48 bus: Preston City Centre – Sharoe Green

Preston Bus bus 48 runs between Preston and Lea via Holme Slack, Longsands, Eastway and Sharoe Green. Runs every day. On Monday 2 November the first bus from Preston leaves at 05:31 and the last at 22:47, about every 30 minutes during the day.

Operated by Preston Bus. Timetable for Monday, 2 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 48 bus from Preston to Lea?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Preston at 05:31 and the last at 22:47, 30 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 48 bus from Lea to Preston?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Lea at 05:42 and the last at 22:47, 30 journeys in all.
Does the 48 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 48 bus run?
On Monday 2 November it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 30 journeys from Preston.
Where does the 48 bus stop?
Main stops from Preston to Lea: Bus Station (Preston), Lily Grove (Holme Slack), Anderton Arms (Longsands), Fulwood Asda (Eastway), Booths (Sharoe Green), Royal Preston Hospital Grounds (Sharoe Green), The Plungington (Fulwood), Threefields (Tanterton), Ancient Oak (Cottam), Dodney Drive (Lea). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 48 bus?
Preston Bus.

Preston City Centre to Sharoe Green

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28Journey 29Journey 30
Bus Station, Preston05:3106:2706:5407:2208:0208:3409:1009:4010:1010:4011:1011:4012:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1815:5116:2817:0517:4518:2018:4719:1719:4720:4721:4722:47
Lily Grove, Holme Slack05:4306:3907:0607:3408:1408:4809:2309:5310:2310:5311:2311:5312:2312:5313:2313:5314:2514:5515:3416:0716:4417:2117:5918:3319:0019:3020:0021:0022:0023:00
Anderton Arms, Longsands05:5006:4607:1307:4108:2108:5509:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3215:0215:4216:1516:5217:2918:0718:4019:0719:3720:0721:0722:0723:07
Fulwood Asda, Eastway05:5406:5107:1807:4708:2709:0209:3510:0510:3511:0511:3512:0512:3513:0513:3514:0514:3815:0815:4816:2116:5817:3518:1318:4519:1219:4220:1221:1222:1223:12
Booths, Sharoe Green06:0206:5907:2608:3509:1009:4310:1310:4311:1311:4312:1312:4313:1313:4314:1314:4615:1615:5716:3017:0917:4618:2118:5319:2019:5020:2021:2022:2023:20
Royal Preston Hospital Grounds, Sharoe Green09:1110:1411:1412:1413:1414:1415:1716:3117:4718:5419:5120:2121:2122:2123:21
The Plungington, Fulwood06:0807:0707:3408:4509:5110:5111:5112:5113:5114:5516:0817:2018:3019:28
Threefields, Tanterton06:1507:1307:4008:5209:5710:5711:5712:5713:5715:0116:1417:2618:3619:34
Ancient Oak, Cottam06:1807:1607:4308:5610:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0416:1717:2918:3919:37
Dodney Drive, Lea06:2907:2807:5509:0810:1311:1312:1313:1314:1315:1716:3017:4218:5119:49

Lea to Preston City Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28Journey 29Journey 30
Dodney Drive, Lea05:4206:3107:3508:0509:1810:1811:1812:1813:1814:2315:2816:3817:4819:03
The Ancient Oak, Cottam05:5206:4107:4708:1709:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:3415:3916:4917:5919:14
Threefields, Tanterton05:5506:4407:5008:2009:3210:3211:3212:3213:3214:3715:4216:5218:0219:17
The Plungington, Fulwood06:0106:5007:5908:2709:3810:3811:3812:3813:3814:4315:4816:5918:0819:23
Royal Preston Hospital Grounds, Sharoe Green06:1107:0008:1108:4109:1809:4810:1810:4811:1811:4812:1812:4813:1813:4814:1814:5315:2816:0116:4117:1217:5218:2119:0219:3220:0220:4721:4722:47
Fulwood Asda, Eastway06:2106:4107:1007:4908:2208:5209:2809:5810:2810:5811:2811:5812:2812:5813:2813:5814:2815:0315:3816:1116:5217:2318:0318:3119:1219:4220:1220:5721:5722:57
Anderton Arms, Longsands06:2606:4607:1507:5408:2708:5709:3310:0310:3311:0311:3312:0312:3313:0313:3314:0314:3315:0815:4316:1716:5717:2818:0818:3619:1719:4720:1721:0222:0223:02
Lily Grove, Holme Slack06:3306:5307:2208:0108:3409:0409:4010:1010:4011:1011:4012:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1515:5016:2417:0417:3618:1518:4319:2419:5420:2421:0922:0923:09
Arrival Stand, Preston06:4407:0707:3708:1608:4909:1909:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:3016:0516:4117:2117:5318:3118:5819:3620:0620:3621:2122:2123:21

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 2 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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