Eastbourne Borough bus service changes
Autumn 2025
- Service number
- Link (was ‘The Loop’)
- Route
- Eastbourne town centre - District General Hospital - Town Centre
- Changes to current service
- Minor timetable amendments.
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach
Improved frequency funded by UK Government until March 2026 - Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 1, 1A
- Route
- Shinewater–Hamlands
- Changes to current service
- No change to frequency. Extra bus added, some timetable changes.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 1B
- Route
- Roebuck Park- Eastbourne town centre
- Changes to current service
- Revised route and timetable.
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach
Evening/Sunday service funded by UK Government until March 2026. - Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 3, 3A
- Route
- Foot of Beachy Head -town centre
- Changes to current service
- Revised timetable. Some minor changes to frequency.
- Service provided by
-
Mostly Stagecoach
Some services are funded by UK Government until March 2026. - Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 4
- Route
- Eastbourne town centre - Hill Road
- Changes to current service
- Minor timetable changes.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach with funding from ESCC.
- Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 5, 5A, 5B
- Route
- Sovereign Harbour - Town centre
- Changes to current service
- Revised timetable and frequencies to improve punctuality.
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach
Some services are funded by UK Government until March 2026. - Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 6, 6A
- Route
- Langney Shopping Centre - Eastbourne town centre
- Changes to current service
- Revised timetable to ensure a more even distribution of services.
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC.
Some services funded by UK Government until March 2026. - Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 7
- Route
- Winkney Farm - Town centre
- Changes to current service
- Revised and improved timetable.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 8
- Route
- Eastbourne town centre - District General Hospital -Beachlands
- Changes to current service
- Journeys after 6pm will run up to 5 minutes later.
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC.
Evening services funded by UK Government until March 2026 - Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 11X (Sun/bank hol seasonal service)
- Route
- Brighton - Polegate - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Seasonal Sunday/public holiday service ends Sunday 31 August.
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Bus Company.
- Date of change
- 1 September 2025
- Service number
- 12, 12A, 12X, N12
- Route
- Brighton – Seven Sisters CP - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 13X
- Route
- Brighton - Beachy Head-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Summer service ends on 27 September. Winter service is half-hourly Sundays and public holidays.
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses.
- Date of change
- 28 September 2025
- Service number
- 24 (Tues/Thurs)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Drusillas Zoo
- Changes to current service
- Revised route and timetable Route now serves Alfriston.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses with funding from ESCC.
- Date of change
- 28 October 2025
- Service number
- 25 (Saturday)
- Route
- Lewes - Charleston Farmhouse - Alfriston - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 26 (Sunday and Bank Holidays)
- Route
- Seaford - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Seasonal timetable adjustments.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC.
- Date of change
- 26 October 2025
- Service number
- 28
- Route
- Eastbourne - Hailsham - Brighton
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
-
Brighton & Hove Buses.
Eastbourne - Ringmer funded by UK Government until March 2026. - Date of change
- Service number
- 36 (Saturday)
- Route
- Berwick Station - Beachlands
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 37 (Saturday)
- Route
- Beachlands - Hailsham
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
-
39
(Fri- Sun and Bank Holiday Mon) - Route
- Eastbourne Towner - Charleston in Lewes
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses with funding from local arts organisations.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 41 (Tues/Thurs)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Jevington- Friston-East Dean-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 43 (Monday)
- Route
- Berwick - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Route changes to avoid road closure on Terminus Road.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- 27 October 2025
- Service number
- 44, 44A, 44B (Tues/Thurs)
- Route
- Berwick - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Route changes to avoid road closure on Terminus Road.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses.
- Date of change
- 28 October 2025
- Service number
-
48
(Tues/Thurs)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Polegate - Hailsham- Deanland Wood Park
- Changes to current service
- Revised timetable.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses with funding from ESCC.
- Date of change
- 28 October 2025
- Service number
- 49 (Weds seasonal service)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Science Centre, Herstmonceux Castle
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 51
- Route
- Eastbourne - Tunbridge Wells
- Changes to current service
- Timetable changes and improvements.
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach
Some services funded by UK Government until March 2026 - Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 52
- Route
- Eastbourne - Polegate - Hailsham - Roebuck Park
- Changes to current service
- Revised route and timetable.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach.
- Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 53, 53A
- Route
- Eastbourne - Hailsham -Herstmonceux-Ninfield - Bexhill
- Changes to current service
- Revised route and timetable.
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach.
Evening and Sunday service improvements funded by UK Government until March 2026 - Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 54, 54A, 54B
- Route
- Eastbourne - Uckfield
- Changes to current service
- Replaced by Brighton & Hove Buses service 54 from 21 September. Revised route and timetable, similar to the to Stagecoach service.
- Service provided by
-
Brighton & Hove Buses from 21 September.
ESCC provides funding for some services.
Service improvements funded by UK Government until March 2026. - Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 57, 58 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Asda - Willingdon School
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Service 57 - Stagecoach. Service 58 - Stagecoach with funding from ESCC.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 59 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Shinewater - Ratton School
- Changes to current service
- Afternoon journey from Ratton School is now departs at 15:10.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach.
- Date of change
- 21 September 2025
- Service number
- 99
- Route
- Eastbourne - Bexhill - Hastings
- Changes to current service
- Route changes to avoid road closure on Terminus Road.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 125
- Route
- Lewes - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel with funding from ESCC
- Date of change
- Service number
- 195 (Weds)
- Route
- Waldron - Heathfield -Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Route changes to avoid road closure on Terminus Road.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- 29 October 2025
- Service number
- 196 (Weds)
- Route
- Rushlake Green - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Route changes to avoid road closure on Terminus Road.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- 29 October 2025
- Service number
-
Eastbourne sightseeing
(seasonal service) - Route
- Eastbourne Pier loop via - Beachy Head and Birling Gap
- Changes to current service
- Revised timetable from 29 September. Seasonal service withdrawn from 3 Nov.
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses
- Date of change
- 29 September & 3 November 2025