🎓 Buses to Aberystwyth University
15 bus routes serve Aberystwyth University. Weekday buses run from 07:00 to 22:31.
Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.
Every route serving Aberystwyth University
- 512 Ynyslas → Aberystwyth Mon–Fri 07:00–19:07 no Sunday service Mid Wales Travel
- 585 Llanbadarn Fawr → Lampeter Mon–Fri 08:16–16:21 no Sunday service Evans Coaches Tregaron
- YP24 Waun-fawr → Pontrhydfendigaid Mon–Fri 08:26–15:42 no Sunday service Evans Coaches Tregaron
- 526 Aberystwyth → Penrhyncoch Mon–Fri 07:00–19:07 no Sunday service Mid Wales Travel
- T5 Haverfordwest → Penglais Mon–Fri 07:50–17:00 no Sunday service Richards Bros
- T2 Bangor → Aberystwyth Mon–Fri 07:35–22:16 Sun 09:13–20:16 Lloyds Coaches
- T28 Machynlleth → Aberystwyth Mon–Fri 07:13–22:31 Sun 20:25–20:31 Lloyds Coaches
- YP39 Penparcau → Glanyrafon Mon–Fri 08:33–15:25 no Sunday service Mid Wales Travel
- YP38 South Gate → Waun-fawr Mon–Fri 08:20–15:27 no Sunday service Mid Wales Travel
- 301 Aberystwyth Mon–Fri 09:55–16:07 no Sunday service Mid Wales Travel
- 409 Llangurig - Victoria, London → Telford Town Centre, Telford - Penglais Mon–Fri 08:40–08:45 Sun 08:40–08:45 coach National Express
- T21 Tregaron → Aberystwyth Mon–Fri 10:14–17:40 no Sunday service Evans Coaches Tregaron
- 588 Lampeter → Waun-fawr Mon–Fri 08:11–17:30 no Sunday service Evans Coaches Tregaron
- 304 Aberystwyth Mon–Fri 09:20–17:36 no Sunday service Mid Wales Travel
- 585S Lampeter → Aberystwyth no Sunday service Lewis Taxi
Live times at the campus stops
Direct buses to Aberystwyth University from
Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.
Frequently asked questions
Which buses go to Aberystwyth University?
15 routes serve the campus: the 512 (towards Aberystwyth), the 585 (towards Lampeter), the YP24 (towards Pontrhydfendigaid), the 526 (towards Penrhyncoch), the T5 (towards Penglais), the T2 (towards Aberystwyth), the T28 (towards Aberystwyth), the YP39 (towards Glanyrafon), the YP38 (towards Waun-fawr), the 301 (towards Aberystwyth), the 409 (towards Telford Town Centre, Telford - Penglais), the T21 (towards Aberystwyth) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.
Is there a campus or university bus at Aberystwyth University?
No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 15 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.
What time is the first bus to Aberystwyth University?
The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 07:00, on the 512. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.
Can I get a bus back to campus at night?
Not on these routes — the last weekday bus from the campus is 22:31. Check the town page for late services from the centre. Term-time student services sometimes run later than the year-round timetable published here.
Do buses run to Aberystwyth University outside term time?
The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.
How much is the bus to Aberystwyth University, and is there a student fare?
Fares are set by each operator. Most sell a discounted student term pass, and the myTravelPass scheme gives under-22s roughly a third off single fares across Wales.
Other universities nearby
Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Aberystwyth.