18 Nottingham to Stapleford via Beeston, Chilwell
Operated by CT4N. First bus 05:18, last bus 20:20. 33 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.
18 buses on this route are also run by Nottingham City Transport (36 journeys on weekdays) — those journeys are not in this timetable. Together, 69 journeys on weekdays.
Wanted a different 18? 58 other bus routes are numbered 18 elsewhere in the UK — see every 18 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:30 | 05:45 | 06:45 | 07:40 | 08:45 | 09:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 19:35 |
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| Beastmarket Hill (Stop B1) | 05:30 | 05:45 | 06:45 | 07:40 | 08:45 | 09:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 19:35 |
| QMC Main Entrance (Stop QM04) | 05:36 | 05:53 | 06:53 | 07:48 | 08:53 | 09:53 | 10:53 | 11:53 | 12:53 | 13:53 | 14:53 | 15:53 | 16:53 | 17:53 | 18:53 | 19:43 |
| Lace Street (Stop UN06) | 05:38 | 05:55 | 06:55 | 07:50 | 08:55 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 15:56 | 16:56 | 17:56 | 18:56 | 19:45 |
| Lilac Grove (SW-bound) | 05:43 | 06:01 | 07:01 | 07:56 | 09:01 | 10:01 | 11:01 | 12:01 | 13:01 | 14:01 | 15:01 | 16:04 | 17:04 | 18:04 | 19:04 | 19:52 |
| Riverside Road (W-bound) | · | · | · | · | 09:06 | 10:06 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 15:06 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Shops (adj) | 05:47 | 06:07 | 07:07 | 08:02 | 09:11 | 10:11 | 11:11 | 12:11 | 13:11 | 14:11 | 15:11 | 16:09 | 17:09 | 18:09 | 19:09 | 19:56 |
| Beeston Bus & Tram Interchange (Bay 2) | 05:55 | 06:15 | 07:15 | 08:10 | 09:20 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 17:20 | 18:20 | 19:20 | 20:05 |
| Bridge Avenue (adj) | 05:58 | 06:18 | 07:18 | 08:13 | 09:23 | 10:23 | 11:23 | 12:23 | 13:23 | 14:23 | 15:23 | 16:23 | 17:23 | 18:23 | 19:23 | 20:07 |
| Alderman White School (opp) | 06:01 | 06:21 | 07:21 | 08:16 | 09:26 | 10:26 | 11:26 | 12:26 | 13:26 | 14:26 | 15:26 | 16:26 | 17:26 | 18:26 | 19:26 | 20:10 |
| Bembridge Court (adj) | 06:05 | 06:26 | 07:26 | 08:21 | 09:31 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:31 | 15:31 | 16:31 | 17:31 | 18:31 | 19:31 | 20:13 |
| Arthur Mee Centre (o/s) | 06:09 | 06:31 | 07:31 | 08:26 | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:36 | 16:36 | 17:36 | 18:36 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| Ilkeston Road (NW-bound) | 06:13 | 06:36 | 07:36 | 08:31 | 09:41 | 10:41 | 11:41 | 12:41 | 13:41 | 14:41 | 15:41 | 16:41 | 17:41 | 18:41 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Tickets on the 18
CT4N publishes singles on this route for adults and young people.
U19 Single · U19 Weekly · Adult Single · Adult Weekly · U19 Day Return · U19 Robin Hood · Adult Day Return · Adult Robin Hood
Ticket types come from CT4N's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 3 August 2026. That dataset lists what's sold, not what it costs, so check prices with CT4N.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with CT4N before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 18
18 towards Stapleford
All 64 stops
- Beastmarket Hill (Stop B1) Nottingham
- Cathedral (Stop Y4) Nottingham
- Canning Circus (Stop CC04) Canning Circus
- Seely Road (Stop LE07) Lenton
- Harrington Drive (Stop LE08) Lenton
- Savoy Cinema (Stop LE09) Lenton
- Lenton Boulevard (Stop LE10) Lenton
- Faraday Road (Stop LE11) Lenton
- Hillside (Stop LE12) Lenton
- QMC Main Entrance (Stop QM04) Queens Medical Centre
- QMC West Entrance (Stop QM06) Queens Medical Centre
- Dunkirk (Stop QM07) Dunkirk
- Lace Street (Stop UN06) Dunkirk
- South Entrance (Stop UN07) Nottingham University Main Campus
- Tennis Centre (Stop UN08) Nottingham University Main Campus
- Paddling Pool (Stop UN09) Nottingham University Main Campus
- Salisbury Street (opp) Beeston
- Hassocks Lane (adj) Beeston
- Padge Road (adj) Beeston
- Lilac Grove (SW-bound) Beeston Rylands
- The Parrs (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Lilac Crescent (SW-bound) Beeston Rylands
- Beech Avenue (SE-bound) Beeston Rylands
- East Crescent (adj) Beeston Rylands
- West Crescent (opp) Beeston Rylands
- Suffolk Avenue (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Appleton Road (opp) Beeston Rylands
- Riverside Road (W-bound) Beeston Rylands
- Marina (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Trent Vale Road (NE-bound) Beeston Rylands
- Trent Road (SE-bound) Beeston Rylands
- Appleton Road (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Suffolk Avenue (opp) Beeston Rylands
