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818 Bus Time Schedule & Line Route 818 bus time schedule & line map 818 Blaenavon - Newport View In Website Mode The 818 bus line (Blaenavon - Newport) has 2 routes. For regular weekdays, their operation hours are: (1) Blaenavon: 3:15 PM (2) Pontypool: 7:59 AM Use the Moovit App to ƒnd the closest 818 bus station near you and ƒnd out when is the next 818 bus arriving. Direction: Blaenavon 818 bus Time Schedule 26 stops Blaenavon Route Timetable: VIEW LINE SCHEDULE Sunday Not Operational Monday 3:15 PM Town Bridge, Pontypool Pont ap Hywell, Pontymoile Community Tuesday 3:15 PM Riverside, Pontypool Wednesday 3:15 PM Riverside, Pontymoile Community Thursday 3:15 PM Merchant's Hill, Pontnewynydd Friday 3:15 PM Post O∆ce, Pontnewynydd Saturday Not Operational Snatchwood Road Bottom, Snatchwood Snatchwood Terrace, Snatchwood Owendale Terrace, Pen Tranch Community 818 bus Info Direction: Blaenavon Broad Street, Abersychan Stops: 26 Broad Street, Abersychan Community Trip Duration: 17 min Line Summary: Town Bridge, Pontypool, Riverside, Union Street, Abersychan Pontypool, Merchant's Hill, Pontnewynydd, Post O∆ce, Pontnewynydd, Snatchwood Road Bottom, Telephone Exchange, Abersychan Snatchwood, Snatchwood Terrace, Snatchwood, Broad Street, Abersychan, Union Street, Abersychan, Big Arch, Abersychan Telephone Exchange, Abersychan, Big Arch, Lodge Road, Abersychan Community Abersychan, British School Close, Fairƒeld, Heol Waun, Talywain, Commercial Road Top, Talywain, British School Close, Fairƒeld Emlyn Park, Talywain, Bakery Houses, Garndiffaith, Cwrt y Porth Fawr, Abersychan Community Balance Road, Garndiffaith, Terminus, Varteg, Gladstone Terrace, Varteg, Salisbury Terrace, Varteg, Heol Waun, Talywain Mountain Gate, Varteg, Cemetery, Forgeside, Curwood, Blaenavon, Kennard Crescent, Blaenavon, Commercial Road Top, Talywain Engine Row, Ri≈e Green, Upper Waun Street, Blaenavon, High Street, Blaenavon Commercial Road, Abersychan Community Emlyn Park, Talywain New Road, Abersychan Community Bakery Houses, Garndiffaith Heol Newydd, Abersychan Community Balance Road, Garndiffaith Terminus, Varteg Gladstone Terrace, Varteg Salisbury Terrace, Varteg Mountain Gate, Varteg Cemetery, Forgeside Curwood, Blaenavon A4043, Blaenavon Kennard Crescent, Blaenavon Church Road, Blaenavon Engine Row, Ri≈e Green North Street, Blaenavon Upper Waun Street, Blaenavon Upper Waun Street, Blaenavon High Street, Blaenavon Vincent Street, Blaenavon Direction: Pontypool 818 bus Time Schedule 28 stops Pontypool Route Timetable: VIEW LINE SCHEDULE Sunday Not Operational Monday 7:59 AM Curwood, Blaenavon A4043, Blaenavon Tuesday 7:59 AM Kennard Crescent, Blaenavon Wednesday 7:59 AM Church Road, Blaenavon Thursday 7:59 AM Engine Row, Ri≈e Green Friday 7:59 AM North Street, Blaenavon Saturday Not Operational Upper Waun Street, Blaenavon Upper Waun Street, Blaenavon High Street, Blaenavon Vincent Street, Blaenavon 818 bus Info Direction: Pontypool Burford Street, Blaenavon Stops: 28 High Street, Blaenavon Trip Duration: 21 min Line Summary: Curwood, Blaenavon, Kennard Curwood, Blaenavon Crescent, Blaenavon, Engine Row, Ri≈e Green, Upper A4043, Blaenavon Waun Street, Blaenavon, High Street, Blaenavon, Burford Street, Blaenavon, Curwood, Blaenavon, Cemetery, Forgeside Cemetery, Forgeside, Mountain Gate, Varteg, Salisbury Terrace, Varteg, Gladstone Terrace, Varteg, Mountain Gate, Varteg Terminus, Varteg, Balance Road, Garndiffaith, Bakery Houses, Garndiffaith, Globe, Talywain, Salisbury Terrace, Varteg Commercial Road Top, Talywain, Church, Talywain, British School Close, Fairƒeld, Big Arch, Abersychan, Gladstone Terrace, Varteg Devon Place, Abersychan, Union Street, Abersychan, Broad Street, Abersychan, Snatchwood Terrace, Terminus, Varteg Snatchwood, Snatchwood Road Bottom, Snatchwood, St Luke's Road, Pontnewynydd, Balance Road, Garndiffaith Merchant's Hill, Pontnewynydd, Riverside, Pontypool, Town Bridge, Pontypool Bakery Houses, Garndiffaith Globe, Talywain Heol Albert, Abersychan Community Commercial Road Top, Talywain Commercial Road, Abersychan Community Church, Talywain British School Close, Fairƒeld Cwrt y Porth Fawr, Abersychan Community Big Arch, Abersychan Lodge Road, Abersychan Community Devon Place, Abersychan Devon Place, Abersychan Community Union Street, Abersychan Bell Lane, Abersychan Community Broad Street, Abersychan Broad Street, Abersychan Community Snatchwood Terrace, Snatchwood Owendale Terrace, Pen Tranch Community Snatchwood Road Bottom, Snatchwood St Luke's Road, Pontnewynydd Merchant's Hill, Pontnewynydd St Luke's Road, Pen Tranch Community Riverside, Pontypool Riverside Walk, Pontymoile Community Town Bridge, Pontypool Pont ap Hywell, Pontymoile Community 818 bus time schedules and route maps are available in an o«ine PDF at moovitapp.com. 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