25 Hanley to Keele via Newcastle Under Lyme
Operated by First Potteries. First bus 05:47, last bus 00:04. 128 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 05:47 | 06:17 | 06:32 | 06:47 | 07:07 | 07:12 | 07:46 | 07:23 | 07:34 | 07:39 | 07:50 | 08:00 | 08:10 | 08:20 | 08:34 | 08:49 | 09:05 | 09:22 | 09:34 | 09:47 | 10:02 | 10:17 | 10:32 | 10:47 | 11:02 | 11:17 | 11:32 | 11:47 | 12:02 | 12:17 | 12:32 | 12:47 | 13:02 | 13:17 | 13:32 | 13:47 | 14:02 | 14:17 | 14:32 | 14:47 | 15:02 | 15:17 | 15:32 | 15:47 | 16:02 | 16:17 | 16:30 | 16:44 | 16:57 | 17:10 | 17:25 | 17:40 | 17:55 | 18:10 | 18:20 | 18:40 | 19:00 | 19:20 | 19:40 | 20:00 | 20:35 | 21:15 | 21:55 | 22:35 | 23:15 |
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| bus station (stand A) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 23:15 |
| bus station (stand D) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:20 | 19:40 | 20:00 | 20:35 | 21:15 | 21:55 | 22:35 | · |
| bus station (stand V) | 05:47 | 06:17 | 06:32 | 06:47 | 07:07 | 07:12 | · | 07:23 | 07:34 | 07:39 | 07:50 | 08:00 | 08:10 | 08:20 | 08:34 | 08:49 | 09:05 | 09:22 | 09:34 | 09:47 | 10:02 | 10:17 | 10:32 | 10:47 | 11:02 | 11:17 | 11:32 | 11:47 | 12:02 | 12:17 | 12:32 | 12:47 | 13:02 | 13:17 | 13:32 | 13:47 | 14:02 | 14:17 | 14:32 | 14:47 | 15:02 | 15:17 | 15:32 | 15:47 | 16:02 | 16:17 | 16:30 | 16:44 | 16:57 | 17:10 | 17:25 | 17:40 | 17:55 | 18:10 | 18:20 | 18:40 | 19:00 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Seven Arches (adj) | 05:59 | 06:29 | 06:44 | 06:59 | 07:15 | 07:20 | · | 07:36 | 07:52 | 07:57 | 08:09 | 08:19 | 08:30 | 08:40 | 08:54 | 09:08 | 09:23 | 09:36 | 09:48 | 10:01 | 10:16 | 10:31 | 10:46 | 11:01 | 11:15 | 11:30 | 11:46 | 12:01 | 12:16 | 12:31 | 12:46 | 13:01 | 13:15 | 13:30 | 13:44 | 14:00 | 14:15 | 14:30 | 14:44 | 15:00 | 15:18 | 15:33 | 15:48 | 16:03 | 16:18 | 16:33 | 16:46 | 17:00 | 17:13 | 17:27 | 17:37 | 17:52 | 18:07 | 18:21 | 18:30 | 18:50 | 19:10 | 19:30 | 19:50 | 20:10 | 20:45 | 21:25 | 22:05 | 22:45 | 23:25 |
| Church Street (stop C4) | 06:02 | 06:32 | 06:48 | 07:04 | 07:21 | 07:26 | · | 07:42 | 07:59 | 08:04 | 08:17 | 08:27 | 08:38 | 08:49 | 09:03 | 09:16 | 09:29 | 09:42 | 09:54 | 10:07 | 10:22 | 10:37 | 10:52 | 11:07 | 11:21 | 11:36 | 11:53 | 12:08 | 12:22 | 12:37 | 12:53 | 13:08 | 13:22 | 13:36 | 13:51 | 14:06 | 14:21 | 14:36 | 14:51 | 15:07 | 15:25 | 15:40 | 15:54 | 16:11 | 16:26 | 16:42 | 16:54 | 17:07 | 17:21 | 17:34 | 17:44 | 17:58 | 18:13 | 18:28 | 18:36 | 18:55 | 19:16 | 19:36 | 19:55 | 20:15 | 20:50 | 21:29 | 22:09 | 22:49 | 23:29 |
| main entrance link (adj) | 06:09 | 06:39 | 06:55 | 07:11 | 07:28 | 07:33 | · | 07:50 | 08:09 | 08:14 | 08:28 | 08:38 | 08:49 | 08:59 | 09:12 | 09:25 | 09:38 | 09:50 | 10:03 | 10:15 | 10:31 | 10:46 | 11:00 | 11:15 | 11:29 | 11:45 | 12:01 | 12:16 | 12:30 | 12:46 | 13:02 | 13:16 | 13:30 | 13:45 | 14:00 | 14:15 | 14:30 | 14:45 | 15:00 | 15:15 | 15:34 | 15:48 | 16:03 | 16:21 | 16:36 | 16:51 | 17:03 | 17:16 | 17:30 | 17:42 | 17:52 | 18:07 | 18:22 | 18:36 | 18:44 | 19:03 | 19:23 | 19:43 | 20:03 | 20:23 | 20:57 | 21:36 | 22:17 | 22:56 | 23:35 |
