208 Rotherham to Grimethorpe via Swinton, Mexborough
Operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire. Registered as running via Parkgate, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Mexborough, Bolton, Goldthorpe, GXO Logistics. First bus 05:59, last bus 23:06. 6 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.70 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 208? 7 other bus routes are numbered 208 elsewhere in the UK — see every 208 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:59 | 13:55 | 22:02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotherham Interchange/A5 | 05:59 | 13:55 | 22:02 |
| Dale Road/Quarry Street (adj) | 06:09 | 14:08 | 22:12 |
| Rockingham Road/Warren Vale (adj) | 06:12 | 14:12 | 22:15 |
| Church Street/Queen Street (adj) | 06:16 | 14:15 | 22:18 |
| Hartley Street/Wath Road (HS1) | 06:21 | 14:21 | 22:23 |
| Adwick Road/Tennyson Avenue (opp) | 06:24 | 14:24 | 22:25 |
| Furlong Road/Station Road (adj) | 06:30 | 14:30 | 22:30 |
| Barnsley Road/High Street (adj) | 06:36 | 14:36 | 22:36 |
| Park Spring Road/Houghton Main Colliery Roundabo (opp) | 06:45 | 14:45 | 22:45 |
| Queensway/Carlton Terrace (2) | 06:51 | 14:51 | 22:50 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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.
Fares on the 208
Adult single £2.70 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.70 | Parkgate Shops | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.70 | £2.70 | Hollybush St | ||||||||||||||||||
| £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Shop Cent/Blythe Ave | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Rosehill Park | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | W/worth Rd R/about | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Ring O Bells | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Swinton WMC | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | MEXBOROUGH BUS STN | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Adwick Rd Roundabout | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Hospital/Arnold Cres | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Adwick Bus Shelter | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Arches | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Garbutt St | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | G'thorpe Med Centre | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Goldthorpe | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Highgate | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Billingley L E | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | ASOS | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Grimethorpe Int | |
| – | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | Rotherham Central |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is ROTHERHAM INT.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Yorkshire before you travel.
Tickets on the 208
Stagecoach Yorkshire publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and students.
Single · EveningRider · Gold DayRider · Silver DayRider · Job Seeker Single · 16-18 Student Pass
…and 24 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach Yorkshire's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 27 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Yorkshire.
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 Stagecoach Yorkshire before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Grimethorpe: 3 journeys, first 05:59 towards Rotherham: 3 journeys, first 07:06
Route map
All stops on route 208
208 towards Grimethorpe
All 53 stops
- Rotherham Interchange/A5 Rotherham Town Centre
- St Anns Road/Selborne Street (opp) Rotherham Town Centre
- Rawmarsh Road/Grafton Bridge (at) Parkgate
- Rotherham Road/Stadium Way (opp) Parkgate
- Rotherham Road/The Gateway (adj) Parkgate
- Rotherham Road/Taylors Lane (adj) Parkgate
- Broad Street/Foundry Street (adj) Parkgate
- Rawmarsh Hill/Bear Tree Street (adj) Parkgate
- Rawmarsh Hill/Terrace Road (adj) Parkgate
- High Street/Haugh Road (adj) Rawmarsh
- Blyth Avenue/West Avenue (adj) Rawmarsh
- Dale Road/Quarry Street (adj) Rawmarsh
- Warren Vale/Kilnhurst Road (opp) Rawmarsh
- Warren Vale/Old Warren Vale (adj) Rawmarsh
- Warren Vale/Wentworth Road (nr) Warren Vale
- Warren Vale/Wentworth Road (opp) Warren Vale
- Warren Vale/Rockingham Road (opp) Swinton
- Rockingham Road/Warren Vale (adj) Swinton
- Rockingham Road/Brameld Road (opp) Swinton
- Church Street/St Margarets Drive (adj) Swinton
- Church Street/Fitzwilliam Street (opp) Swinton
- Church Street/Chapel Hill (adj) Swinton
- Church Street/Queen Street (adj) Swinton
- Station Street/Midland Road (opp) Swinton
- Rowms Lane/New Station Road (Opp) Swinton
- Rowms Lane/Swinton Bridge (nr) Swinton
