Live Southampton Buses
Real-time bus positions and next departures for Bluestar, Unilink and Salisbury Reds
Live map below, from bustimes.org - built on the same open government data (the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service) that would have powered a map of our own, but with continuous live updates and full vehicle detail on click that we couldn't match without a lot more engineering. Use the dropdown to switch between all operators, Bluestar/Unilink, Salisbury Reds, morebus, First or Xelabus. Underneath, departure boards for 12 notable Southampton stops - now wide enough that times, routes and destinations stay on one line, with their own filters for route, destination and operator. Click a stop's name to zoom the map to it.
Live Bus Map
Every tracked bus for the selected operator(s), live from bustimes.org. Click a bus for full detail (route, destination, vehicle type, fleet number). Picking a specific route switches to that route's own live-tracking map; "Reset map" returns to all operators. There's no bustimes.org equivalent for filtering the map by destination the way the boards below can - only by operator or individual route. The small map-style control in the top-right corner is bustimes.org's own - use the stacked-squares "map style" icon there to switch to Bright (or any other style); once picked, it's remembered by your browser for every map on this page and on bustimes.org itself from then on. There's no way to preselect a style automatically, but this only needs doing once.
Live positions: Bus Open Data Service (DfT) • Map: bustimes.org
City Bus Boards
Next scheduled departures from 12 notable Southampton stops - the city centre, General Hospital, the University, Town Quay, Ocean Village and several suburb centres. Boards in the same row automatically match the height of the busiest one, so nothing needs scrolling; use the filters below to narrow every board at once by route, destination or operator.
📍 Ocean Village
Routes: 19, 19a, U1N
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:48 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 02:04 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 03:04 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 04:56 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 05:26 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 05:56 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:11 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:23 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:35 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:47 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:59 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 07:12 | 19 | Aldermoor |
12 departures listed
📍 Vincent's Walk (Stop CM)
Routes: 4, 7, 16, 17, N17, 18, N18, 19, 19a, 61
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:25 | N17 | Nursling |
| 01:55 | N18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 02:25 | N17 | Nursling |
| 02:55 | N18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 03:25 | N17 | Nursling |
| 03:55 | N18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 04:25 | N17 | Nursling |
| 04:32 | 18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 05:02 | 18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 05:05 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 05:19 | 61 | Nursling |
| 05:20 | 17 | Adanac Park |
12 departures listed
📍 Central Station (Stop SB)
Routes: 4, 7, X7, X7R, 8, 9, N9, 11, 12, 16, 17, N17, 18, N18, 19, 19a, 21, 28, 61, 86
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:29 | N17 | Nursling |
| 01:59 | N18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 02:29 | N17 | Nursling |
| 02:59 | N18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 03:29 | N17 | Nursling |
| 03:59 | N18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 04:29 | N17 | Nursling |
| 04:37 | 18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 05:07 | 18 | Millbrook Estate |
| 05:10 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 05:24 | 61 | Nursling |
| 05:25 | 12 | Calmore |
12 departures listed
📍 WestQuay (Stop BP)
Routes: 1, N1, 2, 4, X4, X5, X7, X7R, 8, 9, 11, 12, N18, 86, 506, C27, QC, U1C, U1N
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:12 | U1C | Eastern Docks |
| 01:29 | N18 | Southampton City Centre |
| 01:34 | 1 | Southampton City Centre |
| 01:55 | U1N | Ocean Village |
| 02:29 | N18 | Southampton City Centre |
| 02:50 | U1N | Ocean Village |
| 03:29 | N18 | Southampton City Centre |
| 04:29 | N18 | Southampton City Centre |
| 05:13 | 12 | Southampton City Centre |
| 05:24 | U1C | Eastern Docks |
| 05:26 | 2 | Southampton City Centre |
| 05:43 | 12 | Southampton City Centre |
12 departures listed
📍 Town Quay (Stop TE)
Routes: 19, 19a, QC, U1A, U1E, U1N
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:50 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 02:06 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 03:06 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 04:17 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 04:58 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 05:17 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 05:28 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 05:47 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 05:58 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:13 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 06:13 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:26 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
12 departures listed
📍 Portswood Broadway (Stop PB)
Routes: 2, N2, 20, 506, U1C, U1N, U6C
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:45 | U1N | Ocean Village |
| 02:00 | N2 | Southampton City Centre |
| 02:40 | U1N | Ocean Village |
| 03:00 | N2 | Southampton City Centre |
| 04:00 | N2 | Southampton City Centre |
| 04:39 | 20 | Southampton City Centre |
| 05:11 | U1C | Eastern Docks |
| 05:16 | 2 | Southampton City Centre |
| 05:29 | 20 | Southampton City Centre |
| 05:41 | U1C | Eastern Docks |
| 05:56 | 2 | Southampton City Centre |
| 05:59 | 20 | Southampton City Centre |
12 departures listed
📍 University, Highfield Interchange (Stop B)
