East Sussex Bus Service Improvements
Operator |
Current Service Number |
Current Route |
Summary of Improvements |
Mon-Fri Peak |
Mon-Fri Inter-Peak |
Mon-Fri Evening |
Saturday Peak |
Saturday Inter-Peak |
Saturday Evening |
Sunday Daytime |
Sunday Evening |
Stagecoach |
1X |
Hellingly - Hailsham - Stone Cross - Langney - Eastbourne |
New hourly Monday to Saturday evening service. New Sunday daytime service from 23 July 2023. |
2 per hour to Eastbourne |
30 mins |
New hourly service |
2 per hour (AM through variation of 51) |
30 mins |
New hourly service |
New hourly service |
No |
Stagecoach |
3/3A |
Meads - Eastbourne - Birch Industrial Estate |
New hourly Monday to Saturday evening service between Meads and town centre from 23 July 2023. |
2 per hour Meads - Eastbourne.60 mins to/from Birch Industrial Estate |
4 per hour Meads - Eastbourne. 30 mins to/from Birch Industrial Estate |
New hourly service between Meads and town centre |
2 per hour Meads - Eastbourne. 60 mins to/from Birch Industrial Estate |
4 per hour Meads - Eastbourne. 30 mins to/from Birch Industrial Estate |
New hourly service between Meads and town centre |
Hourly Meads - Eastbourne only |
No |
Stagecoach |
5 |
Sovereign Harbour North/South - Bridgemere - Eastbourne |
New hourly Monday to Saturday evening service between North Harbour/South Harbour and town centre via Beachlands, from 23 July 2023. Daytime service in Sovereign Harbour to double when new bus gate opens (planned for 2025). |
Planned from 2025: New 30 min service North Harbour, South Harbour and Beachlands - town centre (currently hourly) |
Planned from 2025: New 30 min service North Harbour, South Harbour and Beachlands - town centre (currently hourly) |
New hourly evening service for North Harbour and South Harbour via Bridgemere (currently only between Bridgemere and town centre) |
Planned from 2025: New 30 min service North Harbour, South Harbour and Beachlands - town centre (currently hourly) |
Planned from 2025: New 30 min service North Harbour, South Harbour and Beachlands - town centre (currently hourly) |
New hourly evening service for North Harbour and South Harbour via Bridgemere (currently only between Bridgemere and town centre) |
Planned from 2025: Hourly North Harbour/ South Harbour and town centre (currently North Harbour 2 hourly) |
No change (currently between Bridgemere and town centre) |
Stagecoach |
6,6A |
Langney – Polegate - Stone Cross - Polegate - Wannock - Willingdon - District General Hospital - Eastbourne |
Two new Monday to Saturday evening journeys, plus new Sunday service, from 23 July 2023. |
PM only plus AM school journey between Langney and Willingdon School |
hourly to early afternoon, then 2 hourly |
2 new return journeys |
hourly PM only |
hourly to late afternoon |
2 new return journeys |
New 2 hourly service |
No |
Stagecoach |
8 |
Beachlands – Pevensey – Westham – Langney – District General Hospital - Eastbourne |
Two new Monday to Saturday evening journeys from 23 July 2023. |
hourly |
hourly |
2 new return journeys |
Hourly PM only |
hourly |
2 new return journeys |
No |
No |
Stagecoach |
20 |
Ore - Old Town- Hastings - Silverhill - Hollington - Tesco - Mayfield Farm |
New Sunday evening service from 23 July 2023. |
20 mins |
20 mins |
hourly |
20 mins |
20 mins |
hourly |
Hourly Ore – Hastings; 30 mins Hastings – Mayfield Farm |
New hourly service |
Stagecoach |
21 |
Malvern Way - Downs Road – Hastings -The Green- Silverhill – Conquest Hospital |
Improved evening service plus new Sunday journeys to cater for Conquest Hospital staff shift times, from 23 July 2023. |
30 mins |
30 mins |
New later journey |
30 mins |
30 mins |
New later journey |
New early morning journeys. Hourly daytime |
New mid evening journeys |
Stagecoach |
22 |
Down Farm - Ore - Old London Road - Hastings - Silverhill - Hollington - Stonehouse Drive (plus Mayfield Farm and Harley Shute evenings and Sundays) |
Improved Sunday evening service from 23 July 2023. |
20 mins |
20 mins |
hourly |
20 mins |
20 mins |
hourly |
30 mins |
Improved service |
Stagecoach |
23,23B |
Conquest Hospital - St Helen's - Hastings - West St Leonards – Filsham Valley - Harley Shute |
Improved weekday peak service. Mon-Sat daytime frequency doubled to 2 per hour between Hastings and Harley Shute (see route 31). Also new hourly Sunday daytime service through new route 31. From 23 July 2023. |
Improved service between Conquest Hospital and Hastings town centre. See extended route 31 for new additional PM service between Hastings town centre and Harley Shute |
