78 bus: Pontypridd – Merthyr Tydfil

Stagecoach South Wales bus 78 runs between Quakers Yard and Merthyr Tydfil via Pontypridd, Cilfynydd, Nelson and Pentwyn Berthllwyd. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Wednesday 4 November the first bus from Quakers Yard leaves at 05:58 and the last at 18:45, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach South Wales. Timetable for Wednesday, 4 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 78 bus from Merthyr Tydfil to Pontypridd?
On Wednesday 4 November the first bus leaves Merthyr Tydfil at 05:32 and the last at 17:40, 13 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 78 bus from Quakers Yard to Merthyr Tydfil?
On Wednesday 4 November the first bus leaves Quakers Yard at 05:58 and the last at 18:45, 14 journeys in all.
Does the 78 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 78 bus run?
On Wednesday 4 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 14 journeys from Quakers Yard.
Where does the 78 bus stop?
Main stops from Quakers Yard to Merthyr Tydfil: Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 4 (Pontypridd), Albion Flats (Cilfynydd), Nelson Bus Station Stand 1 (Nelson), Pentwyn Cottages (Pentwyn Berthllwyd), Treharris Bus Station 1 (Treharris), Darren Las (Mount Pleasant), Infants School (Troedyrhiw), Merthyr Bus Station 1 (Merthyr Tydfil). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 78 bus?
Stagecoach South Wales.

Merthyr Tydfil to Pontypridd

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Merthyr Bus Station 14, Merthyr Tydfil05:3206:27
Merthyr Bus Station 9, Merthyr Tydfil07:2508:3109:3110:3111:3112:3113:3114:3115:3116:4017:40
Infants School, Troedyrhiw05:4106:3607:3608:4209:4210:4211:4212:4213:4214:4215:4216:5117:50
Darren Las, Mount Pleasant05:4806:4407:4408:5009:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5015:5117:0017:58
Treharris Bus Station 205:5906:5407:5409:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0117:1018:08
Treharris Bus Station 206:0006:5507:5509:0110:0111:0112:0113:0114:0115:0116:0217:1118:09
Pentwyn Cottages, Pentwyn Berthllwyd06:0507:0008:0109:0710:0711:0712:0713:0714:0715:0816:0917:1718:15
Nelson Bus Station Stand 206:1107:0608:0709:1310:1311:1312:1313:1314:1315:1416:1517:2318:21
Albion Flats, Cilfynydd06:2007:1508:1609:2210:2211:2212:2213:2214:2215:2316:2417:3118:29
Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 406:2707:2208:2409:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3116:3117:3818:36

Pontypridd to Merthyr Tydfil

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14
Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 406:3007:3008:3509:3510:3511:3512:3513:3514:3515:3616:3617:4518:45
Albion Flats, Cilfynydd06:3707:3708:4209:4210:4211:4212:4213:4214:4215:4316:4317:5218:52
Nelson Bus Station Stand 106:4607:4608:5109:5110:5111:5112:5113:5114:5115:5216:5218:0119:01
Pentwyn Cottages, Pentwyn Berthllwyd06:5107:5108:5609:5610:5611:5612:5613:5614:5615:5716:5718:0619:06
Treharris Bus Station 106:0507:0108:0109:0610:0611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0616:0717:0718:1619:16
Treharris Bus Station 107:0208:0209:0710:0711:0712:0713:0714:0715:0716:0817:0818:1719:17
Darren Las, Mount Pleasant06:1207:0908:0909:1410:1411:1412:1413:1414:1415:1416:1517:1518:2419:24
Infants School, Troedyrhiw06:2107:1808:1809:2310:2311:2312:2313:2314:2315:2316:2317:2318:3219:32
Merthyr Bus Station 1, Merthyr Tydfil06:3107:3008:3109:3510:3411:3412:3413:3414:3415:3516:3517:3418:4219:42

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 4 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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