39A Crackley to Kidsgrove via Newcastle Under Lyme, Sandyford
Operated by First Potteries. First bus 06:52, last bus 17:45. 22 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 39A? 11 other bus routes are numbered 39A elsewhere in the UK — see every 39A bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:52 | 07:24 | 07:52 | 08:20 | 08:44 | 09:17 | 09:49 | 10:25 | 10:53 | 11:23 | 11:51 | 12:21 | 12:57 | 13:26 | 14:02 | 14:38 | 15:00 | 15:31 | 16:05 | 16:42 | 17:10 | 17:45 |
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| Aston Road (adj) | 06:52 | 07:24 | 07:52 | 08:20 | 08:44 | 09:17 | 09:49 | 10:25 | 10:53 | 11:23 | 11:51 | 12:21 | 12:57 | 13:26 | 14:02 | 14:38 | 15:00 | 15:31 | 16:05 | 16:42 | 17:10 | 17:45 |
| Rosevale Court (opp) | 06:57 | 07:29 | 07:57 | 08:25 | 08:49 | 09:22 | 09:54 | 10:30 | 10:58 | 11:27 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 13:01 | 13:30 | 14:06 | 14:42 | 15:04 | 15:35 | 16:09 | 16:46 | 17:14 | 17:49 |
| St Michaels Road (adj) | 07:07 | 07:40 | 08:08 | 08:36 | 09:00 | 09:33 | 10:05 | 10:40 | 11:08 | 11:38 | 12:06 | 12:35 | 13:11 | 13:40 | 14:17 | 14:53 | 15:16 | 15:47 | 16:20 | 16:57 | 17:24 | 17:59 |
| Bus Station (Stand 5) | 07:14 | 07:47 | 08:15 | 08:46 | 09:10 | 09:41 | 10:13 | 10:48 | 11:16 | 11:46 | 12:14 | 12:44 | 13:20 | 13:48 | 14:25 | 15:01 | 15:25 | 15:56 | 16:30 | 17:07 | 17:33 | 18:08 |
| Media Way (opp) | 07:22 | 07:57 | 08:25 | 08:58 | 09:22 | 09:51 | 10:23 | 10:58 | 11:26 | 11:56 | 12:24 | 12:54 | 13:30 | 13:59 | 14:37 | 15:13 | 15:38 | 16:09 | 16:44 | 17:21 | 17:47 | 18:22 |
| bus station (stand J) | 07:40 | 08:16 | 08:44 | 09:17 | 09:41 | 10:10 | 10:42 | 11:16 | 11:44 | 12:15 | 12:43 | 13:13 | 13:49 | 14:18 | 14:56 | 15:34 | 15:59 | 16:30 | 17:05 | 17:40 | 18:06 | 18:41 |
| Wedgwood Place (adj) | 07:56 | 08:32 | 09:00 | 09:33 | 09:57 | 10:26 | 10:58 | 11:32 | 12:00 | 12:31 | 12:59 | 13:29 | 14:05 | 14:36 | 15:14 | 15:52 | 16:17 | 16:48 | 17:23 | 17:56 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| High Street (stop T1) | 08:03 | 08:40 | 09:08 | 09:39 | 10:03 | 10:33 | 11:05 | 11:40 | 12:08 | 12:39 | 13:07 | 13:37 | 14:13 | 14:45 | 15:22 | 16:00 | 16:25 | 16:56 | 17:30 | 18:03 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| Mount Road (opp) | 08:15 | 08:51 | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:13 | 10:43 | 11:15 | 11:50 | 12:18 | 12:49 | 13:17 | 13:48 | 14:24 | 14:56 | 15:35 | 16:13 | 16:38 | 17:09 | 17:42 | 18:14 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| Banbury Street (opp) | 08:25 | 09:02 | 09:30 | 09:59 | 10:23 | 10:54 | 11:26 | 12:00 | 12:28 | 13:00 | 13:28 | 13:58 | 14:34 | 15:06 | 15:45 | 16:23 | 16:47 | 17:18 | 17:51 | 18:23 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 39A
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | Holly Road / Parkhouse Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| £2.40 | £1.90 | Chesterton, Dragon Square | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Holditch Industrial Estate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Milehouse | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | JD Gyms / Sainsburys | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Albert Street | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Basford Bank (IN) | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Bet365 HQ | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Festival Park, Any Point | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Etruria Rd (Bottom) | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Hanley (City Centre) | ||||||||||||
| £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 | Vale Place | |||||||||||
| £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 | £1.90 | Cobridge Church | ||||||||||
| £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 | Burslem | |||||||||
| £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 | £1.90 | Dimensions | ||||||||
| £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 | £1.90 | Tunstall | |||||||
| £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 | Summerbank 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 | £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | 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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | 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 | £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Second Avenue | |
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Butt Lane |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Waterhayes.
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 39A
First Potteries publishes singles on this route for adults and young people.
Adult Single · Young Person Single
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.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Kidsgrove: 22 journeys, first 06:52
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Kidsgrove: 22 journeys, first 06:52
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 towards Kidsgrove: 16 journeys, first 07:41
Route map
All stops on route 39A
39A towards Kidsgrove
All 72 stops
- Aston Road (adj) Crackley
- Heathfield Drive (opp) Crackley
- Barbridge Road (nr) Crackley
- Cherry Tree Road (adj) Crackley
- Laburnum Place (adj) Crackley
- Oakwood Place (adj) Crackley
- Rosevale Court (opp) Chesterton
- Edensor Street (adj) Chesterton
- Albert Street (opp) Chesterton
- Community Centre (o/s) Chesterton
- Broadmeadow Court (opp) Chesterton
- Barker Street (opp) Chesterton
- Holditch Road (opp) Chesterton
- Spencroft Road (adj) Chesterton
- Brindley Court (opp) Chesterton
- Peacock Road (adj) Chesterton
- Liverpool Road (adj) Cross Heath
- Brymbo Road (opp) Cross Heath
- Shops (opp) Cross Heath
- St Michaels Road (adj) Cross Heath
- Hassam Avenue (opp) Cross Heath
- Sainsbury's (opp) Newcastle Town Centre
- Brindley Street (near) Newcastle Town Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 5) Newcastle Town Centre
- Hanover Street (adj) Newcastle Town Centre
- Borough Arms Hotel (opp) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Elliott Street (opp) Basford
- New Victoria Theatre (adj) Basford
- Haydon Street (opp) Basford
- bet365 offices (opp) Festival Park
- Media Way (opp) Festival Park
- Waterworld (opp) Festival Park
- Double Tree Hotel (opp) Festival Park
- Octagon Retail Park (adj) Hanley
- Community Diagnostic Centre (adj) Hanley
- Stafford Street (stop S7) Hanley
- bus station (stand J) Hanley
- Bethesda Street (stop B1) Hanley
- Stafford Street (stop S2) 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
- Banbury Street (opp) Butt Lane
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 39A bus?
The first 39A departure on weekdays leaves at 06:52 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 39A bus?
The last 39A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 39A bus cost?
First Potteries's published fares on the 39A: adult single £1.90 to £3.00. The 39A 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 39A bus?
The 39A 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.