5A Blackburn circular via Whitebirk
Operated by Vision Bus. First bus 05:45, last bus 19:30. 12 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.
Wanted a different 5A? 31 other bus routes are numbered 5A elsewhere in the UK — see every 5A bus timetable by area.
- Operated on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
| Stop | 05:45 | 07:00 | 08:15 | 09:30 | 10:45 | 12:00 | 13:15 | 14:30 | 15:45 | 17:00 | 18:15 | 19:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Blackburn Hospital (Stand A) | 05:45 | 07:00 | 08:15 | 09:30 | 10:45 | 12:00 | 13:15 | 14:30 | 15:45 | 17:00 | 18:15 | 19:30 |
| Sett End (by) | 05:45 | 07:00 | 08:15 | 09:30 | 10:45 | 12:00 | 13:15 | 14:30 | 15:45 | 17:00 | 18:15 | 19:30 |
| Hamer Avenue (by) | 05:48 | 07:03 | 08:18 | 09:33 | 10:48 | 12:03 | 13:18 | 14:33 | 15:48 | 17:03 | 18:18 | 19:33 |
| Frontier Park Services (opp) | 05:50 | 07:05 | 08:20 | 09:35 | 10:50 | 12:05 | 13:20 | 14:35 | 15:50 | 17:05 | 18:20 | 19:35 |
| Tintern Crescent (by) | 05:58 | 07:13 | 08:28 | 09:43 | 10:58 | 12:13 | 13:28 | 14:43 | 15:58 | 17:13 | 18:28 | 19:43 |
| Toll Bar (by) | 06:03 | 07:18 | 08:33 | 09:48 | 11:03 | 12:18 | 13:33 | 14:48 | 16:03 | 17:18 | 18:33 | 19:48 |
| Mitton Street (adj) | 06:03 | 07:18 | 08:33 | 09:48 | 11:03 | 12:18 | 13:33 | 14:48 | 16:03 | 17:18 | 18:33 | 19:48 |
| Cemetery (opp) | 06:06 | 07:21 | 08:36 | 09:51 | 11:06 | 12:21 | 13:36 | 14:51 | 16:06 | 17:21 | 18:36 | 19:51 |
| Fern Bank (opp) | 06:08 | 07:23 | 08:38 | 09:53 | 11:08 | 12:23 | 13:38 | 14:53 | 16:08 | 17:23 | 18:38 | 19:53 |
| Pleckgate College (opp) | 06:10 | 07:25 | 08:40 | 09:55 | 11:10 | 12:25 | 13:40 | 14:55 | 16:10 | 17:25 | 18:40 | 19:55 |
| Lammack Road (by) | 06:12 | 07:27 | 08:42 | 09:57 | 11:12 | 12:27 | 13:42 | 14:57 | 16:12 | 17:27 | 18:42 | 19:57 |
| Revidge Road (opp) | 06:17 | 07:32 | 08:47 | 10:02 | 11:17 | 12:32 | 13:47 | 15:02 | 16:17 | 17:32 | 18:47 | 20:02 |
| Selous Road (opp) | 06:21 | 07:36 | 08:51 | 10:06 | 11:21 | 12:36 | 13:51 | 15:06 | 16:21 | 17:36 | 18:51 | 20:06 |
| Mill Hill Hotel (opp) | 06:22 | 07:37 | 08:52 | 10:07 | 11:22 | 12:37 | 13:52 | 15:07 | 16:22 | 17:37 | 18:52 | 20:07 |
| Railway Station (o/s) | 06:24 | 07:39 | 08:54 | 10:09 | 11:24 | 12:39 | 13:54 | 15:09 | 16:24 | 17:39 | 18:54 | 20:09 |
| Tewkesbury Street (o/s) | 06:25 | 07:40 | 08:55 | 10:10 | 11:25 | 12:40 | 13:55 | 15:10 | 16:25 | 17:40 | 18:55 | 20:10 |
| St Bedes RCHS (o/s) | 06:28 | 07:43 | 08:58 | 10:13 | 11:28 | 12:43 | 13:58 | 15:13 | 16:28 | 17:43 | 18:58 | 20:13 |
| Worsten Avenue (by) | 06:31 | 07:46 | 09:01 | 10:16 | 11:31 | 12:46 | 14:01 | 15:16 | 16:31 | 17:46 | 19:01 | 20:16 |
| Ewood Hub (adj) | 06:32 | 07:47 | 09:02 | 10:17 | 11:32 | 12:47 | 14:02 | 15:17 | 16:32 | 17:47 | 19:02 | 20:17 |
