36 Meir to Kidsgrove via Hanley, Sandyford
Operated by First Potteries. First bus 19:45, last bus 23:05. 10 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 36? 32 other bus routes are numbered 36 elsewhere in the UK — see every 36 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 19:55 | 20:55 | 21:26 | 22:26 to Hanley (City Cent) | 23:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meir Square (adj) | · | · | 21:26 | 22:26 | · |
| Longton Cottage Hospital (adj) | · | · | 21:35 | 22:35 | · |
| Edensor Road (adj) | · | · | 21:39 | 22:39 | · |
| Warrington Road (adj) | · | · | 21:50 | 22:50 | · |
| bus station (stand J) | 19:55 | 20:55 | 21:55 | · | 23:05 |
| bus station (stand B) | · | · | · | 22:55 | · |
| Wedgwood Place (adj) | 20:05 | 21:05 | 22:05 | · | 23:15 |
| High Street (stop T1) | 20:11 | 21:11 | 22:11 | · | 23:21 |
| Second Avenue (opp) | 20:21 | 21:21 | 22:21 | · | 23:31 |
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 36
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | Meir | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1.90 | £1.90 | Meir Road, Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Upper Normacot Road | ||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Florence Roundabout | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Longton | ||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Fenton, Hollins Street | |||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Fenton, Victoria Place | ||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Fenton Manor | |||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Berryhill Road | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Hanley (City Centre) | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Vale Place | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Cobridge Church | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Burslem | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Dimensions | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Tunstall | ||||||
| £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 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Summerbank Road | |||||
| £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 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Hollywell Lane | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Woodstock Street (OUT) | |||
| £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 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Stone Bank Road | ||
| £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 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Kidsgrove | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | – | £2.40 | £2.40 | Woodstock Street (IN) |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Meir Square.
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 36
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.
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 towards Kidsgrove: 5 journeys, first 19:55 towards Meir: 5 journeys, first 20:00
Route map
All stops on route 36
36 towards Kidsgrove
All 69 stops
- Meir Square (adj) Meir
- Brownfield Road (opp) Meir
- Penfleet Avenue (adj) Meir
- Co-op (opp) Meir
- Meir Youth Centre (adj) Meir
- Seddon Road (adj) Meir
- Bartholomew Road (adj) Meir
- David Road (adj) Meir
- Highfield Avenue (opp) Meir
- Alexandra Junior School (adj) Meir
- Alexandra Road (opp) Meir
- Longton Cottage Hospital (adj) Normacot
- Upper Belgrave Rd (hail and ride) Normacot
- Lennox Road (opp) Florence
- Atholl Road (opp) Florence
- Chaplin Road (adj) Longton
- Dunrobin Street (adj) Longton
- Longton Library (adj) Longton
- Edensor Road (adj) Longton
- Longton Exchange (opp) Longton
- Longton rail station (adj) Longton
- Foley Place (adj) Fenton
- Royal Street (opp) Fenton
- Duke Street (adj) Fenton
- Victoria Place (adj) Fenton
- Adrian Street (opp) Fenton
- Alfred Street (opp) Fenton
- Lordship Lane (adj) Fenton
- Berry Hill Road (opp) Joiners Square
- Warrington Road (adj) Joiners Square
- Leek Road (adj) Joiners Square
- Clifford Street (adj) Hanley
