89 Aberdare to Merthyr Tydfil via Hirwaun, Gurnos
Operated by Stagecoach South Wales. First bus 13:35, last bus 18:30. Fares: adult single £1.40 to £7.40 — more.
Wanted a different 89? 21 other bus routes are numbered 89 elsewhere in the UK — see every 89 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 13:35 | 15:35 | 17:35 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdare Bus Station 10 | 13:35 | 15:35 | 17:35 |
| Bryncoed (nr) | 13:44 | 15:44 | 17:44 |
| Clock (o/s) | 13:50 | 15:50 | 17:50 |
| Prince Charles Hospital | 14:10 | 16:10 | 18:10 |
| Cyfarthfa Retail Park (in) | 14:17 | 16:17 | 18:17 |
| Rhydycar Leisure Centre (o/s) | 14:23 | 16:23 | 18:23 |
| Merthyr Bus Station 13 | 14:26 | 16:26 | 18:26 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 89
Adult single £1.40 to £7.40 · Child return £1.60 to £6.20
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.60 | Tesco/LTheatre | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1.60 | £1.60 | LowerParkGts | ||||||||||||||||
| £2.10 | £2.10 | £1.60 | Cl'Tce/Xlnn | |||||||||||||||
| £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.10 | £1.60 | A'dare College | ||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.10 | £2.10 | DawkinsPlace | |||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Penywaun | ||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £1.60 | Gamblyn Tce | |||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.10 | £1.60 | Trenant | ||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.10 | £1.60 | Trewaun | |||||||||
| £3.20 | £3.20 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.10 | £2.10 | £1.60 | Hirwaun | ||||||||
| £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £2.90 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Caefelin | |||||||
| £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £2.90 | £2.10 | £2.10 | £2.10 | Maescynon | ||||||
| £5.30 | £5.30 | £5.30 | £5.30 | £5.30 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.80 | – | £4.80 | £4.80 | Baverstocks | |||||
| £7.40 | £7.40 | £7.40 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £5.80 | £5.80 | £3.70 | Pandy Farm | ||||
| £7.40 | £7.40 | £7.40 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £5.80 | £5.80 | £3.70 | £1.40 | PCHospGurnos | |||
| £7.40 | £7.40 | £7.40 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £5.80 | £5.80 | £3.70 | £1.40 | £1.40 | G'rgetwn/CRPk | ||
| £7.40 | £7.40 | £7.40 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £5.80 | £5.80 | £4.50 | £1.40 | £1.40 | £1.40 | MerthyrTydBS | |
| £7.40 | £7.40 | £7.40 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £6.30 | £5.80 | £5.80 | £3.70 | £1.40 | £1.40 | £1.40 | £1.40 | Rhydycar |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Aberdare TC.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach South Wales before you travel.
Tickets on the 89
Stagecoach South Wales publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and young people.
Return Wales · Single Wales · Day NetworkRider · Aberdare DayRider · Child TocynyCymru · Weekly NetworkRider
…and 17 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach South Wales's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 3 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach South Wales.
