826 Stafford Town Centre, Gaol Square ↔ Lichfield Bus Station
Operated by Chaserider. First bus 06:02, last bus 18:20. 50 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 826 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3
until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK.
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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 Lichfield Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Lichfield Bus Station · Saturday towards Stafford Town Centre, Gaol Square · Monday to Friday towards Stafford Town Centre, Gaol Square · Saturday
| Gaol Square (Stand 1) | 06:02 | 06:05 | 07:02 | 07:05 | 08:07 | 08:10 | 09:07 | 09:10 | 10:07 | 10:10 | 11:07 | 11:10 | 12:07 | 12:10 | 13:07 | 13:10 | 14:07 | 14:10 | 15:07 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 16:22 | 17:17 | 17:20 | 18:17 | 18:20 |
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| Queens Shopping Park | 06:11 | 06:14 | 07:11 | 07:14 | 08:19 | 08:24 | 09:19 | 09:24 | 10:19 | 10:24 | 11:19 | 11:24 | 12:19 | 12:24 | 13:19 | 13:24 | 14:19 | 14:24 | 15:19 | 15:24 | 16:24 | 16:39 | 17:29 | 17:34 | 18:29 | 18:34 |
| Salcombe Avenue (adj) | 06:15 | 06:18 | 07:15 | 07:18 | 08:23 | 08:28 | 09:23 | 09:28 | 10:23 | 10:28 | 11:23 | 11:28 | 12:23 | 12:28 | 13:23 | 13:28 | 14:23 | 14:28 | 15:23 | 15:28 | 16:28 | 16:43 | 17:33 | 17:38 | 18:33 | 18:38 |
| Tyler Way (adj) | 06:30 | 06:33 | 07:30 | 07:33 | 08:38 | 08:43 | 09:38 | 09:43 | 10:38 | 10:43 | 11:38 | 11:43 | 12:38 | 12:43 | 13:38 | 13:43 | 14:38 | 14:43 | 15:38 | 15:43 | 16:43 | 16:58 | 17:48 | 17:53 | 18:48 | 18:53 |
| Bus Station (Stand 5) | 06:40 | 06:43 | 07:40 | 07:43 | 08:50 | 08:58 | 09:50 | 09:58 | 10:50 | 10:58 | 11:50 | 11:58 | 12:50 | 12:58 | 13:50 | 13:58 | 14:50 | 14:58 | 15:50 | 15:58 | 16:58 | 17:10 | 18:00 | 18:03 | 19:00 | 19:01 |
| St Michaels Church (opp) | 06:45 | 06:48 | 07:45 | 07:48 | 08:55 | 09:03 | 09:55 | 10:03 | 10:55 | 11:03 | 11:55 | 12:03 | 12:55 | 13:03 | 13:55 | 14:03 | 14:55 | 15:03 | 15:55 | 16:03 | 17:03 | 17:15 | 18:05 | 18:08 | 19:05 | 19:06 |
| Pinfold Drive (adj) | 06:53 | 06:56 | 07:53 | 07:56 | 09:03 | 09:11 | 10:03 | 10:11 | 11:03 | 11:11 | 12:03 | 12:11 | 13:03 | 13:11 | 14:03 | 14:11 | 15:03 | 15:11 | 16:03 | 16:11 | 17:11 | 17:23 | 18:13 | 18:16 | 19:13 | · |
| Kean Close (adj) | 07:01 | 07:05 | 08:01 | 08:08 | 09:11 | 09:20 | 10:11 | 10:20 | 11:11 | 11:20 | 12:11 | 12:20 | 13:11 | 13:20 | 14:11 | 14:20 | 15:11 | 15:20 | 16:11 | 16:20 | 17:20 | 17:31 | 18:21 | 18:25 | 19:21 | · |
| Bus Station (Stand 1) | 07:09 | 07:11 | 08:14 | 08:16 | 09:19 | 09:26 | 10:19 | 10:26 | 11:19 | 11:26 | 12:19 | 12:26 | 13:19 | 13:26 | 14:19 | 14:26 | 15:19 | 15:26 | 16:19 | 16:26 | 17:26 | 17:39 | 18:29 | 18:31 | 19:29 | · |
Route map
All stops on route 826
826 towards Lichfield Bus Station
- Gaol Square (Stand 1) Stafford Town Centre
- Chell Road (Stand B1) Stafford Town Centre
- Stafford College (Stand 2) Stafford Town Centre
- Mill Bank (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- Wetherspoons PH (opp) Stafford Town Centre
- The Sun Inn (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- The Oval (nr) Stafford
- St Leonards Avenue (adj) St Leonards
- Queens Shopping Park Queensville
- Windsor Road (opp) Queensville
- Radford Bank Inn (adj) Wildwood
- Radford Bank (adj) Weeping Cross
- Salcombe Avenue (adj) Baswich
- St Austell Close (adj) Baswich
- Shops (adj) Baswich
- Hartland Avenue (adj) Baswich
- The Rise (opp) Walton On The Hill
- Widecombe Avenue (adj) Baswich
- Milford Road (adj) Baswich
- The Crescent (opp) Walton On The Hill
- Kitlings Lane (opp) Walton On The Hill
- Fish Pond (adj) Milford
- Cricket Club (opp) Milford
- Barley Mow PH (adj) Milford
- White Barn Farm (adj) Little Haywood
- Meadow Lane (adj) Little Haywood
- Garden Centre (adj) Wolseley Bridge
- Sewage Works (opp) Springfields
- Bower Lane (opp) Springfields
- Richardson Way (opp) Springfields
- Jeffery Close (opp) Springfields
- Tyler Way (adj) Springfields
- Oak Close (adj) Springfields
- Jennie Lee Way (adj) Springfields
- Upfield Way (adj) Springfields
- The Fernwood Centre (adj) Springfields
- Plovers Rise (adj) Rugeley Town Centre
- Frank Gee Close (opp) Rugeley Town Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 5) Rugeley Town Centre
- Wharf Road (opp) Rugeley
- Ravenhill Terrace (opp) Rugeley
- Newman Grove (opp) Rugeley
- Redbrook Lane (opp) Brereton
- Buckmaster Way (nr) Brereton
- Lodge Road (adj) Brereton
- Coalpit Lane (opp) Brereton
- St Michaels Church (opp) Brereton
