This page HAS been edited for the new timetables due Monday 29th July 2024.
These pages are written to help you make quick changes that might just enable you to get to your destination sooner.
If you are happier to have more time allowed for changing buses then you may prefer to use the Stagecoach Journey Planner.
The times quoted for buses leaving Crail are based on the times at Pinkerton Road - if you are leaving from the centre of Crail you should be able to catch these buses slightly later in the journey by walking to the stop in St Andrews Road or occasionally the stop outside Penman's Butchers depending on the direction of the bus.
From Monday 29th July 2024 there are early morning 95 buses designed to meet up with trains from Leven - but they start from Toll Road, Cellardyke - so you need to get there by some means before you start your bus journey:
The 04:35 95 from Toll Road, Cellardyke gets to Leven at 05:26 - you probably end up waiting for the X27 bus departing Leven Bus Station at 06:00 getting to Glasgow Bus Station at 08:56.
The 05:15 95 from Toll Road, Cellardyke gets to Leven at 06:06 - catch the 43 bus departing Leven Bus Station at 06:15 getting to Glenrothes at 06:54 for the X24 at 07:30 getting to Glasgow at 09:30. (If you miss the first 43 there's another 43 at 06:35 or a 44 at 06:50 which will get you to Glenrothes in time for the same X24.)
The 06:15 95 from Toll Road, Cellardyke gets to Leven at 07:06. There is a chance you could catch the 07:10 X27 from Leven arriving in Glasgow at 10:00. (If you miss the X27 a 43 at 07:35 will get you to Glenrothes in time for the X24 arriving Glasgow at 10:30.)
The 06:35 95 from Crail High Street gets to Leven at 07:35 where you just probably miss the 43 mentioned above and instead catch the X27 at 08:10 getting to Glasgow at 11:00. Either way, it's as fast or faster to wait for the next 95 to St Andrews - and this is the general rule for later buses, that it's faster to go via St Andrews.
The 06:46 95 from Pinkerton Road gets to St Andrews Bus Station for 07:17 where you should be able to easily catch the 07:40 X24 getting to Glasgow Bus Station at 10:30.
The 07:45 ELM1 from St Andrews Road only runs on Elmwood College days but has the advantage of going direct to Cupar where it arrives around 08:26 - a brisk walk to the stop outside Cupar Railway Station should see you catch the 08:32 X59 arriving at Halbeath Park & Ride at 09:23 where the X27 at 09:28 will get you to Glasgow for 11:00.
The 07:46 95 from Pinkerton Road gets to St Andrews at 08:17 - on schooldays it doesn't go into the Bus Station but continues on round to the New Madras College - you should still have plenty of time to get off outside the bus station and then walk into the bus station for the 08:40 X24 which gets to Glasgow at 11:30.
The 08:49 95 from Pinkerton Road gets to St Andrews at 09:21 where there's an easy change to the X24 at 09:40 which gets you to Glasgow for 12:30.
Buses at 09:49, 10:49, 11:49 and 12:49 repeat the pattern.
On Friday schooldays there is a 13:41 95 from Pinkerton Road which should get you to St Andrews Bus Station for 14:12 where you should catch a 14:40 X24 which gets to Glasgow at 17:30.
The 13:49 95 repeats the pattern of the 08:49. (17:30 in Glasgow.)
The "13:55" towards Anstruther doesn't visit Pinkerton Road on schooldays - but if you live in the middle of Crail and catch it on Crail High Street at 13:54 then its schoolday route misses out quite a few stops and it gets to Leven at 14:47 in time for the 14:55 X58 which gets to Kirkcaldy at 15:25 where you can catch an X27 at 15:45 which gets to Glasgow at 18:00. (This is one of the few times it might be worth heading to Leven rather than waiting for the next bus to St Andrews.)
The 14:49 95 follows the usual pattern as above (18:30 in Glasgow).
The 15:49 95 only runs on Fridays and school holidays - on Monday to Thursday schooldays it runs at 16:01 and gets to St Andrews Bus Station at 16:33. No matter which time it is running, you should catch an X24 at 16:40 getting to Glasgow at 19:30.
The 16:49, 17:49 and 18:49 follow roughly the same pattern, but the X24s depart St Andrews at 17:45, 18:45 and 19:55 getting to Glasgow at 20:35, 21:35 and 22:40.
To get to Glasgow later you need to go via Dundee or via Edinburgh Airport!
Megabus, Ember and Flixbus timetables change quite frequently, often without much notice. So, it's probably best to use the Traveline Scotland Journey Planner if you want to travel at such times! (Remembering to "untick train" if you want to search for bus-only journeys.)