Eastbourne Borough bus service changes
Spring 2026
- Service number
- Link (was ‘The Loop’)
- Route
- Eastbourne town centre - District General Hospital - Town Centre
- Changes to current service
-
Frequency reverted to 30mins.
Some other minor timetable changes. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 1, 1A
- Route
- Shinewater–Hamlands
- Changes to current service
-
Revised timetable.
Extra buses added, some timetable changes. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 1B
- Route
- Hailsham - Langney - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
-
Revised Mon-Sat timetable, including evening journeys extended to Roebuck Park.
Sunday service unchanged. - Service provided by
-
Stagecoach
Evenings/Sundays funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 3, 3A
- Route
- Foot of Beachy Head - town centre
- Changes to current service
-
Minor timetable changes.
Mon-Sat evening service withdrawn. - Service provided by
-
Mostly Stagecoach
Some services funded by ESCC with Government grant. - Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 4
- Route
- Eastbourne town centre - Hill Road
- Changes to current service
- Minor timetable changes.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 5, 5A, 5B
- Route
- Sovereign Harbour - Town centre
- Changes to current service
-
Revised routes and timetables.
Route 5A replaced by extended route 52.
Evening Sovereign Harbour North service withdrawn.
Evening Sovereign Harbour South service replaced by new route 99E journeys. - Service provided by
-
Stagecoach
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- 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.
Last two evening journeys withdrawn. - Service provided by
-
Stagecoach plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
Sunday service funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 7
- Route
- Winkney Farm - Town centre
- Changes to current service
-
Revised timetable.
Evening services reduced. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 8
- Route
- Eastbourne town centre - District General Hospital -Beachlands
- Changes to current service
- Minor timetable changes.
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
Evening service funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 12, 12A, 12X, N12
- Route
- Brighton - Seaford - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change. Improvements planned for June 2026.
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses.
- Date of change
- June 2026(tbc)
- Service number
- 13X
- Route
- Brighton - Seaford -Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Improved Sunday/bank hol service.
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses.
- Date of change
- 19 April 2026
- Service number
- 24 (Wed/Fri- was previously Tues/Thurs)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Drusillas Zoo - Alfriston
- Changes to current service
- Improved service, revised days: now operating Wed/Fri.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 31 March 2026
- Service number
- 25 (Tues/Thurs/Sat)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Alfriston - Lewes
- Changes to current service
-
Now also runs on Tues/Thurs.
The route will additionally serve Charleston in Lewes. - Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- 26 April 2026
- Service number
- 26 (Sunday and Bank Holidays)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Alfriston - Seaford
- Changes to current service
-
Seasonal timetable adjustments.
Service ends on 25 October. - Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- 29 March 2026
- Service number
- 28
- Route
- Eastbourne - Hailsham - Lewes - Brighton
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
-
Brighton & Hove Buses.
Eastbourne - Ringmer funded by development contributions. - 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
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 44, 44A, 44B (Tues/Thurs)
- Route
- Berwick - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses.
- Date of change
- Service number
-
48
(Wed/Fri- was previously Tues/Thurs)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Polegate - Hailsham- Deanland Wood Park
- Changes to current service
- Improved service, revised days: now operating Wed/Fri.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 31 March 2026
- Service number
- 49 (Weds seasonal service)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Science Centre, Herstmonceux Castle
- Changes to current service
- Service from 1 April 2026.
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- 1 April 2026
- Service number
- 51
- Route
- Eastbourne - Heathfield - Tunbridge Wells
- Changes to current service
-
Some timetable changes.
Evening journeys will also serve Dittons Wood in Polegate, to replace evening service 52. - Service provided by
-
Stagecoach
Evening/some Sunday services funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 52
- Route
- Eastbourne - Polegate - Hailsham - Roebuck Park
- Changes to current service
-
Revised route and timetable
Mon-Sat daytime journeys will also serve Bridgemere and Sovereign Harbour South (to replace service 5A).
Mon-Sat evening journeys withdrawn (see services 1B and 51 for replacements in Roebuck Park and Dittons Wood). - Service provided by
- Stagecoach.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 53
- Route
- Eastbourne - Hailsham -Herstmonceux-Ninfield - Bexhill
- Changes to current service
-
Revised timetable.
Evening service withdrawn. - Service provided by
-
Stagecoach.
Sunday service funded by ESCC with Government grant. - Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 54
- Route
- Eastbourne - Uckfield
- Changes to current service
- Largely replaced by improved 500 service (see below)
- Service provided by
-
Brighton & Hove Buses
Manor Park daytime service funded by ESCC with Government grant. Evening/Sunday service funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- 9 May 2026
- Service number
- 57, 58 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Asda - Willingdon School
- Changes to current service
- Additional time for afternoon journeys, with services running 5 mins later.
- Service provided by
- Service 57: Stagecoach. Service 58: Stagecoach plus funding by ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April
- Service number
- 59 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Shinewater - Ratton School
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- Service number
- 99
- Route
- Eastbourne - Bexhill - Hastings
- Changes to current service
-
Revised timetable.
Improved Mon-Sat service, including new evening journeys.
New evening journeys numbered 99E serve Sovereign Harbour South in Eastbourne.
New earlier Sunday journeys. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach New evening journeys partly funded by development contributions.
- Date of change
- 12 April
- Service number
- 125
- Route
- Lewes - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Eastbourne services partially replaced by Cuckmere Buses 24 and 25.
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 25 April 2026
- Service number
- 195 (Weds)
- Route
- Waldron - Heathfield -Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 196 (Weds)
- Route
- Rushlake Green - Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 500
- Route
- Eastbourne - Hailsham - Uckfield - East Grinstead - Gatwick Airport
- Changes to current service
-
New 24hr, daily service to Gatwick Airport.
Hourly, Mon-Sat and 2 hourly on Sundays.
Largely replacing and improving the B&H Buses 54 and 261 - Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses/Metrobus Supported by Gatwick Airport, ESCC, WSCC and development contributions.
- Date of change
- 9 May
- Service number
-
Eastbourne sightseeing
(seasonal service) - Route
- Eastbourne Pier loop via - Beachy Head, Birling Gap and East Dean
- Changes to current service
-
Revised route.
Seasonal service, every day, every 30 mins. - Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses
- Date of change
- 28 March/27 June/28 Sept/25 Oct 2026
