Read along the top of the bus time schedule to see the stops on that particular route. This will provide the order in which the bus arrives at its stops.
Look at the column under each of the stops printed on the time schedule. Each stop has a time listed underneath it to show when the bus arrives at that particular stop. The times are usually listed with the earliest time the bus stops at the top of the time schedule and the latest time the bus arrives at the stop shown at the bottom of the column.
Read the time schedule horizontally to find out how long the bus takes to get from one stop to another, as well as how long it takes to complete the route.
Look at the left-hand side of the bus time schedules to see when the afternoon schedule begins. Buses tend to come more frequently to stops during business hours, and tend to hit their peak during the afternoon to accommodate lunch-goers and commuters.
Do some basic math to figure out how often buses arrive at a particular stop on the bus route. This can be very useful if you happen to miss the bus you wanted to take. In fact, knowing how infrequently a bus may arrive at certain points on the bus route will probably be the strongest motivator for getting to the stop on time.
