Buses to University of Staffordshire

20 bus routes serve University of Staffordshire in Stoke-upon-Trent. Weekday buses run from 05:24 to 00:10.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving University of Staffordshire

• 25 Hanley → Keele via Newcastle Under Lyme Mon–Fri 05:55–00:10 Sun 07:57–22:51 First Potteries
• 9 Biddulph → Clayton via Oxford, Newcastle Under Lyme Mon–Fri 06:44–19:01 no Sunday service D & G Bus
• 100 Hanley → Stone via Trentham, Blurton Mon–Fri 06:20–18:14 no Sunday service D & G Bus
• 9 Oxford → Newcastle Town Centre via Hanley, Newcastle Under Lyme Mon–Fri 19:01–23:04 Sun 10:08–17:20 First Potteries
• 6C Hanley → Coalville via Fenton, Meir Mon–Fri 08:01–15:27 no Sunday service First Potteries
• 218 Endon → Newcastle Town Centre via Hanley, Newcastle Under Lyme Mon–Fri 07:28–16:51 no Sunday service Stanton's of Stoke
• 23 Hanley → Newstead via Fenton, Blurton Mon–Fri 06:16–23:17 Sun 09:37–16:48 First Potteries
• 24 Adderley Green → Newstead via Hanley, Blurton Mon–Fri 05:24–22:26 Sun 05:29–22:26 D & G Bus
• 40A Hanley → Trentham via Barlaston no Sunday service D & G Bus
• 40 Hanley → Trentham via Hem Heath no Sunday service D & G Bus
• 40A Hanley → Trentham via Fenton, Blurton no Sunday service First Potteries
• 21 Hanley → Trentham via Shelton, Stoke-upon-Trent Mon–Fri 06:18–19:51 Sun 10:03–16:15 First Potteries
• 32A Uttoxeter → Stoke-on-Trent via Werrington, Hanley Mon–Fri 08:30–18:34 no Sunday service D & G Bus
• 6 Hanley → Park Hall via Meir, Coalville Mon–Fri 06:06–20:31 Sun 07:51–17:50 First Potteries
• 6A Hanley → Blythe Bridge via Fenton, Meir Mon–Fri 06:26–19:35 Sun 08:34–18:19 First Potteries
• 501 Stoke-on-Trent circular via Hanley, Festival Park Mon–Fri 09:15–15:45 no Sunday service First Potteries
• 36 Meir → Kidsgrove via Hanley, Sandyford Mon–Fri 21:04–23:04 Sun 18:49–23:04 First Potteries
• 50 Hanley → Lightwood via Fenton, Longton Mon–Fri 09:30–14:45 no Sunday service Stanton's of Stoke
• 36A Meir Park → Kidsgrove via Hanley, Sandyford Mon–Fri 19:34–22:34 Sun 18:34–22:34 First Potteries
• 6 Hanley → Longton via Joiners Square, Fenton Mon–Fri 07:14–07:14 no Sunday service D & G Bus

Live times at the campus stops

Direct buses to University of Staffordshire from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other University of Staffordshire campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to University of Staffordshire?

20 routes serve the campus: the 25 (towards Keele), the 9 (towards Nuffield Hospital), the 100 (towards Stone Town Centre, Granville Square), the 9 (towards Newcastle Bus Station), the 6C (towards Coalville), the 218 (towards Merrial Street), the 23 (towards Newstead), the 24 (towards Shops), the 40A (towards World of Wedgwood), the 40 (towards Laxton Grove), the 40A (towards World of Wedgwood), the 21 (towards Trentham) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at University of Staffordshire?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 20 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to University of Staffordshire?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 05:24, on the 24. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

Not on these routes — the last weekday bus from the campus is 00:10. Check the town page for late services from the centre. Term-time student services sometimes run later than the year-round timetable published here.

Do buses run to University of Staffordshire outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to University of Staffordshire, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus, or every stop and route in Stoke-upon-Trent.