85 Nantwich to Newcastle Town Centre via Crewe, Madeley
Operated by D & G Bus. First bus 06:51, last bus 19:40. 24 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.40 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 85? 22 other bus routes are numbered 85 elsewhere in the UK — see every 85 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:30 | 08:00 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:25 | 15:45 | 17:05 | 18:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Stand B) | · | 08:00 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:25 | 15:45 | 17:05 | 18:05 |
| Co-op (opp) | · | 08:15 | 09:20 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:40 | 16:00 | 17:20 | 18:20 |
| Clement Drive (opp) | · | 08:21 | 09:26 | 10:26 | 11:26 | 12:26 | 13:26 | 14:46 | 16:06 | 17:26 | 18:26 |
| Bus Station (Bay 3) | 07:30 | 08:35 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 15:00 | 16:20 | 17:40 | 18:40 |
| White Lion Inn (opp) | 07:45 | 08:55 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 15:15 | 16:35 | 17:52 | 18:52 |
| East Lawns (adj) | 07:52 | 09:02 | 10:02 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:22 | 16:42 | 17:58 | 18:58 |
| John Offley Road (opp) | 08:04 | 09:14 | 10:14 | 11:14 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:34 | 16:54 | 18:08 | 19:08 |
| Highway Lane (opp) | 08:15 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:45 | 17:05 | 18:16 | 19:16 |
| Darwin Building (opp) | 08:23 | 09:33 | 10:33 | 11:33 | 12:33 | 13:33 | 14:33 | 15:53 | 17:13 | 18:22 | 19:22 |
| Bus Station (Stand 13) | 08:36 | 09:46 | 10:46 | 11:46 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 14:46 | 16:06 | 17:26 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
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 85
Adult single £2.40 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.50 | Middlewich Road | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £2.80 | Marshfield / Minshull New Rd | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | Rolls Ave / Frank Webb Ave | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £2.50 | Crewe | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | Crewe Rail Stn / Edleston Rd / Business Pk | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Crewe Hall / Industrial Estate | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £2.40 | Weston (Crewe) | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £2.40 | Wychwood Park | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Balterley Heath / Betley | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Wrinehill | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Madeley (Staffs) | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Keele | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Newcastle |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Nantwich.
Centrebus Group's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 4 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with D & G Bus before you travel.
Tickets on the 85
D & G Bus publishes singles on this route for adults, children and young people.
U19 Single · Adult Single · U16 Summer Free
Ticket types come from D & G Bus's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 5 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with D & G 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 D & G Bus 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.
Route map
All stops on route 85
85 towards Newcastle Town Centre
All 94 stops
- Bus Station (Stand B) Nantwich
- The Crescent (opp) Nantwich
- Arnold Street (cnr) Nantwich
- Cemetery Corner (o/s) Nantwich
- Sainsbury's (o/s) Nantwich
- Colleys Lane (opp) Nantwich
- Alvaston Hall Hotel (o/s) Wistaston
- Foxfields (opp) Wistaston
- The Rising Sun (nr) Wistaston
- Marshfield Bank (E-bound) Woolstanwood
- Marshfield Avenue (cnr) Marshfield
- Tarvin Avenue (cnr) Marshfield
- Acton Road (opp) Marshfield
- Christleton Avenue (cnr) Marshfield
- Co-op (opp) Marshfield
- Victoria Avenue (opp) Crewe
- Hulme Street (cnr) Crewe
- Nixon Street (cnr) Crewe
- Monks Lane (opp) Crewe
- Timbrell Avenue (opp) Crewe
- Mayfield Mews (opp) Crewe
- Clement Drive (opp) Crewe
- Chassagne Square (E-bound) Crewe
- Royce Close (adj) Crewe
- Westbourne Avenue (adj) Crewe
- Smith Grove (opp) Crewe
- Kettell Avenue (opp) Crewe
- West Street (S-bound) Crewe
- Frank Webb Avenue (cnr) Crewe
- Underwood Lane (cnr) Crewe
- Derby Street (cnr) Crewe
- West Avenue (opp) Crewe
- Browning Street (opp) Crewe
- Bus Station (Bay 3) Crewe
- The Terrace (o/s) Crewe
- Maxwell Street (opp) Crewe
- Camm Street (cnr) Crewe
- The Brunswick (nr) Crewe
- Mill Street Alighting Only (cnr) Crewe
- Crewe Arms Hotel (Stop B) Crewe
- B&Q (Stop F) Crewe
- Second Avenue (cnr) Crewe
- University Way (SE-bound) Crewe
- Crewe Hall Entrance (o/s) Stowford
- Carters Green Farm (o/s) Weston
- Stepping Stones Nursery (opp) Weston
- White Lion Inn (opp) Weston
- Snape Lane (cnr) Weston
- Weston Hall (SW-bound) Weston
- Wychwood Park (E-bound) Wychwood Park
