26 bus: Cardiff – Blackwood
Stagecoach South Wales bus 26 runs between Blackwood and Cardiff via Ystrad Mynach, Llanbradach, Caerphilly and Nantgarw. Runs every day. On Thursday 5 November the first bus from Caerphilly leaves at 06:40 and the last at 22:35, about every hour during the day.
Operated by Stagecoach South Wales. Timetable for Thursday, 5 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 26 bus from Cardiff to Blackwood?
- On Thursday 5 November the first bus leaves Cardiff at 06:30 and the last at 20:45, 16 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 26 bus from Blackwood to Cardiff?
- On Thursday 5 November the first bus leaves Blackwood at 06:40 and the last at 22:35, 17 journeys in all.
- Does the 26 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 26 bus run?
- On Thursday 5 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 17 journeys from Caerphilly.
- Where does the 26 bus stop?
- Main stops from Blackwood to Cardiff: Blackwood Bus Station Stand 5 (Blackwood), Ystrad Fawr Hospital (Ystrad Mynach), Llanbradach War Memorial (Llanbradach), Caerphilly Interchange Stand 7 (Caerphilly), College (Nantgarw), Showcase Cinema (Nantgarw), Cross Keys Inn (Nantgarw), Ynys Bridge (Tongwynlais), Three Elms (Whitchurch), Heath Hospital Main Entrance (University Hospital of Wales), Greyfriars Road GJ (Cardiff). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 26 bus?
- Stagecoach South Wales.
Cardiff to Blackwood
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyfriars Road GJ, Cardiff | 07:30 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:35 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:45 | ||
| Heath Park Way, University Hospital of Wales | 19:03 | 20:03 | 21:03 | |||||||||||||
| Three Elms, Whitchurch | 07:44 | 08:44 | 09:44 | 10:44 | 11:44 | 12:44 | 13:44 | 14:44 | 15:50 | 17:03 | 18:02 | |||||
| Taffs Well Railway Station | 07:55 | 08:57 | 09:57 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 16:05 | 17:19 | 18:15 | 19:14 | 20:14 | 21:14 | ||
| Cross Keys Inn, Nantgarw | 08:00 | 09:02 | 10:01 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:12 | 17:24 | 18:21 | 19:21 | 20:21 | 21:21 | ||
| Showcase Cinema, Nantgarw | 19:27 | 20:27 | 21:27 | |||||||||||||
| College, Nantgarw | 16:15 | 19:27 | 20:27 | 21:27 | ||||||||||||
| Caerphilly Interchange Stand 9 | 06:30 | 07:27 | 08:25 | 09:27 | 10:26 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:44 | 17:51 | 18:52 | 19:51 | 20:51 | 21:51 |
| Llanbradach War Memorial | 06:43 | 07:40 | 08:40 | 09:41 | 10:40 | 11:39 | 12:39 | 13:39 | 14:39 | 15:39 | 16:57 | 18:05 | 19:06 | 20:04 | 21:04 | 22:04 |
| Ystrad Fawr Hospital, Ystrad Mynach | 06:50 | 07:47 | 08:47 | 09:47 | 10:46 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 17:04 | 18:11 | 19:12 | 20:10 | 21:10 | 22:10 |
| Blackwood Bus Station Stand 9 | 07:05 | 08:05 | 09:02 | 10:02 | 11:01 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:59 | 16:03 | 17:20 | 18:25 | 19:26 | 20:24 | 21:24 | 22:24 |
Blackwood to Cardiff
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood Bus Station Stand 5 | 06:50 | 07:50 | 08:55 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 15:55 | 16:55 | 18:05 | 19:05 | 20:35 | 21:35 | 22:35 | |
| Ystrad Fawr Hospital, Ystrad Mynach | 07:04 | 08:06 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:19 | 19:19 | 20:48 | 21:48 | 22:48 | |
| Llanbradach War Memorial | 07:11 | 08:14 | 09:18 | 10:17 | 11:17 | 12:17 | 13:17 | 14:17 | 15:17 | 16:17 | 17:17 | 18:26 | 19:26 | 20:55 | 21:55 | 22:55 | |
| Caerphilly Interchange Stand 7 | 06:40 | 07:34 | 08:37 | 09:41 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 17:40 | 18:51 | 19:51 | 21:05 | 22:05 | 23:05 |
| College, Nantgarw | 08:52 | 19:03 | 20:03 | ||||||||||||||
| Showcase Cinema, Nantgarw | 19:03 | 20:03 | |||||||||||||||
| Cross Keys Inn, Nantgarw | 06:53 | 07:48 | 08:54 | 09:54 | 10:53 | 11:53 | 12:53 | 13:53 | 14:53 | 16:00 | 16:59 | 17:54 | 19:05 | 20:05 | |||
| Ynys Bridge, Tongwynlais | 07:00 | 07:55 | 08:59 | 09:59 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 13:59 | 14:59 | 16:06 | 17:05 | 17:59 | 19:11 | 20:11 | |||
| Three Elms, Whitchurch | 07:10 | 08:11 | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:14 | 16:21 | 17:20 | 18:13 | |||||
| Heath Hospital Main Entrance, University Hospital of Wales | 19:26 | 20:26 | |||||||||||||||
| Greyfriars Road GJ, Cardiff | 07:25 | 08:28 | 09:29 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:29 | 14:29 | 15:30 | 16:38 | 17:36 | 18:28 | 19:41 | 20:41 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 5 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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