21 Swadlincote to Burton upon Trent via Church Gresley, Stapenhill
Operated by Diamond Bus East Midlands. First bus 05:45, last bus 18:00. 45 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £4.00 — more.
Wanted a different 21? 59 other bus routes are numbered 21 elsewhere in the UK — see every 21 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:45 | 06:30 | 06:50 | 07:20 | 08:10 | 08:40 | 09:10 | 09:40 | 10:10 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:40 | 15:10 | 15:55 | 16:35 | 17:15 | 17:50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Offices (Adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bus Station (Stand 3) | 05:45 | 06:30 | 06:50 | 07:20 | 08:10 | 08:40 | 09:10 | 09:40 | 10:10 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:40 | 15:10 | 15:55 | 16:35 | 17:15 | 17:50 |
| Gresley Wood Road (SE-bound) | 05:48 | 06:33 | 06:53 | 07:23 | 08:13 | 08:43 | 09:13 | 09:43 | 10:13 | 10:43 | 11:13 | 11:43 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 13:13 | 13:43 | 14:13 | 14:44 | 15:14 | 15:59 | 16:39 | 17:18 | 17:53 |
| Gresley Church (Opp) | 05:54 | 06:39 | 07:00 | 07:32 | 08:20 | 08:49 | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:19 | 10:49 | 11:19 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 12:49 | 13:19 | 13:49 | 14:19 | 14:50 | 15:20 | 16:05 | 16:45 | 17:25 | 18:00 |
| Bridge Street (Adj) | 05:57 | 06:42 | 07:03 | 07:35 | 08:23 | 08:52 | 09:22 | 09:52 | 10:22 | 10:52 | 11:22 | 11:52 | 12:22 | 12:52 | 13:22 | 13:52 | 14:22 | 14:53 | 15:23 | 16:08 | 16:48 | 17:28 | 18:03 |
| Red Lion (Adj) | 06:04 | 06:49 | 07:11 | 07:43 | 08:31 | 08:59 | 09:29 | 09:59 | 10:29 | 10:59 | 11:29 | 11:59 | 12:29 | 12:59 | 13:29 | 13:59 | 14:29 | 15:01 | 15:31 | 16:16 | 16:56 | 17:36 | 18:11 |
| Bridge Street (Opp) | 06:06 | 06:51 | 07:14 | 07:47 | 08:35 | 09:01 | 09:31 | 10:01 | 10:31 | 11:01 | 11:31 | 12:01 | 12:31 | 13:01 | 13:31 | 14:01 | 14:31 | 15:03 | 15:33 | 16:18 | 17:00 | 17:38 | 18:13 |
| Urban Chef (Adj) | 06:12 | 06:57 | 07:24 | 07:57 | 08:44 | 09:07 | 09:37 | 10:07 | 10:37 | 11:07 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:37 | 13:07 | 13:37 | 14:07 | 14:37 | 15:11 | 15:41 | 16:26 | 17:07 | 17:44 | 18:19 |
| Bluestone Lane (opp) | 06:14 | 06:59 | 07:29 | 08:07 | 08:54 | 09:09 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:30 | 17:11 | 17:46 | 18:21 |
| New Street (Stand 7) | 06:24 | 07:09 | 07:39 | 08:17 | 09:04 | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:19 | 10:49 | 11:19 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 12:49 | 13:19 | 13:49 | 14:19 | 14:49 | 15:27 | 15:57 | 16:42 | 17:26 | 17:56 | 18:31 |
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.
Fares on the 21
Adult single £4.00 · Child single £1.00 to £1.50
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £4.00 | Gresleywood Road | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £4.00 | £4.00 | Church Gresley, Church | |||||||||||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Drum & Monkey | ||||||||||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Castle Gresley, Bridge St | |||||||||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Linton | ||||||||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Castle Gresley, PO | |||||||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Cadley Hill | ||||||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | White Horse | |||||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Black Horse | ||||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Copper Hearth, Stapenhill | |||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Stapenhill Gardens | ||||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Burton Town Centre | |||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Peel Croft | ||
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Woodland Rd/Manor Rd | |
| £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | Pingle School |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Swadlincote Bus Park.
Midland Classic's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 28 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same; singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the route takes part in the England fare cap. Fares change — check with Diamond Bus East Midlands before you travel.
Tickets on the 21
Diamond Bus East Midlands publishes singles on this route for adults, children and older passengers.
Adult Single · Child Single · Twirly
…and 2 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Diamond Bus East Midlands's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 28 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Diamond Bus East Midlands.
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 Diamond Bus East Midlands before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, 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.
