18 Blackpool to High Cross via Central, Marton
Operated by Blackpool Transport. Registered as running via South Shore. First bus 07:00, last bus 18:25. 27 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 09:00, last 16:30. Fares: singles capped at £3 — more.
Wanted a different 18? 58 other bus routes are numbered 18 elsewhere in the UK — see every 18 bus timetable by area.
Ends at Hospital Entrance unless marked “to …” · Sunday · 8 journeys
| Stop | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 to Tesco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Street (CL1) | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 |
| The Saddle (o/s) | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:13 | 16:13 |
| Station Road (by) | 09:24 | 10:24 | 11:24 | 12:24 | 13:24 | 14:24 | 15:24 | 16:24 |
| Starr Gate (by) | 09:32 | 10:32 | 11:32 | 12:32 | 13:32 | 14:32 | 15:32 | 16:32 |
| DWP Peel Park (by) | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:47 | 15:47 | 16:47 |
| Tesco (by) | 09:52 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 12:52 | 13:52 | 14:52 | 15:52 | 16:52 |
| Graceways (opp) | 09:57 | 10:57 | 11:57 | 12:57 | 13:57 | 14:57 | 15:57 | · |
| Harbour Hospital (opp) | 10:02 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:02 | 16:02 | · |
| Woodland Grove (by) | 10:11 | 11:11 | 12:11 | 13:11 | 14:11 | 15:11 | 16:11 | · |
| Hospital Entrance (Stand C) | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:18 | 16:18 | · |
| Bispham Village (by) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Norcross Lane (by) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| St Chads Church (Stand 1) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Baines HS school only (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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.
The 18 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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Tickets on the 18
Blackpool Transport publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults and children.
Child Day · Day Adult · 3 Day Adult · 3 Day Child · 7 Day Adult · 7 Day Child · 1 Hour Adult · 1 Hour Child
…and 2 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Blackpool Transport's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 25 September 2026. That dataset lists what's sold, not what it costs, so check prices with Blackpool Transport.
39–59% on time
average delay 1.8 min · the range 90 live GPS observations over 30 days can support
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 Blackpool Transport before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
- Christmas Eve — Thursday, 24 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Thursday (67 journeys in both directions together, against 27), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with Blackpool Transport before you travel.
- Christmas Day — Friday, 25 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Friday (67 journeys in both directions together, against 27), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with Blackpool Transport before you travel.
- Boxing Day — Saturday, 26 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Saturday (67 journeys in both directions together, against 23), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with Blackpool Transport before you travel.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Monday (67 journeys in both directions together, against 27), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with Blackpool Transport before you travel.
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Thursday (67 journeys in both directions together, against 27), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with Blackpool Transport before you travel.
- New Year's Day — Friday, 1 January 2027 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Friday (67 journeys in both directions together, against 27), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with Blackpool Transport before you travel.
Route map
All stops on route 18
18 towards High Cross
All 110 stops
- Clifton Street (CL1) Blackpool Town Centre
- North Station (Stand 1) Blackpool Town Centre
- Buchanan Street (by) Central
- Devonshire Square (by) Devonshire Square
