Buses in Markinch
24 bus routes serve Markinch, run by Stagecoach East Scotland and Moffat & Williamson. Trains are run by ScotRail and CrossCountry. The busiest stops are Markinch station, High Street and War Memorial.
Most frequent routes
- 43: Tanshall – Leven Stagecoach East Scotland
- 43: Tanshall – Leven Stagecoach East Scotland
- M4: Buckhaven – Pitcairn Moffat & Williamson
- 43: Tanshall – Leven Stagecoach East Scotland
- 43A: Methilhill – Tanshall Stagecoach East Scotland
- 43A: Methilhill – Tanshall Stagecoach East Scotland
Where you can go from Markinch
- Glenrothes: 44A, 44A, 44A, AM8, AM8, MK1, MK1, SP3, SP3
- Leven: train, 43, 43, 43, 44A, 44A, 44A, M4A
- Auchmuty: AM4, AM4, AM7, AM7, AM8, AM8
- Tanshall: 43, 43, 43, 43A, 43A, 43A
- Edinburgh: train, train, train, train
- Rimbleton: 5, 5A, SP3, SP3
- Methilhill: 43A, 43A, 43A
- Pitcairn: M4, M4A, M4B
- Buckhaven: M4, M4B
- Dundee: train, train
- Star: AM4, AM4
- Aberdeen: train
- Glasgow Queen Street: train
- Plymouth: train
Routes
- Edinburgh – Leven ScotRail
- Edinburgh – Plymouth CrossCountry
- 43: Tanshall – Leven Stagecoach East Scotland
- 43: Tanshall – Leven Stagecoach East Scotland
- Edinburgh – Dundee ScotRail
- M4: Buckhaven – Pitcairn Moffat & Williamson
- Glasgow Queen Street – Dundee ScotRail
- Edinburgh – Aberdeen ScotRail
- 43: Tanshall – Leven Stagecoach East Scotland
- 43A: Methilhill – Tanshall Stagecoach East Scotland
- 43A: Methilhill – Tanshall Stagecoach East Scotland
- 44A: Glenrothes – Leven Stagecoach East Scotland
- 44A: Glenrothes – Leven Stagecoach East Scotland
- 5: Markinch – Rimbleton Moffat & Williamson
- 44A: Glenrothes – Leven Stagecoach East Scotland
- 43A: Methilhill – Tanshall Stagecoach East Scotland
- 5A: Rimbleton – Markinch Moffat & Williamson
- AM4: Auchmuty – Star Stagecoach East Scotland · school days only
- AM4: Auchmuty – Star Stagecoach East Scotland
- AM7: Auchmuty – Markinch Stagecoach East Scotland · school days only
- AM7: Auchmuty – Markinch Stagecoach East Scotland
- AM8: Auchmuty – Glenrothes Stagecoach East Scotland · school days only
- AM8: Auchmuty – Glenrothes Stagecoach East Scotland
- MK1: Glenrothes – Markinch Stagecoach East Scotland
- MK1: Glenrothes – Markinch Stagecoach East Scotland · school days only
- SP3: Rimbleton – Glenrothes Stagecoach East Scotland
- SP3: Rimbleton – Glenrothes Stagecoach East Scotland · school days only
- M4A: Pitcairn – Leven Moffat & Williamson
- M4B: Pitcairn – Buckhaven Moffat & Williamson
Bus companies
Stops and stations
- Markinch station
- High Street
- War Memorial
- Railway Station
- Sweetbank Drive
- Prestonhall Drive
- Bowling Green Road
- Hill Terrace
- Balbirnie Street
- Howiegate Gardens
- Cemetery
- Haig Business Park
- Commercial Street
- Newton Farm
- Prestonhall Road
- King Edward Street
- Mackie Gardens
- Mackie Crescent
- Queens Crescent
- Park Terrace
- Balbirnie Avenue
- Hill Place
- Croft Crescent
Questions
- Where can I go by bus from Markinch?
- Direct buses from Markinch go to Glenrothes (44A, AM8, MK1, SP3), Leven (train, 43, 44A, M4A), Auchmuty (AM4, AM7, AM8), Tanshall (43, 43A), Edinburgh (train), Rimbleton (5, 5A, SP3), Methilhill (43A), Pitcairn (M4, M4A, M4B), Buckhaven (M4, M4B) and Dundee (train).
- Which bus goes from Markinch to Glenrothes?
- Routes 44A, AM8, MK1 and SP3, run by Stagecoach East Scotland.
- Which bus goes from Markinch to Leven?
- Routes train, 43, 44A and M4A, run by ScotRail, Stagecoach East Scotland and Moffat & Williamson.
- Which bus goes from Markinch to Auchmuty?
- Routes AM4, AM7 and AM8, run by Stagecoach East Scotland.
- Where do buses stop in Markinch?
- The busiest stops are Markinch station, High Street, War Memorial, Railway Station and Sweetbank Drive.
- Which bus companies run in Markinch?
- Stagecoach East Scotland and Moffat & Williamson.
- What are the most frequent buses in Markinch?
- the 43 (Tanshall – Leven), the 43 (Tanshall – Leven), the M4 (Buckhaven – Pitcairn) and the 43 (Tanshall – Leven).
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 9 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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