7A Hanley to Biddulph via Chell, Oxford
Operated by First Potteries. First bus 06:33, last bus 22:45. 32 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
7A buses on this route are also run by D & G Bus (20 journeys on weekdays) — those journeys are not in this timetable. Together, 52 journeys on weekdays.
Wanted a different 7A? 21 other bus routes are numbered 7A elsewhere in the UK — see every 7A bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:41 | 07:55 | 09:10 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:41 | 14:01 | 15:01 | 16:10 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 19:15 to Chell | 19:45 to Fegg Hayes, Hollington Drive | 20:45 to Fegg Hayes, Hollington Drive | 21:45 to Fegg Hayes, Hollington Drive | 22:45 to Fegg Hayes, Hollington Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bus station (stand H) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:15 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 21:45 | 22:45 |
| bus station (stand L) | 06:41 | 07:55 | 09:10 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:41 | 14:01 | 15:01 | 16:10 | 17:30 | 18:30 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Stafford Street (stop S2) | 06:44 | 07:58 | 09:13 | 10:34 | 11:35 | 12:45 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:14 | 17:34 | 18:34 | 19:17 | 19:47 | · | · | · |
| Moorland Road (adj) | 06:52 | 08:12 | 09:21 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:52 | 14:13 | 15:17 | 16:27 | 17:47 | 18:44 | 19:25 | 19:55 | 20:55 | 21:55 | 22:55 |
| Little Chell Lane (adj) | 06:58 | 08:20 | 09:26 | 10:46 | 11:47 | 12:57 | 14:18 | 15:25 | 16:34 | 17:53 | 18:50 | 19:29 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
| Beswick Road (adj) | 07:00 | 08:22 | 09:27 | 10:47 | 11:49 | 12:59 | 14:19 | 15:27 | 16:36 | 17:55 | 18:52 | 19:30 | 20:01 | 21:01 | 22:01 | 23:01 |
| Hollington Drive (adj) | 07:04 | 08:26 | 09:30 | 10:51 | 11:52 | 13:03 | 14:23 | 15:32 | 16:40 | 17:59 | 18:56 | · | 20:04 | 21:04 | 22:04 | 23:04 |
| Nelson Inn (adj) | 07:08 | · | 09:35 | 10:55 | 11:57 | 13:07 | 14:27 | 15:37 | 16:45 | 18:03 | 19:00 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Mayfield Road (nr) | 07:16 | · | 09:43 | 11:03 | 12:04 | 13:15 | 14:35 | 15:45 | 16:54 | 18:11 | 19:08 | · | · | · | · | · |
| High Street (adj) | 07:23 | 08:47 | 09:49 | 11:09 | 12:11 | 13:21 | 14:41 | 15:53 | 17:01 | 18:17 | 19:14 | · | · | · | · | · |
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.
Fares on the 7A
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | Plough Street | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.40 | £2.40 | Forest Park | |||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Sneyd Arms | ||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Smallthorne Roundabout | |||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Haywood Hospital | ||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Sprinkbank Road | |||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Chell Roundabout | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Oxford | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Brindley Ford | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Telephone Box | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Brown Lees, Chapel | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Knypersley Cross Roads | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Biddulph, Park Lane / Estate | ||
| £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 | Biddulph, St. John's Road | |
| £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 | £1.90 | Biddulph, Town Centre |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Hanley (City Centre).
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 7A
First Potteries publishes day tickets on this route for adults and young people.
Adult Single · Young Person Single · Staffordshire Knot
A multi-operator ticket covers this route — it's valid on other companies' buses in the area too, which usually beats buying singles if you change buses.
