L Leckhampton, Pilley Lane ↔ Bishops Cleeve, Greenacres
Operated by Pulhams Coaches. First bus 06:15, last bus 19:20. 96 journeys on weekdays.
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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 Bishops Cleeve, Greenacres · Monday to Friday towards Bishops Cleeve, Greenacres · Saturday towards Bishops Cleeve, Greenacres · Sunday towards Leckhampton, Pilley Lane · Monday to Friday towards Leckhampton, Pilley Lane · Saturday towards Leckhampton, Pilley Lane · Sunday
| Pilley Lane (before) | · | · | 06:50 | 07:20 | · | 07:50 | 08:20 | 08:20 | 08:50 | 08:50 | 09:20 | 09:20 | 09:50 | 09:50 | 10:20 | 10:20 | 10:50 | 10:50 | 11:20 | 11:20 | 11:50 | 11:50 | 12:20 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 12:50 | 13:20 | 13:20 | 13:50 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 14:20 | 14:50 | 14:50 | 15:20 | 15:20 | 15:50 | 15:50 | 16:20 | 16:20 | 16:50 | 16:50 | 17:20 | 17:20 | 17:50 | 18:20 | 18:20 | 18:50 | 19:20 |
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| The Wheatsheaf Inn (o/s) | · | · | 06:55 | 07:25 | · | 07:55 | 08:25 | 08:25 | 08:55 | 08:55 | 09:25 | 09:25 | 09:55 | 09:55 | 10:25 | 10:25 | 10:55 | 10:55 | 11:25 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:25 | 13:55 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:25 | 14:55 | 14:55 | 15:25 | 15:25 | 15:55 | 15:55 | 16:25 | 16:25 | 16:55 | 16:55 | 17:25 | 17:25 | 17:55 | 18:25 | 18:25 | 18:55 | 19:25 |
| The Exmouth Arms (o/s) | · | · | 07:02 | 07:32 | · | 08:02 | 08:32 | 08:30 | 09:02 | 09:00 | 09:32 | 09:30 | 10:02 | 10:00 | 10:32 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:02 | 12:30 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 14:32 | 15:02 | 15:00 | 15:32 | 15:30 | 16:00 | 16:02 | 16:32 | 16:30 | 17:02 | 17:00 | 17:32 | 17:30 | 18:02 | 18:32 | 18:30 | 19:02 | 19:32 |
| Hospital Main Entrance (opp) | · | · | 07:08 | 07:38 | · | 08:08 | 08:38 | 08:34 | 09:08 | 09:04 | 09:38 | 09:34 | 10:08 | 10:04 | 10:38 | 10:34 | 11:04 | 11:08 | 11:38 | 11:34 | 12:04 | 12:08 | 12:34 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:04 | 13:34 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:04 | 14:34 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:04 | 15:38 | 15:34 | 16:04 | 16:08 | 16:38 | 16:34 | 17:08 | 17:04 | 17:38 | 17:34 | 18:08 | 18:38 | 18:34 | 19:08 | 19:38 |
| Rotunda (after) | · | · | 07:10 | 07:40 | · | 08:10 | 08:40 | 08:38 | 09:10 | 09:08 | 09:40 | 09:38 | 10:10 | 10:08 | 10:40 | 10:38 | 11:08 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 11:38 | 12:08 | 12:10 | 12:38 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:08 | 13:38 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 14:40 | 15:10 | 15:08 | 15:40 | 15:38 | 16:08 | 16:10 | 16:40 | 16:38 | 17:10 | 17:08 | 17:40 | 17:38 | 18:10 | 18:40 | 18:38 | 19:10 | 19:40 |
| Primark (Stop 2) | 06:20 | 06:50 | 07:20 | 07:50 | 07:45 | 08:20 | 08:50 | 08:45 | 09:20 | 09:15 | 09:50 | 09:45 | 10:20 | 10:15 | 10:50 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:20 | 11:50 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:20 | 12:45 | 12:50 | 13:20 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 14:50 | 15:20 | 15:15 | 15:50 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 16:20 | 16:50 | 16:45 | 17:20 | 17:15 | 17:50 | 17:42 | 18:20 | 18:50 | 18:42 | 19:20 | 19:50 |
