98 Gloucester to Cheltenham via Churchdown, Hatherley
Operated by Stagecoach West. First bus 05:19, last bus 23:45. 47 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:00, last 18:21. Fares: adult single £2.40 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 98? 18 other bus routes are numbered 98 elsewhere in the UK — see every 98 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport Hub (Bay J) | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 |
| Longford Park (near) | 08:10 | 10:10 | 12:10 | 14:10 | 16:10 | 18:10 |
| Imjin Barracks (before) | 08:19 | 10:19 | 12:19 | 14:19 | 16:19 | 18:19 |
| Hare & Hounds (after) | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Winston Road (just after) | 08:25 | 10:25 | 12:25 | 14:25 | 16:25 | 18:25 |
| The Old Elm Inn (o/s) | 08:27 | 10:27 | 12:27 | 14:27 | 16:27 | 18:27 |
| Leyson Road (after) | 08:36 | 10:36 | 12:36 | 14:36 | 16:36 | 18:36 |
| Promenade (Stop 5) | 08:50 | 10:50 | 12:50 | 14:50 | 16:50 | 18:50 |
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 98
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 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Chosen Hill School | ||||
| £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 | – | £1.30 | £2.40 | Hatherley PO | |
| £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 | – | Cheltenham |
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 98
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.
Route map
All stops on route 98
98 towards Cheltenham
All 48 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
- Hare & Hounds (after) Churchdown
- St John's Church (opp) Churchdown
- Craven Drive (after) Churchdown
- Morley Avenue (after) Churchdown
- Winston Road (just after) Churchdown
- Cordingley Close (after) Churchdown
- Station Road (before) Churchdown
- The Old Elm Inn (o/s) Churchdown
- Albemarle Road (before) 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
98 towards Gloucester
All 48 stops
- Hare & Hounds (after) 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
- Station Road (after) Churchdown
- Cordingley Close (before) Churchdown
- Winston Road (after) Churchdown
- Yew Tree Way (corner of) Churchdown
- Craven Drive (opp) Churchdown
- St John's Church (o/s) 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
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 98 bus?
The first 98 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:19 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 98 bus?
The last 98 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 98 bus cost?
Stagecoach West's published fares on the 98: 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 98 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 98 bus?
The 98 is operated by Stagecoach West.
Timetable data from Stagecoach West via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South West England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.