adj) Brandon
- Tesco Main Entrance (o/s) Brandon
- Sweden Place (adj) Brandon
- Mile End (N-bound) Brandon
- Pond Lane (adj) Brandon
- Manor Road (opp 36) Brandon
- Church Close (adj) Brandon
- Old Forge Court (opp) Brandon
- Knappers Way (opp) Brandon
- Heron Avenue Path (opp) Brandon
- Lingheath Road (opp) Brandon
- Canterbury Way (adj) Thetford
- Bus Interchange (Stand C) Thetford
- Queensway (opp) Thetford
- Bracken Road (opp) Thetford
- Mill Lane (adj) Barnham
- School (o/s) Barnham
- Sevenhills Lane (adj) Seven Hills
- Rymer Farm (adj) Rymer Point
- The Cadogan (adj) Ingham
- St Bartholomew's Church (adj) Ingham
- Oak Close (opp) Fornham St Genevieve
- Village Sign (adj) Fornham St Martin
- The Woolpack (opp) Fornham St Martin
- Barton Hill (adj) Fornham St Martin
- Tollgate Lane (opp) Bury St Edmunds
- Thingoe Hill (opp) Bury St Edmunds
- Fornham Road (adj) Bury St Edmunds
- Railway Station (opp) Bury St Edmunds
- Bus Station (Stand 2) Bury St Edmunds
- Albert Buildings (adj) Bury St Edmunds
- Spread Eagle (S-bound) Bury St Edmunds
- Stonebridge Avenue (opp) Bury St Edmunds
- West Suffolk Hospital (opp) Bury St Edmunds
- West Suffolk Hospital (Entrance) Bury St Edmunds
86 towards Brandon via Thetford
- West Suffolk Hospital (Entrance) Bury St Edmunds
- West Suffolk Hospital (adj) Bury St Edmunds
- Stonebridge Avenue (adj) Bury St Edmunds
- Spread Eagle (N-bound) Bury St Edmunds
- Kevor House (adj) Bury St Edmunds
- Albert Buildings (opp) Bury St Edmunds
- Bus Station (Stand 2) Bury St Edmunds
- Railway Station (adj) Bury St Edmunds
- Fornham Road (opp) Bury St Edmunds
- Thingoe Hill (adj) Bury St Edmunds
- Tollgate Lane (adj) Bury St Edmunds
- Barton Hill (opp) Fornham St Martin
- The Woolpack (o/s) Fornham St Martin
- Village Sign (opp) Fornham St Martin
- Oak Close (adj) Fornham St Genevieve
- St Bartholomew's Church (opp) Ingham
- The Cadogan (opp) Ingham
- Sevenhills Lane (opp) Seven Hills
- Rymer Farm (opp) Rymer Point
- Mill Lane (opp) Barnham
- School (opp) Barnham
- Bracken Road (adj) Thetford
- Queensway (adj) Thetford
- Bus Interchange (Stand C) Thetford
- Canterbury Way (opp) Thetford
- Kestrel Drive (opp) Brandon
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 30 Aug 2026 Operating between Oakley and Winchester given service number 86 effective from 30 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 19 Jul 2026 Operating between Liverpool City Centre and Hope University, Liverpool South Parkway given service number 86 / 86C effective from 19 July 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 31 Aug 2025 Operating between Liverpool City Centre and Hope University, Liverpool South Parkway given service number 86 / 86C effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Bury St EdmundsThetfordBrandonFornham St MartinBarnhamInghamFornham St GenevieveSeven HillsRymer Point
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 86 bus?
The first 86 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:25 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 86 bus?
The last 86 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:12. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 86 bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Coach Services day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 86 bus?
The 86 is operated by Coach Services.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.