Routes: N2, 28, 28A, U1A, U1C, U1E, U1N, U2C, U6C, U9
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:20 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 01:40 | U1N | Ocean Village |
| 01:51 | N2 | Southampton City Centre |
| 02:11 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 02:27 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 02:35 | U1N | Ocean Village |
| 02:51 | N2 | Southampton City Centre |
| 03:27 | U1N | Swaythling |
| 03:51 | N2 | Southampton City Centre |
| 04:37 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 05:05 | U1C | Eastern Docks |
| 05:35 | U1C | Eastern Docks |
12 departures listed
📍 Swaythling, Mountpark
Routes: 24, 424, 425, U1A, U1E
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 04:44 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 05:44 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 06:14 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 06:43 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 07:01 | 24 | Eastleigh |
| 07:11 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 07:42 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 08:07 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 08:13 | 424 | Eastleigh |
| 08:16 | 425 | Eastleigh |
| 08:27 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
| 08:43 | U1A | Southampton Airport |
12 departures listed
📍 Shirley Precinct (Stop SI)
Routes: 4, 17, N17, 18, N18, 19, 21, 22, 61
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:18 | N18 | Southampton City Centre |
| 01:34 | N17 | Weston |
| 02:18 | N18 | Southampton City Centre |
| 02:34 | N17 | Weston |
| 03:18 | N18 | Southampton City Centre |
| 03:34 | N17 | Weston |
| 04:18 | N18 | Southampton City Centre |
| 04:29 | 17 | Weston |
| 04:55 | 17 | Weston |
| 05:00 | 18 | Thornhill |
| 05:20 | 19 | Thornhill |
| 05:25 | 17 | Weston |
12 departures listed
📍 General Hospital (Stop H)
Routes: 16, 19a, 21, 566, U6H, U9
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 05:48 | 16 | Aldermoor |
| 05:51 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:00 | U6H | Aldermoor |
| 06:37 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:41 | U6H | Aldermoor |
| 06:46 | 16 | Aldermoor |
| 07:05 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 07:12 | U6H | Aldermoor |
| 07:25 | 566 | Bassett Green |
| 07:34 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 07:35 | U6H | Aldermoor |
| 07:40 | 566 | Bassett Green |
12 departures listed
📍 Lord's Hill Centre (Stop LC)
Routes: 7, 17, N17, 19, 19a, 21, 504, 612, C7
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:21 | N17 | Weston |
| 02:21 | N17 | Weston |
| 03:21 | N17 | Weston |
| 04:16 | 17 | Weston |
| 04:41 | 17 | Weston |
| 05:05 | 19 | Thornhill |
| 05:11 | 17 | Weston |
| 05:35 | 19a | Thornhill |
| 05:41 | 17 | Weston |
| 06:02 | 17 | Weston |
| 06:05 | 19 | Thornhill |
| 06:22 | 17 | Weston |
12 departures listed
📍 Bitterne Shops (Stop BD)
Routes: 3, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, N18, 26, 630, 631, Hoppa 1, Hoppa 2, Hoppa 3
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:22 | 18 | Thornhill |
| 02:26 | N18 | Thornhill |
| 03:26 | N18 | Thornhill |
| 04:26 | 18 | Thornhill |
| 05:24 | 14 | Wildern |
| 05:26 | 18 | Thornhill |
| 05:56 | 18 | Thornhill |
| 05:59 | 14 | Wildern |
| 06:13 | 26 | Whiteley |
| 06:18 | 18 | Thornhill |
| 06:27 | 14 | Wildern |
| 06:33 | 3 | Fair Oak |
12 departures listed
📍 Woolston, Bridge Link Road
Routes: X4, X5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, N17, 19, 19a, 631
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 01:12 | N17 | Nursling |
| 02:12 | N17 | Nursling |
| 03:12 | N17 | Nursling |
| 04:12 | N17 | Nursling |
| 04:53 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 05:07 | 17 | Adanac Park |
| 05:23 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 05:39 | 17 | Adanac Park |
| 05:53 | 19 | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:00 | 7 | Aldermoor |
| 06:08 | 19a | Lord’s Hill |
| 06:10 | 17 | Adanac Park |
12 departures listed
📍 Bitterne, adj Bramble Mews
Routes: 6, 14, 16, 20, U9
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 04:25 | 20 | Southampton City Centre |
| 05:15 | 20 | Southampton City Centre |
| 05:17 | 16 | Aldermoor |
| 05:45 | 20 | Southampton City Centre |
| 06:05 | 14 | Southampton City Centre |
| 06:12 | 16 | Aldermoor |
| 06:15 | 20 | Southampton City Centre |
| 06:35 | 6 | Southampton City Centre |
| 06:42 | 14 | Southampton City Centre |
| 06:44 | 20 | Southampton City Centre |
| 06:54 | U9 | Southampton General |
| 06:58 | 16 | Aldermoor |
12 departures listed
📍 Sholing Ivy Dene
Routes: 10, 501, 630, 631, Hoppa 3
| Time | Svc | To |
|---|---|---|
| 07:10 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 08:28 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 09:36 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 10:36 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 11:36 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 12:36 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 13:36 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 14:44 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 15:26 | 501 | Merry Oak |
| 15:55 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 17:23 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
| 18:42 | 10 | Southampton City Centre |
12 departures listed
Bus timetable data: bustimes.org, built on Traveline's national timetable dataset and DfT's Bus Open Data Service.
About this data
The map above is bustimes.org's own, built on the same open government data - the Bus Open Data Service (BODS), run by the Department for Transport - that we could have used to build a map of our own. Their map polls continuously for live positions and shows fuller vehicle detail on click than we could replicate without significant extra engineering, so we're using theirs directly here rather than duplicating it. The bus board underneath is the published timetable in departure order, not GPS-adjusted - useful for "what's coming up next", while the map above shows exactly where each bus actually is right now.
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