Which bus companies run in East Sussex?

Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company (70 routes), Stagecoach South East (62 routes), Compass Travel (31 routes), Cuckmere Buses (25 routes), Metrobus (6 routes) and Hams Travel (6 routes), and 5 smaller operators.

What are the busiest bus routes in East Sussex?

the 7 (Hove – Brighton), the 1 (Whitehawk – Portslade Village), the 25 (University of Sussex – Brighton), the 49 (Moulsecoomb – Hove) and the 5B (Hollingbury – Hangleton).

Where are the main bus stations in East Sussex?

Sussex House, University of Sussex, Sainsbury's West Hove, Portslade, School Hill Bottom, Lewes, Bus Station, Uckfield and Waitrose, Lewes.

How can I see live bus times in East Sussex?

StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in East Sussex, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Buses in East Sussex

208 bus routes, run by 11 bus companies, serve 218 towns and villages and 2,344 stops across East Sussex. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.

Main towns

Brighton 110 routes
Eastbourne 56 routes
Hastings 56 routes
Hove 55 routes
Rose Hill 37 routes
Lewes 34 routes
Polegate 30 routes
Wilmington 27 routes
Bexhill 26 routes
Berwick 19 routes
Falmer 18 routes
Pevensey 17 routes
Battle 16 routes
Denton 16 routes
Rye 16 routes
Seaford 15 routes
Newhaven 14 routes
Uckfield 14 routes
Wadhurst 14 routes
Hailsham 13 routes
Stone Cross 12 routes
Crowborough 11 routes
Alfriston 10 routes
Kingston 10 routes

Bus stations and interchanges

Busiest routes

7: Hove – Brighton Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
1: Whitehawk – Portslade Village Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
25: University of Sussex – Brighton Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
49: Moulsecoomb – Hove Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
5B: Hollingbury – Hangleton Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
12: Brighton – Eastbourne Town Centre Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
1X: Mile Oak – Brighton Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
14: Brighton – Peacehaven Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
27: Saltdean – Westdene Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
6: Portslade – Brighton Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
20: Brighton town service Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
3X: Hangleton – Falmer Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company

Bus companies

Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company 70 routes
Stagecoach South East 62 routes
Compass Travel 31 routes
Cuckmere Buses 25 routes
Metrobus 6 routes
Hams Travel 6 routes
Stagecoach South 3 routes
National Express 2 routes
Arriva Kent and Surrey 1 route
Autocar Bus & Coach Services 1 route
R & J Coaches 1 route

All towns and villages

Questions

Which bus companies run in East Sussex?: Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company (70 routes), Stagecoach South East (62 routes), Compass Travel (31 routes), Cuckmere Buses (25 routes), Metrobus (6 routes) and Hams Travel (6 routes), and 5 smaller operators.
What are the busiest bus routes in East Sussex?: the 7 (Hove – Brighton), the 1 (Whitehawk – Portslade Village), the 25 (University of Sussex – Brighton), the 49 (Moulsecoomb – Hove) and the 5B (Hollingbury – Hangleton).
Where are the main bus stations in East Sussex?: Sussex House, University of Sussex, Sainsbury's West Hove, Portslade, School Hill Bottom, Lewes, Bus Station, Uckfield and Waitrose, Lewes.
How can I see live bus times in East Sussex?: StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in East Sussex, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 20 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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