| Bishop Court (o/s) | 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:00 | 07:54 | 08:30 | 09:00 | 08:54 | 09:30 | 09:24 | 10:00 | 09:54 | 10:30 | 10:24 | 11:00 | 10:54 | 11:24 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 11:54 | 12:24 | 12:30 | 12:54 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 13:24 | 13:54 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 14:24 | 14:54 | 15:00 | 15:30 | 15:24 | 16:00 | 15:54 | 16:24 | 16:30 | 17:00 | 16:54 | 17:30 | 17:24 | 18:00 | · | 18:30 | 19:00 | · | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Coronation Square Shops (o/s) | 06:37 | 07:07 | 07:37 | 08:07 | 08:03 | 08:37 | 09:07 | 09:03 | 09:37 | 09:33 | 10:07 | 10:03 | 10:37 | 10:33 | 11:07 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:03 | 12:33 | 12:37 | 13:03 | 13:07 | 13:37 | 13:33 | 14:03 | 14:07 | 14:37 | 14:33 | 15:03 | 15:07 | 15:37 | 15:33 | 16:07 | 16:03 | 16:33 | 16:37 | 17:07 | 17:03 | 17:37 | 17:33 | 18:07 | · | 18:37 | 19:07 | · | 19:37 | 20:07 |
| Gallagher Retail Park (by) | 06:47 | 07:17 | 07:47 | 08:17 | · | 08:47 | 09:17 | · | 09:47 | · | 10:17 | · | 10:47 | · | 11:17 | · | · | 11:47 | 12:17 | · | · | 12:47 | · | 13:17 | 13:47 | · | · | 14:17 | 14:47 | · | · | 15:17 | 15:47 | · | 16:17 | · | · | 16:47 | 17:17 | · | 17:47 | · | 18:17 | · | 18:47 | · | · | 19:47 | · |
| Cleeve School (opp) | 06:58 | 07:28 | 07:58 | 08:28 | · | 08:58 | 09:28 | · | 09:58 | · | 10:28 | · | 10:58 | · | 11:28 | · | · | 11:58 | 12:28 | · | · | 12:58 | · | 13:28 | 13:58 | · | · | 14:28 | 14:58 | · | · | 15:28 | 15:58 | · | 16:28 | · | · | 16:58 | 17:28 | · | 17:58 | · | 18:28 | · | 18:58 | · | · | 19:58 | · |
| Greenacres (opp) | 07:08 | 07:38 | 08:08 | 08:38 | · | 09:08 | 09:38 | · | 10:08 | · | 10:38 | · | 11:08 | · | 11:38 | · | · | 12:08 | 12:38 | · | · | 13:08 | · | 13:38 | 14:08 | · | · | 14:38 | 15:08 | · | · | 15:38 | 16:08 | · | 16:38 | · | · | 17:08 | 17:38 | · | 18:08 | · | 18:38 | · | 19:08 | · | · | 20:08 | · |
Route map
All stops on route L
L towards Bishops Cleeve, Greenacres
- Pilley Lane (before) Leckhampton
- Chatsworth Drive (nr) Leckhampton
- Leckhampton Hill Foot (Stop) Leckhampton
- Southern Road (opp) Pilley
- The Wheatsheaf Inn (o/s) Pilley
- Delancey Hospital (nr) Leckhampton
- Pilley Bridge (before) Pilley
- Treelands Drive (opp) Leckhampton
- Charlton Lane (opp) Leckhampton
- Old Station Drive (opp) Leckhampton
- Fairfield Park Road (after) Leckhampton
- Langdon Road (before) Cheltenham
- Thirlestaine House (opp) Cheltenham
- The Exmouth Arms (o/s) Cheltenham
- Church of Latter-day Saints (after) Cheltenham
- Humphris Place (nr) Charlton Park
- Hospital Main Entrance (opp) Cheltenham
- Suffolk Parade (by) Cheltenham
- Rotunda (after) Cheltenham
- Primark (Stop 2) Cheltenham
- High Street (Stop 3) Cheltenham
- Ambrose Street (on) Cheltenham
- St James's House (opp) Cheltenham
- George Hotel (opp) Cheltenham
- Elim Pentecostal Church (opp) Cheltenham
- Jenner Court (o/s) Alstone
- St George's Business Park (o/s) Alstone
- Bishop Court (o/s) Rowanfield
- Somerset Avenue (opp) Rowanfield
- Buckingham Avenue (after) Rowanfield
- Cambridge Avenue (opp) Rowanfield
- Byron Road (corner of) St Marks
- Community Centre (by) St Marks
- Coronation Square Shops (o/s) Hesters Way
- Berkeley House (opp) Hesters Way
- Bramley Road (opp) Hesters Way
- St Thomas More Church (nr) Hesters Way
- Grevil Road (nr) Arle
- Big Yellow Storage (by) Arle
- Kingsditch Retail Park (opp) Kingsditch
- Gallagher Retail Park (by) Kingsditch
- Runnings Road (after) Kingsditch
- Swindon Lane (opp) Kingsditch
- Southam Lane (in) Bishops Cleeve
