Eastbourne Borough Bus Service Changes
Changes to services in Eastbourne Borough: September 2024 update
Many of the changes due this autumn are seasonal or timetable changes.
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Service number |
Route |
Changes to current service |
Service provided by |
Date of change |
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The Loop |
Eastbourne town centre-Lewes Road-District General Hospital-Hampden Park-Winkney Farm-Langney-Sovereign Centre-Town Centre |
No change. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The improved frequency is funded by UK Government until March 2026, following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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1,1A |
Langney- town centre-Old Town/ District General Hospital–Hamlands |
No change. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. |
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1X |
Roebuck Park-Hailsham-Stone Cross-Langney-Eastbourne town centre |
No change. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The new evening and Sunday service is funded by UK Government following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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3,3A |
Foot of Beachy Head-Meads-University of Brighton-Compton Street Congress Theatre Complex (3) /Meads Road (3A)-Town Centre-Eastbourne Pier-Sovereign Centre-Birch Road |
No change. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The new evening service is funded by UK Government following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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4 |
Eastbourne town centre-Old Town-Cherry Garden Road-Hill Road (most journeys continue from/to town centre as route 8 serving the District General Hospital) |
No change. |
Run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. |
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5,5A |
Sovereign Harbour North (5)/ Sovereign Harbour South (5A) Bridgemere-Eastbourne town centre
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No change. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The new evening service is funded by UK Government following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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6,6A |
Langney Shopping Centre-Westham-Stone Cross-Dittons Wood-Polegate-Wannock-Willingdon-District General Hospital-Carew Road-Eastbourne Town Centre |
No change. |
Run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. The new evening service is funded by UK Government following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. The new Sunday service is funded from Development Contributions. |
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8 |
Eastbourne town centre-Lewes Road-District General Hospital grounds-Sainsbury’s Cross Levels Way-Winkney Farm-Langney-Pennine Way-Stone Cross-Westham-Pevensey-Beachlands |
No change. |
Run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. The new evening service is funded by UK Government following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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11X (Sundays and Bank Holidays Seasonal Service) |
Brighton-Saltdean-Peacehaven-Newhaven- Firle turning-Drusillas Zoo-Wilmington-Polegate-District General Hospital-Eastbourne |
This limited stop service on Sundays and public holidays ends its 2024 season on 15 September. |
Commercial service provided by the Brighton & Hove Bus Company. |
15 September |
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12,12A,12X, N12 |
Brighton-Saltdean-Peacehaven-Newhaven-Seaford-Eastbourne |
No change. |
Commercial service provided by the Brighton & Hove Bus Company. |
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13X
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Brighton-Saltdean-Peacehaven-Newhaven-Seaford-Beachy Head-Eastbourne |
Service frequency will revert to its Autumn and Winter levels. The five return journeys on Mondays to Fridays and hourly Saturday service will end on 31 August. The half-hourly Sunday and public holiday service will reduce to an hourly timetable from 3 November (in Autumn and Winter 2023/24 the Sunday service was three journeys in each direction). |
Commercial service provided by the Brighton & Hove Bus Company.
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1 September & 3 November 2024 |
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25 (Saturday) |
Lewes-Glynde-Firle-Charleston Farmhouse- Selmeston-Alfriston-Wilmington-Polegate-Wannock-Willingdon village-District General Hospital-Eastbourne |
No change. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. |
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26 (Sundays and Bank Holidays) |
Seaford-Alfriston-Drusillas Zoo-Wilmington-Polegate-Wannock-Willingdon village-District General Hospital-Eastbourne |
Usual seasonal timetable adjustments (16:50 from Seaford to run to run to Berwick Station instead of Eastbourne, and 18:00 from Eastbourne withdrawn for winter period). |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. |
27 October |
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28 |
Brighton-Lewes-Ringmer-Broyle Estate-Laughton-Hailsham-District General Hospital-Eastbourne |
Evening and Sunday journeys will now also serve Polegate and Eastbourne, matching the Monday to Saturday daytime route which runs between Brighton, Lewes, Ringmer, Laughton, Hailsham, Polegate, District General Hospital and Eastbourne. These newly extended hourly journeys are being provided on a commercial basis by Brighton & Hove Buses. Other timing changes to improve punctuality |
Commercial service provided by the Brighton & Hove Bus Company. The extended route between Broyle Estate and Eastbourne (with the exception of the new evening and Sunday journeys between Hailsham and Eastbourne) is funded by UK Government until March 2026, following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
22 September |
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36 (Saturday) |
Berwick Station-Polegate-Westham–Langney- Beachlands |
No change. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. |
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37 (Saturday) |
Beachlands–Langney–Westham- Hailsham
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No change. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. |
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39 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays only) |
Eastbourne Towner-East Dean-Seven Sisters Country Park-Litlington-Alfriston- Charleston in Firle- Charleston in Lewes |
The Arts Shuttle provides four return journeys until 27 October 2024, stopping only at the places shown on the route timetable. Note the service has a maximum capacity of 16 people so cannot accommodate larger groups travelling together. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses |
27 October |
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41 (Tuesday & Thursday) |
Eastbourne-Wannock-Jevington-Friston-East Dean-Eastbourne |
No change. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. |
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43 (Monday) |
Berwick-Chalvington-Selmeston-Upper Dicker-Hailsham-Polegate-Stone Cross-Langney-Eastbourne |
No change. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. |
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44,44A,44B (Tuesday & Thursday) |
Berwick-Wilmington-Polegate-Stone Cross-Langney-Eastbourne |
No change. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. |
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48 (Tuesdays and Thursdays) |
Eastbourne – Polegate – Hailsham – Knockhatch Adventure Park – Michelham Priory -Deanland Wood Park |
Service 48 will not serve Michelham Priory on days when it is closed. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses with funding from ESCC.