See extended route 31 for new additional hourly service between Hastings town centre and Harley Shute. Conquest Hospital -Hastings town centre remains hourly to early afternoon, then 2 hourly |
See extended route 31 for new hourly service between Hastings town centre and Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley |
See extended route 31 for new additional PM service between Hastings town centre and Harley Shute |
See extended route 31 for new additional hourly service between Hastings town centre and Harley Shute. Conquest Hospital -Hastings town centre remains hourly |
See extended route 31 for new hourly service between Hastings town centre and Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley |
New hourly service between Conquest Hospital and Hastings town centre. See extended route 31 for new hourly service between Hastings town centre and Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley |
No |
Stagecoach |
28 |
Hastings - Pilot Road - Ore - Malvern Way - Conquest Hospital |
New mid evening and Sunday early morning journeys catering for Conquest Hospital staff shift times. From 23 July 2023. |
hourly |
hourly |
new mid evening service |
Hourly |
new mid evening service |
hourly |
New early morning journeys. Hourly daytime |
new evening service |
Stagecoach |
29 |
Hastings - St Helen's - Conquest Hospital - Westfield - Brede - Broad Oak - Northiam - Newenden - Rolvenden - Tenderden |
New Monday to Saturday evening journey between Hastings and Northiam. New 2 hourly Sunday service between Hastings and Tenterden. From 23 July 2023. |
AM 1 journey from Northiam to Hastings. PM 1 journey from Tenterden to Hastings. |
2 hourly Hastings - Tenterden, supplemented Hastings - Northiam to provide hourly service (2 hourly mid-afternoon) |
New evening journey between Hastings and Northiam |
AM 1 journey from Northiam to Hastings. PM 1 journey from Tenterden to Hastings. |
2 hourly Hastings - Tenterden supplemented Hastings - Northiam to provide hourly service (2 hourly mid-afternoon) |
New evening journey between Hastings and Northiam |
New 2 hourly service between Hastings and Tenterden |
No |
Stagecoach |
31 |
Clifton Road - Ore – Malvern Way – Parker Road - Hastings |
Route extended beyond Hastings town centre to/from Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley, from 23 July 2023. |
AM hourly between Clifton Road and Hastings town centre. PM extended to/from Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley. Hourly |
Extended to/from Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley. Hourly. Hastings town centre – Harley Shute section 2 per hour combined with route 23. |
Extended to/from Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley, where currently there is no evening service. Hourly |
AM hourly between Clifton Road and Hastings town centre. PM extended to/from Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley. Hourly |
Extended to/from Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley. Hourly. Hastings town centre – Harley Shute section 2 per hour combined with route 23. |
Extended to/from Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley, where currently there is no evening service. Hourly |
Extended to/from Harley Shute via West St Leonards and Filsham Valley, where currently there is no Sunday service. Hourly |
No |
Stagecoach |
51 |
Eastbourne - District General Hospital - Willingdon - Polegate - Hailsham - Hellingly - Horam - Maynards Green - Heathfield (evening and Sunday journeys serve Roebuck Park) |
New hourly Monday to Saturday evening journeys between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne, plus new Sunday early evening journeys. Improved hourly Sunday daytime service between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne (currently 2 hourly north of Heathfield). See Brighton & Hove Buses service 28 for additional 2 journeys per hour on Mondays to Saturdays (peak and daytime) between Hailsham and Eastbourne. From 23 July 2023. |
2 per hour (hourly AM peak from Heathfield to Eastbourne) |
30 mins |
New hourly service between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne (currently Roebuck Park - Eastbourne only) |
2 per hour (hourly AM peak from Heathfield to Eastbourne) |
30 mins |
New hourly service between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne (currently Roebuck Park - Eastbourne only) |
Improved hourly service throughout |