- John Street (stop J1) Hanley
- bus station (stand J) Hanley
- bus station (stand B) Hanley
- Bethesda Street (stop B1) Hanley
- Marsh Street (stop M1) Hanley
- Vale Place (adj) Hanley
- Portland Street (adj) Hanley
- Cobridge Lights (adj) Cobridge
- Greyhound Way (adj) Cobridge
- Rushton Road (opp) Cobridge
- Orgreave Street (opp) Cobridge
- Adelaide Street (opp) Burslem
- Nile Street (opp) Burslem
- Wedgwood Place (adj) Burslem
- Federation Road (adj) Burslem
- Dimensions (opp) Burslem
- Scotia Business Park (adj) Burslem
- Hand Street (adj) Tunstall
- Gibson Street (adj) Tunstall
- Highgate (adj) Tunstall
- High Street (stop T1) Tunstall
- Furlong Road (opp) Tunstall
- Parsonage Street (adj) Tunstall
- Summerbank Road (adj) Tunstall
- Newfield (opp) Sandyford
- Hollywall Lane (adj) Sandyford
- Maureen Avenue (opp) Sandyford
- St John's Church (adj) Goldenhill
- Heathside Lane (adj) Goldenhill
- Woodstock Street (adj) Kidsgrove
- Stonebank Road (adj) Kidsgrove
- Mount Road (opp) Kidsgrove
- St Johns RC Primary School (adj) Kidsgrove Town Centre
- St Thomas's Church (adj) Kidsgrove Town Centre
- Fourth Avenue (opp) Clough Hall
- Fifth Avenue (opp) Clough Hall
- Second Avenue (opp) Clough Hall
36 towards Meir
All 73 stops
- Second Avenue (opp) Clough Hall
- Banbury Street (opp) Butt Lane
- Harecastle Avenue (adj) Butt Lane
- Grove Avenue (opp) Clough Hall
- Second Avenue (adj) Clough Hall
- Fifth Avenue (adj) Clough Hall
- Fourth Avenue (adj) Clough Hall
- St Thomas's Church (opp) Kidsgrove Town Centre
- St Johns RC Primary School (opp) Kidsgrove Town Centre
- Town Hall (adj) Kidsgrove Town Centre
- Mount Road (adj) Kidsgrove
- Stonebank Road (opp) Kidsgrove
- No. 44 (Opp) Kidsgrove
- Woodstock Street (opp) Goldenhill
- Rodgers Street (opp) Goldenhill
- St John's Church (opp) Goldenhill
- Maureen Avenue (adj) Sandyford
- Hollywall Lane (opp) Sandyford
- Newfield (adj) Sandyford
- Summerbank Road (opp) Tunstall
- Parsonage Street (opp) Tunstall
- Furlong Road (adj) Tunstall
- High Street (stop T2) Tunstall
- High Street (stop T4) Tunstall
- Washington Street (adj) Tunstall
- Gibson Street (opp) Tunstall
- Scotia Business Park (opp) Burslem
- Marshall Street (adj) Burslem
- Bycars Road (adj) Burslem
- Swan Bank (adj) Burslem
- Zion Street (adj) Burslem
- Adelaide Street (adj) Burslem
- Rushton Road (adj) Cobridge
- Hawthorn Street (adj) Cobridge
- Greyhound Way (opp) Cobridge
- Cobridge Lights (adj) Cobridge
- Vale Place (adj) Hanley
- Dudson Centre (opp) Hanley
- Stafford Street (stop S7) Hanley
- bus station (stand A) Hanley
- bus station (stand F) Hanley
- bus station (stand F) Hanley
- New Berkeley Street (adj) Hanley
- Leek Road (adj) Joiners Square
- Warrington Road (opp) Joiners Square
- Berry Hill Road (adj) Joiners Square
- Lordship Lane (opp) Fenton
- Alfred Street (adj) Fenton
- Adrian Street (adj) Fenton
- Victoria Place (adj) Fenton
- Park Street (adj) Fenton
- Duke Street (opp) Fenton
- Berdmore Street (adj) Fenton
- Foley Place (opp) Fenton
- March Road (adj) Longton
- Market Street (adj) Longton
- Dunrobin Street (opp) Longton
- Chaplin Road (adj) Longton
- Atholl Road (adj) Florence
- Lennox Road (adj) Florence
- Upper Belgrave Rd (hail and ride) Normacot
- Upper Normacot Road (adj) Normacot
- Alexandra Road (adj) Meir
- Alexandra Junior School (opp) Meir
- Highfield Avenue (adj) Meir
- David Road (opp) Meir
- Bartholomew Road (opp) Meir
- Charnwood Road (adj) Meir
- Meir Youth Centre (opp) Meir
- Co-op (adj) Meir
- Brownfield Road (adj) Meir
- North Walk (opp) Meir
- Meir Square (adj) Meir
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 36 bus?
The first 36 departure on weekdays leaves at 19:45 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 36 bus?
The last 36 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:05. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 36 bus cost?
First Potteries's published fares on the 36: adult single £1.90 to £3.00. The 36 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 36 bus?
The 36 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.