X25 bus: Alness – Tain

Stagecoach Bluebird bus X25 runs between Alness and Tain via Invergordon, Saltburn, Barbaraville and Milton. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Friday 13 November the first bus from Alness leaves at 07:25 and the last at 18:12, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach Bluebird. Timetable for Friday, 13 November 2026. Today's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Adult single £2 to £18.50, return £3.60 to £33.30, day ticket £3.10, weekly £17, monthly £33. From the operator's published fares; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

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Questions

When is the first and last X25 bus from Alness to Tain?
On Friday 13 November the first bus leaves Alness at 07:25 and the last at 18:12, 10 journeys in all.
When is the first and last X25 bus from Tain to Alness?
On Friday 13 November the first bus leaves Tain at 07:05 and the last at 15:20, 9 journeys in all.
Does the X25 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the X25 bus run?
On Friday 13 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 10 journeys from Alness.
Where does the X25 bus stop?
Main stops from Alness to Tain: Library (Alness), Morrisons (Alness), Camerons Garden Centre (Invergordon), Smelter Jetty (Saltburn), Telephone Kiosk (Barbaraville), Memorial (Milton), Kens Garage (Kildary), Post Office (Tain). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the X25 bus?
Stagecoach Bluebird.
How much does the X25 bus cost?
Adult single £2 to £18.50, return £3.60 to £33.30, day ticket £3.10, weekly £17, monthly £33. Singles and returns depend on how far you travel; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

Alness to Tain

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10
Library, Alness07:2509:5510:5511:3512:5513:5514:5515:5517:1218:12
Morrisons, Alness07:2909:5910:5911:3912:5913:5914:5915:5917:1618:16
Camerons Garden Centre, Invergordon07:3610:0511:0511:4513:0514:0515:0516:0517:2218:22
Smelter Jetty, Saltburn10:1111:1111:5113:1114:1115:1116:1117:2818:28
Telephone Kiosk, Barbaraville10:1711:1711:5713:1714:1715:1716:1717:3418:34
Memorial, Milton10:2111:2112:0113:2114:2115:2116:2117:3818:38
Kens Garage, Kildary10:2411:2412:0413:2414:2415:2416:2417:4118:41
Post Office, Tain10:3511:3512:1513:3514:3515:3416:3417:5218:52

Tain to Alness

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9
Post Office, Tain07:0508:0509:2210:2211:2212:2214:2215:20
Kens Garage, Kildary07:1608:1609:3310:3311:3312:3314:3315:31
Memorial, Milton07:1908:1909:3610:3611:3612:3614:3615:34
Nursing Home, Barbaraville07:2308:2309:4010:4011:4012:4014:4015:38
Smelter Jetty, Saltburn07:2908:2909:4610:4611:4612:4614:4615:44
ATS Garage, Invergordon07:3508:3509:5210:5211:5212:5213:3014:5215:50
Morrisons, Alness07:4108:4109:5810:5811:5812:5813:3614:5815:56
County Carpets, Alness07:4508:4510:0211:0212:0213:0213:4015:0216:00

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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