- Hartley Street/Wath Road (HS1) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Doncaster Road (nr) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Genoa Street (opp) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Victoria Road (adj) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Tennyson Avenue (opp) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Arnold Crescent (adj) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Arnold Crescent (nr) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Crow Tree Lane (opp) Adwick-upon-Dearne
- Hound Hill Lane/Bolton Road (nr) Manvers
- Mexborough Road/Willow Lane (opp) Bolton-upon-Dearne
- Angel Street/High Street (adj) Bolton-upon-Dearne
- Furlong Road/Station Road (adj) Bolton-upon-Dearne
- Furlong Road/Prospect Road (adj) Bolton-upon-Dearne
- Furlong Road/Kennedy Drive (opp) Goldthorpe
- Furlong Road/Park End Road (adj) Goldthorpe
- Goldthorpe Road/Washington Road (adj) Goldthorpe
- High Street/Hall Street (opp) Goldthorpe
- Barnsley Road/High Street (adj) Goldthorpe
- Barnsley Road/Probert Avenue (opp) Highgate
- Barnsley Road/Highgate (opp) Highgate
- Barnsley Road/Highgate Lane (nr) Highgate
- Barnsley Road/Dudley Drive (adj) Highgate
- Barnsley Road/Billingley Green Lane (opp) Billingley
- Park Spring Road/Houghton Main Colliery Roundabo (opp) Grimethorpe
- Park Spring Road/Spring Vale Road (opp) Grimethorpe
- High Street/Joseph Street (adj) Grimethorpe
- Queensway/Carlton Terrace (2) Grimethorpe
208 towards Rotherham
All 51 stops
- Queensway/Carlton Terrace (2) Grimethorpe
- Springvale Road/Spring Hill Road (nr) Grimethorpe
- Park Spring Road/Houghton Main Colliery Roundabo (adj) Grimethorpe
- Barnsley Road/Billingley Green Lane (adj) Billingley
- Barnsley Road/Holly Grove (adj) Highgate
- Barnsley Road/Nicholas Lane (nr) Highgate
- Barnsley Road/Highgate Lane (opp) Highgate
- Barnsley Road/Probert Avenue (adj) Highgate
- High Street/Jackson Street (opp) Goldthorpe
- High Street/Barnburgh Lane (adj) Goldthorpe
- Goldthorpe Road/Washington Road (opp) Goldthorpe
- Goldthorpe Green/Furlong Road Goldthorpe
- Furlong Road/Kennedy Drive (adj) Goldthorpe
- Furlong Road/Chapel Street (opp) Bolton-upon-Dearne
- Furlong Road/Station Road (nr) Bolton-upon-Dearne
- Station Road/Lowfield Road (adj) Bolton-upon-Dearne
- Mexborough Road/Garbutt Street (adj) Bolton-upon-Dearne
- Hound Hill Lane/Bolton Road (o/s) Manvers
- Adwick Road/Crow Tree Lane (adj) Adwick-upon-Dearne
- Adwick Road/Arnold Crescent Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Arnold Crescent (opp) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Princess Road (adj) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Genoa Street (adj) Mexborough
- Adwick Road/Doncaster Road (opp) Mexborough
- Bank Street/High Street (Adj) Mexborough
- Hartley Street/Wath Road (HS2) Mexborough
- Rowms Lane/Talbot Road (nr) Swinton
- Bridge Street/New Station Road (adj) Swinton
- Station Street/Lime Grove (adj) Swinton
- Station Street/Queen Street (opp) Swinton
- Church Street/Milton Street (adj) Swinton
- Church Street/Rookery Road (adj) Swinton
- Church Street/Highfields Road (adj) Swinton
- Rockingham Road/Brameld Road (adj) Swinton
- Rockingham Road/Woodlands Crescent (at) Swinton
- Warren Vale/Creighton Wood (adj) Swinton
- Warren Vale/Wentworth Road (adj) Warren Vale
- Warren Vale/Old Warren Vale (opp) Rawmarsh
- Warren Vale/Kilnhurst Road (at) Rawmarsh
- Dale Road/East Avenue (opp) Rawmarsh
- Blyth Avenue/Haugh Road (opp) Rawmarsh
- High Street/Stocks Lane (adj) Rawmarsh
- Rawmarsh Hill/Netherfield Lane (adj) Parkgate
- Broad Street/Aldwarke Road (nr) Parkgate
- Broad Street/Foundry Street (opp) Parkgate
- Rotherham Road/Taylors Lane (opp) Parkgate
- Rotherham Road/Stadium Way (adj) Parkgate
- Rawmarsh Road/Grafton Bridge (nr) Parkgate
- St Anns Road/Selborne Street (adj) Rotherham Town Centre
- Greasbrough Road/Bridge Street (opp) Rotherham Town Centre
- Rotherham Interchange/C4 Rotherham Town Centre
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 1 June 2026 To amend Route and Stopping Places.
- Service change effective 26 April 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 29 October 2023 To amend Timetable.
- Expired effective 28 August 2021 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 20 June 2021 To amend Route and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PB0000092/300 · Changes in South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 208 bus?
The first 208 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:59 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 208 bus?
The last 208 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:06. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 208 bus cost?
Stagecoach Yorkshire's published fares on the 208: adult single £2.70 to £3.00. The 208 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. Stagecoach Yorkshire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 208 bus?
The 208 is operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Yorkshire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Yorkshire & the Humber feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PB0000092/300. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.