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 Stagecoach South Wales before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Merthyr Tydfil: 3 journeys, first 13:35 towards Aberdare: 3 journeys, first 14:30
Route map
All stops on route 89
89 towards Merthyr Tydfil
All 45 stops
- Aberdare Bus Station 10 Aberdare
- Victoria Square (nr 33) Aberdare
- Aberdare Library (before) Aberdare
- Gadlys Terrace (nr former) Gadlys
- North Avenue (between 38 and 39) Gadlys
- Park Gates (o/s) Trecynon
- Comin Infants` School (opp) Trecynon
- Cross Inn (after) Trecynon
- Cledwyn Terrace (after) Trecynon
- Aberdare Cemetery (O/S Cemetery) Trecynon
- Pleasant View Park Homes (o/s) Trecynon
- Maesycwmrig (nr) Pen-y-waun
- Heol Keir Hardie (after) Pen-y-waun
- Colliers` Arms (o/s) Pen-y-waun
- Pen-yr-Heol (after) Pen-y-waun
- Bryncoed (nr) Pen-y-waun
- Haulfryn (after) Pen-y-waun
- Perthlwyd (nr) Pen-y-waun
- Gamlyn Terrace (after) Pen-y-waun
- Trenant (o/s Levdene) Hirwaun
- Trewaun (before) Hirwaun
- Cynon Terrace (opp) Hirwaun
- Ffwrd Terrace (o/s 18) Hirwaun
- Prince of Wales (after) Hirwaun
- Lamb Inn (o/s) Hirwaun
- Clock (o/s) Hirwaun
- Hirwaun Library (o/s) Hirwaun
- Hirwaun Fire Station (after) Hirwaun
- Maescynon (adj 11) Hirwaun
- Greenwood Drive (before) Hirwaun
- Denbeigh Court (nr) Hirwaun
- Wellingtonia Close (before) Gurnos
- Gurnos Police Station (o/s) Gurnos
- Pen Gurnos (after) Gurnos
- Prince Charles Hospital Gurnos
- Marigold Close (opp) Gurnos
- Bramble Close (opp) Gurnos
- Gurnos Road (in) Gurnos
- Lakeside Gardens (before) Merthyr Tydfil
- Pandy Farm (opp) Merthyr Tydfil
- Cyfarthfa Road (opp Church) Williamstown
- Cyfarthfa Retail Park (in) Georgetown
- Rhydycar Leisure Centre (o/s) Rhydycar
- Merthyr Tydfil College (nr) Merthyr Tydfil
- Merthyr Bus Station 13 Merthyr Tydfil
89 towards Aberdare
All 47 stops
- Merthyr Bus Station 13 Merthyr Tydfil
- Rhydycar Leisure Centre (o/s) Rhydycar
- Merthyr Tydfil College (nr) Merthyr Tydfil
- RAFA Club (o/s) Georgetown
- Kirkhouse Memorial Hall (o/s) Georgetown
- Christ Church (opp) Georgetown
- Cyfarthfa Retail Park (in) Georgetown
- Cyfarthfa Road (o/s Church) Williamstown
- Pandy Farm (o/s) Merthyr Tydfil
- Lakeside Gardens (after) Merthyr Tydfil
- Gurnos Road (in) Gurnos
- Bramble Close (adj) Gurnos
- Marigold Close (adj) Gurnos
- Prince Charles Hospital Gurnos
- Pen Gurnos (before) Gurnos
- Gurnos Police Station (opp) Gurnos
- Denbeigh Court (nr) Hirwaun
- Greenwood Drive (after) Hirwaun
- Maescynon (opp 8) Hirwaun
- Hirwaun Fire Station (o/s) Hirwaun
- Prince of Wales (after) Hirwaun
- Lamb Inn (o/s) Hirwaun
- Clock (o/s) Hirwaun
- Hirwaun Library (o/s) Hirwaun
- Co-op (opp) Hirwaun
- Tramway (opp 24) Hirwaun
- Cynon Terrace (o/s) Hirwaun
- Trewaun (o/s 12) Hirwaun
- Trenant (opp KA Interiors) Hirwaun
- Gamlyn Terrace (after) Pen-y-waun
- Perthlwyd (opp) Pen-y-waun
- Garwellt (after) Pen-y-waun
- Bryncoed (nr) Pen-y-waun
- Pen-yr-Heol (before) Pen-y-waun
- Colliers` Arms (after) Pen-y-waun
- Heol Keir Hardie (after) Pen-y-waun
- Maesycwmrig (nr) Pen-y-waun
- Pleasant View Park Homes (o/s) Trecynon
- Aberdare Cemetery (nr) Trecynon
- Cledwyn Terrace (before) Trecynon
- Cross Inn (before) Trecynon
- Comin Infants` School (o/s) Trecynon
- Park Gates (opp) Trecynon
- North Avenue (after) Gadlys
- Gadlys Terrace (nr former) Gadlys
- Palladium (o/s former) Aberdare
- Aberdare Bus Station (in) Aberdare
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Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 89 bus?
The first 89 departure leaves at 13:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 89 bus?
The last 89 leaves its first stop at 18:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 89 bus cost?
Stagecoach South Wales's published fares on the 89: adult single £1.40 to £7.40, child return £1.60 to £6.20. The England fare cap doesn't apply in Wales — Stagecoach South Wales sets the fares on the 89. Check their website or the Traveline Cymru fare finder for current prices.
Who runs the 89 bus?
The 89 is operated by Stagecoach South Wales.
Timetable data from Stagecoach South Wales via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Wales feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.