26 Cardiff to Blackwood via Watford, Caerphilly
Operated by Stagecoach South Wales. Registered as running via University Hospital Of Wales and Caerphilly. First bus 06:30, last bus 22:35. 33 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:07, last 20:46. Fares: set by the operator — more.
Wanted a different 26? 44 other bus routes are numbered 26 elsewhere in the UK — see every 26 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:36 | 16:36 | 17:36 | 18:36 | 20:46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyfriars Road GJ | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:36 | 16:36 | 17:36 | 18:36 | 20:46 |
| Three Elms (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Heath Park Way (entrance) | 09:53 | 10:53 | 11:53 | 12:53 | 13:53 | 14:53 | 15:53 | 16:53 | 17:53 | 18:53 | 21:03 |
| Nine Giants (before) | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:05 | 18:05 | · | · |
| Taffs Well Railway Station (after) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:03 | 21:13 |
| Cross Keys Inn (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:11 | 21:21 |
| Showcase Cinema (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:13 | 21:23 |
| College (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:13 | 21:23 |
| Caerphilly Interchange Stand 9 (at) | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:25 | 17:25 | 18:25 | 19:30 | 21:40 |
| Llanbradach War Memorial (opp) | 10:39 | 11:39 | 12:39 | 13:39 | 14:39 | 15:39 | 16:39 | 17:39 | 18:39 | 19:44 | 21:54 |
| Ystrad Fawr Hospital (opp) | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 19:50 | 22:00 |
| Blackwood Bus Station Stand 9 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 13:59 | 14:59 | 15:59 | 16:59 | 17:59 | 18:59 | 20:04 | 22:14 |
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.
Tickets on the 26
Stagecoach South Wales listed day tickets on this route for adults, children and young people when it last published its fares.
Adult Network Rider · Child Network Rider · Youth Network Rider
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 Stagecoach South Wales's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 6 June 2023 — over 3 years ago, so what is sold today may differ. That dataset lists what's sold, not what it costs, so check prices with Stagecoach South Wales.
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 South Wales before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Christmas Eve — Thursday, 24 December 2026 towards Blackwood: 11 journeys, first 09:36 towards Cardiff: 13 journeys, first 08:07
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Blackwood: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Cardiff: 16 journeys, first 06:40
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Blackwood: 15 journeys, first 06:30 towards Cardiff: 16 journeys, first 06:40
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 towards Blackwood: 11 journeys, first 09:36 towards Cardiff: 13 journeys, first 08:07
Route map
All stops on route 26
26 towards Blackwood
All 101 stops
- Greyfriars Road GJ Cardiff
- Corbett Road (before) Cathays Park
- Blackweir (o/s) Blackweir
- Maindy Stadium (opp) Maindy
- Parkfield Place (after) Maindy
- North Road Clinic (o/s) Gabalfa
- The Philog (o/s 154) Whitchurch
- The Philog (o/s 72) Whitchurch
- Ararat Church (opp) Whitchurch
- Three Elms (o/s) Whitchurch
- Merthyr Road Shops (o/s Coral) Whitchurch
- Penlline Court (after) Whitchurch
- Whitchurch Hospital (after) Whitchurch
- Hollybush Inn (opp) Coryton
- Village Hotel (o/s) Coryton
- Dental Hospital (o/s) University Hospital of Wales
- Heath Park Way (entrance) University Hospital of Wales
- Childrens Unit (opp) University Hospital of Wales
- Heath Hospital Main Entrance (o/s) University Hospital of Wales
- Hospital (opp) University Hospital of Wales
- Rhydhelig Ave (o/s 44) Heath
- Birchgrove 2 (o/s Chemist) Birchgrove
- Summerfield Place (after) Birchgrove
