78 Great Eccleston to St Annes via Lytham, Ansdell

Operated by Archway Travel. First bus 06:10, last bus 20:00. 28 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.

Next towards St Annes from Square (by): 07:30, 08:36, 09:43

Next towards Great Eccleston from Square (Stop 1): 07:10, 08:20, 09:23

Wanted a different 78? 20 other bus routes are numbered 78 elsewhere in the UK — see every 78 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at St Annes unless marked “to …” · Monday to Friday · 14 journeys
Stop 06:3007:3008:3609:4310:4511:4512:4513:4514:4515:4516:4917:5319:0020:00 to Lytham
Square (by) 06:3007:3008:3609:4310:4511:4512:4513:4514:4515:4516:4917:5319:0020:00
Ship Hotel (o/s) 06:3507:3508:4209:4810:5011:5012:5013:5014:5015:5016:5417:5819:0520:05
Wesham Recreation Ground (by) 06:4307:4308:5109:5710:5811:5812:5813:5814:5815:5817:0418:0719:1320:13
Rail Station (by) 06:4907:4908:5810:0411:0412:0413:0414:0415:0416:0517:1118:1319:1920:19
Morrisons (by) 06:5207:5209:0210:0711:0712:0713:0714:0715:0716:0917:1518:1719:2220:22
War Memorial (by) 07:0208:0309:1210:1711:1712:1713:1714:1715:1716:2017:2618:2719:3220:32
Church Road (opp) 07:0808:1009:1810:2311:2312:2313:2314:2315:2316:2617:3218:3319:3820:38
Square (Stand 3) 07:1908:2209:2910:3411:3412:3413:3414:3415:3416:3817:4418:4419:4920:49
Library (opp) 07:2508:2809:3510:4011:4012:4013:4014:4015:4016:4517:5018:5019:55·
Pilling Avenue (adj) 07:3208:3509:4210:4711:4712:4713:4714:4715:4716:5217:5718:5720:02·
Square (Stop 1) 07:4408:4909:5510:5911:5912:5913:5914:5915:5917:0518:0919:0920:14·

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.

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Archway Travel whether this route takes part. Details →

Tickets on the 78

Archway Travel publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults, children and young people.

Adult Return · Adult Single · Adult Single Cap · New Adult Single · New U12 Single · New U19 Single · U12 Single Cap

…and 6 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Archway Travel's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 22 September 2026. That dataset lists what's sold, not what it costs, so check prices with Archway Travel.

60–81% on time
average delay 1.2 min · the range 67 live GPS observations over 30 days can support

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 Archway Travel before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Route map

All stops on route 78

78 towards St Annes

All 84 stops
  1. Square (by) Great Eccleston
  2. Chesham Lodge (by) Great Eccleston
  3. Admarsh Drive (by) Great Eccleston
  4. Great Eccleston CEPS (opp) Elswick
  5. Langtree Lane (opp) Elswick
  6. Highbury Gate (by) Elswick
  7. Ship Hotel (o/s) Elswick
  8. Village Centre (by) Thistleton
  9. Old School (opp) Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
  10. Greenhalgh Lane (opp) Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
  11. Fleetwood Old Road (opp) Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
  12. Garden Centre (opp) Corner Row
  13. AFC Fylde (opp) Wesham
  14. Wesham Recreation Ground (by) Wesham
  15. Morland Avenue (opp) Wesham
  16. St Josephs Church (by) Wesham
  17. Chapel Close (by) Wesham
  18. Sanderling Way (by) Wesham
  19. Derby House Wesham
  20. Wesham Park Drive (opp) Wesham
  21. Rail Station (by) Kirkham
  22. Library (opp) Kirkham
  23. Morrisons (by) Kirkham
  24. Market Square (by) Kirkham
  25. Royal Avenue (by) Kirkham
  26. Kirkham The Mede (opp) Hall Cross
  27. Lower Lane West (by) Hall Cross
  28. Orchard Court (by) Hall Cross
  29. Strike Lane (by) Freckleton
  30. Freckleton Rd (by) Freckleton
  31. War Memorial (by) Freckleton
  32. Blackfield Rd (by) Freckleton
  33. Derwent Drive (by) Freckleton
  34. Lamaleach Drive (by) Freckleton
  35. Holy Family Church (opp) Freckleton
  36. Mill Lane (by) Warton
  37. Holy Family Primary School (by) Warton
  38. Church Road (opp) Warton
  39. Post Office (opp) Warton
  40. Florence Ave (by) Warton
  41. West End Lane (opp) Warton
  42. Land Registry (by) Warton
  43. Great Birchwood (opp) Warton
  44. Lodge Lane (opp) Lytham
  45. Boundary Road (opp) Lytham
  46. Meadow Lane (opp) Lytham
  47. Wordsworth Avenue (by) Lytham
  48. South St (by) Lytham
  49. Lytham Hospital (by) Lytham
  50. Grosvenor Street (by) Lytham
  51. St John's Street (by) Lytham
  52. Station Rd (opp) Lytham
  53. Square (Stand 3) Lytham
  54. AXA (by) Lytham
  55. Gregory Place (by) Lytham
  56. Forest Drive (by) Lytham
  57. South Park (by) Ansdell
  58. Hall Park Centre (o/s) Ansdell
  59. Larchwood Close (by) Ansdell
  60. Fernwood Close (by) Ansdell
  61. Greenwood Close (by) Ansdell
  62. Library (opp) Ansdell
  63. Lansdowne Road (opp) Ansdell
  64. Lytham St Annes HS (o/s) Ansdell
  65. Lytham St Annes HTC (by) Ansdell
  66. South Hey (opp) Ansdell
  67. Waddington Road (by) Hey Houses
  68. Shipley Road (by) Hey Houses
  69. Pilling Avenue (adj) Hey Houses
  70. Heyhouses Lane (by) Hey Houses
  71. Elmhurst Road (opp) Hey Houses
  72. Recreation Ground (adj) Hey Houses
  73. St Albans Road (by) St Annes
  74. Scarborough Road (opp) St Annes
  75. Deal Place (opp) St Annes
  76. Headroomgate Road (by) St Annes
  77. Dorset Road (by) St Annes
  78. Harwood Avenue (opp) St Annes
  79. St Leonards Road East (adj) St Annes
  80. St Andrews Gate (opp) St Annes
  81. Braidwood Court (by) St Annes
  82. Sainsburys (adj) St Annes
  83. Aldi (by) St Annes
  84. Square (Stop 1) St Annes

