172 bus: Aberdare – Merthyr Tydfil

Stagecoach South Wales bus 172 runs between Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare via Georgetown, Llwydcoed and Gadlys. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Friday 6 November the first bus from Merthyr Tydfil leaves at 07:37 and the last at 18:29, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach South Wales. Timetable for Friday, 6 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 172 bus from Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare?
On Friday 6 November the first bus leaves Merthyr Tydfil at 07:37 and the last at 18:29, 11 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 172 bus from Aberdare to Merthyr Tydfil?
On Friday 6 November the first bus leaves Aberdare at 07:02 and the last at 17:55, 11 journeys in all.
Does the 172 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 172 bus run?
On Friday 6 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 11 journeys from Merthyr Tydfil.
Where does the 172 bus stop?
Main stops from Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare: Merthyr Bus Station 7 (Merthyr Tydfil), Cyfarthfa Retail Park (Georgetown), Merthyr Road (Llwydcoed), Tesco (Gadlys), Aberdare Bus Station (Aberdare). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 172 bus?
Stagecoach South Wales.

Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11
Merthyr Bus Station 7, Merthyr Tydfil07:3709:2010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2416:2417:30
Cyfarthfa Retail Park, Georgetown07:4209:2510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2515:2916:2917:3518:35
Merthyr Road, Llwydcoed07:5409:3710:3711:3712:3713:3714:3715:4216:4217:4718:45
Tesco, Gadlys08:0609:4810:4811:4812:4813:4814:4815:5416:5617:5918:55
Aberdare Bus Station08:1109:5310:5311:5312:5313:5314:5315:5917:0118:0319:00

Aberdare to Merthyr Tydfil

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11
Aberdare Bus Station 1207:0208:1509:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4515:4516:5517:55
Tesco, Gadlys07:0508:1909:4710:4711:4712:4713:4714:4915:4916:5917:59
Bryn Moreia, Llwydcoed07:1308:3009:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5815:5817:0718:07
Cyfarthfa Retail Park, Georgetown07:3008:4810:1111:1112:1113:1114:1115:1316:1317:2218:22
Merthyr Bus Station 1, Merthyr Tydfil07:3408:5310:1611:1612:1613:1614:1615:1816:1817:2618:26

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 6 November 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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