- Palatine Road (opp) Stanley Park
- Gloucester Avenue (opp) Stanley Park
- Health Centre (by) Stanley Park
- Condor Grove (by) Stanley Park
- Elmslie Gardens (by) Stanley Park
- The Saddle (o/s) Marton
- St Paul's Church (o/s) Oxford Square
- Vicarage Lane (by) Ansdell
- Rectory Road (by) Marton
- Waterloo School (opp) Spen Corner
- Threlfall Road (opp) Hawes Side
- Waterloo Hotel (by) South Shore
- Royal Oak (o/s) Royal Oak
- Byron Street Royal Oak
- Waterloo Road (by) Pleasure Beach
- Station Road (by) Pleasure Beach
- Withnell Road (by) Pleasure Beach
- Watson Road (by) Pleasure Beach
- Napier Avenue (by) Pleasure Beach
- Tudor Place (by) Harrowside
- Abercorn Place (adj) Harrowside
- Starr Gate (by) Squires Gate
- Blackpool Airport (by) Airport
- Squires Gate (by) Airport
- Albany Avenue (by) Airport
- South Shore Hospital (o/s) Farmers Arms
- Blesma Home (by) Farmers Arms
- Farmer's Arms (o/s) Farmers Arms
- Abbey Road (opp) Fishers Field
- Knightsbridge Avenue (by) Fishers Field
- St Annes Rd (by) Fishers Field
- Highfield High School (opp) Highfield
- Highfield Hotel (o/s) Highfield
- Marshdale Road (opp) Highfield
- Walker's Hill (opp) Highfield
- Marton Methodist Church (o/s) Marton Moss
- The Cherry Tree (opp) Marton
- St Georges School (opp) Marton
- Penrose Avenue (by) Marton
- Cherry Tree Road North (by) Marton
- Langdale Road (by) Mereside
- Cornford Road (opp) Mereside
- Deepdale Road (by) Mereside
- DWP Peel Park (by) Peel Park
- Police Headquarters (opp) Mereside
- Tesco (by) Mereside
- B&Q (opp) Peel Hill
- Graceways (opp) Peel Hill
- B&Q (adj) Peel Hill
- Clifton Road (adj) Mereside
- Harbour Hospital (opp) Mereside
- Mythop Road (opp) Marton
- Paddock Drive (opp) Mereside
- Metropolitan Business Park (opp) Mereside
- Preston Old Road (by) Marton
- Mereland Road (opp) Marton
- Lomond Avenue (opp) Marton
- Dunmail Avenue (by) Marton
- Preston Old Road (by) Marton
- East Mead (by) Stanley Park
- Sports Centre (o/s) Stanley Park
- Woodland Grove (by) Stanley Park
- Stanley Park Gates (opp) Stanley Park
- Cardiac Centre (by) Victoria Hospital
- Maternity Unit (o/s) Victoria Hospital
- Hospital Entrance (Stand C) Victoria Hospital
- Victoria Hospital (To Poulton) (o/s) Victoria Hospital
- St. Mary's School (opp) Kingscote
- Benson Road (by) Holyoake
- Holyoake Avenue (opp) Holyoake
- Hayfield Avenue (by) Holyoake
- The Squirrel (o/s) Squirrel
- Moor Park Avenue (opp) Moor Park
- Moor Park Swimming Pool (opp) Moor Park
- Bispham Roundabout (Stop 3) Bispham
- Bispham Village (by) Bispham
- Ingthorpe Avenue (by) Bispham
- Crofton Avenue (by) Bispham
- Fairfax Avenue (by) Bispham
- Glenfield Avenue (by) Bispham
- Ashfield House (opp) Bispham
- Kincraig Place (by) Kincraig Estate
- Beattock Place (opp) Kincraig Estate
- Dumfries Close (by) Kincraig Estate
- Faraday Way (by) Kincraig Estate
- Hawkins Place (opp) Kincraig Estate
- Westminster Gardens (by) Kincraig Estate
- Norcross Lane (by) Norcross
- Newton Grove (by) Norcross
- New Lane (by) Rington
- Arundel Drive (by) Rington
- Castle Gardens Crescent (o/s) Carleton
- Gerrards Terrace (by) Carleton
- Tithebarn Place (by) Poulton-le-Fylde
- St Chads Church (Stand 1) Poulton-le-Fylde
- Booths (Stand 5) Poulton-le-Fylde
- St Chads Primary School (by) Poulton-le-Fylde
- Garstang Road (by) Hardhorn
- Beech Drive (by) Hardhorn
- Carr Lane (by) Hardhorn
- Green Drive (by) Hardhorn
- Linderbreck Lane (by) Hardhorn
- Longhouse Lane (adj) High Cross
- Highcross Avenue (opp) High Cross
- Baines High School (by) High Cross
- Baines HS school only (o/s) High Cross
18 towards Blackpool
All 108 stops
- Baines HS school only (o/s) High Cross
- Stafford Avenue (by) High Cross
- High Cross Road (by) High Cross
- Beech Drive (opp) Hardhorn
- Garstang Road (adj) Hardhorn
- Poulton Road Primary School (opp) Poulton-le-Fylde
- St Chads Church (Stand 1) Poulton-le-Fylde
- Tithebarn Place (opp) Poulton-le-Fylde
- Maycroft Avenue (by) Carleton
- Castle Gardens (by) Carleton
- Arundel Drive (opp) Carleton
- New Lane (opp) Rington
- Newton Grove (opp) Norcross
- Offices (by) Norcross
- Hawking Place (by) Kincraig Estate
- Faraday Way (adj) Kincraig Estate
- Dumfries Close (opp) Kincraig Estate
- Beattock Place (by) Kincraig Estate
- Kincraig Place (opp) Kincraig Estate