78 towards Great Eccleston

All 84 stops
  1. Square (Stop 1) St Annes
  2. Police Station (adj) St Annes
  3. Braidwood Court (opp) St Annes
  4. St Andrews Gate (by) St Annes
  5. St Leonards Road East (by) St Annes
  6. Harwood Avenue (by) St Annes
  7. Dorset Road (opp) St Annes
  8. Headroomgate Road (adj) St Annes
  9. Folkestone Road (adj) St Annes
  10. Scarborough Road (by) St Annes
  11. St Albans Road (opp) St Annes
  12. Recreation Ground (opp) Hey Houses
  13. Elmhurst Road (by) Hey Houses
  14. Heyhouses lane (by) Hey Houses
  15. Pilling Avenue (opp) Hey Houses
  16. Shipley Road (opp) Hey Houses
  17. Playing Field (by) Hey Houses
  18. South Hey (adj) Ansdell
  19. Lytham St Annes HS (opp) Ansdell
  20. Primary School (by) Ansdell
  21. Library (o/s) Ansdell
  22. Greenwood Close (opp) Ansdell
  23. Fernwood Close (opp) Ansdell
  24. Larchwood Close (opp) Ansdell
  25. Hall Park Centre (opp) Ansdell
  26. Forest Drive (opp) Lytham
  27. Gregory Place (opp) Lytham
  28. AXA (opp) Lytham
  29. Ballam Road (by) Lytham
  30. Square (Stand 1) Lytham
  31. Station Rd (by) Lytham
  32. St John's Street (opp) Lytham
  33. Grosvenor Street (opp) Lytham
  34. Lytham Hospital (o/s) Lytham
  35. Wordsworth Ave (by) Lytham
  36. Bedford Rd (by) Lytham
  37. Saltcotes Road (by) Lytham
  38. Meadow Lane (by) Lytham
  39. Boundary Road (by) Lytham
  40. Lodge Lane (by) Lytham
  41. Great Birchwood (by) Warton
  42. Land Registry (opp) Warton
  43. West End Lane (by) Warton
  44. Florence Ave (opp) Warton
  45. Post Office (o/s) Warton
  46. Church Road (by) Warton
  47. Mill Lane (opp) Warton
  48. Lamaleach Drive (opp) Freckleton
  49. Derwent Drive (opp) Freckleton
  50. Blackfield Road (by) Freckleton
  51. War Memorial (opp) Freckleton
  52. Freckleton Rd (adj) Freckleton
  53. Strike Lane (opp) Freckleton
  54. Kirkham Rd North (by) Hall Cross
  55. Hillock Lane (adj) Hall Cross
  56. Lower Lane East (by) Hall Cross
  57. Kirkham The Mede (by) Hall Cross
  58. Royal Avenue (opp) Kirkham
  59. Market Square (opp) Kirkham
  60. Swan Hotel (o/s) Kirkham
  61. Library (by) Kirkham
  62. Railway Station (opp) Kirkham
  63. Park Drive (by) Wesham
  64. Derby House (opp) Wesham
  65. Sanderling Way (opp) Wesham
  66. Chapel Close (opp) Wesham
  67. St. Josephs Church (opp) Wesham
  68. AFC Fylde (by) Wesham
  69. Garden Centre (by) Corner Row
  70. Fleetwood Old Road (by) Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
  71. Greenhalgh Lane (by) Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
  72. Old School (by) Esprick
  73. Village Centre (adj) Thistleton
  74. Boot and Shoe (opp) Elswick
  75. Ship Hotel (o/s) Elswick
  76. Chestnut Drive (by) Elswick
  77. Beech Road (by) Elswick
  78. Langtree Lane (by) Elswick
  79. Great Eccleston CEPS (o/s) Elswick
  80. Admarsh Drive (opp) Great Eccleston
  81. Chesham Lodge (opp) Great Eccleston
  82. Raikes Road (adj) Great Eccleston
  83. Health Centre (opp) Great Eccleston
  84. Square (by) Great Eccleston

Towns & areas on this route

St AnnesLythamAnsdellKirkhamWeshamFreckletonWartonGreat EcclestonElswickHey HousesHall CrossGreenhalgh-with-Thistleton

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 78 bus?

The first 78 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:10 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 78 bus?

The last 78 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 78 bus cost?

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Archway Travel day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 78 bus?

The 78 is operated by Archway Travel.

Timetable data from Archway Travel via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Archway Travel last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 3 August 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.