85 bus: Leicester – Countesthorpe
Arriva Midlands bus 85 runs between Countesthorpe and Leicester via Blaby and Aylestone. Runs every day. On Wednesday 21 October the first bus from Blaby leaves at 05:50 and the last at 22:24, about every 30 minutes during the day.
Operated by Arriva Midlands. Timetable for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 85 bus from Leicester to Countesthorpe?
- On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Leicester at 06:30 and the last at 23:20, 30 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 85 bus from Countesthorpe to Leicester?
- On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Countesthorpe at 05:50 and the last at 22:24, 31 journeys in all.
- Does the 85 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 85 bus run?
- On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 31 journeys from Blaby.
- Where does the 85 bus stop?
- Main stops from Countesthorpe to Leicester: Scotland Way (Countesthorpe), College (Countesthorpe), Northfield Road (Blaby), Gilmorton Avenue (Leicester), Saffron Lane (Aylestone), St Margaret's Bus Station (Leicester). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 85 bus?
- Arriva Midlands.
Leicester to Countesthorpe
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 | Journey 26 | Journey 27 | Journey 28 | Journey 29 | Journey 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester | 06:30 | 07:05 | 07:35 | 08:15 | 08:45 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:15 | 17:40 | 18:05 | 18:35 | 19:15 | 20:15 | 21:15 | 22:20 | 23:20 |
| Nelson Mandela Park, Leicester | 06:41 | 07:17 | 07:47 | 08:27 | 08:56 | 09:26 | 09:56 | 10:26 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 11:56 | 12:26 | 12:56 | 13:26 | 13:56 | 14:26 | 14:57 | 15:27 | 15:57 | 16:27 | 16:57 | 17:27 | 17:52 | 18:16 | 18:46 | 19:26 | 20:26 | 21:26 | 22:31 | 23:31 |
| Marsden Lane, Aylestone | 06:51 | 07:29 | 08:02 | 08:40 | 09:09 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:10 | 15:40 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:15 | 17:45 | 18:10 | 18:31 | 18:59 | 19:39 | 20:39 | 21:39 | 22:44 | 23:41 |
| Northfield Road, Blaby | 06:59 | 07:39 | 08:13 | 08:50 | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:19 | 10:49 | 11:19 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 12:49 | 13:19 | 13:49 | 14:19 | 14:49 | 15:22 | 15:52 | 16:27 | 16:57 | 17:27 | 17:57 | 18:20 | 18:41 | 19:09 | 19:49 | 20:49 | 21:49 | 22:54 | 23:51 |
| College, Countesthorpe | 07:08 | 07:48 | 08:24 | 08:59 | 09:28 | 09:58 | 10:28 | 10:58 | 11:28 | 11:58 | 12:28 | 12:58 | 13:28 | 13:58 | 14:28 | 14:58 | 15:33 | 16:03 | 16:38 | 17:08 | 17:38 | 18:08 | 18:31 | 18:51 | 19:18 | 19:58 | 20:58 | 21:58 | 23:03 | 00:01 |
| Green Lane, Countesthorpe | 07:11 | 07:51 | 08:27 | 09:02 | 09:31 | 10:01 | 10:31 | 11:01 | 11:31 | 12:01 | 12:31 | 13:01 | 13:31 | 14:01 | 14:31 | 15:01 | 15:36 | 16:06 | 16:41 | 17:11 | 17:41 | 18:11 | 18:34 | 18:54 | 19:21 | 20:01 | 21:01 | 22:01 | 23:06 | 00:04 |
Countesthorpe to Leicester
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 | Journey 26 | Journey 27 | Journey 28 | Journey 29 | Journey 30 | Journey 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland Way, Countesthorpe | 06:08 | 06:43 | 07:11 | 07:32 | 07:52 | 08:27 | 09:02 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:10 | 15:42 | 16:12 | 16:42 | 17:12 | 17:47 | 18:22 | 19:24 | 20:24 | 21:24 | 22:24 | ||
| College, Countesthorpe | 06:12 | 06:47 | 07:15 | 07:36 | 07:56 | 08:36 | 09:06 | 09:36 | 10:06 | 10:36 | 11:06 | 11:36 | 12:06 | 12:36 | 13:06 | 13:36 | 14:06 | 14:36 | 15:20 | 15:46 | 16:16 | 16:46 | 17:16 | 17:51 | 18:26 | 19:28 | 20:28 | 21:28 | 22:28 | ||
| Northfield Road, Blaby | 05:50 | 06:25 | 06:57 | 07:27 | 07:47 | 08:07 | 08:47 | 09:17 | 09:47 | 10:17 | 10:47 | 11:17 | 11:47 | 12:17 | 12:47 | 13:17 | 13:47 | 14:17 | 14:47 | 15:17 | 15:32 | 15:58 | 16:28 | 16:57 | 17:27 | 18:02 | 18:37 | 19:38 | 20:38 | 21:38 | 22:38 |
| Gilmorton Avenue, Leicester | 05:56 | 06:31 | 07:04 | 07:34 | 07:54 | 08:14 | 08:54 | 09:24 | 09:54 | 10:24 | 10:54 | 11:24 | 11:54 | 12:24 | 12:54 | 13:24 | 13:54 | 14:24 | 14:54 | 15:24 | 15:39 | 16:07 | 16:37 | 17:04 | 17:34 | 18:09 | 18:44 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 21:45 | 22:45 |
| Saffron Lane, Aylestone | 06:05 | 06:40 | 07:15 | 07:45 | 08:05 | 08:25 | 09:05 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:05 | 15:35 | 15:50 | 16:18 | 16:48 | 17:15 | 17:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 | 19:55 | 20:55 | 21:55 | 22:55 |
| St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester | 06:20 | 06:55 | 07:30 | 08:05 | 08:25 | 08:45 | 09:20 | 09:50 | 10:20 | 10:50 | 11:20 | 11:50 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 13:20 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 14:50 | 15:20 | 15:50 | 16:05 | 16:33 | 17:03 | 17:30 | 18:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 | 20:10 | 21:10 | 22:10 | 23:10 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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