97 Gloucester to Cheltenham via Churchdown, Hatherley
Operated by Stagecoach West. Registered as running via Longford, Churchdown & Hatherley. First bus 06:15, last bus 22:25. 32 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 09:00, last 19:00. Fares: adult single £2.40 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 97? 17 other bus routes are numbered 97 elsewhere in the UK — see every 97 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 09:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 to Churchdown Winston Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport Hub (Bay J) | 09:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 |
| Longford Park (near) | 09:10 | 11:10 | 13:10 | 15:10 | 17:10 | 19:09 |
| Longlevens Crossroads (after) | 09:13 | 11:13 | 13:13 | 15:13 | 17:13 | 19:12 |
| Imjin Barracks (before) | 09:19 | 11:19 | 13:19 | 15:19 | 17:19 | 19:17 |
| Community Centre (opp) | 09:25 | 11:25 | 13:25 | 15:25 | 17:25 | 19:22 |
| Winston Road (after) | · | · | · | · | · | 19:25 |
| School Grounds (inside) | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Leyson Road (after) | 09:36 | 11:36 | 13:36 | 15:36 | 17:36 | · |
| Promenade (Stop 5) | 09:50 | 11:50 | 13:50 | 15:50 | 17:50 | · |
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 97
Adult single £2.40 to £3.00 · Adult return £4.00 to £6.70 · Child single £1.80 to £2.90 · Child return £2.70 to £4.50
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.40 | Denmark Road | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £2.40 | Fairmile Gardens | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Longford | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Longlevens Xroads | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Rookery Road South | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Rookery Road North | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Innsworth RAF | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Grove Est/Hare & Hou | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Community C/ Winston | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Chosen H/Cordingley | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Old Elm Inn | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Badgeworth Road | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Reddings | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Westal Green | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Montpellier Gdns | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Cheltenham | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.40 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Chosen Hill School |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Gloucester Centre.
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 West before you travel.
Tickets on the 97
Stagecoach West publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Return Bristol · Single Bristol · Adult MyBus Day · Adult MyBus Week · Jobseeker Return · Jobseeker Single · West Gold DayRider · Cheltenham DayRider
…and 56 more tickets on this route.
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 Stagecoach West's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 29 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach West.
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 West 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 Cheltenham: 16 journeys, first 06:15 towards Gloucester: 14 journeys, first 06:30
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Cheltenham: 16 journeys, first 06:15 towards Gloucester: 14 journeys, first 06:30
Route map
All stops on route 97
97 towards Cheltenham
All 50 stops
- Transport Hub (Bay J) Gloucester
- St Mark's Church (opp) Kingsholm
- Rugby Ground Kingsholm
- Denmark Road (after) Kingsholm
- Gambier Parry Gardens (opp) Longford
- Fairmile Gardens (opp) Kingsholm
- Fircroft Road (after) Longford
- Sherwood Green (after) Longford
- Crescentdale (after) Longford
- Longford Park (near) Longford
- Brionne Way (before) Longlevens
- Oxstalls Way (after) Longlevens
- Longlevens Crossroads (after) Longlevens
- Brooklands Park (opp) Longlevens
- Allotments (by) Longlevens
- Technology Park (by) Innsworth
- Cromwell Road (after) Innsworth
- Frog Furlong Lane (by) Innsworth
- Imjin Barracks (before) Innsworth
- Shepherds Way (after) Churchdown
- Wisteria Way (after) Churchdown
- St John's Avenue (opp) Churchdown
- Churchdown Library (opp) Churchdown
- Community Centre (opp) Churchdown
- Priory Court (after) Churchdown
- Church Road (before) Churchdown
- Station Road (after) Churchdown
- Cordingley Close (before) Churchdown
- Winston Road (after) Churchdown
- The Old Elm Inn (o/s) Churchdown
- Albemarle Road (before) Churchdown
- School Grounds (inside) Churchdown
- Chosen Hill School (o/s) Churchdown
- Rugby Club (o/s) Churchdown
- Brookfield Road (after) Badgeworth
- Reddings Farm (by) The Reddings
- Chestnut Nurseries (nr) The Reddings
- Brock Close (after) The Reddings
- Leyson Road (after) The Reddings
- Reddings Park (after) The Reddings
- Robert Burns Avenue (corner of) Hatherley
- Rippledale Close (opp) Hatherley
- Harrington Drive (after) Hatherley
- Shelburne Road (nr) Hatherley
- Warden Hill Road (opp) Hatherley
- Court Gardens (by) Hatherley
- Lansdown Walk (nr) Cheltenham
- Rotunda (after) Cheltenham
- Imperial Square (opp) Cheltenham
- Promenade (Stop 5) Cheltenham
97 towards Gloucester
All 47 stops
- School Grounds (inside) Churchdown
- Promenade (Stop 5) Cheltenham
- Rotunda (opp) Cheltenham
- Lansdown Walk (opp) Cheltenham
- Hatherley Road (before) Cheltenham
- Court Gardens (nr) Hatherley
- Warden Hill Road (before) Hatherley
- Shelburne Road (after) Hatherley
- Harrington Drive (before) Hatherley
- Rippledale Close (before) Hatherley
- Robert Burns Avenue (nr) Hatherley
- Reddings Park (by) The Reddings
- Leyson Road (corner of) The Reddings
- Brock Close (before) The Reddings
- Chestnut Nurseries (by) The Reddings
- Reddings Farm (opp) The Reddings
- Brookfield Road (before) Badgeworth
- Rugby Club (opp) Churchdown
- Chosen Hill School (opp) Churchdown
- Albemarle Road (after) Churchdown
- The Old Elm Inn (after) Churchdown
- Church Road (after) Churchdown
- Priory Court (before) Churchdown
- Community Centre (o/s) Churchdown
- Churchdown Library (o/s) Churchdown
- St John's Avenue (before) Churchdown
- Wisteria Way (corner of) Churchdown
- Shepherds Way (before) Churchdown
- Imjin Barracks (opp) Innsworth
- Frog Furlong Lane (nr) Innsworth
- Cromwell Road (before) Innsworth
- Technology Park (after) Innsworth
- Allotments (nr) Longlevens
- Brooklands Park (before) Longlevens
- Oxstalls Lane (after) Longlevens
- Oxstalls Way (corner of) Longlevens
- Brionne Way (after) Longlevens
- Longford Park (near) Longford
- Crescentdale (before) Longford
- Sherwood Green (before) Longford
- Fircroft Road (before) Longford
- Fairmile Gardens (corner of) Kingsholm
- Gambier Parry Gardens (after) Longford
- Denmark Road (before) Kingsholm
- Rugby Ground (opp) Kingsholm
- St Mark's Church (nr) Kingsholm
- Transport Hub arrival (at) Gloucester
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 26 July 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 30 November 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 Gloucester → Cheltenham
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 To amend Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Gloucestershire County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH0005031/9 · Changes in Gloucestershire County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 97 bus?
The first 97 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 97 bus?
The last 97 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:25. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 97 bus cost?
Stagecoach West's published fares on the 97: adult single £2.40 to £3.00, adult return £4.00 to £6.70, child single £1.80 to £2.90, child return £2.70 to £4.50. The 97 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. Stagecoach West day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 97 bus?
The 97 is operated by Stagecoach West.
Timetable data from Stagecoach West via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PH0005031/9. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.