X53 bus: Axminster – Bridport
First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset bus X53 runs between Axminster and Bridport via Uplyme, Lyme Regis, Charmouth and Morcombelake. Runs every day. On Thursday 29 October the first bus from Uplyme leaves at 06:45 and the last at 19:15, about every 2 hours during the day.
Operated by First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset. Timetable for Thursday, 29 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last X53 bus from Bridport to Axminster?
- On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Bridport at 06:00 and the last at 17:24, 7 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last X53 bus from Axminster to Bridport?
- On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Axminster at 06:45 and the last at 19:15, 8 journeys in all.
- Does the X53 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the X53 bus run?
- On Thursday 29 October it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 8 journeys from Uplyme.
- Where does the X53 bus stop?
- Main stops from Axminster to Bridport: Rail Station (Axminster), Trinity Square (Axminster), Talbot Arms (Uplyme), Woodroffe School (Lyme Regis), Co-op Store (Lyme Regis), St Andrews Church (Charmouth), Ship Knapp (Morcombelake), Chideock Bridge (Chideock), Bus Station (Bridport). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the X53 bus?
- First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset.
Bridport to Axminster
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station, Bridport | 06:00 | 07:47 | 09:44 | 11:44 | 13:44 | 15:45 | 17:24 |
| Chideock Bridge | 06:07 | 07:56 | 09:53 | 11:53 | 13:53 | 15:54 | 17:33 |
| Ship Knapp, Morcombelake | 06:11 | 08:01 | 09:59 | 11:59 | 13:59 | 16:00 | 17:38 |
| St Andrews Church, Charmouth | 06:16 | 08:09 | 10:07 | 12:07 | 14:07 | 16:08 | 17:46 |
| The Square, Lyme Regis | 06:25 | 08:20 | 10:19 | 12:19 | 14:19 | 16:20 | 17:58 |
| Holm Bush Car Park, Lyme Regis | 06:27 | 08:22 | 10:22 | 12:22 | 14:22 | 16:23 | 18:01 |
| Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis | 06:32 | 08:27 | 10:27 | 12:27 | 14:27 | 16:27 | 18:05 |
| Talbot Arms, Uplyme | 06:34 | 08:30 | 10:30 | 12:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 | 18:08 |
| Hunters Lodge Inn, Raymonds Hill | 06:41 | 08:37 | 10:37 | 12:37 | 14:37 | 16:37 | 18:15 |
| Rail Station, Axminster | 06:49 | 08:45 | 10:45 | 12:45 | 14:45 | 16:45 | 18:23 |
Axminster to Bridport
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Station, Axminster | 07:15 | 09:15 | 11:15 | 13:15 | 15:25 | 17:25 | 19:15 | |
| Trinity Square, Axminster | 07:19 | 09:19 | 11:19 | 13:19 | 15:29 | 17:29 | 19:18 | |
| Talbot Arms, Uplyme | 06:45 | 07:32 | 09:32 | 11:32 | 13:32 | 15:42 | 17:42 | 19:30 |
| Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis | 06:48 | 07:35 | 09:35 | 11:35 | 13:35 | 15:45 | 17:45 | 19:33 |
| Co-op Store, Lyme Regis | 06:53 | 07:42 | 09:42 | 11:42 | 13:42 | 15:52 | 17:51 | 19:38 |
| St Andrews Church, Charmouth | 07:04 | 07:53 | 09:53 | 11:53 | 13:53 | 16:03 | 18:02 | 19:49 |
| Ship Knapp, Morcombelake | 07:11 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:10 | 18:09 | 19:55 |
| Chideock Bridge | 07:16 | 08:05 | 10:06 | 12:06 | 14:06 | 16:15 | 18:13 | 19:59 |
| Bus Station, Bridport | 07:25 | 08:14 | 10:15 | 12:15 | 14:15 | 16:24 | 18:22 | 20:07 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 28 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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