Bus times in Stoke-on-Trent

All the buses in Stoke-on-Trent: 81 bus routes and 1148 bus stops. Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.

Next buses from John Street (stop J1) as of 16:44

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23 Hanley (City Cent) 16:44 6 Hanley (City Cent) 16:55 101 Hanley Bus Station 17:03 25 Hanley (City Cent) 17:05 11 Hanley (City Cent) 17:14 9 Fegg Hayes, Hollington Drive 17:19

Scheduled times at Stoke-on-Trent’s busiest stop, from the operators’ timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for more departures and its live map, or pick another stop.

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Bus routes serving Stoke-on-Trent

81 routes — type a number or a place to find yours

1 Audley → Meir via Newcastle Town Centre D & G Bus · first 04:46 · last 18:38
1A Wood Lane → Meir via Newcastle Town Centre D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 06:21 · last 19:16
2 Northwood → Hanley via Birches Head D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 09:29 · last 16:20
5 Hanley → Abbey Hulton via Bucknall First Potteries · not Sundays · first 05:47 · last 22:47
5 Hanley → Abbey Hulton via Bucknall Scraggs · weekdays only · first 07:22 · last 14:52
5 Hanley → Abbey Hulton via Bucknall D & G Bus · first 06:17 · last 18:52
6 Hanley → Park Hall via Meir, Coalville First Potteries · first 05:35 · last 20:05
6A Hanley → Blythe Bridge via Fenton, Meir First Potteries · first 05:27 · last 18:58
7 Hanley → Kidsgrove via Sneyd Green, Chell D & G Bus · first 07:52 · last 17:10
7 Hanley → Kidsgrove via Sneyd Green, Chell First Potteries · not Sundays · first 05:58 · last 18:55
7A Hanley → Biddulph via Chell, Oxford First Potteries · not Sundays · first 06:33 · last 22:45
7A Hanley → Biddulph via Chell, Oxford D & G Bus · first 07:25 · last 17:45

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8 Hanley → Ball Green via Sneyd Green, Norton in the Moors First Potteries · not Saturdays · first 06:00 · last 22:43
8A Hanley → Endon via Sneyd Green, Norton in the Moors D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 07:18 · last 20:40
9 Biddulph → Clayton via Oxford, Newcastle Under Lyme D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 05:58 · last 19:48
9A Tunstall → Hanley via Chell, Oxford D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 07:18 · last 18:55
9B Tunstall → Hanley via Chell, Sneyd Green D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 07:48 · last 18:09
11 Hanley → Newcastle Town Centre via Bentilee, Newcastle Under Lyme First Potteries · first 05:05 · last 23:10
11B Hanley → Adderley Green via Bucknall, Bentilee First Potteries · not Sundays · first 06:05 · last 17:43
11X Hanley → Newcastle Town Centre via Saxonfields First Potteries · weekdays only · first 08:57 · last 14:50
16 Hanley → Leek via Bucknall, Werrington D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 05:45 · last 20:15
18 Hanley → Leek via Sneyd Green, Baddeley Green First Potteries · not Sundays · first 06:14 · last 19:28
19 Hanley → Sneyd Green via Cobridge Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · first 09:45 · last 16:55
21 Hanley → Trentham via Shelton, Stoke-upon-Trent First Potteries · first 06:15 · last 19:47
22 Newcastle Town Centre → Longton via Newcastle Under Lyme, Blurton D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 18:00 · last 22:40
22 Newcastle Town Centre → Longton via Newcastle Under Lyme, Blurton First Potteries · first 06:36 · last 17:39
23 Hanley → Newstead via Fenton, Blurton First Potteries · first 05:50 · last 23:10
24 Adderley Green → Newstead via Hanley, Blurton D & G Bus · first 04:31 · last 21:55
25 Hanley → Keele via Newcastle Under Lyme First Potteries · first 05:47 · last 00:04
26 Hanley → Park Hall via Bucknall, Bentilee Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · first 09:30 · last 14:30
27 Bentilee → Longton via Sandford Hill, Meir Hay D & G Bus · weekdays only · first 09:28 · last 14:15
32 Uttoxeter → Hanley via Cheadle, Werrington D & G Bus · weekdays only · first 06:12 · last 19:13
32X Uttoxeter Town Ctr → Hanley via Cheadle, Werrington D & G Bus · first 06:40 · last 17:25
36 Meir → Kidsgrove via Hanley, Sandyford First Potteries · first 19:45 · last 23:05
38 Hanley circular via Newcastle Under Lyme, Kidsgrove First Potteries · first 05:45 · last 23:15
38A Butt Lane → Crackley via Kidsgrove, Newcastle Under Lyme First Potteries · not Sundays · first 07:00 · last 17:28
39 Hanley circular via Kidsgrove, Newcastle Under Lyme First Potteries · first 05:50 · last 22:52
39A Crackley → Kidsgrove via Newcastle Under Lyme, Sandyford First Potteries · not Sundays · first 06:52 · last 17:45
40 Newstead → Mount Pleasant via Blurton, Longton First Potteries · weekdays only · first 09:30 · last 14:30
42 Ball Green → Hanley via Abbey Hulton, Bucknall Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · first 09:30 · last 14:00
43 Hanley → Milton via Bucknall, Abbey Hulton D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 06:48 · last 17:43
50 Hanley → Lightwood via Fenton, Longton Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · first 09:25 · last 14:40
61 Hanley → Bradeley via Sneyd Green, Smallthorne Stanton's of Stoke · not Sundays · first 09:11 · last 16:30
64 Hanley → Shrewsbury via Newcastle Under Lyme, Market Drayton Hotspur · not Sundays · first 06:15 · last 19:30
94 Newcastle Town Centre → Congleton via Newcastle Under Lyme, Oxford D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 05:54 · last 18:57
98 Newcastle Town Centre → Ball Green via Newcastle Under Lyme, Norton in the Moors First Potteries · not Sundays · first 06:21 · last 17:23
99 Newcastle Town Centre → Chell Heath via Newcastle Under Lyme, Oxford First Potteries · not Sundays · first 06:46 · last 17:39
100 Hanley → Stone via Trentham, Blurton D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 06:15 · last 17:46
101 Hanley → Stafford via Newcastle Under Lyme, Walton First Potteries · not Sundays · first 05:20 · last 21:43
103 Hanley → Crewe via Kidsgrove, Alsager First Potteries · first 05:30 · last 20:05
104 Hanley → Newcastle Town Centre via Sandyford, Newcastle Under Lyme D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 06:55 · last 17:50
501 Stoke-on-Trent circular via Hanley, Festival Park First Potteries · not Sundays · first 09:15 · last 15:45
UK076 Aston University → Shudehill via Hanley, Manchester Airport FlixBus · first 07:10 · last 21:25
UK980 Gatwick Airport → Shudehill via Heathrow Airport, Coventry FlixBus · first 04:50 · last 23:20

