53 bus: Merthyr Tydfil – Bargoed

Stagecoach South Wales bus 53 runs between Bargoed and Merthyr Tydfil via New Tredegar, Phillipstown, Pontlottyn and Abertysswg. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Monday 2 November the first bus from Gurnos leaves at 06:45 and the last at 17:36, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach South Wales. Timetable for Monday, 2 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 53 bus from Merthyr Tydfil to Bargoed?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Merthyr Tydfil at 07:01 and the last at 17:45, 12 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 53 bus from Bargoed to Merthyr Tydfil?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Bargoed at 06:45 and the last at 17:36, 13 journeys in all.
Does the 53 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 53 bus run?
On Monday 2 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 13 journeys from Gurnos.
Where does the 53 bus stop?
Main stops from Bargoed to Merthyr Tydfil: Hanbury Square (Bargoed), Bargoed Interchange Stand 1 (Bargoed), Church Terrace (New Tredegar), Pritchard Terrace (Phillipstown), The Square (Pontlottyn), Charles Street (Abertysswg), The Royal (Rhymney), Asda (Dowlais Top), Prince Charles Hospital (Gurnos), Merthyr Bus Station 1 (Merthyr Tydfil). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 53 bus?
Stagecoach South Wales.

Merthyr Tydfil to Bargoed

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Merthyr Bus Station 11, Merthyr Tydfil07:4408:4409:4410:4411:4512:4513:4014:4015:4016:4517:45
Prince Charles Hospital, Gurnos07:5708:5809:5710:5711:5812:5813:5314:5415:5516:5817:58
Asda, Dowlais Top07:0108:0509:0610:0511:0512:0613:0614:0115:0216:0317:0618:06
The Royal, Rhymney07:1108:1509:1610:1611:1612:1713:1714:1215:1316:1417:1618:16
Charles Street, Abertysswg07:1908:2409:2510:2511:2512:2613:2614:2115:2216:2317:2518:24
The Square, Pontlottyn07:2508:3009:3110:3111:3112:3213:3214:2715:2816:2917:3218:31
Pritchard Terrace, Phillipstown07:3808:4309:4410:4411:4412:4513:4514:4015:4116:4217:4518:44
Church Terrace, New Tredegar07:4208:4809:4910:4911:4912:5013:5014:4515:4616:4717:4918:48
Hanbury Square, Bargoed07:5208:5809:5910:5911:5913:0014:0014:5515:5616:5717:5918:58

Bargoed to Merthyr Tydfil

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Hanbury Square, Bargoed07:4208:3609:3610:3611:3612:3613:3614:3615:4516:3617:36
Bargoed Interchange Stand 106:4507:4508:3909:3910:3911:3912:3913:3914:3915:4916:3917:39
Church Terrace, New Tredegar06:5507:5508:4909:4910:4911:4912:4913:4914:4915:5916:4917:49
Pritchard Terrace, Phillipstown06:5908:0008:5409:5410:5411:5412:5413:5414:5416:0416:5317:53
The Square, Pontlottyn07:1208:1309:0710:0711:0712:0713:0714:0715:0716:1717:0618:06
Charles Street, Abertysswg07:1808:1909:1310:1311:1312:1313:1314:1315:1316:2317:1218:12
The Royal, Rhymney07:2708:2809:2210:2211:2212:2213:2214:2215:2216:3117:2018:20
Asda, Dowlais Top07:3808:3909:3310:3311:3312:3313:3314:3315:3316:4217:3118:31
Prince Charles Hospital, Gurnos07:2207:4608:4709:4110:4111:4112:4113:4114:4115:4116:5017:3818:38
Merthyr Bus Station 1, Merthyr Tydfil07:3007:5909:0009:5410:5411:5412:5413:5414:5415:5417:0317:5218:48

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 2 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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