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Buses in Norwich
Looking to find out more about buses in Norwich? You've come to the right place! We operate frequent, colour-coded bus routes that take you all across our fine city and beyond. Whether you're heading to school, work or enjoying a day's shopping or an evening out in the city, we'll glide down the bus lanes to get you there faster and more relaxed.
If your journey takes you across the city, maybe to the UEA, the hospital, Broadland Business Park, the Rail Station or for a day out to explore somewhere new, you can make easy connections onto other buses in the city centre, with most routes coming within a few footsteps of one-another.
Coming from further afield? Norwich Park & Ride is the perfect way to skip the queues into the city and save on parking fees. Click here to head over to our dedicated webpage for all the details, otherwise you can check out the rest of our bus routes below.
Our routes
We've collated all our bus routes in a handy table below. If you're looking for maps, you can download one of our services in Norwich by clicking on the image above. Need more information about each route? Simply click on the lines below to go over to a dedicated page for each coloured route.
Pink Line 11|12 |
Wroxham (12) - Sprowston - Norwich city centre - N&NU Hospital - Hethersett |
Turquoise Line 13 |
Spixworth - Norwich city centre - Wymondham - Attleborough |
Green Line 14|15|16|17 |
Silfield - Wymondham - Hethersett - Norwich city centre - Broadland Gate (17) Dussindale (14) - Blofield (15) - Lingwood (16) |
Orange Line 21 |
Old Catton - Norwich city centre - Bowthorpe - N&NU Hospital |
Red Line 23|24 |
Queen's Hills - Longwater Retail Park - Costessey - Norwich city centre - Heartsease - Thorpe St Andrew |
Blue Line 25|26 |
Rail Station - Norwich city centre - University - N&NU Hospital (26) - Bowthorpe (26A) |
Yellow Line 28|29|X29 |
Fakenham (X29) - Thorpe Marriott (28) - Taverham - Drayton Road - Norwich city centre |
Purple Line 36|37|38|39 |
Horsford (36) - Hellesdon (37) - Mile Cross (39) - Norwich city centre - Lakenham (39) - Mulbarton (37) - Long Stratton (36) - Harleston (36A) |
Charcoal Line 40|41|X41 |
Halesworth - Bungay - Poringland - Norwich city centre |
Service 30 |
Hellesdon Hercules Road - Hellesdon Mill Corner - Mile Cross - Norwich city centre (circular) |
We also operate fast & frequent buses to the east coast towns of Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, & Lowestoft. You can head over to our dedicated web pages for those services by clicking the links below.
X1|X11 |
Norwich - Acle - Great Yarmouth - Gorleston - JPH then Belton (X11) - Lowestoft (X1) |
X2|X21|X22 |
Norwich - Loddon - Beccles - Worlingham - Carlton Colville - Pakefield - Lowestoft |
Travelling to or from the west of the county? You'll need to catch our Excel buses. Frequent, comfortable, cross country connections along the A47 corridor, seven days a week.
Excel A|B|C|D |
Peterborough - Wisbech - King's Lynn - Swaffham - Dereham - Norwich city centre - Norwich Rail Station |
Some great value fares...
All single journeys for adults and young people are currently capped at a maximum of £3, as part of HM Government's Single Fare Cap.
Travelling regularly?
We sell a great range of money saving tickets for multiple days or journeys, giving you the flexibility to buy the right ticket to suit when, where and how often you travel. You'll always find the best range of options exclusively on our FREE First Bus App and some can also be bought on board the bus with contactless or even cash...the exact fare is best!
Weekly ticket - allows 7 consecutive days unlimited travel - buy on app or on bus
10-trip ticket - valid for any 10 single journeys in 28 days - buy on app
Monthly ticket - unlimited travel for a whole month - buy on app
The best value options are shown below, but for full details you can visit the fares section of our website.
Travelling together? You'll save with a High5 ticket...
Whether there’s two adults or a family or group of up to five people* our High5 tickets offer great value for a day out by bus. Valid for a day’s unlimited travel in your chosen area... buy on app or on bus.
Norwich Zone
Norwich Zone tickets are valid on all of our coloured network buses, and as far as Acle on the X1/X11, as far as Worlingham on the X2/X21/X22, and as far as Dereham on the Excel. Check out our zone maps to see how far your ticket will take you.
Day |
Week |
10-Trip |
Month |
First Unlimited |
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on app or on bus |
on app or on bus |
on app | on app | on app | |
| Adult | £6.50 | £20.50 | £30 | £73.50 | £76 |
| Young Person (5-19) | £5.20 | £15.50 | £24 | £55 | |
| High5 Group* | £10.20 |
Monthly subscription ticket - sign up online |
Norwich Inner Zone
Norwich Inner Zone tickets cover all coloured services inside the outer ring road, or as far as Thunder Lane (Green Line), Trowse (Charcoal Line), Harford Bridge (Purple Line), and South Park Avenue & The Avenues (Blue Line). They are only available as day tickets.
Day |
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on app or on bus |
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| Adult | £5.50 |
| Young Person (5-19) | £4.50 |
| High5 Group* | £8.50 |
And if you're under 20 and in full time education, we offer a range of discounted Student Saver tickets. They're ideal to get to and from school, college or sixth form and give you FREE unlimited travel in the evenings, at weekends and during some holidays too!
