78 Merthyr Bus St Arr ↔ Pontypridd Bus Station 4
Operated by Stagecoach South Wales. First bus 05:32, last bus 18:45. 27 journeys on weekdays.
💷 The England fare cap doesn't apply in Wales — Stagecoach South Wales sets the fares on the 78. Check their website or the Traveline Cymru fare finder for current prices. Who travels free →
Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Pontypridd Bus Station 4 · Monday to Friday towards Pontypridd Bus Station 4 · Saturday towards Merthyr Bus St Arr · Monday to Friday towards Merthyr Bus St Arr · Saturday
| Merthyr Bus Station 9 | · | · | 07:25 | 08:31 | 09:31 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:31 | 15:31 | 16:40 | 17:40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merthyr Bus Station 14 | 05:32 | 06:27 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Infants School (opp) | 05:41 | 06:36 | 07:36 | 08:42 | 09:42 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:42 | 15:42 | 16:51 | 17:50 |
| Darren Las (after) | 05:48 | 06:44 | 07:44 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:51 | 17:00 | 17:58 |
| Treharris Bus Station 2 (Stand 2) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Treharris Bus Station 2 (Stand 2) | 05:59 | 06:54 | 07:54 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:01 | 17:10 | 18:08 |
| Pentwyn Cottages (before) | 06:05 | 07:00 | 08:01 | 09:07 | 10:07 | 11:07 | 12:07 | 13:07 | 14:07 | 15:08 | 16:09 | 17:17 | 18:15 |
| Nelson Bus Station Stand 2 | 06:11 | 07:06 | 08:07 | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:14 | 16:15 | 17:23 | 18:21 |
| Albion Flats (o/s) | 06:20 | 07:15 | 08:16 | 09:22 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:23 | 16:24 | 17:31 | 18:29 |
| Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 4 | 06:27 | 07:22 | 08:24 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:31 | 16:31 | 17:38 | 18:36 |
Route map
All stops on route 78
78 towards Pontypridd Bus Station 4
- Merthyr Bus Station 9 Merthyr Tydfil
- Castle Bingo (nr Aldi) Merthyr Tydfil
- Merthyr Bus Station 14 Merthyr Tydfil
- Warlow Street (after) Merthyr Tydfil
- Mardy (nr) Merthyr Tydfil
- Gladstone Terrace (o/s 16) Merthyr Tydfil
- Evans Halshaw (o/s) Merthyr Tydfil
- Hoovers Top Gate (after) Pentrebach
- Hoovers Main Gate (after) Pentrebach
- Station (after) Pentrebach
- Cambria House (nr) Pentrebach
- Spares World (opp) Pentrebach
- Merthyr Tydfil Ind Park (opp) Pentrebach
- Harp Garage (before) Troedyrhiw
- Rhodfa Terrace (o/s 18) Troedyrhiw
- Infants School (opp) Troedyrhiw
- Brynhyfryd Villas (o/s) Troedyrhiw
- Edward Stephens Terrace (adj) Troedyrhiw
- Coventry Playground (nr) Merthyr Vale
- Windsor Hotel (nr) Merthyr Vale
- Brynteg Terrace (nr) Merthyr Vale
- Station Square (opp) Merthyr Vale
- Station Terrace (o/s) Merthyr Vale
- Oaklands (nr) Merthyr Vale
- Darren Las (after) Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant Primary School (nr) Mount Pleasant
- Pontygwaith (after) Mount Pleasant
- Tai-yn-Banwan (nr) Edwardsville
- Treharne Road (after) Edwardsville
- Cardiff Road (o/s 1) Edwardsville
- Glan y Nant (nr) Treharris
- Treharris Community Centre (o/s) Treharris
- Post Office (nr former) Treharris
- Treharris Bus Station 2 (Stand 2) Treharris
- St Matthias` Church (opp) Treharris
- Treharris Bus Station 2 (Stand 2) Treharris
- Glan y Nant (nr) Treharris
- Perrott Inn (opp former) Treharris
- Quakers Yard Inn (before) Quakers Yard
- Wingfield Terrace (opp 15) Quakers Yard
- Pentwyn Cottages (before) Pentwyn Berthllwyd
- Welsh Water Offices (opp) Nelson
- The Hollybush (after) Nelson
- Bryncelyn Junction (before) Nelson
- St John's Church (o/s) Nelson
- Wellington Stores (before) Nelson
- Nelson Bus Station Stand 2 Nelson
- Co-op (o/s) Nelson
- The Railway Inn (adj) Nelson
- Fiddlers Elbow (before) Quakers Yard
- Travellers Rest (after) Abercynon
- Cilfynydd Inn (after) Cilfynydd
- Albion Flats (o/s) Cilfynydd