- Phoenix Estate (Before) Birchgrove
- Ty Wern Road (after) Birchgrove
- Birchgrove Station (after) Llanishen
- Heol Iscoed (before) Llanishen
- Thornhill Road (o/s 47) Llanishen
- Nine Giants (before) Llanishen
- Johnston Road (opp) Llanishen
- Thornhill Crematorium (before) Thornhill
- Crematorium Top (after) Thornhill
- Manor Parc (o/s) Thornhill
- Capel Gwilym (after) Thornhill
- Travellers Rest (opp) Thornhill
- Ridgeway Golf Club (before) Thornhill
- Ffordd Waun Waelod (after) Watford
- Congregational Church (opp) Watford
- Watford Fach (Pen yr Allt Path) (nr) Watford
- Heol Waun Waelod (after) Watford
- Beech Tree View (after) Caerphilly
- The Moat House (before) Caerphilly
- Manor Way (o/s 15) The Philog
- Westfield Road (after) Whitchurch
- Manor Rise (after) Whitchurch
- High School (o/s) Whitchurch
- Tyn y Parc Road (before) Whitchurch
- Brocastle Road (after) Whitchurch
- Heol y Forlan (before) Whitchurch
- Taffs Well Railway Station (after) Taffs Well
- Castle House (before) Taffs Well
- Taffs Well Inn (o/s) Taffs Well
- Glan-y-llyn Square (after) Glan-y-llyn
- Cross Keys Inn (opp) Nantgarw
- Oxford Street (opp 47) Nantgarw
- Day Centre (o/s) Treforest Industrial Estate
- Peacock`s Warehouse (o/s) Treforest Industrial Estate
- Showcase Cinema (o/s) Nantgarw
- College (opp) Nantgarw
- ESIS (o/s) Nantgarw
- Cross Keys Inn (nr) Nantgarw
- Tawelfryn (opp) Nantgarw
- Aero Engine Works (o/s) Nantgarw
- Cwrt Rawlin Inn (opp) Castle View
- Martin's Farm (before) Aber
- Aber Station (opp) Aber
- Crescent Road (before) Caerphilly
- The Piccadilly (Nantgarw Road) (before) Caerphilly
- Castle Court Bandstand (o/s) Caerphilly
- Caerphilly Library / The Twyn (opp) Caerphilly
- Caerphilly Interchange Stand 9 (at) Caerphilly
- South Gate Square Caerphilly
- Castle Entrance (o/s) Caerphilly
- The Piccadilly (Pontygwindy Road) (before) Caerphilly
- Kwikfit (o/s) Pontygwindy
- The Green Lady (before) Pontygwindy
- ASDA (o/s) Pontygwindy
- Pontygwindy Industrial Estate (o/s) Pontygwindy
- Mountain View (adj) Pwllypant
- Coed y Brain (opp 57) Llanbradach
- Lewis Terrace (adj) Llanbradach
- Llanbradach War Memorial (opp) Llanbradach
- Ffrwd Terrace (opp Pleasant Surroundings) Llanbradach
- Wingfield Hotel (after) Llanbradach
- Victoria Street (before) Llanbradach
- The Rise (nr) Llanbradach
- Dyffryn Business Park (after) Ystrad Mynach
- The Coopers Arms (before) Ystrad Mynach
- Ystrad Fawr Hospital (opp) Ystrad Mynach
- Dance Centre (after) Ystrad Mynach
- Underwood Avenue (before) Maesycwmmer
- The Boot (nr) Maesycwmmer
- The Angel (o/s) Maesycwmmer
- Gelli-deg (before) Maesycwmmer
- The Crown Inn (opp) Bryn
- Gelli Lane (after) Bryn
- The Bird In Hand (before) Pontllanfraith
- Tredegar Junction (after) Pontllanfraith
- Avicenna Medical Centre (opp) Pontllanfraith
- Blackwood Gate Retail Park (opp) Blackwood
- Blackwood Bus Station Stand 9 Blackwood
26 towards Cardiff
All 101 stops
- Blackwood Bus Station Stand 5 Blackwood
- Blackwood Gate Retail Park (o/s) Blackwood
- Avicenna Medical Centre (after) Pontllanfraith
- The Bird In Hand (after) Pontllanfraith
- Gelli Lane (after) Bryn
- The Crown Inn (before) Bryn
- Gelli-deg (after) Maesycwmmer
- Maesycwmmer Shops (o/s) Maesycwmmer
- The Boot (adj) Maesycwmmer
- Underwood Avenue (after) Maesycwmmer
- Dance Centre (opp) Ystrad Mynach
- Ystrad Fawr Hospital (o/s) Ystrad Mynach
- The Coopers Arms (after) Ystrad Mynach
- Dyffryn Business Park (after) Ystrad Mynach
- The Rise (nr) Llanbradach
- Heol Ty Gwyn (after) Llanbradach
- Wingfield Hotel (before) Llanbradach
- Ffrwd Terrace (o/s Pleasant Surroundings) Llanbradach
- Llanbradach War Memorial (after) Llanbradach
- Llanbradach Post Office (after) Llanbradach
- Coed y Brain (o/s 71) Llanbradach
- Cedar Tree (before) Pwllypant
- Pontygwindy Industrial Estate (opp) Pontygwindy
- Pontygwindy Inn (o/s) Pontygwindy
- The Green Lady (after) Pontygwindy
- Virginia View (before) Pontygwindy
- The Piccadilly (Pontygwindy Road) (after) Caerphilly
