21 Barnsley Town Centre ↔ Penistone
Operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire. First bus 06:05, last bus 18:52. 27 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 21 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 Penistone · Monday to Friday towards Penistone · Saturday towards Barnsley Town Centre · Monday to Friday towards Barnsley Town Centre · Saturday
| Barnsley Interchange/A5 | 06:05 | 07:00 | 07:05 | 08:45 | 09:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 15:50 | 17:00 | 18:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchelson Avenue/Hawthorne Crescent (opp) | 06:15 | 07:13 | 07:17 | 08:58 | 09:57 | 10:57 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 15:00 | 16:07 | 17:18 | 18:17 |
| High Street/Martin Croft (opp) | 06:20 | 07:19 | 07:23 | 09:03 | 10:02 | 11:02 | 12:03 | 13:03 | 14:04 | 15:07 | 16:12 | 17:23 | 18:22 |
| Knabbs Lane/Moorend Lane (opp) | 06:24 | 07:24 | 07:27 | 09:07 | 10:06 | 11:06 | 12:07 | 13:07 | 14:08 | 15:12 | 16:17 | 17:27 | 18:26 |
| Chapel Field Lane/Broomfield Walk (adj) | 06:38 | 07:41 | 07:39 | 09:20 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:21 | 13:22 | 14:23 | · | 16:36 | 17:43 | 18:41 |
| Market Place/St Mary's Street (at) | 06:42 | 07:45 | 07:43 | 09:23 | 10:23 | 11:23 | 12:24 | 13:25 | 14:26 | 15:28 | 16:40 | 17:48 | 18:44 |
| Penistone Grammar School Bus Park/Huddersfield R (at) | · | 07:51 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Manchester Road/West End Avenue (opp) | 06:50 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 17:56 | · |
| Whams Road/Middlecliffe Drive (adj) | 06:54 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 18:02 | · |
Route map
All stops on route 21
21 towards Penistone
- Barnsley Interchange/A5 Barnsley Town Centre
- Eldon Street/Market Hill (nr) Barnsley Town Centre
- Shambles Street/Peel Parade (at) Barnsley Town Centre
- Dodworth Road/Lancaster Street (adj) Barnsley Town Centre
- Dodworth Road/Dean Street (adj) Barnsley Town Centre
- Dodworth Road/Shaw Lane (adj) Pogmoor
- Dodworth Road/St. Hilda Avenue (adj) Pogmoor
- Dodworth Road/Hunters Avenue (adj) Pogmoor
- Barnsley Road/South Road (adj) Dodworth
- Barnsley Road/Park Hill Grove (adj) Dodworth
- Mitchelson Avenue/Barnsley Road (adj) Dodworth
- Mitchelson Avenue/Hawthorne Crescent (opp) Dodworth
- Station Road/Mitchelson Avenue (nr) Dodworth
- Barnsley Road/Vicarage Farm Court (adj) Silkstone
- High Street/Martin Croft (opp) Silkstone
- High Street/Barnsley Road (opp) Silkstone
- Cone Lane/High Street (adj) Silkstone
- Cone Lane/Beacon Hill (adj) Silkstone Common
- Knabbs Lane/Woodland View (adj) Silkstone Common
- Knabbs Lane/Moorend Lane (opp) Silkstone Common
- Coates Lane/Copster Lane Oxspring
- Bower Hill/Manor Lane (opp) Oxspring
- Sheffield Road/Bower Hill (opp) Oxspring
- Sheffield Road/Roughbirchworth Lane (nr) Oxspring
- Sheffield Road/Willow Lane (opp) Oxspring
- Sheffield Road/East Road (adj) Oxspring
- Sheffield Road/Longley Ings (adj) Spring Vale
- Sheffield Road/Don Street (opp) Spring Vale
- Sheffield Road/Green Road (adj) Spring Vale
- Green Road/Castle Street (adj) Spring Vale
- Green Road/Ward Street (opp) Penistone
- Green Road/The Green (adj) Penistone
- High Street/Unwin Street (opp) Penistone
- Park Avenue/Bluebell Avenue (adj) Penistone
- Bluebell Avenue/Chapel Field Lane (opp) Penistone
- Chapel Field Lane/Broomfield Walk (adj) Penistone
- Park Avenue/Park Lane (opp) Penistone
- Market Place/St Mary's Street (at) Penistone
- Huddersfield Road/Barnsley Road (opp) Penistone
- Penistone Grammar School Bus Park/Huddersfield R (at) Penistone
- Thurlstone Road/Talbot Road (adj) Penistone
- Thurlstone Road/Stottercliffe Road (adj) Thurlstone
- Thurlstone Road/Saunderson Road (adj) Thurlstone
- Manchester Road/High Bank (opp) Thurlstone
- Manchester Road/Mill Lane (adj) Thurlstone
- Manchester Road/Plumpton Way (adj) Thurlstone
- Manchester Road/Croft Drive (opp) Millhouse Green
- Manchester Road/Birks Lane (adj) Millhouse Green
- Manchester Road/West End Avenue (opp) Millhouse Green