New early evening journeys |
Stagecoach |
54, 54A |
Eastbourne - District General Hospital - Willingdon - Polegate - Dittons Wood (54A Stone Cross) - Hailsham - Horsebridge - Lower Dicker - Whitsemith - Golden Cross - East Hoathly - Halland - Uckfield |
New 2 hourly Monday to Saturday evening service between Eastbourne and Uckfield, plus new Sunday early evening journeys. New 2 hourly Sunday daytime service 54 between Eastbourne and Uckfield, also replacing current hourly service 54A between Eastbourne and Stone Cross. The new 2 hourly Sunday service on route 6, along with new Sunday service 98 journeys also routed via Dittons Wood, will maintain a combined hourly service between Dittons Wood and Eastbourne (routes 6 and 54) for Dittons Wood. From 23 July 2023. |
hourly |
hourly |
New 2 hourly service between Eastbourne and Uckfield |
hourly |
hourly |
New 2 hourly service between Eastbourne and Uckfield |
New 2 hourly service between Eastbourne and Uckfield. Replaces service 54A between Eastbourne and Dittons Wood. See also new 2 hourly Sunday service 6. |
New early evening journeys between Eastbourne and Uckfield |
Stagecoach |
95 |
Bexhill-Sidley-Ninfield-Catsfield-Battle- Conquest Hospital |
Saturday service extended to and from Conquest Hospital. Frequency revised to 2 hours (currently 90 mins), though with a later finish time. From 23 July 2023. |
hourly |
2 hourly |
no |
hourly |
Extended to/from Conquest Hosp. Frequency revised to 2 hourly (currently 90 mins) though now with new later finishing time |
no |
no |
no |
Stagecoach |
98 |
Hastings - Pebsham - Bexhill - Sidley, then Boreham Street - Windmill Hill - Herstmonceux - Magham Down - Hellingly - Hailsham - Polegate - Willingdon - District General Hospital - Eastbourne or Bexhill Enterprise Park - Hollington - Tesco - Conquest Hospital |
Improved 20 minute Monday to Saturday daytime frequency between Hastings and Bexhill (currently 30 minutes). New hourly Monday to Saturday evening service between Hastings and Sidley, plus 2 hourly beyond Sidley to Eastbourne. New 2 hourly Sunday daytime service between Bexhill and Eastbourne, which will additionally serve Dittons Wood. From 23 July 2023. |
30 min frequency between Hastings, Pebsham and Bexhill. Hourly to/from Eastbourne and Conquest Hosp. |
Improved 20 min frequency between Hastings, Pebsham and Bexhill. Hourly to/from Eastbourne and Conquest Hosp. |
New hourly service between Hastings and Sidley. New 2 hourly service beyond Sidley to Eastbourne |
30 min frequency between Hastings, Pebsham and Bexhill. Hourly to/from Eastbourne and Conquest Hosp. |
Improved 20 min frequency between Hastings, Pebsham and Bexhill. Hourly to/from Eastbourne and Conquest Hosp. |
New hourly service between Hastings and Sidley. New 2 hourly service beyond Sidley to Eastbourne |
New 2 hourly service between Bexhill and Eastbourne. Additionally serves Dittons Wood |
no |
Stagecoach |
99 |
Silverhill - Hastings - Bexhill - Pevensey Bay - Eastbourne |
Sunday daytime frequency doubled to half-hourly on a commercial basis. From 23 July 2023. |
2 per hour |
20 mins |
No |
2 per hour |
20 mins |
No |
30 mins (currently hourly) |
No |
Stagecoach |
100 |
Conquest Hospital - Silverhill - Hastings - Old Town - Ore - Guestling - Icklesham - Winchelsea - Rye |
New later Monday to Saturday evening service. From 23 July 2023. Extended to Camber, Lydd and New Romney (replacing Stagecoach route 102) from 3 September 2023. |
hourly |
hourly |
new evening service |
hourly |
hourly |
new evening service |
2 hourly |
no |
Stagecoach |
101 |
Conquest Hospital - Silverhill - Hastings - Old Town - Ore - Fairlight - Winchelsea Beach - Rye |
New later Monday to Saturday evening service from 23 July 2023. |
hourly between Hastings & Rye |
hourly |
new evening service |
hourly between Hastings & Rye |
hourly |
new evening service |
2 hourly |
no |
Stagecoach |
251,252 |
Heathfield - Five Ashes - Mayfield - Rotherfield (252) - Mark Cross - Frant - Tunbridge Wells |
See Service 51 |
hourly |
2 per hour |
see Service 51 |
hourly |
2 per hour |
see Service 51 |
see Service 51 |
see Service 51 |
Stagecoach |
254 |
Tunbridge Wells - Frant - Wadhurst - Ticehurst - Flimwell - Hawkhurst |
See new service 304 |
hourly |
hourly |
See service 304 |
hourly |
hourly |
See service 304 |
See service 304 |
See service 304 |
Stagecoach |
304,305 |
Hastings - Silverhill - Beauport - Battle - Whatlington and Vinehall Street (304) or Mountfield (305) - Robertsbridge - Hurst Green - Hawkhurst |
