3 bus: Aberystwyth – Llain-y-gawsai (circular)
Mid Wales Travel bus 3 is a circular service around Aberystwyth via Penglais and Llain-y-gawsai. Runs Monday to Friday. On Thursday 12 November the first bus from Aberystwyth leaves at 08:42 and the last at 17:37, about every 30 minutes during the day.
Operated by Mid Wales Travel. Timetable for Thursday, 12 November 2026. Tomorrow's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
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Questions
- When is the first and last 3 bus around Aberystwyth?
- On Thursday 12 November the first bus leaves Aberystwyth at 08:42 and the last at 17:37, 15 journeys in all.
- Does the 3 bus run on Sundays?
- No. Runs Monday to Friday.
- How often does the 3 bus run?
- On Thursday 12 November it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 15 journeys from Aberystwyth.
- Where does the 3 bus stop?
- Main stops: Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 1 (Aberystwyth), Aberystwyth University (Penglais), Aberystwyth Arts Centre (Llain-y-gawsai), National Library of Wales (Llain-y-gawsai). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 3 bus?
- Mid Wales Travel.
Towards Aberystwyth
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 1 | 08:42 | 09:37 | 10:07 | 10:37 | 11:07 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:37 | 13:37 | 14:07 | 14:37 | 16:12 | 16:37 | 17:07 | 17:37 |
| Aberystwyth University, Penglais | 08:47 | 09:42 | 10:12 | 10:42 | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:42 | 16:17 | 16:42 | 17:12 | 17:55 |
| Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Llain-y-gawsai | 08:50 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 16:20 | 16:45 | 17:15 | |
| National Library of Wales, Llain-y-gawsai | 08:53 | 09:48 | 10:18 | 10:48 | 11:18 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:48 | 13:48 | 14:18 | 14:48 | 16:23 | 16:48 | 17:18 | |
| Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 1 | 08:58 | 09:53 | 10:23 | 10:53 | 11:23 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 12:53 | 13:53 | 14:23 | 14:53 | 16:28 | 16:53 | 17:23 | 18:03 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 12 November 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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