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49 (Wednesday Seasonal Service) |
Eastbourne-Langney-Westham-Pevensey-Wartling-Science Centre, Herstmonceux Castle |
This service ends its 2024 season on 27 October. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC.
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27 October |
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51, 51X |
Eastbourne-District General Hospital-Polegate-Hailsham-Horam-Heathfield |
No change. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The service improvements are funded by UK Government following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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53 |
Eastbourne-Polegate-Hailsham-Herstmonceux-Ninfield-Sidley- Bexhill Hospital-Bexhill |
New service 53 replaces service 98 journeys between Eastbourne and Bexhill. In Bexhill the new route serves Bexhill Hospital instead of London Road and Town Hall Square. The rest of the 53 route is the same as the 98 route between Sidley, Ninfield, Hailsham (via Hawks Road), Polegate and Eastbourne. The service frequency between these towns is unchanged (including the new evening and Sunday journeys introduced from 23 July 2023), though on a revised timetable. The first weekday journey to Eastbourne will instead start from Herstmonceux at 07:09 and arrive in Eastbourne at 07:56. The first 53 Monday to Saturday journey from Bexhill, Sidley, Ninfield and Windmill Hill is approximately one hour later, arriving in Eastbourne at 09:28. This is the arrival time of the first Saturday journey from Herstmonceux too. Service 98 will continue to run between Sidley, Bexhill, Pebsham and Hastings, on a revised timetable. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The evening and Sunday service improvements are funded by UK Government until March 2026, following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
1 September |
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54, 54A |
Eastbourne-District General Hospital -Polegate-Dittons Wood Corner-Hailsham-Uckfield |
No change. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. ESCC provides some funding for the extension of daytime journeys to serve the Nevill Road area of Uckfield. The service improvements are funded by UK Government following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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57, 58 (Schooldays) |
Asda-Beachlands-Pevensey Bay-Westham-Stone Cross-Dittons Wood-Polegate-Willingdon School |
No change. |
Service 57 is a commercial service provided by Stagecoach. Service 58 is run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC |
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98 |
Hastings-Pebsham-Bexhill-Sidley-Ninfield-Herstmonceux-Hailsham-Polegate-Eastbourne |
Route and timetable changed to improve punctuality. Route revised to run between Hastings town centre, Pebsham, Hastings town centre and Sidley. Service 98 is replaced between Bexhill and Eastbourne by new route 53 (see above). No change to the frequency improvements introduced from 23 July 2023. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The service improvements are funded by UK Government until March 2026, following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
1 September |
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99 |
Eastbourne-Pevensey-Bexhill-Hastings |
Timetable changes.
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Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. |
1 September
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125 |
Lewes-Ringmer-Glynde-Firle-Alfriston-Wilmington-Polegate-Wannock-District General Hosp-Selmeston Road-Eastbourne |
No change. |
Run by Compass Travel with funding from ESCC |
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195 (Wednesday) |
Waldron-Heathfield- Bodle Street Green-Herstmonceux-Eastbourne |
No change. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. |
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196 (Wednesday) |
Rushlake Green-Cowbeech-Herstmonceux-Eastbourne |
No change. |
Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. |
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501 (Schooldays) |
Shinewater-Langney-Seaside-town centre- Ratton School |
Revised timings and route to improve punctuality. Re-routed via Upperton Road and Willingdon Road instead of The Avenue and Kings Drive. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach.
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1 September |
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Eastbourne Sightseeing (Seasonal service) |
Eastbourne Pier-seafront-Beachy Head-Birling Gap-East Dean-town centre-Eastbourne Pier |
The daily half-hourly Summer season timetable runs until 29 September. From 30 September to 27 October the service remains daily half-hourly, though with the last journey from Eastbourne Pier an hour earlier at 17:30. The Autumn timetable from 2 November provides a Saturday and Sunday service. This is half-hourly, with the first journey from Eastbourne Pier at 10:30 and the last journey at 15:30. After the 8 December this seasonal service will be withdrawn for the winter period. |
Commercial service provided by Brighton & Hove Buses |
30 September, 2 November & 9 December
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