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What does it do?
Nextbuses is a service that gives you the next bus times anywhere in Scotland, England and Wales straight to your mobile phone. It is designed to work on mobile phones that have internet, but you can try it here.
How can I get NextBuses on my mobile phone?
Send a text message with the word TRAVELINE to 84268 to receive a bookmark for the service.How does it work?
Find your stop
Enter either a postcode, a street and town (eg Broad Av Leicester), or a stop code if you know it.Browse stop list
Use the map or the list to work out which bus stop you want. Make sure you choose the stop on the right side of the road for your journey. Click on the relevant stop from the results list. On most phones, you can also press the corresponding number on your phone keypad.If you have searched by a street name and town, there may be many results. If you can't find the stop you wanted, or the results aren't where you expected, scroll down your screen to view other locations. If you still can't find your stop, refine your search eg by using a postcode.
Departure board
You will now get the times of the next buses leaving the stop. Live information is shown where available eg "in 6 min", otherwise the sheduled departure is shown as a time eg "08:31".You can click on one of the route numbers to see more bus times on the same route.
The other options on the screen allow you to look at nearby stops or start a new search.
You can bookmark the departure board on most phones for 1-click use in future.
What does it cost?
This service is free, apart from any normal data charges made by your mobile operator (contact your operator for details)It does not work on my phone
If you can't get mobile internet on your phone, you can check the next buses from a particular bus stop by sending the bus stop code in a txt to 84268. The bus stop code may be displayed on the bus stop flag or in the timetable case at the bus stop. (In Scotland txt the code to 0777 608 2 608 and in Yorkshire txt the code to 64422).The txt message you send will cost your normal txt message charge. In some areas the reply will be free of charge. In most areas the reply will cost up to 25p.
Contact us from your mobile
For further information on public transport services or to report problems with this site please call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or visit the Traveline website.More Frequently asked questions
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