- Castle Court Bandstand (o/s) Caerphilly
- Caerphilly Library / The Twyn (opp) Caerphilly
- Caerphilly Interchange Stand 7 (at) Caerphilly
- Wesley Methodist Chapel (o/s) Caerphilly
- Crescent Road (after) Caerphilly
- Aber Station (o/s) Aber
- Martin's Farm (after) Aber
- Cwrt Rawlin Inn (o/s) Castle View
- Aero Engine Works (after) Nantgarw
- Tawelfryn (adj) Nantgarw
- Cross Keys Inn (nr) Nantgarw
- College (opp) Nantgarw
- ESIS (opp) Nantgarw
- College (o/s) Nantgarw
- Showcase Cinema (opp) Nantgarw
- Peacock`s Warehouse (opp) Treforest Industrial Estate
- Trefforest Estate Offices (nr) Treforest Industrial Estate
- Day Centre (before) Treforest Industrial Estate
- Oxford Street (o/s 39) Nantgarw
- Cross Keys Inn (before) Nantgarw
- Glan-y-llyn Square (before) Glan-y-llyn
- Taffs Well Inn (opp) Taffs Well
- Castle House (o/s) Taffs Well
- Taffs Well Railway Station (before) Taffs Well
- Ynys Bridge (before) Tongwynlais
- Odet Court (opp) Coryton
- Hollybush Inn (o/s) Coryton
- Whitchurch Hospital (after) Whitchurch
- Whitchurch Library (opp) Whitchurch
- Plas y Llan (after) Whitchurch
- Merthyr Road Shops (o/s Opticians) Whitchurch
- Three Elms (opp) Whitchurch
- Ararat Church (after) Whitchurch
- The Philog (o/s 71) Whitchurch
- Caedelyn Road (after) Whitchurch
- Tyn y Parc Road (after) Whitchurch
- Heol Nest (after) Whitchurch
- Pantbach Place (before) Birchgrove
- Cross Inn (before) Birchgrove
- The Moat House (after) Caerphilly
- Heol Waun Waelod (opp junct) Watford
- Watford Fach (Pen yr Allt Path) (nr) Watford
- Congregational Church (o/s) Watford
- Ffordd Waun Waelod (before) Watford
- Mountain Top Snackbar (nr) Thornhill
- Ridgeway Golf Club (after) Thornhill
- Travellers Rest (o/s) Thornhill
- Capel Gwilym (before) Thornhill
- Manor Parc (opp) Thornhill
- White Lodge (before) Thornhill
- Crematorium Top (before) Thornhill
- Thornhill Crematorium (after) Thornhill
- Johnston Road (adj) Llanishen
- Nine Giants (after) Llanishen
- Thornhill Road (nr 28) Llanishen
- Caerphilly Crossroads (after) Llanishen
- Birchgrove Station (before) Llanishen
- Lidl (o/s) Birchgrove
- Maes-y-Coed Road (after) Birchgrove
- Heol Dyfed (before) Birchgrove
- Pedair Erw Road (after) Birchgrove
- Birchgrove (after) Birchgrove
- Rhydhelig Ave (o/s 51) Heath
- Heath Park Way (entrance) University Hospital of Wales
- Childrens Unit (opp) University Hospital of Wales
- Heath Hospital Main Entrance (o/s) University Hospital of Wales
- Gabalfa Interchange 6 (o/s) Gabalfa
- St Josephs Convent (o/s former) Gabalfa
- Cathays High School (o/s) Maindy
- Blackweir (opp) Blackweir
- Rosemount (after) Blackweir
- College Road RK (o/s) Cathays Park
- Law Courts RJ (o/s) Cathays Park
- Greyfriars Road GJ Cardiff
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 1 September 2026 Blackwood → Ebbw Vale
- Service change effective 20 July 2026 To amend Route.
- Service change effective 7 January 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 January 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 8 October 2025 To amend Route.
Registered as financially supported by a local authority (Caerphilly County Borough Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PG0006630/198 · Registration PG0006630/194 · Changes in Blaenau Gwent Council Borough Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 26 bus?
The first 26 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 26 bus?
The last 26 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 26 bus cost?
The England fare cap doesn't apply in Wales — Stagecoach South Wales sets the fares on the 26. Check their website or the Traveline Cymru fare finder for current prices.
Who runs the 26 bus?
The 26 is operated by Stagecoach South Wales.
Timetable data from Stagecoach South Wales via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Wales feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PG0006630/198. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.