First Potteries bus times
First Potteries runs 34 routes in Cheshire and Staffordshire, serving 27 towns and villages including Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle Under Lyme, Kidsgrove and Meir Heath.
Routes
- 2: Hanley – Birches Head (circular)
- 5: Abbey Hulton – Hanley
- 6: Coalville – Hanley
- 6A: Blythe Bridge – Hanley
- 6C: Coalville – Hanley
- 7: Kidsgrove Town Centre – Hanley
- 7A: Biddulph – Hanley
- 8: Ball Green – Hanley
- 9: Oxford – Newcastle Town Centre
- 11: Hanley – Newcastle Town Centre
- 11B: Hanley – Adderley Green
- 11X: Newcastle Town Centre – Hanley
- 18: Leek Town Centre – Hanley
- 21: Hanley – Trentham
- 22: Longton – Newcastle Town Centre
- 23: Newstead – Hanley
- 25: Keele – Hanley
- 36: Clough Hall – Meir
- 36A: Meir Park – Clough Hall
- 37: Chesterton – Longton
- 38: Hanley – Talke (circular)
- 38A: Butt Lane – Crackley
- 39: Hanley – Talke Pits (circular)
- 39A: Crackley – Butt Lane
- 40: Mount Pleasant – Newstead
- 40A: Trentham – Hanley
- 43: Hanley – Baddeley Green (circular)
- 49: Hanley – Middleport
- 51: Wolstanton – Hanley
- 98: Ball Green – Newcastle Town Centre
- 99: Newcastle Town Centre – Chell Heath
- 101: Stafford Town Centre – Hanley
- 103: Hanley – Crewe
- 501: Stoke-upon-Trent – Festival Park (circular)
Places served
- Stoke-on-Trent 34 routes
- Newcastle Under Lyme 15 routes
- Kidsgrove 8 routes
- Meir Heath 2 routes
- Alsager 1 route
- Aston By Stone 1 route
- Barlaston 1 route
- Biddulph 1 route
- Blythe Bridge 1 route
- Crewe 1 route
- Dunwood 1 route
- Endon 1 route
- Haslington 1 route
- Keele 1 route
- Ladderedge 1 route
- Leek 1 route
- Longsdon 1 route
- Meaford 1 route
- Oakhanger 1 route
- Stafford 1 route
- Stockton Brook 1 route
- Stocton Brook 1 route
- Stone 1 route
- The Rookery 1 route
- Tittensor 1 route
- Whitgreave 1 route
- Yarlet 1 route
Questions
- Which bus routes does First Potteries run?
- 2, 5, 6, 6A, 6C, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 11, 11B, 11X, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 36, 36A, 37, 38, 38A, 39, 39A, 40, 40A, 43, 49, 51, 98 and 4 more.
- Where do First Potteries buses go?
- Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle Under Lyme, Kidsgrove, Meir Heath, Alsager, Aston By Stone, Barlaston, Biddulph, Blythe Bridge, Crewe, Dunwood and Endon, and 15 other places.
- What are First Potteries's busiest routes?
- the 25 (Keele – Hanley), the 11 (Hanley – Newcastle Town Centre), the 23 (Newstead – Hanley), the 103 (Hanley – Crewe) and the 6 (Coalville – Hanley).
- Can I see where First Potteries buses are now?
- Yes. StopToStop shows First Potteries buses live on its map and in each route's timetable, from the positions they report to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service.
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 30 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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