55A Blackburn circular via Shadsworth, Mill Hill
Operated by Vision Bus. First bus 06:15, last bus 18:45. 8 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £2.90 — more.
Wanted a different 55A? 4 other bus routes are numbered 55A elsewhere in the UK — see every 55A bus timetable by area.
- Operated on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
| Stop | 06:15 | 07:30 | 08:45 | 13:45 | 15:00 | 16:15 | 17:30 | 18:45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Blackburn Hospital (Stand A) | 06:15 | 07:30 | 08:45 | 13:45 | 15:00 | 16:15 | 17:30 | 18:45 |
| Sett End (by) | 06:17 | 07:32 | 08:47 | 13:47 | 15:02 | 16:17 | 17:32 | 18:47 |
| Winmarleigh Street (by) | 06:23 | 07:38 | 08:53 | 13:53 | 15:08 | 16:23 | 17:38 | 18:53 |
| Gorse Street (by) | 06:25 | 07:40 | 08:55 | 13:55 | 15:10 | 16:25 | 17:40 | 18:55 |
| Blakewater Road (by) | 06:29 | 07:44 | 08:59 | 13:59 | 15:14 | 16:29 | 17:44 | 18:59 |
| Harwood Gate (by) | 06:32 | 07:47 | 09:02 | 14:02 | 15:17 | 16:32 | 17:47 | 19:02 |
| Toll Bar (by) | 06:36 | 07:51 | 09:06 | 14:06 | 15:21 | 16:36 | 17:51 | 19:06 |
| Colenso Road (adj) | 06:41 | 07:56 | 09:11 | 14:11 | 15:26 | 16:41 | 17:56 | 19:11 |
| Lammack Road (by) | 06:41 | 07:56 | 09:11 | 14:11 | 15:26 | 16:41 | 17:56 | 19:11 |
| Revidge Road (opp) | 06:48 | 08:03 | 09:18 | 14:18 | 15:33 | 16:48 | 18:03 | 19:18 |
| Gorse Road (o/s) | 06:50 | 08:05 | 09:20 | 14:20 | 15:35 | 16:50 | 18:05 | 19:20 |
| Selous Road (opp) | 06:54 | 08:09 | 09:24 | 14:24 | 15:39 | 16:54 | 18:09 | 19:24 |
| Mill Hill Hotel (opp) | 06:56 | 08:11 | 09:26 | 14:26 | 15:41 | 16:56 | 18:11 | 19:26 |
| Railway Station (o/s) | 06:58 | 08:13 | 09:28 | 14:28 | 15:43 | 16:58 | 18:13 | 19:28 |
| Tewkesbury Street (o/s) | 06:59 | 08:14 | 09:29 | 14:29 | 15:44 | 16:59 | 18:14 | 19:29 |
| St Bedes RCHS (o/s) | 07:03 | 08:18 | 09:33 | 14:33 | 15:48 | 17:03 | 18:18 | 19:33 |
| Worsten Avenue (by) | 07:06 | 08:21 | 09:36 | 14:36 | 15:51 | 17:06 | 18:21 | 19:36 |
| Ewood Hub (adj) | 07:08 | 08:23 | 09:38 | 14:38 | 15:53 | 17:08 | 18:23 | 19:38 |
| Empire Theatre (by) | 07:08 | 08:23 | 09:38 | 14:38 | 15:53 | 17:08 | 18:23 | 19:38 |
| Malvern Avenue (opp) | 07:11 | 08:26 | 09:41 | 14:41 | 15:56 | 17:11 | 18:26 | 19:41 |
| Lancaster Road (opp) | 07:14 | 08:29 | 09:44 | 14:44 | 15:59 | 17:14 | 18:29 | 19:44 |
| Fishmoor Drive (opp) | 07:16 | 08:31 | 09:46 | 14:46 | 16:01 | 17:16 | 18:31 | 19:46 |
| Guide Beehive (by) | 07:20 | 08:35 | 09:50 | 14:50 | 16:05 | 17:20 | 18:35 | 19:50 |
| Royal Blackburn Hospital (Stand A) | 07:26 | 08:41 | 09:56 | 14:56 | 16:11 | 17:26 | 18:41 | 19:56 |
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 55A
Adult single £2.00 to £2.90 · Adult return £3.60 to £5.25 · Child single £1.00 to £1.45 · Child return £1.80 to £2.65
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.20 | Gorse Street, Tesco's | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.40 | £2.00 | Blakewater Road | |||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.20 | Toll Bar | ||||||||||
| £2.60 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.20 | St Mary's College | |||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | Four Lane Ends | ||||||||
| – | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Billinge Ave | |||||||
| – | – | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.20 | Mill Hill Station | ||||||
| – | – | – | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | St Bede's RCHS | |||||
| – | – | – | – | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | Ewood Hub | ||||
| – | – | – | – | – | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | Infirmary Rd/ Southworh St/Royal Close | |||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.20 | Newfield Drive | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.20 | Guide (Beehive) | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Royal Blackburn Hospital |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Fecitt Brow.