- Lee Lane/Manchester Road (at) Millhouse Green
- Lee Lane/Catshaw Lane (on) Millhouse Green
- Lee Lane/Hollin Lane (opp) Millhouse Green
- Whams Road/Bents Road (adj) Hazlehead
- Whams Road/Middlecliffe Drive (adj) Crow Edge
21 towards Barnsley Town Centre
- Ben Bank Road/Hall Royd Lane (opp) Silkstone Common
- Penistone Grammar School Bus Park/Huddersfield R (at) Penistone
- Whams Road/Middlecliffe Drive (opp) Crow Edge
- Whams Road/Bents Road (opp) Hazlehead
- Lee Lane/Hollin Lane (adj) Millhouse Green
- Lee Lane/Bullhouse Mill (opp) Millhouse Green
- Manchester Road/Royd Lane (adj) Millhouse Green
- Manchester Road/West End Avenue (adj) Millhouse Green
- Manchester Road/Croft Drive (adj) Millhouse Green
- Manchester Road/Plumpton Way (opp) Thurlstone
- Manchester Road/Mill Lane (opp) Thurlstone
- Manchester Road/Towngate (adj) Thurlstone
- Thurlstone Road/Stottercliffe Road (opp) Thurlstone
- Thurlstone Road/Saunderson Road (opp) Thurlstone
- Bridge Street/Wentworth Road (adj) Penistone
- Thurlstone Road/Talbot Road (opp) Penistone
- Market Place/St Mary's Street (at) Penistone
- Park Avenue/Park Lane (adj) Penistone
- Bluebell Avenue/Chapel Field Lane (adj) Penistone
- Park Avenue/Boggard Lane (opp) Penistone
- Chapel Field Lane/Chapel Field Walk (opp) Penistone
- Green Road/The Green (at) Penistone
- Green Road/Castle Lane (opp) Spring Vale
- Green Road/Ward Street (adj) Penistone
- Green Road/Green Acres (adj) Spring Vale
- Sheffield Road/Knowles Street (adj) Spring Vale
- Sheffield Road/Green Road (opp) Spring Vale
- Sheffield Road/Longley Ings (opp) Spring Vale
- Sheffield Road/Willow Lane (adj) Oxspring
- Sheffield Road/East Road (opp) Oxspring
- Sheffield Road/Bower Hill (nr) Oxspring
- Sheffield Road/Roughbirchworth Lane (opp) Oxspring
- Bower Hill/Manor Lane (adj) Oxspring
- Coates Lane/Copster Lane (opp) Oxspring
- Knabbs Lane/Woodland View (opp) Silkstone Common
- Knabbs Lane/Cone Lane (adj) Silkstone Common
- Cone Lane/Beacon Court (opp) Silkstone Common
- Ben Bank Road/Moorend Lane (adj) Silkstone Common
- High Street/Barnsley Road (adj) Silkstone
- High Street/Martin Croft (adj) Silkstone
- Barnsley Road/Vicarage Farm Court (opp) Silkstone
- Barnsley Road/Fall Bank Crescent (opp) Dodworth
- Mitchelson Avenue/Hawthorne Crescent (adj) Dodworth
- Barnsley Road/Higham Lane (adj) Dodworth
- Barnsley Road/Park Hill Grove (opp) Dodworth
- Barnsley Road/South Road (opp) Dodworth
- Dodworth Road/Crown Hill Road (adj) Pogmoor
- Dodworth Road/May Terrace (adj) Pogmoor
- Dodworth Road/Shaw Lane (opp) Pogmoor
- Dodworth Road/Alma Street (opp) Barnsley Town Centre
- Shambles Street/Sackville Street (adj) Barnsley Town Centre
- Shambles Street/St Marys Gate (adj) Barnsley Town Centre
- Regent Street/County Way (adj) Barnsley Town Centre
- Barnsley Interchange/A5 Barnsley Town Centre
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 30 Aug 2026 Operating between Portsmouth, The Hard and Anchorage Park given service number 21 effective from 30 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
- ✏️ Changed effective 30 Aug 2026 Barnstaple → Appledore or Westward Ho!
- 🆕 Registered effective 2 Aug 2026 Operating between Portsmouth, The Hard and Anchorage Park given service number 21 effective from 02 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 5 Apr 2026 Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21A / 921 / 815 / 821 effective from 05 April 2026. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Barnsley Town CentrePenistoneDodworthPogmoorMillhouse GreenOxspringThurlstoneSpring ValeSilkstone CommonSilkstoneCrow EdgeHazlehead
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 21 bus?
The first 21 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:05 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 21 bus?
The last 21 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:52. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 21 bus cost?
The 21 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 21 bus?
The 21 is operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.