- Newlands Park (after) Bishops Cleeve
- Sports Field (opp) Bishops Cleeve
- Petrol Station (before) Bishops Cleeve
- Cleeve School (opp) Bishops Cleeve
- Britannia Way (before) Woodmancote
- Newsagent (opp) Woodmancote
- Potters Field Road (after) Woodmancote
- Bushcombe Lane (opp) Woodmancote
- Oxbutts Caravan Park (opp) Woodmancote
- Railway Bridge (after) Woodmancote
- St Michael & All Angels Church (opp) Bishops Cleeve
- Mill Parade (by) Bishops Cleeve
- Gilders Paddock (opp) Bishops Cleeve
- Lidl Store (by) Bishops Cleeve
- The Withers (corner of) Bishops Cleeve
- The Cloisters (before) Bishops Cleeve
- Greenacres (opp) Bishops Cleeve
L towards Leckhampton, Pilley Lane
- Greenacres (opp) Bishops Cleeve
- The Cloisters (opp) Bishops Cleeve
- The Withers (before) Bishops Cleeve
- Lidl Store (opp) Bishops Cleeve
- Gilders Paddock (nr) Bishops Cleeve
- Mill Parade (opp) Bishops Cleeve
- St Michael & All Angels Church (o/s) Bishops Cleeve
- Millham Road (before) Bishops Cleeve
- Oxbutts Caravan Park (nr) Woodmancote
- Bushcombe Lane (nr) Woodmancote
- Newsagent (adj) Woodmancote
- Britannia Way (opp) Woodmancote
- Potters Field Road (before) Woodmancote
- Cleeve School (o/s) Bishops Cleeve
- Petrol Station (after) Bishops Cleeve
- Sports Field (o/s) Bishops Cleeve
- Southam Lane (before) Bishops Cleeve
- Miles Road (after) Bishops Cleeve
- Southam Lane (on) Bishops Cleeve
- Swindon Lane (after) Kingsditch
- Gallagher Retail Park (opp) Kingsditch
- Kingsditch Retail Park (o/s) Kingsditch
- Big Yellow Storage (opp) Arle
- Grevil Road (by) Arle
- St Thomas More Church (opp) Hesters Way
- Bramley Road (after) Hesters Way
- Berkeley House (nr) Hesters Way
- Yalta Close (nr) Hesters Way
- Othello Close (before) St Marks
- St Mark's Shops (opp) St Marks
- Byron Road (opp) St Marks
- Buckingham Avenue (before) Rowanfield
- Cambridge Avenue (nr) Rowanfield
- Somerset Avenue (corner of) Rowanfield
- Bishop Court (opp) Rowanfield
- St George's Business Park (opp) Alstone
- Jenner Court (opp) Alstone
- Elim Pentecostal Church (o/s) Cheltenham
- Chapel Walk Set Down Only (by) Cheltenham
- Primark (Stop 1) Cheltenham
- John Lewis (opp) Cheltenham
- The Vine (opp) Cheltenham
- Wetherspoons (by) Cheltenham
- Oriel Road (after) Cheltenham
- Montpellier Terrace (opp) Cheltenham
- Humphris Place (opp) Charlton Park
- Hospital Main Entrance (o/s) Cheltenham
- Church of Latter-day Saints (before) Cheltenham
- Thirlestaine House (o/s) Cheltenham
- Langdon Road (after) Cheltenham
- The Exmouth Arms (after) Cheltenham
- Fairfield Park Road (corner of) Leckhampton
- Old Station Drive (by) Leckhampton
- Treelands Drive (after) Leckhampton
- Pilley Lane (before) Leckhampton
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 3 May 2026 Operating between Leckhampton Road, Leckhampton and A435, Bishops Cleeve given service number L effective from 03 May 2026. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
CheltenhamBishops CleeveHesters WayArleLeckhamptonAlstoneWoodmancoteKingsditchCharlton ParkSt MarksPilleyRowanfield
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first L bus?
The first L departure on weekdays leaves at 06:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last L bus?
The last L on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the L bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Pulhams Coaches day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the L bus?
The L is operated by Pulhams Coaches.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.