- Gorsty Hill Garage (opp) Gorstyhill
- Broughton Arms (adj) Balterley Heath
- Post Office Lane (adj) Balterley Heath
- Elms Farm (opp) Balterley Heath
- Doddlespool Hall (opp) Betley
- Back Lane (adj) Betley
- East Lawns (adj) Betley
- Common Lane (opp) Betley
- Court Walk (opp) Betley
- Village Hall (opp) Betley
- Stavely House (adj) Wrinehill
- The Hand & Trumpet (opp) Wrinehill
- Checkley Lane (opp) Wrinehill
- Mill Lane (opp) Wrinehill
- Bowsey Wood Road (opp) Wrinehill
- Holm Oak Drive (adj) Little Madeley
- Newcastle Road (adj) Madeley
- Offley Arms PH (adj) Madeley
- The Holborn (adj) Madeley
- John Offley Road (opp) Madeley
- Railway Foot Bridge (adj) Madeley
- The Bridle Path (adj) Madeley
- Madeley Mill (adj) Madeley
- Madeley Court (adj) Madeley
- Beck Road (adj) Little Madeley
- Meadows School (adj) Madeley Heath
- Honeywall Lane (opp) Madeley Heath
- Agger Hill (adj) Madeley Heath
- Station Drive (adj) Keele
- Old Chapel Close (adj) Keele
- Highway Lane (opp) Keele
- Sneyd Arms PH (adj) Keele
- Holly Cross Hall (opp) Keele
- Lindsay Hall (opp) Keele
- Horwood Hall (opp) Keele
- Darwin Building (opp) Keele
- Barnes Hall (adj) Keele
- Home Farm Drive (adj) Keele
- Gallowstree Lane (opp) Thistleberry
- St Patricks Drive (adj) Thistleberry
- Mayfield Avenue (adj) Thistleberry
- Sneyd Arms (adj) Westlands
- Morrisons (opp) Newcastle Town Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 13) Newcastle Town Centre
85 towards Nantwich
All 91 stops
- Bus Station (Stand 13) Newcastle Town Centre
- Morrisons (adj) Newcastle Town Centre
- Sneyd Arms (opp) Westlands
- Mayfield Avenue (opp) Thistleberry
- St Patricks Drive (opp) Thistleberry
- Gallowstree Lane (adj) Thistleberry
- Home Farm Drive (adj) Keele
- Barnes Hall (opp) Keele
- Darwin Building (adj) Keele
- Horwood Hall (adj) Keele
- Lindsay Hall (adj) Keele
- Holly Cross Hall (adj) Keele
- Sneyd Arms PH (opp) Keele
- Highway Lane (adj) Keele
- Old Chapel Close (nr) Keele
- Station Drive (opp) Keele
- Honeywall Lane (adj) Madeley Heath
- Meadows School (opp) Madeley Heath
- Beck Road (opp) Little Madeley
- Madeley Court (opp) Madeley
- Offley Arms PH (adj) Madeley
- The Holborn (adj) Madeley
- John Offley Road (opp) Madeley
- Railway Foot Bridge (adj) Madeley
- The Bridle Path (adj) Madeley
- Madeley Mill (adj) Madeley
- Newcastle Road (nr) Madeley
- Holm Oak Drive (opp) Little Madeley
- Bowsey Wood Road (adj) Wrinehill
- Mill Lane (adj) Wrinehill
- Checkley Lane (adj) Wrinehill
- The Hand & Trumpet (adj) Wrinehill
- Stavely House (opp) Wrinehill
- Village Hall (adj) Betley
- Court Walk (adj) Betley
- Common Lane (adj) Betley
- East Lawns (opp) Betley
- Back Lane (opp) Betley
- Doddlespool Hall (adj) Betley
- Elms Farm (adj) Balterley Heath
- Post Office Lane (opp) Balterley Heath
- Broughton Arms (opp) Balterley Heath
- Gorsty Hill Garage (o/s) Gorstyhill
- Wychwood Park (W-bound) Wychwood Park
- Weston Hall (NE-bound) Weston
- Snape Lane (opp) Weston
- White Lion Inn (nr) Weston
- Stepping Stones Nursery (o/s) Weston
- Carters Green Farm (opp) Weston
- Crewe Hall Entrance (opp) Stowford
- University Way (NW-bound) Crewe
- Second Avenue (opp) Crewe
- B&Q (Stop E) Crewe
- Railway Station (Stop A) Crewe
- The Brunswick (opp) Crewe
- Hope Street (opp) Crewe
- Stalbridge Road (cnr) Crewe
- Lawton Street (cnr) Crewe
- Christadelphian Hall (o/s) Crewe
- Bus Station (Bay 6) Crewe
- Hightown (cnr) Crewe
- West Avenue (cnr) Crewe
- Richard Street (cnr) Crewe
- Goddard Street (cnr) Crewe
- Underwood Lane (adj) Crewe
- West Street (N-bound) Crewe
- Kettell Avenue (cnr) Crewe
- Smith Grove (adj) Crewe
- Westbourne Avenue (opp) Crewe
- Chassagne Square (W-bound) Crewe
- Clement Drive (cnr) Crewe
- Mayfield Mews (cnr) Crewe
- Timbrell Avenue (cnr) Crewe
- Monks Lane (cnr) Crewe
- Nixon Street (nr) Crewe
- Hulme Street (opp) Crewe
- Victoria Avenue (cnr) Crewe
- Co-op (cnr) Marshfield
- Halton Drive (cnr) Marshfield
- Christleton Avenue (opp) Marshfield
- Acton Road (cnr) Marshfield
- Tarvin Avenue (opp) Marshfield
- Marshfield Bank (W-bound) Woolstanwood
- The Rising Sun (by) Wistaston
- Alvaston Hall Hotel (opp) Wistaston
- Colleys Lane (cnr) Nantwich
- Sainsbury's (opp) Nantwich
- Cemetery Corner (opp) Nantwich
- Arnold Street (opp) Nantwich
- The Crescent (cnr) Nantwich
- Bus Station (Stand B) Nantwich
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 85 bus?
The first 85 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:51 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 85 bus?
The last 85 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:40. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 85 bus cost?
D & G Bus's published fares on the 85: adult single £2.40 to £3.00. The 85 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. D & G Bus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 85 bus?
The 85 is operated by D & G Bus.
Timetable data from D & G Bus via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (West Midlands feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.