Bus and Coach from Swindon to Barnsley: Compare all prices

Compare all timetables for the bus from Swindon to Barnsley

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Swindon to Barnsley from various bus operators like National Express for the next days.

today

£21

tomorrow

Monday

£25

Tuesday

£21

Wednesday

Thursday

£25

Friday

£38

Cheapest bus trips today
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	8h 0m	05:05	Swindon	Central Coach Station	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£21	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 13/12/2025 05:05:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 13/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 0m
National Express	7h 56m	05:09	Swindon	Queen's Drive	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£21	A Bus from National Express goes from Queen's Drive, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 13/12/2025 05:09:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 13/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 56m
National Express	7h 53m	05:12	Swindon	Coate Water	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£21	A Bus from National Express goes from Coate Water, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 13/12/2025 05:12:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 13/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 53m
National Express	8h 25m	20:35	Swindon	Central Coach Station	05:00	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 13/12/2025 20:35:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 14/12/2025 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 25m

Cheapest bus trips Monday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	8h 10m	04:55	Swindon	Central Coach Station	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£25	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 15/12/2025 04:55:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 15/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 10m
National Express	8h 6m	04:59	Swindon	Queen's Drive	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£25	A Bus from National Express goes from Queen's Drive, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 15/12/2025 04:59:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 15/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 6m
National Express	8h 3m	05:02	Swindon	Coate Water	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£25	A Bus from National Express goes from Coate Water, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 15/12/2025 05:02:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 15/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 3m
National Express	8h 25m	20:35	Swindon	Central Coach Station	05:00	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£46	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 15/12/2025 20:35:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 16/12/2025 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £46 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 25m

Cheapest bus trips Tuesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	7h 45m	05:20	Swindon	Central Coach Station	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£21	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 16/12/2025 05:20:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 16/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 45m
National Express	7h 41m	05:24	Swindon	Queen's Drive	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£21	A Bus from National Express goes from Queen's Drive, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 16/12/2025 05:24:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 16/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 41m
National Express	7h 38m	05:27	Swindon	Coate Water	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£21	A Bus from National Express goes from Coate Water, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 16/12/2025 05:27:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 16/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 38m
National Express	9h 0m	20:00	Swindon	Central Coach Station	05:00	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 16/12/2025 20:00:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 17/12/2025 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 0m
National Express	13h 15m	15:45	Swindon	Queen's Drive	05:00	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from National Express goes from Queen's Drive, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 16/12/2025 15:45:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 17/12/2025 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 15m

Cheapest bus trips Thursday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	7h 45m	05:20	Swindon	Central Coach Station	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£25	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 05:20:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 45m
National Express	7h 41m	05:24	Swindon	Queen's Drive	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£25	A Bus from National Express goes from Queen's Drive, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 05:24:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 41m
National Express	7h 38m	05:27	Swindon	Coate Water	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£25	A Bus from National Express goes from Coate Water, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 05:27:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 38m
National Express	9h 0m	20:00	Swindon	Central Coach Station	05:00	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£46	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 20:00:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £46 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 0m
National Express	13h 15m	15:45	Swindon	Queen's Drive	05:00	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station	Economy	£46	A Bus from National Express goes from Queen's Drive, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 15:45:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £46 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 15m

Cheapest bus trips Friday
Mode of Transport	BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Logo	Seat classes	Price
	National Express	8h 10m	04:55	Swindon	Central Coach Station	13:05	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station		Economy	£38	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 04:55:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £38 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 10m
	National Express	8h 25m	20:35	Swindon	Central Coach Station	05:00	Barnsley	Interchange Transit Station		Economy	£52	A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 20:35:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 20/12/2025 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 25m

Did you know that if you travel from Swindon to Barnsley via Leeds, you can save more than £4? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  9h 35m
  
  0
  
  15:40
  
  Swindon
  Central Coach Station
  
  23:50
  
  Leeds
  Bus Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £30
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Central Coach Station, Swindon (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 15:40:00 to Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 23:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £30 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 10m
- National Express
  
  0h 45m
  
  0
  
  00:30
  
  Leeds
  Bus Station
  
  01:15
  
  Barnsley
  Interchange Transit Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £4
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 00:30:00 to Interchange Transit Station, Barnsley (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 01:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £4 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 45m
Travel time is 1h 25m longer, but you will save £4

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Swindon to Barnsley is £16 on 10/12/2025. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Swindon and Barnsley

See here how frequent the connections between Swindon and Barnsley are, during different times and days of the week.