- Shops (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Roy Avenue (opp) Beeston Rylands
- Trafalgar Road (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Linden Grove (opp) Beeston
- Queens Road (opp) Beeston
- Beeston Bus & Tram Interchange (Bay 2) Beeston
- Collin Street (opp) Chilwell
- Wilmot Lane (opp) Chilwell
- Bridge Avenue (adj) Chilwell
- Cator Lane (o/s 1) Chilwell
- Greenwood Court (opp) Chilwell
- Cator Lane Top (adj) Chilwell
- Mottram Road (opp) Chilwell
- Alderman White School (opp) Bramcote Village
- Common Lane (adj) Bramcote Village
- Moss Drive (adj) Bramcote Village
- Chapel Street (opp) Bramcote Village
- Bembridge Court (adj) Stapleford
- Valmont Road (adj) Stapleford
- Severals (adj) Stapleford
- Nottingham Road (W-bound) Stapleford
- West Avenue (opp) Stapleford
- Cemetery Road (adj) Stapleford
- Albert Street (opp) Stapleford
- Arthur Mee Centre (o/s) Stapleford
- Mill Road (adj) Stapleford
- Pasture Road (adj) Stapleford
- Hickings Lane (opp 95) Stapleford
- Braddon Avenue (adj) Stapleford
- Ewe Lamb Lane (opp) Stapleford
- Ilkeston Road (NW-bound) Stapleford
18 towards Nottingham
All 69 stops
- Ilkeston Road (NW-bound) Stapleford
- Recreation Ground (adj) Stapleford
- Rowan Avenue (adj) Stapleford
- Ramsey Close (adj) Stapleford
- Washington Drive (adj) Stapleford
- Brisbane Drive (adj) Stapleford
- Braddon Avenue (opp) Stapleford
- Hickings Lane (opp 80) Stapleford
- Pasture Road (opp) Stapleford
- Arthur Mee Centre (opp) Stapleford
- Chequers Inn (o/s) Stapleford
- Cemetery Road (opp) Stapleford
- West Avenue (adj) Stapleford
- Nottingham Road (NE-bound) Stapleford
- Valmont Road (opp) Stapleford
- Bembridge Court (opp) Stapleford
- Chapel Street (adj) Bramcote Village
- St Michaels Square (adj) Bramcote Village
- Moss Drive (opp) Bramcote Village
- Common Lane (opp) Bramcote Village
- Alderman White School (o/s) Bramcote Village
- Mottram Road (adj) Chilwell
- Cator Lane Top (SE-bound) Chilwell
- Greenwood Court (o/s) Chilwell
- Cator Lane (adj) Chilwell
- Bridge Avenue (opp) Chilwell
- Ellis Grove (opp) Chilwell
- Beeston Bus & Tram Interchange (Bay 5) Beeston
- Nether Street (opp) Beeston
- Queens Road (adj) Beeston
- Linden Grove (adj) Beeston
- Laburnum Grove (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Roy Avenue (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Shops (opp) Beeston Rylands
- Suffolk Avenue (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Appleton Road (opp) Beeston Rylands
- Riverside Road (W-bound) Beeston Rylands
- Marina (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Trent Vale Road (NE-bound) Beeston Rylands
- Trent Road (SE-bound) Beeston Rylands
- Appleton Road (adj) Beeston Rylands
- Suffolk Avenue (opp) Beeston Rylands
- West Crescent (adj) Beeston Rylands
- East Crescent (opp) Beeston Rylands
- Lilac Crescent (NE-bound) Beeston Rylands
- The Parrs (opp) Beeston Rylands
- Lilac Grove (NE-bound) Beeston Rylands
- Padge Road (opp) Beeston
- Salisbury Street (adj) Beeston
- Lower Road (adj) Beeston
- Paddling Pool (Stop UN02) Nottingham University Main Campus
- Tennis Centre (Stop UN03) Nottingham University Main Campus
- South Entrance (Stop UN04) Nottingham University Main Campus
- Greenfield Street (Stop UN51) Nottingham University Main Campus
- Lace Street (Stop UN05) Dunkirk
- University East Entrance (Stop QM01) Dunkirk
- QMC Main Entrance (Stop QM02) Queens Medical Centre
- QMC (Stop QM03) Queens Medical Centre
- Hillside (Stop LE01) Lenton
- Triumph Road (Stop LE02) Lenton
- Faraday Road (Stop LE03) Lenton
- Savoy Cinema (Stop LE04) Lenton
- Harrington Drive (Stop LE05) Lenton
- Seely Road (Stop LE06) Lenton
- Canning Circus (Stop CC05) Canning Circus
- Wollaton Street (Stop Y5) Nottingham
- Tollhouse Hill (Stop Y7) Nottingham
- Maid Marian Way (Stop M2) Nottingham
- Beastmarket Hill (Stop B1) Nottingham
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 18 bus?
The first 18 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:18 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 18 bus?
The last 18 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 18 bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). CT4N day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 18 bus?
The 18 is operated by CT4N.
Timetable data from CT4N via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (East Midlands feed). CT4N last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 24 July 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.