101 Hanley (City Cent) ↔ Stafford
Operated by First Potteries. First bus 05:20, last bus 21:43. 57 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 101 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3
until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK.
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Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Stafford · Monday to Friday towards Stafford · Saturday towards Hanley (City Cent) · Monday to Friday towards Hanley (City Cent) · Saturday
| bus station (stand G) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:21 | 20:21 |
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| bus station (stand Q) | · | · | 06:54 | 07:40 | 07:40 | 08:14 | 08:53 | 09:32 | 09:59 | 10:29 | 10:59 | 11:32 | 11:59 | 12:29 | 13:03 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 15:03 | 15:35 | 16:10 | 16:50 | 17:29 | 18:04 | 18:34 | · | · |
| Bus Station (Stand 9) | 05:20 | 06:19 | 07:08 | 08:02 | 08:02 | 08:36 | 09:15 | 09:49 | 10:16 | 10:46 | 11:16 | 11:49 | 12:16 | 12:46 | 13:20 | 13:48 | 14:18 | 14:53 | 14:53 | 15:23 | 15:55 | 16:32 | 17:12 | 17:52 | 18:19 | 18:49 | 19:35 | 20:35 |
| Mayne Street (adj) | 05:30 | 06:30 | 07:19 | 08:17 | 08:17 | 08:50 | 09:29 | 10:01 | 10:28 | 10:58 | 11:28 | 12:02 | 12:29 | 13:00 | 13:34 | 14:01 | 14:31 | 15:11 | 15:11 | 15:43 | 16:15 | 16:50 | 17:30 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 19:02 | 19:46 | 20:45 |
| Trentham Estate (opp) | 05:35 | 06:35 | 07:23 | 08:22 | 08:22 | 08:53 | 09:32 | 10:05 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:05 | 12:32 | 13:04 | 13:38 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:16 | 15:16 | 15:47 | 16:19 | 16:55 | 17:35 | 18:10 | 18:35 | 19:05 | 19:51 | 20:50 |
| Fillybrooks Garage (opp) | 05:48 | 06:51 | 07:36 | 08:35 | 08:35 | 09:05 | 09:44 | 10:17 | 10:44 | 11:14 | 11:44 | 12:18 | 12:45 | 13:16 | 13:50 | 14:19 | 14:49 | 15:30 | 15:31 | 16:02 | 16:34 | 17:09 | 17:49 | 18:22 | 18:47 | 19:17 | 20:03 | 21:01 |
| Morrisons (adj) | 05:51 | 06:54 | 07:39 | 08:38 | 08:38 | 09:08 | 09:47 | 10:20 | 10:47 | 11:17 | 11:47 | 12:21 | 12:48 | 13:19 | 13:53 | 14:22 | 14:52 | 15:34 | 15:34 | 16:05 | 16:37 | 17:12 | 17:52 | 18:24 | 18:49 | 19:19 | 20:05 | 21:03 |
| Emerald Way (opp) | 06:04 | 07:05 | 07:51 | 08:49 | 08:49 | 09:19 | 09:58 | 10:29 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 11:56 | 12:30 | 12:57 | 13:28 | 14:02 | 14:31 | 15:01 | 15:45 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 16:47 | 17:22 | 18:02 | 18:32 | 18:57 | 19:27 | 20:12 | 21:10 |
| Crab Lane (opp) | 06:15 | 07:20 | 08:05 | 09:03 | 09:03 | 09:30 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:06 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:41 | 13:08 | 13:40 | 14:14 | 14:43 | 15:13 | 16:01 | 16:01 | 16:31 | 17:03 | 17:37 | 18:17 | 18:43 | 19:06 | 19:36 | 20:22 | 21:20 |
| Railway Station (opp) | 06:28 | 07:33 | 08:16 | 09:14 | 09:14 | 09:41 | 10:20 | 10:51 | 11:18 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:53 | 13:20 | 13:52 | 14:26 | 14:54 | 15:24 | 16:13 | 16:13 | 16:42 | 17:14 | 17:47 | 18:27 | 18:53 | 19:15 | 19:45 | 20:32 | 21:30 |
Route map
All stops on route 101
101 towards Stafford
- bus station (stand G) Hanley
- bus station (stand Q) Hanley
- Broad Street (stop B3) Hanley
- Victoria Square (adj) Shelton
- St Mark's Church (adj) Shelton
- Howard Place (adj) Shelton
- Pyenest Street (adj) Shelton
- Etruscan Street (opp) Shelton
- Queensway flyover (adj) Cliffe Vale
- Brick Kiln Lane (opp) Cliffe Vale
- Balloon Street (adj) Cliffe Vale
- York Street (adj) Newcastle Town Centre
- Seagrave Street (opp) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Leisure Centre (nr) Newcastle Town Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 9) Newcastle Town Centre
- Cherry Tree PH (adj) Newcastle Under Lyme
- The Avenue (adj) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Royal Stoke Hospital (adj) Royal Stoke University Hospital
- Newcastle Lane A34 (adj) Springfields
- Clayton Lane (opp) Springfields
- Hawthorne Avenue (adj) Trent Vale
- Little Field (adj) Trent Vale
- Durber Close (adj) Trent Vale
- Black Lion A34 (adj) Trent Vale
- Riverside Road (opp) Trent Vale
- Mayne Street (adj) Hanford
- The Stumps (adj) Hanford
- Bankhouse Road (adj) Trentham
- Allerton Road (adj) Trentham
- Trentham Estate (opp) Trentham
- Longton Road (adj) Trentham
- Monkey Forest (opp) Tittensor
- Winghouse Lane (opp) Tittensor
- Chase Lane (opp) Tittensor
- Tittensor Road (adj) Tittensor
- Blanc NRI (adj) Meaford