- Ash Tree Inn (adj) Brereton
- Priory Avenue (adj) Armitage
- The Plum Pudding (adj) Armitage
- Rectory Lane (opp) Armitage
- The Croft Primary School (adj) Armitage
- Shropshire Brook Road (opp) Armitage
- Far Lady Croft (adj) Armitage
- Pinfold Drive (adj) Handsacre
- Tuppenhurst Lane (adj) Handsacre
- Fair View (opp) Handsacre
- Hill Top View (opp) Handsacre
- Tewnalls Lane (opp) Elmhurst
- Park Lane (adj) Elmhurst
- Fox Lane (adj) Elmhurst
- Grange Lane (adj) Christ Church
- Eastern Avenue (adj) Christ Church
- Kean Close (adj) Christ Church
- Lyn Avenue (adj) Christ Church
- Morrisons (opp) Christ Church
- Abnalls Lane (opp) Christ Church
- Anson Avenue (adj) Christ Church
- Beacon Park (opp) Christ Church
- Old Library (opp) Lichfield City Centre
- Lower Sandford Street (nr) Lichfield
- Frog Lane (adj) Lichfield City Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 1) Lichfield City Centre
826 towards Stafford Town Centre, Gaol Square
- Bus Station (Stand 1) Lichfield City Centre
- Old Library (adj) Lichfield City Centre
- Frog Lane (opp) Lichfield City Centre
- Beacon Park (adj) Christ Church
- Lower Sandford Street (adj) Lichfield
- Anson Avenue (opp) Christ Church
- Morrisons (adj) Christ Church
- Abnalls Lane (adj) Christ Church
- Kean Close (opp) Christ Church
- Lyn Avenue (opp) Christ Church
- Grange Lane (opp) Christ Church
- Eastern Avenue (opp) Christ Church
- Fox Lane (opp) Elmhurst
- Park Lane (opp) Elmhurst
- Tewnalls Lane (adj) Elmhurst
- Fair View (adj) Handsacre
- Hill Top View (adj) Handsacre
- Tuppenhurst Lane (opp) Handsacre
- Pinfold Drive (opp) Handsacre
- Far Lady Croft (opp) Armitage
- Shropshire Brook Road (adj) Armitage
- Rectory Lane (adj) Armitage
- The Croft Primary School (opp) Armitage
- The Plum Pudding (opp) Armitage
- Ash Tree Inn (opp) Brereton
- Priory Avenue (opp) Armitage
- Coalpit Lane (adj) Brereton
- St Michaels Church (nr) Brereton
- Lodge Road (opp) Brereton
- Redbrook Lane (adj) Brereton
- Buckmaster Way (opp) Brereton
- Ravenhill Terrace (adj) Rugeley
- Newman Grove (adj) Rugeley
- Wharf Road (adj) Rugeley
- Bus Station (Stand 2) Rugeley Town Centre
- Frank Gee Close (adj) Rugeley Town Centre
- Plovers Rise (opp) Rugeley Town Centre
- The Fernwood Centre (opp) Springfields
- Upfield Way (opp) Springfields
- Jennie Lee Way (opp) Springfields
- Oak Close (opp) Springfields
- Jeffery Close (adj) Springfields
- William Morris Court (opp) Springfields
- Tyler Way (opp) Springfields
- Richardson Way (adj) Springfields
- Bower Lane (nr) Springfields
- Sewage Works (adj) Springfields
- The Old Barns (adj) Wolseley Bridge
- Meadow Lane (opp) Little Haywood
- White Barn Farm (opp) Little Haywood
- Barley Mow PH (opp) Milford
- Fish Pond (opp) Milford
- Cricket Club (adj) Milford
- Kitlings Lane (adj) Walton On The Hill
- The Crescent (adj) Walton On The Hill
- Widecombe Avenue (opp) Baswich
- Milford Road (nr) Baswich
- Hartland Avenue (opp) Baswich
- Shops (opp) Baswich
- Salcombe Avenue (opp) Baswich
- St Austell Close (opp) Baswich
- Radford Bank (opp) Weeping Cross
- Radford Bank Inn (opp) Weeping Cross
- Windsor Road (adj) Queensville
- Queens Shopping Park (adj) Queensville
- St Leonards Avenue (opp) St Leonards
- The Oval (opp) Stafford
- The Green (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- Wetherspoons PH (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- Cope Street (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- Gatehouse Theatre (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- Shrewsbury Arms PH (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- Gaol Square (adj) Stafford Town Centre
- Gaol Square (Stand 1) Stafford Town Centre
Service history & registered changes
- ❌ Withdrawn effective 1 Nov 2025 Operating between Gaol Square and Rugeley Bus Station given service number 826 effective from 01 November 2025.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
StaffordLichfieldRugeleyBreretonSpringfieldsStafford Town CentreChrist ChurchBaswichLichfield City CentreHandsacreRugeley Town CentreArmitage
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 826 bus?
The first 826 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:02 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 826 bus?
The last 826 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 826 bus cost?
The 826 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. Chaserider day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 826 bus?
The 826 is operated by Chaserider.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.