X5 Haymarket Bus Station to Crown Inn
Runs in Leicester. Operated by Arriva Midlands. First bus 07:08, last bus 18:25. 6 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.80 to £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 07:20 to Windsor Street | 17:20 | 18:25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HN) | 07:20 | 17:20 | 18:25 |
| Sainsbury's (opp) | 07:36 | 17:38 | 18:40 |
| Canal Street (adj) | 07:42 | 17:44 | 18:46 |
| Health Centre (outside) | 07:54 | 17:52 | 18:54 |
| Horse & Groom (opp) | 08:00 | 17:59 | 19:00 |
| Kirby Hall (opp) | 08:10 | 18:09 | 19:09 |
| Long Field High School (inside) | 08:23 | · | · |
| Windsor Street (Stand W2) | 08:32 | · | · |
| Valley Road Shops (adj) | · | 18:16 | 19:16 |
| Crown Inn (outside) | · | 18:26 | 19:26 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. 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 X5
Adult single £1.80 to £3.00 · Child single £1.30 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.80 | Belgrave Circle/College | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.70 | £1.80 | Melton Turn | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.80 | Moores Rd | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.80 | Sandringham Ave | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.80 | Sains,Troon Way/Jacklin Dr | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.80 | Dorothy Ave/The Manor | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.80 | CSB, Qualvis | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.80 | Barkby Turn/Fosse Way | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.80 | Syston Wanlip Rd/Millstone Ln | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Queniborough Turn/Village | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | East Goscote | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Rearsby | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Rotherby Brooksby | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Frisby Turn/Village | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Flying Childers/Kirby Bellars | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Valley Rd,Aldi (or Twinlakes) | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Melton Town Centre | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Victoria St (or Tesco) | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | – | Victoria Street |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Leicester Centre.
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 2 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Arriva Midlands before you travel.
Tickets on the X5
Arriva Midlands publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single · Adult nBUS · Child nBUS · Group nBUS
…and 7 more tickets on this route.
A multi-operator ticket covers this route — it's valid on other companies' buses in the area too, which usually beats buying singles if you change buses.
Ticket types come from Arriva Midlands's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 2 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva Midlands.
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 Arriva Midlands before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Crown Inn: 2 journeys, first 17:20 towards Haymarket Bus Station: 2 journeys, first 07:08
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Crown Inn: 2 journeys, first 17:20 towards Haymarket Bus Station: 2 journeys, first 07:08
Route map
All stops on route X5
X5 towards Crown Inn
All 68 stops
- Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HN) Leicester
- Orchard Street (Stand BF) Leicester
- George Street (opp) Leicester
- Leicester College (adj) Belgrave
- Abbey Park Street (adj) Belgrave
- Donaldson Road (opp) Belgrave
- Law Street (adj) Belgrave
- Doncaster Road (opp) Belgrave
- Lexham Street (adj) Belgrave
- Arbour Road (opp) Belgrave
- Moores Road (opp) Belgrave
- Lancashire Street (opp) Belgrave
- Belgrave Police Station (opp) Belgrave
- Rushey Mead School (opp) Belgrave
- Uxbridge Road (adj) Belgrave
- Oakland Avenue (adj) Leicester
- Sainsbury's (opp) Leicester
- Alderton Close (adj) Leicester
- Manor Medical Centre (opp) Thurmaston
- Dorothy Avenue (adj) Thurmaston
- Bridge Park Road (corner) Thurmaston
- Lea Close (opp) Thurmaston
- Forest Avenue (adj) Thurmaston
- Canal Street (adj) Thurmaston
- Costco (adj) Thurmaston
- Roundhill College (opp) Thurmaston
- Barkby Lane (outside) Syston
- Wanlip Road (outside) Syston
- Rail Station (adj) Syston
- Albert Street (opp) Syston
- Brookside (adj) Syston
- Health Centre (outside) Syston
- Tentercroft Avenue (opp) Syston
- Wreake Valley College (adj) Syston
- New Zealand Lane (adj) Queniborough
- Syston Road (opp) Queniborough
- Willowbrook Way (opp) East Goscote
- Rose Drive (opp) East Goscote
- Grange Avenue (opp) Rearsby
- Horse & Groom (opp) Rearsby
- The Wheel (outside) Rearsby
- Brookside (adj) Rearsby
- Hives Farm (outside) Rearsby
- Brooksby Road (adj) Brooksby
- Gaddesby Lane (opp) Rotherby