New Monday to Saturday evening journeys. New 2 hourly Sunday service. Services 254, 304, 305 to be renumbered 1066. From 23 July 2023 |
hourly |
hourly |
new evening service |
hourly, except AM to Hawkhurst |
hourly |
new evening service |
new 2 hourly service |
no |
Stagecoach |
312 |
Rye - Playden - Iden - Wittersham - Small Hythe - Tenterden |
New 2 hourly Sunday service. From 23 July 2023. |
hourly |
4 return journeys |
no |
no |
4 return journeys |
no |
new 2 hourly service |
no |
Stagecoach |
313 |
Northiam - Beckley - Peasmarsh - Playden - Rye - Rye Harbour |
New Monday to Saturday evening journeys. New 2 hourly Sunday service. From 23 July 2023. |
hourly |
4 return journeys Northiam - Rye; 6 return journeys Rye - Rye Harbour |
new evening service |
hourly between Rye & Rye Harbour only |
4 return journeys Northiam - Rye; 7 return journeys Rye - Rye Harbour |
new evening service |
new 2 hourly service |
no |
Stagecoach |
LOOP |
Eastbourne - District General Hospital - Hampden Park - Winkney Farm - Langney - Eastbourne |
Daytime frequency doubled (to 15 mins on Mondays to Saturdays and 30 mins on Sundays) between Langney, Sovereign Centre, Seaside and town centre. From 23 July 2023. |
Frequency increased to 15 mins between Langney, Seaside and town centre. 30 min frequency unchanged for rest of route |
Frequency increased to 15 mins between Langney, Seaside and town centre. 30 min frequency unchanged for rest of route |
hourly |
Frequency increased to 15 mins between Langney, Seaside and town centre. 30 min frequency unchanged for rest of route |
Frequency increased to 15 mins between Langney, Seaside and town centre. 30 min frequency unchanged for rest of route |
hourly |
Frequency increased to 30 mins between Langney, Seaside and town centre. Hourly frequency unchanged for rest of route |
hourly |
Brighton & Hove Buses |
12, 12A, 12X, N12 |
Brighton - Saltdean - Peacehaven - Newhaven - Paradise Park (12A) - Seaford - East Dean - Eastbourne (12X service is limited stop) |
To be extended to Eastbourne Pier on completion of planned new bus priority measures (planned for 2025). |
9 per hour Brighton - Newhaven; 6 per hour Newhaven - Eastbourne. Extended to Eastbourne Pier on completion of bus priority |
9 per hour Brighton - Newhaven; 6 per hour Newhaven - Eastbourne. Extended to Eastbourne Pier on completion of bus priority |
4 per hour Brighton - Newhaven; 2 per hour Newhaven - Eastbourne. Extended to Eastbourne Pier on completion of bus priority |
9 per hour Brighton - Newhaven; 6 per hour Newhaven - Eastbourne. Extended to Eastbourne Pier on completion of bus priority |
9 per hour Brighton - Newhaven; 6 per hour Newhaven - Eastbourne. Extended to Eastbourne Pier on completion of bus priority |
4 per hour Brighton - Newhaven; 2 per hour Newhaven - Eastbourne. Extended to Eastbourne Pier on completion of bus priority |
4 per hour. Extended to Eastbourne Pier on completion of bus priority |
3 per hour Brighton - Seaford; 2 per hour Seaford - Eastbourne. Extended to Eastbourne Pier on completion of bus priority |
Brighton & Hove Buses |
14, 14A, 14B, 14C, N14 |
Newhaven - Peacehaven - Saltdean - Marina (14B Sunday daytime only) - Royal Sussex County Hospital (14C). Brighton |
Monday to Saturday daytime frequency increased from 20 minutes to 15 minutes. Improved service between Peacehaven and Newhaven. From 11 June 2023. |
Improved 15 min frequency |
Improved 15 min frequency. More journeys between Peacehaven and Newhaven |
2 per hour |
Improved 15 min frequency |
Improved 15 min frequency. More journeys between Peacehaven and Newhaven |
2 per hour |
2 per hour |
hourly |
Brighton & Hove Buses |
28 |
Current Route: Brighton - Lewes – Ringmer – Broyle Estate (- Halland – Uckfield – Crowborough – Eridge Green evening only) (- Halland – Uckfield Sunday daytime only) |
Brighton – Ringmer Broyle Estate service extended to /from Eastbourne via Laughton, Hailsham and Eastbourne, every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday peak and daytime. Also to run hourly evenings and Sundays to /from Hailsham (not Eastbourne). Replaces Compass Travel’s Monday to Friday daytime only route 143. Deanland Wood to be served instead by a combination of a 2 days a week community bus and FlexiBus provision. Ringmer Harrisons Lane and Springett Avenue to be served instead by a revised route 125. 28/29/29A Brighton – Lewes Monday to Saturday daytime frequency maintained at 10 minutes and increased on Sundays (on a commercial basis) to 20 mins. From 23 July 2023. |