| Bus Station (Stand 12) | 06:17 | 06:47 | 07:03 | 07:19 | 07:36 | 07:41 | 07:46 | 08:05 | 08:19 | 08:24 | 08:39 | 08:49 | 08:59 | 09:09 | 09:21 | 09:34 | 09:47 | 09:58 | 10:10 | 10:24 | 10:39 | 10:53 | 11:08 | 11:23 | 11:38 | 11:53 | 12:09 | 12:24 | 12:39 | 12:54 | 13:10 | 13:25 | 13:38 | 13:52 | 14:07 | 14:23 | 14:38 | 14:53 | 15:08 | 15:23 | 15:42 | 15:57 | 16:13 | 16:31 | 16:46 | 17:00 | 17:12 | 17:25 | 17:38 | 17:51 | 18:00 | 18:14 | 18:29 | 18:42 | 18:50 | 19:09 | 19:30 | 19:50 | 20:10 | 20:29 | 21:03 | 21:42 | 22:22 | 23:02 | 23:41 |
| Sneyd Arms PH (nr) | 06:36 | 07:06 | 07:21 | 07:38 | 07:56 | 08:01 | 08:06 | 08:26 | 08:47 | 08:52 | 09:07 | 09:17 | 09:27 | 09:36 | 09:47 | 09:57 | 10:10 | 10:20 | 10:31 | 10:46 | 11:02 | 11:15 | 11:29 | 11:45 | 12:00 | 12:14 | 12:31 | 12:47 | 13:02 | 13:17 | 13:32 | 13:47 | 14:00 | 14:13 | 14:27 | 14:43 | 14:59 | 15:15 | 15:30 | 15:45 | 16:03 | 16:18 | 16:35 | 16:53 | 17:08 | 17:21 | 17:33 | 17:47 | 18:00 | 18:11 | 18:21 | 18:35 | 18:51 | 19:03 | 19:10 | 19:30 | 19:50 | 20:10 | 20:30 | 20:49 | 21:23 | 22:02 | 22:42 | 23:21 | 00:00 |
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 25
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | Regent Road | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1.90 | £1.90 | S-O-T College (Cauldon) | |||||||||||
| £2.40 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Stoke Rail Station | ||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Stoke | |||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Richmond Street | ||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Hartshill, Church | |||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Hartshill, Noah’s Ark | ||||||
| £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Royal Stoke University Hospital | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Newcastle | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Orme Road | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Gallowstree Lane | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Keele, Home Farm | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Keele University |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Hanley (City Centre).
First Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 28 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with First Potteries before you travel.
Tickets on the 25
First Potteries publishes day tickets on this route for adults and young people.
Adult Single · Young Person Single · Staffordshire Knot
A multi-operator ticket covers this route — it's valid on other companies' buses in the area too, which usually beats buying singles if you change buses.
Ticket types come from First Potteries's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with First Potteries.
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 First Potteries 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.