- Great Lane (adj) Frisby-on-the-Wreake
- Kirby Hall (opp) Kirby Bellars
- Edendale Road (opp) Melton Mowbray
- B&Q (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Long Field High School (inside) Melton Mowbray
- Aldi (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Wilton Park (opp) Melton Mowbray
- College of Further Education (outside) Melton Mowbray
- Windsor Street (Stand W2) Melton Mowbray
- Valley Road Shops (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Severn Hill (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Hartland Drive (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Swallowdale School (opposite) Melton Mowbray
- Queensway (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Tudor Hill (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Princess Drive (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Dorset Drive (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Cotswold Close (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Gloucester Avenue (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Victoria Street (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Baldocks Lane (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Rail Station (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Crown Inn (outside) Melton Mowbray
X5 towards Haymarket Bus Station
All 69 stops
- Long Field High School (inside) Melton Mowbray
- Windsor Street (Stand W2) Melton Mowbray
- Egerton View (near) Melton Mowbray
- Aldi (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Valiant Way (adj) Melton Mowbray
- B&Q (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Valley Road Shops (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Severn Hill (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Hartland Drive (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Swallowdale School (opposite) Melton Mowbray
- Queensway (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Tudor Hill (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Princess Drive (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Dorset Drive (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Cotswold Close (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Gloucester Avenue (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Victoria Street (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Baldocks Lane (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Rail Station (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Crown Inn (outside) Melton Mowbray
- College of Further Education (outside) Melton Mowbray
- Egerton View (near) Melton Mowbray
- Aldi (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Valiant Way (adj) Melton Mowbray
- B&Q (opp) Melton Mowbray
- Edendale Road (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Leicester Road (adj) Melton Mowbray
- Kirby Hall (adj) Kirby Bellars
- Great Lane (opp) Frisby-on-the-Wreake
- Brookside (opp) Rearsby
- The Wheel (opp) Rearsby
- Horse & Groom (outside) Rearsby
- Grange Avenue (adj) Rearsby
- Broome Lane (adj) East Goscote
- Broome Lane (opp) East Goscote
- Willowbrook Way (adj) East Goscote
- Syston Road (adj) Queniborough
- New Zealand Lane (opp) Queniborough
- Wreake Valley College (opp) Syston
- Tentercroft Avenue (adj) Syston
- Health Centre (opp) Syston
- Brookside (opp) Syston
- Albert Street (adj) Syston
- Rail Station (opp) Syston
- Wanlip Road (opp) Syston
- Barkby Lane (adj) Syston
- Roundhill College (adj) Thurmaston
- Costco (opp) Thurmaston
- Canal Street (opp) Thurmaston
- Forest Avenue (opp) Thurmaston
- Lea Close (adj) Thurmaston
- Dorothy Avenue (opp) Thurmaston
- Manor Medical Centre (adj) Thurmaston
- Alderton Close (opp) Leicester
- Sainsbury's (adj) Leicester
- Oakland Avenue (opposite) Leicester
- Uxbridge Road (opp) Belgrave
- Belgrave Police Station (adj) Belgrave
- Lancashire Street (adj) Belgrave
- Moores Road (adj) Belgrave
- Arbour Road (adj) Belgrave
- Lexham Street (opp) Belgrave
- Doncaster Road (adj) Belgrave
- Brandon Street (adj) Belgrave
- Dysart Way (adj) Belgrave
- Leicester College (opp) Belgrave
- George Street (adj) Leicester
- Orchard Street (Stand BG) Leicester
- Haymarket Bus Station (Stand HN) Leicester
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first X5 bus?
The first X5 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:08 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last X5 bus?
The last X5 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:25. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the X5 bus cost?
Arriva Midlands's published fares on the X5: adult single £1.80 to £3.00, child single £1.30 to £3.00. The X5 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. Arriva Midlands day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the X5 bus?
The X5 is operated by Arriva Midlands.
Timetable data from Arriva Midlands via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (East Midlands feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.