Route extended to Eastbourne, via Polegate, Hailsham and Laughton. 30 min frequency. Combined 10 min frequency Brighton – Lewes on routes 28/29/29A/29X |
Route extended to Eastbourne, via Polegate, Hailsham and Laughton. 30 min frequency. Combined 10 min frequency Brighton – Lewes on routes 28/29/29A |
Route extended to Hailsham via Polegate and Laughton. Hourly frequency. Combined 30 min frequency Brighton – Lewes on routes 28/29/29A |
Route extended to Eastbourne, via Polegate, Hailsham and Laughton. 30 min frequency. Combined 10 min frequency Brighton – Lewes on routes 28/29/29A |
Route extended to Eastbourne, via Polegate, Hailsham and Laughton. 30 min frequency. Combined 10 min frequency Brighton – Lewes on routes 28/29/29A |
Route extended to Hailsham via Polegate and Laughton. Hourly frequency. Combined 30 min frequency Brighton – Lewes on routes 28/29/29A |
Route revised to run between Brighton and Hailsham via Lewes, Ringmer Boyle Estate, Laughton and Hailsham. Hourly frequency. Uckfield and Raystede Centre no longer served (see route 29A for new Uckfield service). Combined 20 min frequency Brighton – Lewes on routes 28/29/29A. |
Hourly between Brighton and Ringmer Broyle Estate |
Brighton & Hove Buses |
29, 29X |
Current Route: Brighton - Lewes - Isfield or Rose Hill - Uckfield - Crowborough - Eridge Green - Tunbridge Wells (29X is a return limited stop journey, Mon-Fri peak) |
Monday to Saturday daytime frequency to/from Tunbridge Wells doubled to 30 mins. New route 29A between Brighton, Uckfield and Heathfield, by way of extending route 28 journeys that currently start/finish in Lewes. Route 29A to run hourly Monday to Saturday until mid evening, plus Sunday daytime. Combined 28/29/29A Monday to Saturday daytime frequency between Brighton and Uckfield increased on a commercial basis to 3 per hour (currently 2 per hour). Combined 28/29/29A Brighton – Lewes Monday to Saturday daytime frequency maintained at 10 minutes and increased on Sundays (on a commercial basis) to 20 mins. From 23 July 2023. |
New Route 29A hourly service between Brighton and Heathfield 30 min service to/from Tunbridge Wells. Combined 10 min frequency Brighton – Lewes on routes 28/29/29A/29X |
Improved 30 min frequency between Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells. New route 29A to provide new hourly Brighton -Heathfield service. Combined 3 buses per hour Brighton -Uckfield on routes 29/29A. Combined 10 min frequency Brighton - Lewes on routes 28/29/29A |
New Route 29A hourly service until mid evening from Brighton to Heathfield. Hourly frequency to/from Tunbridge Wells. Combined 30 min frequency Brighton - Lewes on routes 28/29/29A |
New hourly service between Brighton and Heathfield. Hourly service to/from Tunbridge Wells. Combined 10 min frequency Brighton - Lewes on route 28/29/29A |
Improved 30 min frequency between Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells. Route 29A to provide new Brighton -Heathfield service. Combined 3 buses per hour Brighton -Uckfield on routes 29/29A. Combined 10 min frequency Brighton - Lewes on routes 28/29/29A |
New Route 29A hourly service until mid evening form Brighton to Heathfield. Hourly frequency to/from Tunbridge Wells. Combined 30 min frequency Brighton - Lewes on routes 28/29/29A/29A |
New Route 29A hourly service between Brighton and Heathfield. Combined 20 min frequency Brighton – Lewes on routes 28/29/29A. |
Hourly |
Metrobus |
270 |
East Grinstead – Ashurstwood - Forest Row – Chelwood Gate – Danehill – Haywards Heath – Burgess Hill - Brighton |
Introduction of additional evening journeys on Mondays to Saturdays. From 3 June 2023. |
hourly |
hourly |
New evening journeys |
New morning journey from Brighton (provided on a commercial basis) |
hourly |
New evening journeys |
2 hourly |
No |
Metrobus |
272 |
Crawley – Haywards Heath- Wivelsfield – Burgess Hill – Hassocks – Brighton – Royal Sussex County Hospital |
New earlier Saturday morning journeys provided on a commercial basis between Copthorne and Brighton Royal Sussex County Hospital, and Brighton Royal Sussex County Hospital and Haywards Heath. From 3 June 2023. |
hourly |
2 hourly |
Approximately hourly between Haywards Heath and Brighton Royal Sussex County Hospital |
New early journeys |
2 hourly |
No |
Approximately 2 hourly between Haywards Heath and Brighton Royal Sussex County Hospital |
No |
Metrobus |
291 |
