Buses in North Ayrshire
62 bus routes, run by 4 bus companies, serve 40 towns and villages and 691 stops across North Ayrshire. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.
Main towns
- Irvine 26 routes
- Kilwinning 25 routes
- Brodick 17 routes
- Dalry 14 routes
- Glengarnock 13 routes
- Beith 12 routes
- Blackwaterfoot 12 routes
- Lamlash 12 routes
- Kilbirnie 11 routes
- Ardrossan 10 routes
- Dalgarven 10 routes
- Largs 10 routes
- Dreghorn 9 routes
- Saltcoats 9 routes
- Stevenston 9 routes
- Corriecravie 6 routes
- High Dougarie 6 routes
- Kildonan 6 routes
- Kilmory 6 routes
- Machrie 6 routes
- Shiskine 6 routes
- Whiting Bay 6 routes
- Fairlie 5 routes
- Lochranza 4 routes
Bus stations and interchanges
Busiest routes
- 11: Kilmarnock – Ardrossan Stagecoach West Scotland
- 22: Irvine – Perceton Stagecoach West Scotland
- 320: Portrye – Millport Millport Motors
- 28: Broomlands – Irvine Stagecoach West Scotland
- 23: Broomlands – Irvine Stagecoach West Scotland
- 585: Ayr – Largs Stagecoach West Scotland
- 18: Stevenston – Saltcoats (circular) Stagecoach West Scotland
- 12: Stevenston – Ardrossan Stagecoach West Scotland
- 14: Ayr – Irvine Stagecoach West Scotland
- 323: Brodick – Blackwaterfoot Stagecoach West Scotland
- 323: Brodick – Blackwaterfoot Stagecoach West Scotland
- 322: Brodick – Blackwaterfoot Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus companies
- Stagecoach West Scotland 39 routes
- Shuttle Buses 18 routes
- McGill's Bus Service 3 routes
- Millport Motors 2 routes
All towns and villages
- Ardrossan
- Auchentiber
- Barrmill
- Beith
- Blackwaterfoot
- Brodick
- Burnhouse
- Catacol
- Corrie
- Corriecravie
- Cumbrae
- Cunninghamhead
- Dalgarven
- Dalry
- Dreghorn
- Fairlie
- Gateside, North Ayrshire
- Glengarnock
- High Dougarie
- Hunterston
- Imachar
- Irvine
- Kilbirnie
- Kildonan
- Kilmory
- Kilwinning
- Lamlash
- Largs
- Lochranza
- Machrie
- Pirnmill
- Saltcoats
- Sannox
- Seamill
- Shiskine
- Skelmorlie
- Springside
- Stevenston
- West Kilbride
- Whiting Bay
Questions
- Which bus companies run in North Ayrshire?
- Stagecoach West Scotland (39 routes), Shuttle Buses (18 routes), McGill's Bus Service (3 routes) and Millport Motors (2 routes).
- What are the busiest bus routes in North Ayrshire?
- the 11 (Kilmarnock – Ardrossan), the 22 (Irvine – Perceton), the 320 (Portrye – Millport), the 28 (Broomlands – Irvine) and the 23 (Broomlands – Irvine).
- Where are the main bus stations in North Ayrshire?
- Ferry Terminal, Brodick, Willowpark, Burnhouse and Bruce Terrace, Irvine.
- How can I see live bus times in North Ayrshire?
- StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in North Ayrshire, 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, 10 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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