- Commercial Hotel (after) Cilfynydd
- Kings Hill (before) Cilfynydd
- Norton Bridge Methodists (after) Pontshonnorton
- Royal Oak Inn (after) Pontshonnorton
- Corn Stores (before) Pontypridd
- Hollies (o/s) Coed-Pen-Maen
- Ynysangharad Park Gates (o/s) Pontypridd
- Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 4 Pontypridd
78 towards Merthyr Bus St Arr
- Fiddlers Elbow (nr) Quakers Yard
- Millers Row (nr) Quakers Yard
- Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 4 Pontypridd
- Corn Stores (after) Pontypridd
- Hollies (opp) Coed-Pen-Maen
- Bryn Olwg (nr) Coed-Pen-Maen
- Royal Oak Inn (o/s) Pontshonnorton
- Norton Bridge Methodists (before) Pontshonnorton
- Kings Hill (after) Cilfynydd
- Albion Flats (opp) Cilfynydd
- Commercial Hotel (before) Cilfynydd
- Cilfynydd Inn (before) Cilfynydd
- Travellers Rest (before) Abercynon
- Fiddlers Elbow (after) Quakers Yard
- Co-op (opp) Nelson
- The Railway Inn (after) Nelson
- Nelson Bus Station Stand 1 Nelson
- Bryncelyn Junction (after) Nelson
- St John's Church (opp) Nelson
- The Hollybush (o/s) Nelson
- Welsh Water Offices (before) Nelson
- Pentwyn Cottages (opp) Pentwyn Berthllwyd
- Wingfield Terrace (o/s 12) Quakers Yard
- Quakers Yard Inn (before) Quakers Yard
- New Bridge (after) Quakers Yard
- Perrott Inn (o/s former) Treharris
- Glan y Nant (nr) Treharris
- Treharris Community Centre (o/s) Treharris
- Post Office (nr former) Treharris
- Treharris Bus Station 1 (Stand 1) Treharris
- St Matthias` Church (opp) Treharris
- Treharris Bus Station 1 (Stand 1) Treharris
- Blackbrook (after) Treharris
- Quarry (nr) Treharris
- Treharne Road (before) Edwardsville
- Edwardsville School (o/s) Edwardsville
- Tai-yn-Banwan (nr) Edwardsville
- Pontygwaith (before) Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant Primary School (nr) Mount Pleasant
- Darren Las (after) Mount Pleasant
- Oaklands (nr) Merthyr Vale
- Station Square Merthyr Vale
- Station Terrace (opp) Merthyr Vale
- Coventry Playground (nr) Merthyr Vale
- Brynteg Terrace (nr) Merthyr Vale
- Edward Stephens Terrace (opp) Troedyrhiw
- Brynhyfryd Villas (opp) Troedyrhiw
- Infants School (o/s) Troedyrhiw
- Harp Garage (after) Troedyrhiw
- Tydfil Terrace (o/s 23) Troedyrhiw
- Spares World (nr) Pentrebach
- Merthyr Tydfil Ind Park (o/s) Pentrebach
- Cambria House (nr) Pentrebach
- Hoovers Sports (o/s) Pentrebach
- Pentrebach Station (o/s) Pentrebach
- Hoovers Main Gate (after) Pentrebach
- Hoovers Top Gate (before) Pentrebach
- Mardy (nr) Merthyr Tydfil
- Mardy Terrace (o/s 6) Merthyr Tydfil
- Evans Halshaw (opp) Merthyr Tydfil
- Warlow Street (before) Merthyr Tydfil
- Castle Bingo (nr) Merthyr Tydfil
- Merthyr Tydfil College (nr) Merthyr Tydfil
- Merthyr Bus Station 1 Merthyr Tydfil
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 11 Apr 2026 Operating between Nuneaton and Walsgrave-Keresley given service number 78 / 78A effective from 11 April 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 23 Mar 2026 Operating between Keswick and Seatoller given service number 78 effective from 23 March 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 3 Nov 2025 Operating between Keswick and Seatoller given service number 78 effective from 03 November 2025. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Merthyr TydfilPontypriddNelsonTreharrisTroedyrhiwPentrebachCilfynyddAbercynonMerthyr ValeQuakers YardCoed-Pen-MaenEdwardsville
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 78 bus?
The first 78 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:32 (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 18:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 78 bus cost?
The England fare cap doesn't apply in Wales — Stagecoach South Wales sets the fares on the 78. Check their website or the Traveline Cymru fare finder for current prices.
Who runs the 78 bus?
The 78 is operated by Stagecoach South Wales.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.