Bus service timetables and journey planning

If you know your bus route number use the bus timetable list to go to the buses page for details of times and fares. Or, use the bus and rail maps to help plan your journey on the bus network.

You may be able to use our FlexiLink flexible transport service, or the go-too on-demand bus service in the Nantwich and rural area.

Planning your journey online or by phone

Door to door travel planning

You can use the Traveline journey planner to find routes and times for your journey anywhere in Great Britain, or click on the icons at the top of the journey planning box to find live departures or look up a timetable for buses and trams that cover all the stops served.

You can plan your journey with the help of the Traveline telephone service by calling 0871 200 22 33 (12p per minute from landlines and mobiles, plus your phone companies access charge).

The English Traveline call centre opening hours are 7am to 8pm most days. You can find full details on the Traveline website service page.

Bus operator contact details and complaints
Bus service changes, disruption information and notices

You can find further information on the Cheshire East public transport news and notices page.

To help ensure a smooth and stress‑free journey, we kindly ask that you arrive at your bus stop at least 5 minutes before the scheduled departure time.

Bus service timetables

The dates shown are the last time a service was changed. This can be many years ago.

Fares are shown on the bus companies web sites.

Search tip: Search on a single word or number of the bus route for example 88, or a town name for example Middlewich, rather than a phrase.

Search for a bus service

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Service Number, Operator and DateRoute and link to timetable

103 First Potteries

Last updated: 1/5/2025

Hanley - Tunstall - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Radway Green - Haslington - Crewe Railway Station - Crewe Bus Station

Monday to Sunday

8 D&G

Last updated: 2/3/2025

Wistaston Green - Crewe - Sydney - Elm Drive

Monday to Sunday

10 D&G

Last updated: 9/1/2025

Weston - Macclesfield - Hurdsfield, Hulley Road - Bollington

Monday to Sunday

12, 12A, 13 D&G Bus

Last updated: 3/29/2026

Shavington - Rope - Crewe Bus Station - Coppenhall, Mablins Lane - Parkers Road - Leighton Hospital

Monday to Sunday

29 March 2026: 12A route and timetable revised to serve Grand Junction Retail Park and Hungerford Road with improved links to Crewe Business Park, Crewe Rail Station and Leighton Hospital, funded by Cheshire East Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan. 

14, 14A High Peak

Last updated: 9/3/2023

Macclesfield - Moss Rose / Sutton Lane Ends - Langley Circular

Monday to Saturday

Commercial bus service with some financial support from Cheshire East Council

19, 19A D&G Bus

Last updated: 3/29/2026

Macclesfield - Prestbury / Whirley Barn

Monday to Saturday

Service provided under contract to Cheshire East Council

29 March 2026: route and timetable revised to improve reliability and avoid traffic congestion at school times. McCann’s section of route withdrawn. 

31 D&G

Last updated: 3/30/2026

Northwich - Winsford - Church Minshull - Leighton Hospital - Crewe

Monday to Saturday

30 March 2026: new Sunday service introduced, funded by Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plans to improve access to essential services and leisure activities. 1850 Northwich Saturday evening journey replaced by a revised 1905 Northwich to Sandbach journey on the 37 timetable.`

37 D&G

Last updated: 3/30/2026

Northwich - Winsford - Middlewich - Sandbach - Haslington - Crewe Railway Station - Crewe Bus Station

Monday to Saturday

30 March 2026: new Monday to Friday Sandbach to Winsford and Sunday service journeys introduced, funded by Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan to improve access to essential services and leisure activities. 1905 Saturday evening journey revised to run from Northwich to Sandbach. 

38 D&G

Last updated: 3/31/2025

Macclesfield - Gawsworth - Congleton - West Heath - Arclid - Sandbach - Haslington - Crewe Railway Station - Crewe Bus Station

Monday to Sunday

39 Mikro

Last updated: 9/2/2024

Crewe - Rail House - Wynbunbury - Nantwich (Sainsbury's)

Monday to Saturday

Service provided under contract to Cheshire East Council

42 D&G

Last updated: 3/31/2025

Crewe - Leighton Hospital - Middlewich - Holmes Chapel - Congleton

Service provided under contract to Cheshire East Council.

Monday to Saturday

42C

Last updated: 1/6/2025

Piccadilly - Stockport (42C serves Handforth Dean)

Monday to Sundays

51, 52 D&G Bus

Last updated: 7/27/2025

51 Nantwich - Swanley - Wrenbury - Sound

52 Leighton Hospital - Nantwich - Millfields - Wrenbury - Sound

These are new services linking Wrenbury, Aston and Sound with Nantwich and Leighton Hospital. Buses will operate Monday to Saturday.

Service provided under contract to Cheshire East Council

53 D&G Bus

Last updated: 7/27/2025

53 Leighton Hospital - Nantwich - Hankelow - Audlem - Buerton

This is a new service linking Audlem, Buerton and Hankelow with Nantwich and Leighton Hospital. Buses will operate Monday to Saturday.

Service provided under contract to Cheshire East Council

58 High Peak

Last updated: 9/12/2022

Macclesfield - Forest Cottage - Cat and Fiddle Inn - Burbage - Buxton - Chatsworth House

Monday to Sunday and Bank Holidays

60, 60A High Peak

Last updated: 1/22/2025

Macclesfield - Hurdsfield - Rainow - Kettleshulme - Newtown - New Mills - Hayfield

Monday to Saturday

Road closure:

The B5470 has been closed for repairs to the carriageway. As a result the 60, 60A will have to operate in two sections Macclesfield - Rainow and Kettleshulme to Hayfield with a small number of through journeys operating via the Cat & Fiddle. An emergency timetable has been introduced. 