School, works and infrequent services (27 — under 10 journeys a day)

2 Hanley circular via Northwood, Birches Head First Potteries · not Sundays · first 17:20 · last 21:45
6 Hanley → Longton via Joiners Square, Fenton D & G Bus · weekdays only · first 07:10 · last 07:10
6C Hanley → Coalville via Fenton, Meir First Potteries · weekdays only · first 07:15 · last 15:12
9 Oxford → Newcastle Town Centre via Hanley, Newcastle Under Lyme First Potteries · first 18:54 · last 22:32
11 Newcastle Town Centre → Longton via Newcastle Under Lyme, Fenton D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 19:40 · last 22:15
27A Bentilee → Hem Heath via Longton, Fenton D & G Bus · first 05:21 · last 22:08
31A Hanley → Cellarhead via Bucknall, Werrington Scraggs · weekdays only · first 08:00 · last 15:30
32A Uttoxeter → Stoke-on-Trent via Werrington, Hanley D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 08:30 · last 17:10
36A Meir Park → Kidsgrove via Hanley, Sandyford First Potteries · first 19:30 · last 21:55
37 Longton → Chesterton via Hanley, Newcastle Under Lyme First Potteries · first 04:46 · last 18:16
40A Hanley → Trentham via Fenton, Blurton First Potteries · Saturdays only · first 09:10 · last 14:10
43 Hanley circular via Bucknall, Abbey Hulton First Potteries · Sundays only · first 09:32 · last 16:17
49 Hanley → Middleport via Cobridge, Burslem First Potteries · no buses this week · resumes 7 Nov
51 Hanley → Wolstanton via Cobridge, Festival Park First Potteries · no buses this week · resumes 7 Nov
58 Hanley circular via Etruria, Shelton Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · first 09:25 · last 14:25
60 Hanley → Brown Edge via Sneyd Green, Norton in the Moors Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · first 09:30 · last 14:45
62 Hanley → Ball Green via Sneyd Green, Norton in the Moors Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · first 07:10 · last 16:10
64 Hanley → Shrewsbury via Newcastle Under Lyme, Market Drayton D & G Bus · not Sundays · first 07:15 · last 17:15
90 Tunstall → Ball Green via Chell, Norton in the Moors Stanton's of Stoke · not Sundays · first 09:30 · last 14:00
101 Hanley → Stafford via Newcastle Under Lyme, Walton D & G Bus · Sundays only · first 08:35 · last 18:15
218 Endon → Newcastle Town Centre via Hanley, Newcastle Under Lyme Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · first 06:58 · last 18:05
424 Victoria → Blackpool via Walsall, Manchester National Express · nights 22:00–03:25
GO2 Cheadle → Newcastle Town Centre via Blurton, Newcastle Under Lyme Stanton's of Stoke · weekdays only · first 08:40 · last 13:45
N18 Liverpool → Hanley via Manchester National Express · Sundays only · first 06:15 · last 18:30
UK026 Blackpool → Victoria via Hanley, South Hampstead FlixBus · first 07:50 · last 09:30
UKN23 Shudehill → Victoria via Hanley, Heathrow Airport FlixBus · first 08:20 · last 23:59
W11 Liverpool → Tokyngton via Manchester, Hanley National Express · no buses this week · resumes 18 Oct

Route numbers are reused all over the country. See every UK 25 bus, 5 bus, 11 bus, 9 bus, 101 bus, 7A bus, 103 bus, 16 bus, 22 bus, 6 bus, 23 bus or 6A bus timetable.