- Stronsay Place (by) Whiteholme
- Ashfield House (o/s) Kincraig Estate
- Fairfax Avenue (opp) Bispham
- Ingthorpe Avenue (by) Bispham
- Bispham Village (by) Bispham
- Bispham Roundabout (Stop 4) Bispham
- Moor Park Swimming Pool (o/s) Moor Park
- Moor Park Avenue (by) Moor Park
- The Squirrel (opp) Squirrel
- Lime Grove (opp) Holyoake
- Holyoake Avenue (by) Holyoake
- Plymouth Island (by) Wades Farm
- St. Mary's School (o/s) Grange Park
- Regency Lodge (by) St Walburgas
- Hospital Entrance (Stand C) Victoria Hospital
- Maternity Unit (opp) Victoria Hospital
- Cardiac Centre (opp) Victoria Hospital
- Stanley Park Gates (by) Stanley Park
- Woodland Grove (opp) Stanley Park
- Sports Centre (o/s) Stanley Park
- Beechfield Avenue (by) Stanley Park
- Preston Old Road (by) Marton
- Dunmail Avenue (opp) Marton
- Lomond Avenue (by) Marton
- Mereland Road (by) Marton
- Preston Old Road (by) Marton
- Metropolitan Business Pk (by) Little Marton
- Paddock Drive (by) Little Marton
- Mythop Road (by) Marton
- Harbour Hospital (by) Mereside
- Clifton Road (opp) Mereside
- B&Q (opp) Peel Hill
- Graceways (opp) Peel Hill
- B&Q (adj) Peel Hill
- Britannia Way (by) Mereside
- Tesco (by) Mereside
- Police Headquarters (by) Mereside
- DWP Peel Park (by) Peel Park
- Deepdale Road (opp) Mereside
- Cornford Road (by) Mereside
- Langdale Road (opp) Mereside
- Cherry Tree Road North (opp) Marton
- Penrose Avenue (opp) Marton
- St Georges School (o/s) Marton
- The Cherry Tree (opp) Marton
- Marton Methodist Church (opp) Marton Moss
- Carisbrook Avenue (opp) Highfield
- Walker's Hill (by) Highfield
- Marshdale Road (by) Highfield
- Highfield Hotel (o/s) Highfield
- Highfield High School (o/s) Highfield
- Acre Gate (opp) Fishers Field
- Knightsbridge Avenue (opp) Fishers Field
- Abbey Road (by) Farmers Arms
- Orchard Avenue (by) Farmers Arms
- Farmers Arms (o/s) Farmers Arms
- South Shore Hospital (o/s) Farmers Arms
- Squires Gate (opp) Airport
- Blackpool Airport (by) Squires Gate
- Stony Hill Avenue (opp) Squires Gate
- Squires Gate Station (o/s) Squires Gate
- Abercorn Place (by) Harrowside
- Tudor Place (by) Harrowside
- Napier Avenue (by) Pleasure Beach
- Watson Road (by) Pleasure Beach
- Withnell Road (by) Pleasure Beach
- Station Road (o/s) Royal Oak
- Station Road (by) Royal Oak
- Royal Oak (o/s) Royal Oak
- Royal Oak (o/s) Royal Oak
- Waterloo Hotel (by) South Shore
- Threlfall Road (by) Ansdell
- Waterloo School (by) Spen Corner
- Spen Corner (by) Spen Corner
- Pine Avenue (by) Ansdell
- Vicarage Lane (opp) Ansdell
- Oxford Square (by) Oxford Square
- The Saddle (o/s) Marton
- Elmslie Gardens (by) Stanley Park
- Condor Grove (by) Stanley Park
- Health Centre (by) Stanley Park
- Gloucester Avenue (by) Stanley Park
- Palatine Road (by) Stanley Park
- Devonshire Square (by) Devonshire Square
- Devonshire Square (by) Devonshire Square
- Buchanan Street (opp) Central
- Church Street (CH1) Blackpool Town Centre
- Topping Street (TO1) Blackpool Town Centre
- Clifton Street (CL1) Blackpool Town Centre
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Route.
- Service change effective 30 March 2026 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 29 March 2026 To amend Route.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 1 September 2024 To amend Route and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PC0001061/185 · Changes in Blackpool Borough Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
MartonCentralPoulton-le-FyldeBisphamCarletonMeresideBlackpool Town CentrePleasure BeachStanley ParkHighfieldGrange ParkHawes Side
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 18 bus?
The first 18 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:00 (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 18:25. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 18 bus cost?
The 18 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. Blackpool Transport 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 Blackpool Transport.
Timetable data from Blackpool Transport via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Blackpool Transport last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 24 August 2026. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PC0001061/185. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.