84 Stagecoach

Last updated: 3/29/2026

Chester - Tarvin - Duddon - Tarporley - Nantwich - Willaston - Crewe

Monday to Sunday and Bank Holidays

Commercial service

29 March 2026: change to the timetable at peak times to improve punctuality.

84X D&G

Last updated: 1/5/2026

84X Crewe - Nantwich

Monday to Saturday

Commercial service

85 D&G

Last updated: 2/13/2023

Nantwich - Crewe Bus Station - Crewe Railway Station - Madeley - Keele University - Newcastle

Monday to Saturday

Commercial service

87, 88, 89, 188 D&G Bus

Last updated: 3/30/2026

87, 88, 188 Altrincham - Wilmslow - Mobberley - Knutsford - Macclesfield

89 Knutsford - Pickmere - Wincham - Northwich

Monday to Saturday

Service provided on behalf of Cheshire East Council

30 March 2026: 88 timetable revised to improve reliability. 

13 April 2026:

  • 86 D&G Bus: new Knutsford - Over Peover & Ollerton (circular) service introduced as part of 87, 89 revisions to improve reliability.
  • 87, 89 D&G Bus: route and timetable revised to improve reliability. 89 no longer serves Pickmere. New 86 service introduced to serve Over Peover and Ollerton. 

Beartown buses 90, 91, 92 D&G

Last updated: 3/31/2025

Congleton Circulars

  • 90 Congleton - Bromley Estate (Circular)
  • 91 Congleton - Mossley (Circular)
  • 92 Congleton - Buglawton Estate (Circular)

Service provided on behalf of Cheshire East Council.

Monday to Saturday

93A, 93C D&G

Last updated: 11/10/2025

Congleton - Viking Park and West Heath

Service provided on behalf of Cheshire East Council.

Monday to Saturday

New service funded by Cheshire East Council through the government's Bus Service Improvement Plan.

94 D&G

Last updated: 7/21/2025

Congleton - Biddulph - Newcastle

Monday to Saturday

109 Aimee's Travel

Last updated: 9/4/2024

Macclesfield - Bosley - Rushton Spencer - Rudyard - Leek

Monday to Saturday

130 150 D&G Bus / High Peak

Last updated: 1/26/2026

Macclesfield - Macclesfield Hospital - Alderley Park - Wilmslow - Handforth - Wythenshawe - Airport

Monday to Sunday

191 Direct Taxis Lymm Shopper

Last updated: 4/16/2021

Little Bollington - Agden - Broomedge

Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays only

199 Skyline High Peak

Last updated: 7/20/2025

Buxton - Disley - Stockport - Manchester Airport (Skyline)

Commercial Service

Monday to Sunday

316 D&G

Last updated: 4/1/2023

Sandbach - Cooksmere Lane Circular

Service provided on behalf of Cheshire East Council.

Monday and Thursdays only.

317 D&G

Last updated: 11/1/2025

Alsager - Rode Heath - Sandbach - Ettiley Heath - Leighton Hospital

Service provided on behalf of Cheshire East Council.

Monday to Saturday

318 D&G

Last updated: 9/8/2024

Alsager - Rode Heath - Scholar Green - Kidsgrove - Mow Cop - Congleton

Service provided on behalf of Cheshire East Council

319 D&G

Last updated: 4/1/2023

Sandbach - Brereton Green - Holmes Chapel - Cranage - Allostock - Goostrey - Twemlow Green

Service provided on behalf of Cheshire East Council.

Monday and Thursdays only.

358, 360 Stagecoach

Last updated: 7/21/2020

Stockport - Hazel Grove - Disley - New Mills - Hayfield

Monday to Friday

391 Belle Vue

Last updated: 4/5/2026

Macclesfield - Tytherington - Bollington - Kerridge - Poynton - Hazel Grove - Stockport

Service provided under contract to Cheshire East Council with some commercial journeys

Monday to Saturday

5 April 2026: new Sunday service introduced, funded by Cheshire East Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan to improve access to essential services and leisure activities. 

FlexiLink East Cheshire Flexible Transport Service

Last updated: 8/1/2022

FlexiLink is a demand responsive transport solution which provides an alternative means of travel for residents who are disabled, over the age of 80, or who live beyond the reach of any other public transport.

All journeys must be pre-booked. If you wish to start using the service, please call the booking line on 0300 123 5110 from 10.00am – 1.00pm Monday to Friday to register your details.

The core hours of the service will be between 9.30am to 2.30pm on weekdays. A limited service is available for group bookings between 8.30 and 9.30am and 2.30 and 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

If you have any queries please telephone 0300 123 5110 between 10.00am and 1.00pm.

go-too

Last updated: 8/1/2022

Welcome to go-too, the new on-demand, flexible minibus service for you if you travel in the rural area south-west of Nantwich.

Total results: 35. Viewing page 1 of 4.

Bus stops and shelters

Passengers can find bus stop timetable displays at over 999 bus stops in Cheshire East. We try to update displays at bus stops the day before a service change but this can be a few days either side. We put the date at the top of each display to show when it was last updated.

Across Cheshire East 622 stops have raised kerbs installed to make boarding and alighting easier for disabled passengers and passengers with pushchairs.

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Or phone 0300 123 5500 (Monday to Friday 9:00 - 16:00).

Contact us

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Page last reviewed: 4 March 2026