Tunbridge Wells - Langton Green - Groombridge - Withyham - Hartfield - Colemans Hatch - Forest Row - Ashurstwood - East Grinstead - Felbridge - Crawley Down - Copthorne - Three Bridges - Crawley |
Most Monday to Saturday evening journeys between Crawley and Forest Row extended to/from Tunbridge Wells. From 3 June 2023. |
hourly |
hourly |
Improved service to/from Tunbridge Wells |
hourly |
hourly |
Improved service to/from Tunbridge Wells |
4 return journeys plus return journey Forest Row - Crawley |
No |
Compass Travel |
119 |
Seaford town service |
Improved weekday afternoon service from 24 July 2023. |
30 mins |
Additional afternoon journey |
No |
hourly |
30-60mins |
no |
no |
no |
Compass Travel |
121 |
Lewes -Offham – Cooksbridge – South Chailey – Newick (plus Sheffield Park Bluebell Railway and Gardens on Saturdays) |
Improved weekday daytime hourly frequency. Saturday frequency improved from 2 hourly to 75 mins. New Sunday daytime service. From 24 July 2023. |
hourly |
Improved hourly frequency |
hourly |
hourly |
Improved frequency to approximately hourly |
hourly |
New Sunday daytime journeys |
No |
Compass Travel |
122 |
Lewes - Offham - Cooksbridge - Barcombe. Saturday service includes 3 journeys serving Plumpton. |
Improved 2 hourly Saturday daytime service, replacing current 124 journeys, from 24 July 2023. |
hourly (by way of service 121 diversion) |
2 hourly |
No |
hourly (by way of service 121 diversion) |
New 2 hourly service replacing 124 journeys |
No |
No |
No |
Compass Travel |
123 |
Newhaven (one schooldays journey starts from East Saltdean and Peacehaven) – Piddinghoe – Rodmell -Kingston - Lewes |
Introduction of Sunday daytime journeys from 24 July 2023. |
hourly |
2 hourly |
No |
hourly |
2 hourly |
No |
New service – approximately 2 hourly |
No |
Compass Travel |
124 |
Lewes – Offham – Plumpton – South Chailey - Barcombe – Lewes (circular) |
This Saturdays only route is replaced in the Plumpton area by additional journeys on service 122. In the Plumpton area it is replaced new 166 Saturday service. From 24 July 2023. |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Replaced by additional route 122 journeys and introduction of route 166 Saturday service |
No |
No |
No |
Compass Travel |
125 |
Lewes – Ringmer – Glynde – Firle – Alfriston – Wilmington – Polegate – Willingdon - Eastbourne |
New Monday to Friday peak morning journey between Alfriston and Lewes (currently schooldays only). Some journeys will serve Ringmer Harrisons Lane and Springett Avenue in place of Compass service 143. From 24 July 2023. |
One journey between Alfriston and Lewes |
2 return journeys. One of these return journeys to additionally serve Ringmer Harrisons Lane and Springett Avenue as a replacement for service 143 |
No |
Cuckmere Buses’ route 25 provides AM and PM journeys between Alfriston and Eastbourne |
Cuckmere Buses’ route 25 provides 2 return journeys |
No |
No |
Cuckmere Buses’ route 26 (Seaford – Alfriston -Eastbourne) provides a 2 hourly service |
Compass Travel |
127 |
Lewes – Landport Estate – Tesco - Malling Estate (peak times) – Spences Lane – Tesco - Lewes |
Revised daytime route with 30 minute frequency (currently 25/35 minutes). Revised route 129 will instead serve Spences Lane and Malling during the day. Malling will continue to be served by route 127 at peak times. From 24 July 2023. |
40 mins |
30 mins. See revised route 129 for Spences Lane and Malling service |
No |
40 mins |
30 mins. See revised route 129 for Spences Lane and Malling service |
No |
No |
No |
Compass Travel |
128 |
Lewes - Nevill Estate – Tesco - Lewes |
Monday to Saturday daytime frequency on service 128 between town centre and Nevill Estate doubled to 30 minutes, in place of service 129. Tesco served hourly. From 24 July 2023. |
AM hourly (by way of service 121 diversion). PM 30 mins |
Improved 30 min frequency (Tesco 60 mins) |
No |
AM hourly (by way of service 121 diversion). PM 30 mins |
Improved 30 min frequency (Tesco 60 mins) |
No |
No |
No |
Compass Travel |
129 |
Revised route: Lewes – Tesco - Spences Lane – Malling Estate – Tesco – Lewes – Wallands Park - Winterbourne Estate – Lewes - Tesco |
Revised route 129, to be operated by Community Transport in the Lewes Area (CTLA) will serve Spences Lane and Malling during the day on an hourly frequency. 3 return daytime journeys will also serve Wallands Park and Winterbourne. Currently the Wallands Park service is 3 days a week and Winterbourne has 4 journeys a day). Nevill Estate will instead be served by an improved Monday to Saturday daytime 30 minute daytime service. From 24 July 2023. |
