Bus times in Central
All the buses in Central: 21 bus routes and 44 bus stops (Blackpool area). Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.
Next buses from Buchanan Street (by) as of 20:09
Scheduled times at Central’s busiest stop, from the operators’ timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for more departures and its live map, or pick another stop.
Cancellations & disruptions in Central today
- 3 Mereside → Cleveleys via Blackpool, Anchorsholme Blackpool Transport · first 06:55 · last 21:10
- 4 Mereside → Cleveleys Park via Blackpool, Anchorsholme Blackpool Transport · first 06:10 · last 21:36
- 5 Fleetwood → Halfway House via Cleveleys, Blackpool Blackpool Transport · first 04:55 · last 23:18
- 5a Staining → Halfway House via Central, Blackpool Blackpool Transport · Sundays only · first 08:20 · last 18:29
- 5a Squires Gate → Staining via Central, Blackpool Blackpool Transport · not Sundays · first 06:44 · last 18:44
- 5b Squires Gate → Blackpool Zoo via Central, Promenade Blackpool Transport · not Sundays · first 07:45 · last 18:18
- 5c Knott End on Sea → Blackpool via Poulton-le-Fylde, Central Blackpool Transport · first 05:20 · last 23:06
- 5X Poulton-le-Fylde → Blackpool via Grange Park, Central Blackpool Transport · weekdays only · first 07:55 · last 15:00
- 6 Mereside → Carleton via Marton, Blackpool Blackpool Transport · first 05:45 · last 23:41
- 7 Cleveleys → Lytham via Anchorsholme, Blackpool Blackpool Transport · first 05:20 · last 23:00
- 8 Cleveleys → Blackpool via Anchorsholme, Central Blackpool Transport · first 04:40 · last 23:40
- 10 Blackpool → Saltcotes via Marton, Lytham Blackpool Transport · first 04:55 · last 23:04
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- 11 Lytham → Carleton via Ansdell, Blackpool Blackpool Transport · first 05:25 · last 23:45
- 14 Fleetwood → Blackpool via North Shore, Central Blackpool Transport · first 04:55 · last 23:50
- 18 Blackpool → High Cross via Central, Marton Blackpool Transport · first 07:00 · last 18:25
- 24 Cleveleys → Blackpool via Poulton-le-Fylde, Central Coastliner Buses · first 07:15 · last 19:45
- 42 Blackpool → Lancaster via Central, Garstang Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · first 05:20 · last 23:00
- 61 Preston → Blackpool via Ashton-on-Ribble, Marton Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · first 05:10 · last 23:30
- 76 Blackpool → St Annes via Kirkham, Lytham Archway Travel · not Sundays · first 06:21 · last 19:58
- 400 Fleetwood → Myerscough via Cleveleys, Blackpool Blackpool Transport · weekdays only · first 07:33 · last 17:10
- BSFS Blackpool → Promenade via Central Blackpool Transport · first 10:15 · last 22:45
Route numbers are reused all over the country. See every UK 14 bus, 8 bus, 11 bus, 6 bus, 5 bus, 7 bus, 61 bus, 5c bus, 10 bus, 4 bus, 3 bus or 24 bus timetable.
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Map of bus stops in Central
All 44 stops shown. Tap a marker for live departures.
Bus stops in Central
Busiest stops
- Buchanan Street (by) 11 routes
- Buchanan Street (by) 11 routes
- Devonshire Road (adj) 11 routes
- Greenhill (by) 11 routes
- Spencer Court (by) 11 routes
- Chapel Street (by) 7 routes
- Princess Street (by) 7 routes
- Buchanan Street (by) 6 routes
- Buchanan Street (opp) 6 routes
- Chapel Street (by) 6 routes
- Gymnasium (o/s) 6 routes
- Rigby Road 5 routes
Central (44 stops)
- Blenheim Avenue (by)
- Blenheim Avenue (opp)
- Buchanan Street (by) north-east bound
- Buchanan Street (by) south-west bound
- Buchanan Street (by) eastbound
- Buchanan Street (opp)
- Chapel Street (by) north-west bound
- Chapel Street (by) south-east bound
- Chapel Street (by) south-east bound
- Church Street (by) northbound
- Church Street (by) southbound
- Conservative Club (o/s)
- Coronation Street (by)
- Coronation Street (Stop 1)
- Devonshire Road (adj)
- Devonshire Road (by)
- Greenhill (by)
- Grosvenor Street (adj)
- Grosvenor Street (by)
- Gymnasium (by) south-east bound
- Gymnasium (by) north-west bound
- Gymnasium (o/s)
- Hornby Road northbound
- Hornby Road southbound
- Leicester Road (by)
- Lune Grove (by)
- Manchester Road (by)
- Manchester Road (opp)
- Mansfield Road (by)
- Mansfield Road (opp)
- North Railway Station (NS1)
- Odeon Cinema (opp)
- Palatine Road (by)
- Palatine Road (opp)
- Park Road (by)
- Princess Street (by)
- Raikes Parade (by)
- Rigby Road
- Rigby Road (opp)
- Spencer Court (by)
- Stanley Road (opp)
- The Victory (o/s) north-east bound
- The Victory (o/s) south-west bound
- Westmorland Avenue (by)
Operators in Central
Bus services here are registered with Lancashire County Council. See registered service changes and withdrawals →
Frequently asked questions
Which buses run in Central?
21 bus routes serve Central, run by 4 operators including Blackpool Transport and Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire. The busiest are the 14 (Fleetwood to Blackpool), the 8 (Cleveleys to Blackpool), the 11 (Lytham to Carleton), the 6 (Mereside to Carleton), the 5 (Fleetwood to Halfway House), the 7 (Cleveleys to Lytham), the 61 (Preston to Blackpool) and the 5c (Knott End on Sea to Blackpool), plus 10 other regular routes and 3 school or occasional services.
How much is the bus fare in Central?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, falling to £2 from 1 January 2027. Buses in Central are run by Blackpool Transport, Coastliner Buses, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire, Archway Travel — check each operator's day and weekly tickets, which are often cheaper for multiple journeys.
How many bus stops are there in Central?
There are 44 active bus stops in Central. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.