- Sunday, 27 December 2026 towards Keele: 24 journeys, first 07:48 towards Hanley: 26 journeys, first 07:54
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Keele: 65 journeys, first 05:47 towards Hanley: 63 journeys, first 06:07
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Keele: 65 journeys, first 05:47 towards Hanley: 63 journeys, first 06:07
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 towards Keele: 54 journeys, first 06:44 towards Hanley: 57 journeys, first 06:37
Route map
All stops on route 25
25 towards Keele
All 39 stops
- bus station (stand A) Hanley
- bus station (stand D) Hanley
- bus station (stand V) Hanley
- Harding Road (adj) Hanley
- Wellesley Street (opp) Shelton
- Stoke-on-Trent College (opp) Shelton
- Seaford Street (adj) Shelton
- Cadman Building (opp) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Stoke-on-Trent rail station (opp) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Seven Arches (adj) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Lytton Street (opp) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Church Street (stop C4) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Vale Street (opp) Stoke-upon-Trent
- St Andrew's Square (adj) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Higson Avenue (adj) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Richmond Street (adj) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Quarry Road (adj) Hartshill
- Holy Trinity Church (opp) Hartshill
- Nelson Road (opp) Hartshill
- main entrance link (adj) Royal Stoke University Hospital
- Chapel (adj) Royal Stoke University Hospital
- The Avenue (opp) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Cherry Tree PH (opp) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Bus Station (Stand 12) Newcastle Town Centre
- Merrial Street (Stop C) Newcastle Town Centre
- Queen Elizabeth Park (opp) Newcastle Town Centre
- Drayton Street (adj) Poolfields
- St Mary's Drive (adj) Poolfields
- Rotterdam Road (opp) Poolfields
- House No. 220 (opp) Poolfields
- Wain Avenue (adj) Poolfields
- Gallowstree Lane (adj) Thistleberry
- Home Farm Drive (adj) Keele
- Barnes Hall (opp) Keele
- Darwin Building (adj) Keele
- Horwood Hall (adj) Keele
- Lindsay Hall (adj) Keele
- Holly Cross Hall (adj) Keele
- Sneyd Arms PH (nr) Keele
25 towards Hanley
All 36 stops
- Sneyd Arms PH (nr) Keele
- Holly Cross Hall (opp) Keele
- Lindsay Hall (opp) Keele
- Horwood Hall (opp) Keele
- Darwin Building (opp) Keele
- Barnes Hall (adj) Keele
- Home Farm Drive (adj) Keele
- Gallowstree Lane (opp) Thistleberry
- Wain Avenue (opp) Poolfields
- House No. 224 (adj) Poolfields
- Rotterdam Road (adj) Poolfields
- St Mary's Drive (opp) Poolfields
- Drayton Street (opp) Poolfields
- Queen Elizabeth Park (adj) Newcastle Town Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 8) Newcastle Town Centre
- Cherry Tree PH (adj) Newcastle Under Lyme
- The Avenue (adj) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Chapel (opp) Royal Stoke University Hospital
- main entrance link (opp) Royal Stoke University Hospital
- Nelson Road (adj) Hartshill
- Holy Trinity Church (adj) Hartshill
- Quarry Road (opp) Hartshill
- Tolkien Way (adj) Stoke-upon-Trent
- St Andrew's Square (opp) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Vale Street (adj) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Church Street (stop C2) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Lytton Street (adj) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Hancock Street (opp) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Stoke-on-Trent rail station (adj) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Cadman Building (adj) Stoke-upon-Trent
- Beresford Street (adj) Shelton
- Stoke-on-Trent College (adj) Shelton
- Wellesley Street (adj) Shelton
- Harding Road (opp) Hanley
- John Street (stop J1) Hanley
- bus station (arrivals) Hanley
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 25 bus?
The first 25 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:47 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 25 bus?
The last 25 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:04. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 25 bus cost?
First Potteries's published fares on the 25: adult single £1.90 to £3.00. The 25 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. First Potteries day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 25 bus?
The 25 is operated by First Potteries.
Timetable data from First Potteries via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (West Midlands feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.