See route 127 for peak Malling service |
Spences Lane and Malling hourly. Walllands Park and Winterbourne 3 journeys |
No |
See route 127 for peak Malling service |
Spences Lane and Malling hourly. Walllands Park and Winterbourne 3 journeys |
No |
No |
No |
Compass Travel |
143 |
Lewes - Ringmer - Laughton - Deanland Wood - Golden Cross - Lower Dicker - Horsebridge - Hailsham |
Lewes – Hailsham link substantially improved and extended to/from Brighton and Eastbourne (see Brighton & Hove service 28). Deanland Wood to be served instead by a combination of a 2 days a week Cuckmere Buses service 48 and Flexi Bus provision. Ringmer Harrisons Lane and Springett Avenue to be served instead by a combination of revised route 125 and FlexiBus provision. From 24 July 2023. |
See new 30 min Brighton & Hove Buses route 28 linking Eastbourne, Hailsham, Broyle Estate, Ringmer, Lewes and Brighton |
See replacement Brighton & Hove Buses route 28. Deanland Wood instead served by new Cuckmere Buses service 48 on 2 days a week, plus new pre-booked demand responsive service on other weekdays |
See new hourly Brighton & Hove Buses route 28 linking Hailsham, Broyle Estate, Ringmer, Lewes and Brighton |
See new 30 min Brighton & Hove Buses route 28 linking Eastbourne, Hailsham, Broyle Estate, Ringmer, Lewes and Brighton |
See new 30 min Brighton & Hove Buses route 28 linking Eastbourne, Hailsham, Broyle Estate, Ringmer, Lewes and Brighton |
See new hourly Brighton & Hove Buses route 28 linking Hailsham, Broyle Estate, Ringmer, Lewes and Brighton |
See new hourly Brighton & Hove Buses route 28 linking Hailsham, Broyle Estate, Ringmer, Lewes and Brighton |
No |
Compass Travel |
166 |
Lewes - Offham - Plumpton - Wivelsfield Green - Princess Royal Hospital - Haywards Heath (a return journey on schooldays runs to/from Cuckfield) |
New 2 hourly service on Saturdays, from 24 July 2023. |
hourly to/from Haywards Heath |
4 return journeys |
No |
No |
New 2 hourly service |
No |
No |
No |
Compass Travel |
167 |
Burgess Hill - Keymer - Hassocks - Ditchling - Westmeston - Plumpton - East Chiltington - Chailey - Offham - Lewes |
Additional Monday to Friday peak return journey from Lewes to Burgess Hill. Daytime service revised to run on Tuesdays and Thursdays (currently Mondays and Thursdays). From 24 July 2023. |
AM journey to Burgess Hill to start from Lewes. New PM journey from Burgess Hill to Lewes. |
Revised to run on Tuesdays and Thursdays |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Compass Travel |
168 |
Burgess Hill - Hassocks - Ditchling - Plumpton - East Chiltington - Wivelsfield Green - Ditchling - Burgess Hill |
To run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (currently Tuesdays and Fridays). From 24 July 2023. |
No |
To run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Compass Travel |
228, 229 |
Crowborough - Jarvis Brook - Alderbrook - Crowborough - Eridge Green - Tunbridge Wells (229 circles Alderbrook and Crowborough in the opposite direction) |
Most journeys revised to be a local Crowborough service, with interchange opportunities to/from improved Brighton & Hove Buses service 29 linking to Tunbridge Wells. Schoolday only journeys will continue to serve Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar School. From 24 July 2023. |
To run only locally within Crowborough, apart from school journeys. Connections to improved Brighton & Hove service 29 |
To run only locally within Crowborough, as a more frequent service. Connections to improved Brighton & Hove service 29 |
No |
To run only locally within Crowborough, as a more frequent service. Connections to improved Brighton & Hove service 29 |
To run only locally within Crowborough, as a more frequent service. Connections to improved Brighton & Hove service 29 |
No |
No |
No |
Compass Travel |
231 |
Etchingham – Burwash -Heathfield – Blackboys – Framfield - Uckfield |
Section of route between Heathfield and Uckfield replaced by an improved hourly service, including new evening and Sunday provision (see Brighton & Hove service 29A). Route 231 revised to run between Heathfield and Etchingham on improved an hourly/2 hourly frequency, including a new Saturday service. From 24 July 2023. |
See new hourly Brighton & Hove route 29A for Heathfield, Blackboys, Uckfield, Lewes and Brighton. Hourly/2 hourly service 231 will run between Etchingham, Burwash and Heathfield |