Vision Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 18 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Vision Bus before you travel.
Tickets on the 55A
Vision Bus publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults, children and young people.
Ticket types come from Vision Bus's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 18 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Vision Bus.
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 Vision Bus before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Day, 28 December 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 55A
55A towards Outer Circle
All 68 stops
- Royal Blackburn Hospital (Stand A) Royal Blackburn Hospital
- Sett End (by) Shadsworth
- Largs Road (adj) Shadsworth
- Dunoon Drive (by) Shadsworth
- Ballantrae Road (by) Shadsworth
- Staffa Crescent (by) Shadsworth
- Tarbert Crescent (by) Shadsworth
- The Foresters (by) Shadsworth
- Winmarleigh Street (by) Intack
- Gorse Street (by) Blackburn
- Gorse Street (by) Green Bank
- Greenbank Way (by) Green Bank
- Phoenix Business Park (opp) Little Harwood
- Blakewater Road (by) Little Harwood
- Harwood Gate (by) Bastwell
- Florence Street (by) Brookhouse
- Peter Street (adj) Brookhouse
- Toll Bar (by) Brookhouse
- Mitton Street (adj) Bastwell
- Seven Trees (opp) Bastwell
- Troy Street (by) Brookhouse
- St James Church (o/s) Blackburn
- Colenso Road (adj) Blackburn
- Lammack Road (by) Revidge
- Paignton Road (by) Revidge
- Red Rake (opp) Revidge
- Edgware Road (by) Revidge
- Wycollar Road (opp) Revidge
- Revidge Road (opp) Beardwood
- Gorse Road (o/s) Wensley Fold
- Mavis Road (by) Wensley Fold
- Higher Witton Rd (opp) Wensley Fold
- Witton Park High School (opp) Wensley Fold
- Selous Road (opp) Witton
- Mill Hill Hotel (opp) Griffin
- Watson Street (opp) Mill Hill
- Railway Station (o/s) Mill Hill
- St Georges Avenue (o/s) Mill Hill
- Tewkesbury Street (o/s) Feniscliffe
- Beaumaris Avenue (by) Mill Hill
- Whiteley Avenue (o/s) Feniscliffe
- Morley Avenue (o/s) Waterloo
- St Bedes RCHS (o/s) Waterloo
- St Johns Church (opp) Waterloo
- Picton Street (by) Waterloo
- Livesey Branch Road (by) Waterloo
- St Andrews Church (by) Waterloo
- Worsten Avenue (by) Moorgate
- Ewood Hub (adj) Ewood
- Empire Theatre (by) Hollin Bank
- Infirmary Road (opp) Blackburn
- Southworth Street (by) Blackburn
- Malvern Avenue (opp) Longshaw
- Shops (opp) Longshaw
- Cleveleys Road (opp) Longshaw
- Norbeck Close (by) Blackburn
- Lancaster Road (opp) Whinny Heights
- Fishmoor Drive (opp) Blackamoor
- Ridgeway Avenue (by) Whinny Heights
- Fosse Close (by) Blackamoor
- Blackamoor Road (adj) Blackamoor
- Walkers Park (by) Blackamoor
- Guide Beehive (by) Guide
- Evertaut (opp) Guide
- Nuttalls Way (opp) Guide
- Sett End Road West (by) Guide
- Blakewater College (opp) Shadsworth
- Royal Blackburn Hospital (Stand A) Royal Blackburn Hospital
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 55A bus?
The first 55A departure on weekdays leaves at 06:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 55A bus?
The last 55A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 55A bus cost?
Vision Bus's published fares on the 55A: adult single £2.00 to £2.90, adult return £3.60 to £5.25, child single £1.00 to £1.45, child return £1.80 to £2.65. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Vision Bus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 55A bus?
The 55A is operated by Vision Bus.
Timetable data from Vision Bus via the Traveline National Dataset. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.