Buses to Heriot-Watt University (Stromness)

6 bus routes serve Heriot-Watt University (Stromness). 1 runs through the night.

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 Heriot-Watt University (Stromness)

• X1 St Margarets Hope → Skara Brae via South Ronaldsay, Kirkwall Mon–Fri 05:42–21:00 Sun 08:07–21:00 Stagecoach Bluebird
• 8S Kirkwall → Stromness via Firth, Sandwick Mon–Fri 10:40–17:28 no Sunday service Stagecoach Bluebird
• 5 Stromness → Houton via Stenness, Orphir Mon–Fri 09:40–12:40 no Sunday service Stagecoach Bluebird
• 7 Kirkwall circular via Sandwick, Stromness Mon–Fri 06:40–18:31 no Sunday service Stagecoach Bluebird
• N1 St Margarets Hope → Stromness via South Ronaldsay, Kirkwall Mon–Fri 01:51–01:51 no Sunday service Thursday & Friday nights Stagecoach Bluebird
• X10 Kirkwall → Stromness via Firth, Stenness Mon–Fri 23:40–23:40 Sun 23:40–23:40 Stagecoach Bluebird

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to Heriot-Watt University

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• N1 St Margarets Hope → Stromness via South Ronaldsay, Kirkwall Thursday & Friday nights 00:25–02:20

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to Heriot-Watt 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.

Other Heriot-Watt University campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to Heriot-Watt University (Stromness)?

6 routes serve the campus: the X1 (towards Stromness Hamnavoe Estate), the 8S (towards Stromness Travel Centre), the 5 (towards Houton Ferry Terminal), the 7 (towards Kirkwall TC), the N1 (towards Stromness Travel Centre), the X10 (towards Stromness Travel Centre). Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at Heriot-Watt University?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 6 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to Heriot-Watt University?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 05:42, on the X1. 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?

1 of the 6 routes run in the small hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to Heriot-Watt 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 Heriot-Watt University, and is there a student fare?

Everyone under 22 who lives in Scotland travels free on bus with a Young Scot NEC card, which covers most undergraduates. Older students pay operator fares — most operators sell a discounted termly or annual student ticket.

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 Stromness.