| Empire Theatre (by) | 06:32 | 07:47 | 09:02 | 10:17 | 11:32 | 12:47 | 14:02 | 15:17 | 16:32 | 17:47 | 19:02 | 20:17 |
| Malvern Avenue (opp) | 06:35 | 07:50 | 09:05 | 10:20 | 11:35 | 12:50 | 14:05 | 15:20 | 16:35 | 17:50 | 19:05 | 20:20 |
| Lancaster Road (opp) | 06:39 | 07:54 | 09:09 | 10:24 | 11:39 | 12:54 | 14:09 | 15:24 | 16:39 | 17:54 | 19:09 | 20:24 |
| Fishmoor Drive (opp) | 06:40 | 07:55 | 09:10 | 10:25 | 11:40 | 12:55 | 14:10 | 15:25 | 16:40 | 17:55 | 19:10 | 20:25 |
| Guide Beehive (by) | 06:44 | 07:59 | 09:14 | 10:29 | 11:44 | 12:59 | 14:14 | 15:29 | 16:44 | 17:59 | 19:14 | 20:29 |
| Royal Blackburn Hospital (Stand A) | 06:50 | 08:05 | 09:20 | 10:35 | 11:50 | 13:05 | 14:20 | 15:35 | 16:50 | 18:05 | 19:20 | 20:35 |
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.
Tickets on the 5A
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. That dataset lists what's sold, not what it costs, so check prices 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.
- Christmas Day — Friday, 25 December 2026 towards Outer Circle: 10 journeys, first 08:00 Few buses run on Christmas Day, so check with Vision Bus before relying on this.
- Boxing Day — Saturday, 26 December 2026 towards Outer Circle: 10 journeys, first 08:00
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Outer Circle: 10 journeys, first 08:00
- New Year's Day — Friday, 1 January 2027 towards Outer Circle: 10 journeys, first 08:00
Route map
All stops on route 5A
5A towards Outer Circle
All 79 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
- Hamer Avenue (by) Intack
- Gloucester Road (by) Intack
- Frontier Park Services (opp) Rishton
- Greenbank (by) Whitebirk
- Promethean (by) Blackburn
- Blackburn Chemicals (by) Blackburn
- Cunliffe Road (by) Blackburn
- Presspart (opp) Blackburn
- ELC (by) Blackburn
- Tintern Crescent (by) Little Harwood
- Benson Street (by) Little Harwood
- Rydal Road (opp) Little Harwood
- Florence Street (by) Brookhouse
- Peter Street (adj) Brookhouse
- Toll Bar (by) Brookhouse
- Mitton Street (adj) Bastwell
- Seven Trees (opp) Bastwell
- Skew Bridge (adj) Bastwell
- Cemetery (opp) Roe Lee
- Pearl Street (opp) Roe Lee
- Fern Bank (opp) Brownhill
- Knowles Arms (o/s) Pleckgate
- Pleckgate College (opp) Pleckgate
- Pleckgate Lane (by) Pleckgate
- Carham Road (by) Pleckgate
- 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
- Lions Drive (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 5A bus?
The first 5A departure on weekdays leaves at 05:45 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 5A bus?
The last 5A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 5A bus cost?
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 5A bus?
The 5A 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.