Tuesday is the busiest day, with more than 6 daily coaches from Swindon to Barnsley. Friday has instead the fewest connections, with only 2 daily coaches between Swindon and Barnsley.

The busiest time of the day is the Night, with 13 coaches from Swindon to Barnsley, while Afternoon sees the fewest connections between Swindon and Barnsley, with 4 offers.

Facts about coaches from Swindon to Barnsley

Compare all providers like National Express that travel 4 times every day by bus from Swindon to Barnsley in one click! Book your bus ticket from Swindon to Barnsley starting from £16!

Cheapest Bus	£16
Fastest Bus	7h 38m
Earliest Coach	05:05
Latest Coach	20:35
Daily Bus Connections	4 Ø
Distance	222.3 km
Coach Companies	National Express

Cheapest coach connections from Swindon to Barnsley

Every day, 4 buses from 1 coach companies leave Swindon for Barnsley: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 13/12/2025 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 08/12

Tuesday 09/12

Wednesday 10/12

Thursday 11/12

Friday 12/12

Saturday 13/12

£21

Sunday 14/12

Monday 15/12

£25

Tuesday 16/12

£21

Wednesday 17/12

Thursday 18/12

£25

Friday 19/12

£38

Saturday 20/12

Sunday 21/12

£43

Monday 22/12

Tuesday 23/12

Wednesday 24/12

Thursday 25/12

Friday 26/12

Saturday 27/12

Sunday 28/12

Monday 29/12

Tuesday 30/12

Wednesday 31/12

Thursday 01/01

Friday 02/01

Saturday 03/01

Sunday 04/01

The cheapest time to travel from Swindon to Barnsley

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Swindon to Barnsley, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from £21, Tuesday is the cheapest day for a coach from Swindon to Barnsley. Friday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £38.

Night is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Swindon to Barnsley, with £21. Afternoon is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £44.

How to save money travelling from Swindon to Barnsley

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Swindon to Barnsley in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Swindon to Barnsley, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from Swindon to Barnsley are also emptier.

All bus stations and stops in Swindon and Barnsley

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Swindon and Barnsley.

Central Coach Station

New Bridge Cl

Stratton Park

A420 Oxford Road

Queen's Drive

Central Station

Coate Water

Marlborough Road

Interchange Transit Station

Midland Street 32-34

Dodworth Train Station

Oakwell Stadium

Central Station

Service and Comfort on the bus from Swindon to Barnsley

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from Swindon to Barnsley? Or which bus companies serve the route Swindon to Barnsley? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Swindon to Barnsley bus

How much does a Swindon - Barnsley coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Swindon - Barnsley bus trip is available from £16 and takes 8h 0m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Swindon to Barnsley?

The connection Swindon to Barnsley is offered by 1 companies with ticket prices ranging from £16 to £52. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Swindon - Barnsley route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Swindon to Barnsley is offered by roughly 4 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Barnsley from Swindon take?

The quickest coach from Swindon to Barnsley is provided by National Express and takes 7h 38m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £21. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Swindon to Barnsley?

The earliest bus to Barnsley departs from Swindon at 05:05. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Swindon to Barnsley?

The latest bus to Barnsley departs from Swindon at 20:35. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Swindon - Barnsley route?

Passengers looking to travel from Swindon to Barnsley can travel with National Express. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Swindon and Barnsley?

You can check all the direct connections between Swindon and Barnsley by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: National Express.

What can I take with me on the bus to Barnsley from Swindon?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you are allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the Swindon Barnsley bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Swindon Barnsley bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Swindon to Barnsley on your planned travel date.

Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Swindon to Barnsley

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Swindon and to Barnsley

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Swindon and to Barnsley. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!