Buses to…

Manchester Airport Heathrow Airport Gatwick Airport Haywood Hospital Harplands Hospital Hanley Bus Station, Stoke-on-Trent Longton Bus Station, Stoke-on-Trent Longton Rail Station Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station Longport Rail Station University of Staffordshire

Single fares in England: capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2. Fare cap guide →

Where can you get to by bus from Stoke-on-Trent?

Stoke-on-Trent → London

Map of bus stops in Stoke-on-Trent

The 250 busiest stops shown — more are listed below. Tap a marker for live departures.

Bus stops in Stoke-on-Trent

Showing the 500 busiest of 1,148 stops. Search every stop for one that isn't here.

500 stops — type a street or landmark to find one

Busiest stops

bus station (arrivals) Hanley · 42 routes
Bethesda Street (stop B1) Hanley · 31 routes
Quadrant Road (stop Q2) Hanley · 30 routes
John Street (stop J1) Hanley · 25 routes
Stafford Street (stop S6) Hanley · 23 routes
Old Town Road (opp) Hanley · 20 routes
Old Town Road (adj) Hanley · 20 routes
Plough Street (opp) Northwood · 20 routes
Quadrant Road (stop Q1) Hanley · 19 routes
Edensor Road (adj) Longton · 18 routes
Providence Square (adj) Northwood · 18 routes
Longton Exchange (opp) Longton · 17 routes

All stops by area (51 areas)

Abbey Hulton (20 stops)

Adderley Green (4 stops)

Baddeley Green (6 stops)

Ball Green (6 stops)

Bentilee (14 stops)

Blurton (19 stops)

Bradeley (7 stops)

Brindley Ford (6 stops)

Bucknall (19 stops)

Burslem (16 stops)

Carmountside (4 stops)

Chell (20 stops)

Chell Heath (5 stops)

Cliffe Vale (7 stops)

Cobridge (8 stops)

Fegg Hayes (4 stops)

Fenton (23 stops)

Festival Park (4 stops)

Florence (3 stops)

Ford Green (3 stops)

Goldenhill (5 stops)

Hanford (5 stops)

Hanley (45 stops)

Hartshill (10 stops)

Haywood Hospital (4 stops)

Hem Heath (2 stops)

Heron Cross (1 stop)

Bourne Street (opp)

Hollybush (4 stops)

Joiners Square (6 stops)

Longton (19 stops)

Meir (24 stops)

Milton (3 stops)

Newstead (13 stops)

Normacot (4 stops)

Northwood (10 stops)

Norton in the Moors (19 stops)

Oxford (6 stops)

Penkhull (3 stops)

Royal Stoke University Hospital (4 stops)

Sandford Hill (1 stop)

Amison Street (adj)

Sandyford (6 stops)

Shelton (16 stops)

Smallthorne (15 stops)

Sneyd Green (15 stops)

Stanfields (2 stops)

Stoke-upon-Trent (18 stops)

Townsend (6 stops)

Trent Vale (7 stops)

Trentham (10 stops)

Tunstall (17 stops)

Weston Coyney (2 stops)

Operators in Stoke-on-Trent

D & G Bus First Potteries Scraggs Stanton's of Stoke Hotspur National Express FlixBus

Frequently asked questions

Which buses run in Stoke-on-Trent?

81 bus routes serve Stoke-on-Trent, run by 7 operators including First Potteries and D & G Bus. The busiest are the 25 (Hanley to Keele), the 11 (Hanley to Newcastle Town Centre), the 5 (Hanley to Abbey Hulton), the 9 (Biddulph to Clayton), the 101 (Hanley to Stafford), the 103 (Hanley to Crewe), the 16 (Hanley to Leek) and the 23 (Hanley to Newstead), plus 44 other regular routes and 26 school or occasional services.

How much is the bus fare in Stoke-on-Trent?

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, falling to £2 from 1 January 2027. Buses in Stoke-on-Trent are run by D & G Bus, First Potteries, Scraggs, Stanton's of Stoke, Hotspur, National Express, FlixBus — check each operator's day and weekly tickets, which are often cheaper for multiple journeys.

How many bus stops are there in Stoke-on-Trent?

There are 1,148 active bus stops in Stoke-on-Trent across Abbey Hulton, Adderley Green, Baddeley Green, Ball Green, Bentilee, Blurton, Bradeley, Brindley Ford, Bucknall, Burslem. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.

Bus times near Stoke-on-Trent

Joiners Square Hanley Shelton (Stoke-on-Trent)Berry Hill (Stoke-on-Trent)Bucknall (Stoke-on-Trent)Northwood (Stoke-on-Trent)Birches Head Stoke-upon-Trent Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent)Etruria Bentilee Townsend