85 Nantwich Bus Station ↔ Newcastle Bus Station

Operated by D & G Bus. First bus 06:51, last bus 19:40. 24 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The 85 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. Details →

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 Newcastle Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Newcastle Bus Station · Saturday towards Nantwich Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Nantwich Bus Station · Saturday
85 towards Newcastle Bus Station — Monday to Friday (11 journeys)
Bus Station (Stand B) ·08:0009:0510:0511:0512:0513:0514:2515:4517:0518:05
Co-op (opp) ·08:1509:2010:2011:2012:2013:2014:4016:0017:2018:20
Clement Drive (opp) ·08:2109:2610:2611:2612:2613:2614:4616:0617:2618:26
Bus Station (Bay 3) 07:3008:3509:4010:4011:4012:4013:4015:0016:2017:4018:40
Second Avenue (cnr) 07:4008:4809:5010:5011:5012:5013:5015:1016:3017:4818:48
White Lion Inn (opp) 07:4508:5509:5510:5511:5512:5513:5515:1516:3517:5218:52
East Lawns (adj) 07:5209:0210:0211:0212:0213:0214:0215:2216:4217:5818:58
John Offley Road (opp) 08:0409:1410:1411:1412:1413:1414:1415:3416:5418:0819:08
Highway Lane (opp) 08:1509:2510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2515:4517:0518:1619:16
Darwin Building (opp) 08:2309:3310:3311:3312:3313:3314:3315:5317:1318:2219:22
Bus Station (Stand 13) 08:3609:4610:4611:4612:4613:4614:4616:0617:2618:3019:30

Route map

All stops on route 85

85 towards Newcastle Bus Station

  1. The Crescent (opp) Nantwich
  2. Bus Station (Stand B) Nantwich
  3. Arnold Street (cnr) Nantwich
  4. Cemetery Corner (o/s) Nantwich
  5. Sainsbury's (o/s) Nantwich
  6. Colleys Lane (opp) Nantwich
  7. Alvaston Hall Hotel (o/s) Wistaston
  8. Foxfields (opp) Wistaston
  9. The Rising Sun (nr) Wistaston
  10. Marshfield Bank (E-bound) Woolstanwood
  11. Marshfield Avenue (cnr) Marshfield
  12. Tarvin Avenue (cnr) Marshfield
  13. Acton Road (opp) Marshfield
  14. Christleton Avenue (cnr) Marshfield
  15. Co-op (opp) Marshfield
  16. Victoria Avenue (opp) Crewe
  17. Hulme Street (cnr) Crewe
  18. Nixon Street (cnr) Crewe
  19. Monks Lane (opp) Crewe
  20. Mayfield Mews (opp) Crewe
  21. Timbrell Avenue (opp) Crewe
  22. Clement Drive (opp) Crewe
  23. Chassagne Square (E-bound) Crewe
  24. Royce Close (adj) Crewe
  25. Westbourne Avenue (adj) Crewe
  26. Smith Grove (opp) Crewe
  27. Kettell Avenue (opp) Crewe
  28. West Street (S-bound) Crewe
  29. Frank Webb Avenue (cnr) Crewe
  30. Derby Street (cnr) Crewe
  31. Underwood Lane (cnr) Crewe
  32. West Avenue (opp) Crewe
  33. Browning Street (opp) Crewe
  34. Bus Station (Bay 3) Crewe
  35. The Terrace (o/s) Crewe
  36. Maxwell Street (opp) Crewe
  37. Camm Street (cnr) Crewe
  38. Mill Street Alighting Only (cnr) Crewe
  39. The Brunswick (nr) Crewe
  40. Crewe Arms Hotel (Stop B) Crewe
  41. B&Q (Stop F) Crewe
  42. Second Avenue (cnr) Crewe
  43. University Way (SE-bound) Crewe
  44. Crewe Hall Entrance (o/s) Stowford
  45. Carters Green Farm (o/s) Weston
  46. Stepping Stones Nursery (opp) Weston
  47. White Lion Inn (opp) Weston
  48. Snape Lane (cnr) Weston
  49. Weston Hall (SW-bound) Weston
  50. Wychwood Park (E-bound) Wychwood Park
  51. Gorsty Hill Garage (opp) Gorstyhill
  52. Broughton Arms (adj) Balterley Heath
  53. Elms Farm (opp) Balterley Heath
  54. Post Office Lane (adj) Balterley Heath
  55. Doddlespool Hall (opp) Betley
  56. Back Lane (adj) Betley
  57. Common Lane (opp) Betley
  58. Court Walk (opp) Betley
  59. East Lawns (adj) Betley
  60. Stavely House (adj) Wrinehill
  61. Village Hall (opp) Betley
  62. Checkley Lane (opp) Wrinehill
  63. The Hand & Trumpet (opp) Wrinehill
  64. Mill Lane (opp) Wrinehill
  65. Bowsey Wood Road (opp) Wrinehill
  66. Newcastle Road (adj) Madeley
  67. Holm Oak Drive (adj) Little Madeley
  68. Offley Arms PH (adj) Madeley
  69. The Holborn (adj) Madeley
  70. John Offley Road (opp) Madeley
  71. Railway Foot Bridge (adj) Madeley
  72. Madeley Mill (adj) Madeley
  73. The Bridle Path (adj) Madeley
  74. Madeley Court (adj) Madeley
  75. Beck Road (adj) Little Madeley
  76. Meadows School (adj) Madeley Heath
  77. Honeywall Lane (opp) Madeley Heath
  78. Agger Hill (adj) Madeley Heath
  79. Station Drive (adj) Keele
  80. Old Chapel Close (adj) Keele
  81. Sneyd Arms PH (adj) Keele
  82. Highway Lane (opp) Keele
  83. Holly Cross Hall (opp) Keele
  84. Lindsay Hall (opp) Keele
  85. Horwood Hall (opp) Keele
  86. Darwin Building (opp) Keele
  87. Barnes Hall (adj) Keele
  88. Home Farm Drive (adj) Keele
  89. Gallowstree Lane (opp) Thistleberry
  90. St Patricks Drive (adj) Thistleberry
  91. Sneyd Arms (adj) Westlands
  92. Mayfield Avenue (adj) Thistleberry
  93. Morrisons (opp) Newcastle Town Centre
  94. Bus Station (Stand 13) Newcastle Town Centre

