First Potteries

34 registered routes.

First Potteries takes part in the national fare cap — most singles cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2. Routes marked not capped below are excluded; a route with no mark is not in the government’s list either way, so check before you travel. Details →

Tickets & fares

First Potteries sells singles, day tickets and season tickets.

Adult Single · Young Person Single · Cheshire Half · SmartDay Young Person Pass · Knot Adult Week Pass · SmartWeek Young Person Pass

Ticket types from First Potteries's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 September 2026, which lists what is sold but not what each ticket costs. Singles in England are capped at £3 on participating routes (£2 from Jan 2027). See prices on First Potteries's website →

Registered service changes

No changes are currently registered to take effect. First Potteries has 10 service registrations on record.

All 10 First Potteries registrations →

Routes

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

2 Hanley circular via Northwood, Birches Head £3 cap not Sundays · first 17:20 · last 21:45
5 Hanley → Abbey Hulton via Bucknall £3 cap not Sundays · first 05:47 · last 22:47
6 Hanley → Park Hall via Meir, Coalville £3 cap first 05:35 · last 20:05
6A Hanley → Blythe Bridge via Fenton, Meir £3 cap first 05:27 · last 18:58
6C Hanley → Coalville via Fenton, Meir £3 cap weekdays only · first 07:15 · last 15:12
7 Hanley → Kidsgrove via Sneyd Green, Chell £3 cap not Sundays · first 05:58 · last 18:55
7A Hanley → Biddulph via Chell, Oxford £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:33 · last 22:45
8 Hanley → Ball Green via Sneyd Green, Norton in the Moors £3 cap not Saturdays · first 06:00 · last 22:43
9 Oxford → Newcastle Town Centre via Hanley, Newcastle Under Lyme £3 cap first 18:54 · last 22:32
11 Hanley → Newcastle Town Centre via Bentilee, Newcastle Under Lyme £3 cap first 05:05 · last 23:10
11B Hanley → Adderley Green via Bucknall, Bentilee £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:05 · last 17:43
11X Hanley → Newcastle Town Centre via Saxonfields £3 cap weekdays only · first 08:57 · last 14:50
18 Hanley → Leek via Sneyd Green, Baddeley Green £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:14 · last 19:28
21 Hanley → Trentham via Shelton, Stoke-upon-Trent £3 cap first 06:15 · last 19:47
22 Newcastle Town Centre → Longton via Newcastle Under Lyme, Blurton £3 cap first 06:36 · last 17:39
23 Hanley → Newstead via Fenton, Blurton £3 cap first 05:50 · last 23:10
25 Hanley → Keele via Newcastle Under Lyme £3 cap first 05:47 · last 00:04
36 Meir → Kidsgrove via Hanley, Sandyford £3 cap first 19:45 · last 23:05
36A Meir Park → Kidsgrove via Hanley, Sandyford £3 cap first 19:30 · last 21:55
37 Longton → Chesterton via Hanley, Newcastle Under Lyme £3 cap first 04:46 · last 18:16

Show 14 more routes

38 Hanley circular via Newcastle Under Lyme, Kidsgrove £3 cap first 05:45 · last 23:15
38A Butt Lane → Crackley via Kidsgrove, Newcastle Under Lyme £3 cap not Sundays · first 07:00 · last 17:28
39 Hanley circular via Kidsgrove, Newcastle Under Lyme £3 cap first 05:50 · last 22:52
39A Crackley → Kidsgrove via Newcastle Under Lyme, Sandyford £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:52 · last 17:45
40 Newstead → Mount Pleasant via Blurton, Longton £3 cap weekdays only · first 09:30 · last 14:30
40A Hanley → Trentham via Fenton, Blurton £3 cap Saturdays only · first 09:10 · last 14:10
43 Hanley circular via Bucknall, Abbey Hulton £3 cap Sundays only · first 09:32 · last 16:17
49 Hanley → Middleport via Cobridge, Burslem Saturdays only · first 09:25 · last 15:45
51 Hanley → Wolstanton via Cobridge, Festival Park Saturdays only · first 09:50 · last 16:20
98 Newcastle Town Centre → Ball Green via Newcastle Under Lyme, Norton in the Moors £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:21 · last 17:23
99 Newcastle Town Centre → Chell Heath via Newcastle Under Lyme, Oxford £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:46 · last 17:39
101 Hanley → Stafford via Newcastle Under Lyme, Walton £3 cap not Sundays · first 05:20 · last 21:43
103 Hanley → Crewe via Kidsgrove, Alsager £3 cap first 05:30 · last 20:05
501 Stoke-on-Trent circular via Hanley, Festival Park £3 cap not Sundays · first 09:15 · last 15:45