Coastlink - X1|X11 & X2|X21|X22 - Norwich to Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft

Hello, and welcome to Coastlink – your quick, comfy and direct connections between the east coast and Norwich.

Operating up to every 15 minutes during the day from Monday to Saturday and up to every 30 minutes on Sundays, our two Coastlink routes offer regular, fast and direct links between and around the east coast towns of Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and Lowestoft, and up to the fine city of Norwich.

Coastlink X1|X11

Coastlink X2|X21|X22

From seaside resorts to shopping centres, market towns to theme parks, cliff tops to colleges or holiday spots to hospitals, Coastlink is ideal whether you're travelling for work, life or just for leisure.

And we stay out late even on a school night!  Our evening buses are ideal for the journey home after a great night out in the city.

You can get on board our fastest buses to enjoy some really great journey times.  For example:

Beccles to Norwich - in under 35 minutes
Great Yarmouth to Norwich - in just 40 minutes
Lowestoft to Norwich - in as little as 72 minutes
Great Yarmouth to Lowestoft - in just over 45 minutes
Acle to Norwich - in under 25 minutes

Our fleet of dedicated Coastlink double-deck buses have got luxurious leather seats, and tonnes of extra legroom, so you can sit back and relax whilst we take care of the driving.  And there's plenty of space for buggies, a wheelchair and your shopping too.

And with our range of great value fares, travelling with Coastlink really is the best way by bus between the city and the sea.

All single journeys for adults and young people are currently capped at a maximum of £2, 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.

Coastal Zone

Anywhere between Lowestoft, Belton, Gorleston or Great Yarmouth and inland as far as Acle or Beccles.

Download a map of the Coastal Zone [PDF]

Explorer Zone

For travel all along the coast & up to and all over Norwich

Download a map of the Explorer Zone [PDF]

Norwich Zone

From Acle or Worlingham & Beccles to Norwich and all over the city

Download a map of the Norwich Zone [PDF]

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!

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. Find out more about High5 tickets here.

  *maximum of 2 adults aged 20+