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 Biddulph: 10 journeys, first 06:41 towards Hanley: 11 journeys, first 06:33
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Biddulph: 10 journeys, first 06:41 towards Hanley: 11 journeys, first 06:33
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 towards Biddulph: 10 journeys, first 07:53 towards Hanley: 11 journeys, first 07:30
Route map
All stops on route 7A
7A towards Biddulph
All 58 stops
- bus station (stand H) Hanley
- bus station (stand L) Hanley
- Bethesda Street (stop B1) Hanley
- Marsh Street (stop M1) Hanley
- Stafford Street (stop S2) Hanley
- Quadrant Road (stop Q1) Hanley
- Old Town Road (opp) Hanley
- Plough Street (opp) Northwood
- Cheshire Cheese (opp) Northwood
- Barthomley Road (opp) Northwood
- Sneyd Arms (opp) Sneyd Green
- Richmond Avenue (opp) Sneyd Green
- Robinson Avenue (opp) Smallthorne
- Preston Street (opp) Smallthorne
- Moorland Road (adj) Smallthorne
- Dartmouth Street (adj) Burslem
- Hamil Road (adj) Burslem
- Shaftesbury Avenue (adj) Haywood Hospital
- Haywood Hospital (adj) Haywood Hospital
- Norton Avenue (adj) Stanfields
- Eastwood Avenue (opp) Chell
- Burslem Golf Club (opp) Chell
- Little Chell Lane (adj) Chell
- Stoneleigh Road (adj) Chell
- Beswick Road (adj) Chell
- Fegg Hayes Road (opp) Chell
- Biddulph Road (adj) Chell
- The Green (adj) Chell
- Oxford Road (opp) Oxford
- Hollington Drive (adj) Oxford
- Peck Mill Lane (opp) Brindley Ford
- Fisher Street (adj) Brindley Ford
- Bridge Street (adj) Brindley Ford
- Childerplay Road (opp) Knypersley
- Brown Lees Road (adj) Victoria Business Park
- Brown Lees Industrial Estate (adj) Knypersley
- Coronation Avenue (adj) Knypersley
- Warwick Street (opp) Biddulph
- William Avenue (adj) Braddocks Hay
- Forge Way (opp) Victoria Business Park
- Nelson Inn (adj) Knypersley
- Lyneside Road (opp) Brown Lees
- Post Office (opp) Brown Lees
- Stile Close (opp) Brown Lees
- Lyndhurst Drive (opp) Brown Lees
- James Way (opp) Brown Lees
- Lyneside Road (by) Brown Lees
- Knypersley First School (opp) Knypersley
- James Bateman Middle School (adj) Knypersley
- Woodland Street (adj) Knypersley
- Mayfield Road (opp) Knypersley
- Mayfield Road (nr) Braddocks Hay
- Edgeley Road (opp) Braddocks Hay
- The Barley Mow PH (adj) Braddocks Hay
- Lord Street (opp) Braddocks Hay
- William Avenue (opp) Braddocks Hay
- Warwick Street (adj) Biddulph
- High Street (adj) Biddulph
7A towards Hanley
All 58 stops
- High Street (adj) Biddulph
- Warwick Street (opp) Biddulph
- William Avenue (adj) Braddocks Hay
- William Avenue (opp) Braddocks Hay
- Warwick Street (adj) Biddulph
- Coronation Avenue (opp) Knypersley
- Brown Lees Industrial Estate (opp) Knypersley
- Brown Lees Road (opp) Victoria Business Park
- Lord Street (adj) Braddocks Hay
- The Barley Mow PH (opp) Braddocks Hay
- Edgeley Road (adj) Braddocks Hay
- Church Close (opp) Braddocks Hay
- Mayfield Road (by) Braddocks Hay
- Mayfield Road (adj) Knypersley
- Woodland Street (opp) Knypersley
- James Bateman Middle School (opp) Knypersley
- Knypersley First School (adj) Knypersley
- Lyneside Road (nr) Brown Lees
- James Way (adj) Brown Lees
- Lyndhurst Drive (adj) Brown Lees
- Stile Close (adj) Brown Lees
- Post Office (adj) Brown Lees
- Lyneside Road (adj) Brown Lees
- Nelson Inn (opp) Knypersley
- Forge Way (adj) Victoria Business Park
- Childerplay Road (adj) Knypersley
- Bemersley Road (adj) Knypersley
- Bridge Street (opp) Brindley Ford
- Finch Street (adj) Brindley Ford
- Peck Mill Lane (adj) Brindley Ford
- Hollington Drive (opp) Oxford
- Oxford Road (adj) Oxford
- The Cut (adj) Chell
- Biddulph Road (adj) Chell
- Fegg Hayes Road (adj) Chell
- Beswick Road (opp) Chell
- Stoneleigh Road (opp) Chell
- Sprink Bank Road (adj) Chell
- Burslem Golf Club (adj) Chell
- Eastwood Avenue (adj) Chell
- Greenbank Road (opp) Stanfields
- Haywood Hospital (opp) Haywood Hospital
- Oakville Avenue (adj) Haywood Hospital
- Hamil Road (opp) Burslem
- Dartmouth Street (opp) Burslem
- Highbank Place (adj) Smallthorne
- Nettlebank (adj) Smallthorne
- Preston Street (adj) Smallthorne
- Robinson Avenue (adj) Smallthorne
- Richmond Avenue (adj) Sneyd Green
- Buxton Street (adj) Sneyd Green
- Barthomley Road (adj) Northwood
- Cheshire Cheese (adj) Northwood
- Providence Square (adj) Northwood
- Old Town Road (adj) Hanley
- Quadrant Road (stop Q2) Hanley
- Stafford Street (stop S7) Hanley
- bus station (arrivals) Hanley
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 7A bus?
The first 7A departure on weekdays leaves at 06:33 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 7A bus?
The last 7A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 7A bus cost?
First Potteries's published fares on the 7A: adult single £1.90 to £3.00. The 7A 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 7A bus?
The 7A 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.