See new hourly Brighton & Hove route 29A for Heathfield, Blackboys, Uckfield, Lewes and Brighton. Hourly/2 hourly service 231 will run between Etchingham, Burwash and Heathfield. Strand Meadow & Batemans (new) will be served on a pre-booked basis. |
See hourly Brighton & Hove route 29A for new evening service linking Heathfield, Blackboys, Framfield, Uckfield, Lewes and Brighton. |
See new hourly Brighton & Hove route 29A for Heathfield, Blackboys, Uckfield, Lewes and Brighton. New 2 hourly Saturday service 231 will run between Etchingham, Burwash and Heathfield |
See new hourly Brighton & Hove route 29A for Heathfield, Blackboys, Uckfield, Lewes and Brighton. New 2 hourly Saturday service 231 will run between Etchingham, Burwash and Heathfield. Strand Meadow & Batemans (new) will be served on a pre-booked basis. |
See hourly Brighton & Hove route 29A for new evening linking Heathfield, Blackboys, Framfield, Uckfield, Lewes and Brighton. |
See hourly Brighton & Hove route 29A for new Sunday service linking Heathfield, Blackboys, Framfield, Uckfield, Lewes and Brighton. |
No |
Compass Travel |
261 |
Uckfield - Maresfield - Nutley - Coleman's Hatch - Forest Row - Ashurstwood - East Grinstead |
The more direct route will be followed on all journeys, omitting the Coleman’s Hatch section (the new pre-booked FlexiBus service will offer a replacement option). New improved afternoon peak service. New Saturday service introduced. From 24 July 2023. |
New PM peak service. Coleman’s Hatch will not be served |
2 hourly. Coleman’s Hatch will not be served |
No |
New Saturday service |
New 2 hourly service |
No |
No |
No |
Community Transport for the Lewes Area |
131 |
Lewes –Wallands Park – Tesco - Lewes |
Replaced by new service 129 providing improved Monday to Saturday service for Wallands Park, as well as serving Spences Lane and Winterbourne. From 23 July 2023. |
No |
Replaced by new Mon-Sat service for Wallands Park on route 129 |
No |
No |
See route 129 for new Mon-Sat service for Wallands Park |
No |
No |
No |
Community Transport for the Lewes Area |
246 |
Uckfield - Maresfield - Chelwood Gate - Danehill - Sheffield Park - Fletching - Maresfield - Uckfield |
Revised service to run on Tuesdays and Thursdays (currently Thursdays only). From 23 July 2023 |
No |
To run Tuesdays and Thursdays (currently Thursdays only) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Community Transport for the Lewes Area |
248 |
Uckfield - Buxted - Hadlow Down |
Revised service to run Mondays to Fridays (currently 3 days a week only). The section of route between Uckfield bus station and Uckfield Hospital will no longer be served (see new Brighton & Hove Buses route 29A for a new hourly service linking Uckfield Hospital). From 23 July 2023. |
No |
To run every weekday (currently 3 days a week only). Uckfield Hospital will instead be served by new route 29A |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Community Transport for the Lewes Area |
249 |
Crowborough - High Hurstwood - Uckfield |
Revised service and route to include Fairwarp. The section of route between Uckfield bus station and Uckfield Hospital will no longer be served (see new Brighton & Hove Buses route 29A for a new hourly service linking Uckfield Hospital). From 23 July 2023. |
No |
This Monday Wednesday and Friday route is extended to serve Fairwarp. Uckfield Hospital will be served by new route 29A |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Cuckmere Buses |
48 |
Eastbourne – Polegate – Hailsham – Knockhatch Adventure Park – Michelham Priory -Deanland Wood Park |
New Tuesdays and Thursdays service replacing service 143 in Deanland Wood Park. Will additionally provide a seasonal leisure service from Eastbourne, Polegate and Hailsham to Knockhatch Adventure Park and Michelham Priory. From 23 July 2023 |
No |
New Tuesday & Thursday service replacing route 143 in Deanland Wood Park. 3 return journeys |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
North Wealden Community Transport Partnership (NWCTP) |
225 |
Crowborough – Heathfield – Cade Street – Rushlake Green – Brightling – Netherfield - Battle |
In addition to NWCTP’s Tuesday and Thursday service, Compass Travel will run a new 2 hourly Saturday service between Heathfield and Rushlake Green. From 24 July 2023. |
No |
Tues & Thursday Crowborough- Battle return journey, plus a return journey between Heathfield & Battle |
No |
No |
New 2 hourly service between Heathfield and Rushlake Green |
No |
No |
No |