- Bury Bank (opp) Meaford
- George & Dragon PH (Near) Meaford
- Fillybrooks Garage (opp) Whitebridge Estate
- Trent Road (opp) Stone
- Radford Street (adj) Stone Town Centre
- Morrisons (adj) Stone Town Centre
- Abbey Street (adj) Stone Town Centre
- Stafford Road (adj) Walton
- Eccleshall Road Shops (adj) Walton
- Walton Middle School (adj) Walton
- Friars Avenue (nr) Walton
- Beacon Rise (opp) Walton
- Beacon Grove (adj) Walton
- Capula (opp) Walton
- Jasper Way (opp) Walton
- Tdg Logistics (opp) Walton
- Emerald Way (opp) Walton
- Village Hall (adj) Aston By Stone
- Fire Service HQ (opp) Aston By Stone
- Aston Lane (adj) Aston By Stone
- Astonhill Farm (opp) Aston By Stone
- Yarlet Hall School (adj) Yarlet
- The Greyhound Inn PH (adj) Yarlet
- Upper Farm (adj) Yarlet
- Whitgreave Lane (opp) Whitgreave
- Redhill Farm (adj) Redhill
- Crab Lane (opp) Trinity Fields
- Redhill (opp) Trinity Fields
- Gordon Avenue (opp) Holmcroft
- North Avenue (adj) Holmcroft
- The Common (adj) Tillington
- Northfield Village (adj) Stafford
- Greyfriars Way (opp) Stafford
- Madford Retail Park (opp) Stafford
- Chell Road (Stand B1) Stafford Town Centre
- Railway Station (opp) Stafford Town Centre
101 towards Hanley (City Cent)
- Railway Station (opp) Stafford Town Centre
- The Sun Inn (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- Clarke Street (opp) Stafford Town Centre
- Gatehouse Theatre (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- Gaol Square (Stand 5) Stafford Town Centre
- St Patricks Street (opp) Stafford
- Greyfriars Way (adj) Stafford
- Northfield Village (opp) Stafford
- The Common (opp) Tillington
- North Avenue (opp) Holmcroft
- Crispin Court (adj) Holmcroft
- Redhill (adj) Trinity Fields
- Crab Lane (adj) Trinity Fields
- Redhill Farm (opp) Redhill
- Whitgreave Lane (adj) Whitgreave
- Upper Farm (opp) Yarlet
- The Greyhound Inn PH (opp) Yarlet
- Yarlet Hall School (opp) Yarlet
- Astonhill Farm (adj) Aston By Stone
- Fire Service HQ (adj) Aston By Stone
- Aston Lane (opp) Aston By Stone
- Emerald Way (adj) Walton
- Tdg Logistics (adj) Walton
- Jasper Way (adj) Walton
- Capula (adj) Walton
- Beacon Grove (opp) Walton
- Beacon Rise (adj) Walton
- Friars Avenue (opp) Walton
- Eccleshall Road Shops (opp) Walton
- Stafford Road (opp) Walton
- Car Park (adj) Stone Town Centre
- Trent Road (adj) Stone
- Fillybrooks Garage (adj) Whitebridge Estate
- George & Dragon PH (opp) Meaford
- Bury Bank (adj) Meaford
- Blanc NRI (opp) Meaford
- Chase Lane (adj) Tittensor
- Tittensor Road (opp) Tittensor
- Winghouse Lane (adj) Tittensor
- Monkey Forest (adj) Tittensor
- Poachers Cottage PH (adj) Trentham
- Whitmore Road (adj) Trentham
- Bankhouse Road (opp) Trentham
- Hanford boundary (adj) Hanford
- Mayne Street (opp) Hanford
- Riverside Road (adj) Trent Vale
- Woodlands Road (adj) Trent Vale
- Ronson Avenue (adj) Trent Vale
- Tesco superstore (adj) Trent Vale
- Newcastle Lane A34 (opp) Springfields
- The Orange Tree (adj) Springfields
- The Avenue (opp) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Cherry Tree PH (opp) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Bus Station (Stand 7) Newcastle Town Centre
- Seagrave Street (adj) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Collis Avenue (adj) Cliffe Vale
- Victoria Street (adj) Cliffe Vale
- Brick Kiln Lane (adj) Cliffe Vale
- Queensway flyover (adj) Cliffe Vale
- Etruscan Street (adj) Shelton
- Shearer Street (adj) Shelton
- Havelock Place (adj) Shelton
- Howard Place (adj) Shelton
- Lindsay Street (opp) Shelton
- bus station (arrivals) Hanley
- John Street (stop J1) Hanley
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 31 Aug 2025 Operating between Staffordshire, Stoke-On-Trent Hanley, Bus station and Staffordshire, Stafford, Rail Station given service number 101 effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Newcastle Under LymeStaffordHanleyStoneTrenthamNewcastle Town CentreStafford Town CentreSheltonWaltonTrent ValeHanfordHolmcroft
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 101 bus?
The first 101 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:20 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 101 bus?
The last 101 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 21:43. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 101 bus cost?
The 101 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. First Potteries day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 101 bus?
The 101 is operated by First Potteries.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.