Route map
All stops on route 21
21 towards Burton upon Trent
All 59 stops
- Council Offices (Adj) Swadlincote
- Bus Station (Stand 3) Swadlincote
- Greenbank Leisure (Adj) Swadlincote
- Wilmot Road (Adj) Swadlincote
- Brook Street (Adj) Swadlincote
- Chiltern Road (Adj) Swadlincote
- Gresley Wood Road (SE-bound) Swadlincote
- Hillside Gardens (Opp) Swadlincote
- The Old Hall (Opp) Church Gresley
- George Street (S-bound) Church Gresley
- Newlands Close (Opp) Church Gresley
- Albert Road (Opp) Church Gresley
- School Street (Opp) Church Gresley
- New Street (Adj) Church Gresley
- Market Street (S-bound) Church Gresley
- Common Road (Adj) Church Gresley
- Church Street (SW-bound) Church Gresley
- Gresley Church (Opp) Church Gresley
- Castle Glade (Opp) Church Gresley
- Drum And Monkey (Adj) Church Gresley
- Old Station (adj) Castle Gresley
- Bridge Street (Adj) Castle Gresley
- Chapel Street (Adj) Castle Gresley
- Mount Pleasant Road (SE-bound) Castle Gresley
- Mount Pleasant (Opp) Castle Gresley
- High Cross (Adj) Linton
- Mount Pleasant (Opp) Linton
- Methodist Church (Adj) Linton
- Waterfallows Lane (Opp) Linton
- Off Licence (Adj) Linton
- School (opp) Linton
- Post Office (Adj) Linton
- Red Lion (Adj) Linton
- Hillside Road (NE-bound) Linton
- Church (Adj) Linton
- Linton Road Shops (Opp) Castle Gresley
- Bridge Street (Opp) Castle Gresley
- Toons Furnishings (Adj) Castle Gresley
- Mount Road (Adj) Castle Gresley
- Meynell House (Opp) Castle Gresley
- Cadley Hill Roundabout (N-bound) Castle Gresley
- Gate Inn (Opp) Stanton
- White Horse (Opp) Stanton
- Woodland Road (N-bound) Stanton
- Urban Chef (Adj) Stanton
- Bretlands Way (opp) Edge Hill
- House no. 109 (opp) Edge Hill
- Bluestone Lane (opp) Edge Hill
- Yewtree Crescent (opp) Edge Hill
- Pinewood Road (opp) Edge Hill
- Hawthorn Crescent (opp) Edge Hill
- Birchfield Road (adj) Edge Hill
- Weir Bank (adj) Edge Hill
- Baker Street (adj) Edge Hill
- Ivy Lodge Close (adj) Edge Hill
- Ferry Street (adj) Stapenhill
- Stapenhill Gardens (nr) Stapenhill
- St Peters Church (adj) Stapenhill
- New Street (Stand 7) Burton upon Trent
21 towards Swadlincote
All 58 stops
- New Street (Stand 7) Burton upon Trent
- Bond Street (adj) Burton upon Trent
- Stapenhill Gardens (adj) Stapenhill
- Ferry Street (opp) Stapenhill
- Ivy Lodge Close (opp) Edge Hill
- Baker Street (opp) Edge Hill
- Weir Bank (opp) Edge Hill
- Hawthorn Crescent (adj) Edge Hill
- Pinewood Road (adj) Edge Hill
- Primary School (adj) Edge Hill
- Bluestone Lane (adj) Edge Hill
- no. 109 (adj) Edge Hill
- Bretlands Way (adj) Edge Hill
- Urban Chef (Opp) Stanton
- Piddocks Road (Adj) Stanton
- Woodland Road (S-bound) Stanton
- White Horse (Adj) Stanton
- Gate Inn (Adj) Stanton
- Cadley Hill Roundabout (S-bound) Castle Gresley
- Burton Road (S-bound) Castle Gresley
- Meynell House (Adj) Castle Gresley
- Mount Road (Opp) Castle Gresley
- Toons Furnishings (Opp) Castle Gresley
- Bridge Street (Adj) Castle Gresley
- 3 Linton Road (Adj) Castle Gresley
- Linton Road Shops (Adj) Castle Gresley
- Church (Opp) Linton
- Coton Park Corner (Opp) Linton
- Red Lion (Opp) Linton
- Post Office (Opp) Linton
- School (adj) Linton
- Colliery Lane (opp) Linton
- Off Licence (Opp) Linton
- Waterfallows Lane (Adj) Linton
- Methodist Church (Opp) Linton
- Mount Pleasant (Adj) Linton
- Mount Pleasant (Adj) Castle Gresley
- Mount Pleasant Road (NW-bound) Castle Gresley
- Bridge Street (Opp) Castle Gresley
- Old Station (Opp) Castle Gresley
- Drum And Monkey (Opp) Church Gresley
- Castle Glade (Adj) Church Gresley
- Gresley Church (Adj) Church Gresley
- Church Street (E-bound) Church Gresley
- Common Road (NE-bound) Church Gresley
- Market Street (N-bound) Church Gresley
- School Street (Adj) Church Gresley
- Albert Road (Adj) Church Gresley
- Newlands Close (Adj) Church Gresley
- The Old Hall (Adj) Church Gresley
- Hillside Gardens (Adj) Swadlincote
- Gresley Wood Road (NW-bound) Swadlincote
- Chiltern Road (Opp) Swadlincote
- Brook Street (Opp) Swadlincote
- Wilmot Road (Opp) Swadlincote
- Council Offices (Adj) Swadlincote
- Bus Station (Set Down Stop Stand 1) Swadlincote
- Pingle School (adj) Swadlincote
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change from 1 November 2026 Swadlincote Bus Park → Queens Hospital/ Beam Hill
- Service change effective 15 March 2026 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 January 2026 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 January 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 November 2023 To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 4 September 2023 To amend Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Staffordshire CC Derbyshire CC).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PD1050801/2 · Changes in East Midlands Combined County Authority · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 21 bus?
The first 21 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:45 (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 18:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 21 bus cost?
Diamond Bus East Midlands's published fares on the 21: adult single £4.00, child single £1.00 to £1.50. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 21 takes part in the England fare cap. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Diamond Bus East Midlands 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 Diamond Bus East Midlands.
Is the 21 bus timetable changing?
Yes — a change to the 21 is registered with the Traffic Commissioner and takes effect on 1 November 2026. See the registration record for details.
Timetable data from Diamond Bus East Midlands via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (West Midlands feed). Diamond Bus East Midlands last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 26 September 2026. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PD1050801/2. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.