85 towards Nantwich Bus Station

  1. Bus Station (Stand 13) Newcastle Town Centre
  2. Morrisons (adj) Newcastle Town Centre
  3. Sneyd Arms (opp) Westlands
  4. Mayfield Avenue (opp) Thistleberry
  5. St Patricks Drive (opp) Thistleberry
  6. Gallowstree Lane (adj) Thistleberry
  7. Home Farm Drive (adj) Keele
  8. Barnes Hall (opp) Keele
  9. Darwin Building (adj) Keele
  10. Horwood Hall (adj) Keele
  11. Lindsay Hall (adj) Keele
  12. Holly Cross Hall (adj) Keele
  13. Sneyd Arms PH (opp) Keele
  14. Highway Lane (adj) Keele
  15. Old Chapel Close (nr) Keele
  16. Station Drive (opp) Keele
  17. Honeywall Lane (adj) Madeley Heath
  18. Meadows School (opp) Madeley Heath
  19. Beck Road (opp) Little Madeley
  20. Madeley Court (opp) Madeley
  21. Offley Arms PH (adj) Madeley
  22. The Holborn (adj) Madeley
  23. John Offley Road (opp) Madeley
  24. Railway Foot Bridge (adj) Madeley
  25. The Bridle Path (adj) Madeley
  26. Newcastle Road (nr) Madeley
  27. Madeley Mill (adj) Madeley
  28. Holm Oak Drive (opp) Little Madeley
  29. Bowsey Wood Road (adj) Wrinehill
  30. Mill Lane (adj) Wrinehill
  31. Checkley Lane (adj) Wrinehill
  32. The Hand & Trumpet (adj) Wrinehill
  33. Stavely House (opp) Wrinehill
  34. Village Hall (adj) Betley
  35. Common Lane (adj) Betley
  36. Court Walk (adj) Betley
  37. East Lawns (opp) Betley
  38. Back Lane (opp) Betley
  39. Elms Farm (adj) Balterley Heath
  40. Doddlespool Hall (adj) Betley
  41. Broughton Arms (opp) Balterley Heath
  42. Post Office Lane (opp) Balterley Heath
  43. Gorsty Hill Garage (o/s) Gorstyhill
  44. Wychwood Park (W-bound) Wychwood Park
  45. Weston Hall (NE-bound) Weston
  46. Snape Lane (opp) Weston
  47. Stepping Stones Nursery (o/s) Weston
  48. White Lion Inn (nr) Weston
  49. Carters Green Farm (opp) Weston
  50. Crewe Hall Entrance (opp) Stowford
  51. University Way (NW-bound) Crewe
  52. Second Avenue (opp) Crewe
  53. B&Q (Stop E) Crewe
  54. Railway Station (Stop A) Crewe
  55. Hope Street (opp) Crewe
  56. The Brunswick (opp) Crewe
  57. Stalbridge Road (cnr) Crewe
  58. Lawton Street (cnr) Crewe
  59. Christadelphian Hall (o/s) Crewe
  60. Bus Station (Bay 6) Crewe
  61. Hightown (cnr) Crewe
  62. West Avenue (cnr) Crewe
  63. Richard Street (cnr) Crewe
  64. Underwood Lane (adj) Crewe
  65. Goddard Street (cnr) Crewe
  66. West Street (N-bound) Crewe
  67. Kettell Avenue (cnr) Crewe
  68. Smith Grove (adj) Crewe
  69. Westbourne Avenue (opp) Crewe
  70. Chassagne Square (W-bound) Crewe
  71. Clement Drive (cnr) Crewe
  72. Mayfield Mews (cnr) Crewe
  73. Timbrell Avenue (cnr) Crewe
  74. Monks Lane (cnr) Crewe
  75. Nixon Street (nr) Crewe
  76. Victoria Avenue (cnr) Crewe
  77. Hulme Street (opp) Crewe
  78. Co-op (cnr) Marshfield
  79. Halton Drive (cnr) Marshfield
  80. Christleton Avenue (opp) Marshfield
  81. Tarvin Avenue (opp) Marshfield
  82. Acton Road (cnr) Marshfield
  83. Marshfield Bank (W-bound) Woolstanwood
  84. The Rising Sun (by) Wistaston
  85. Alvaston Hall Hotel (opp) Wistaston
  86. Colleys Lane (cnr) Nantwich
  87. Sainsbury's (opp) Nantwich
  88. Cemetery Corner (opp) Nantwich
  89. Arnold Street (opp) Nantwich
  90. The Crescent (cnr) Nantwich
  91. Bus Station (Stand B) Nantwich

Towns & areas on this route

CreweNantwichNewcastle Town CentreWestlandsKeeleMadeleyWistastonWestonBetleyMarshfieldWrinehillThistleberry

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?

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 the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.