UPDATED 27th January 2020
Pronto is a high-frequency route with a bus every 10 minutes Mon-Sat daytimes between Nottingham and Mansfield, with two journeys an hour extending all the way to Chesterfield in Derbyshire. It's operated jointly by Stagecoach and Trent Barton.
See the full timetable on one of these sites:
There is no day ticket that is valid throughout the Pronto route. Neither Stagecoach nor Trent Barton's own day tickets are valid on this route. To travel end-to-end, a day return costs £7.30 for an adult. Look up any single or return fare at Trent Barton or Stagecoach's websites.
Here's the route, stop-by-stop. Logos are hyperlinks, so click through to see where Pronto can take you:
Nottingham, Victoria Bus Station
Look up any single or return fare on Pronto here. Returns are valid on any Pronto bus, regardless of operator. From here, Mansfield currently costs £4.20 adult single, £7.30 return. Chesterfield costs £6.10 single and £7.30 return.
The multi-operator Robin Hood Network ticket, valid on all buses and trams in Greater Nottingham, is valid on Pronto from here as far as Redhill, Henry Street. It costs £4.80 for an adult for a day.
Nottingham Plusbus tickets, bought with train tickets to or from Nottingham or Beeston, are valid on Pronto from here as far as Redhill, Henry Street.
Major connecting bus routes from central Nottingham:
- Kinchbus 9 (Bay 11 at Broadmarsh Bus Station) to Loughborough
- Trent Barton Red Arrow (Bay 2 at Victoria Bus Station) to Derby
- Centrebus 19 (Bay 12 at Broadmarsh Bus Station) to Melton Mowbray
- Marshall's 90 (Stop F1 on Friar Lane) to Newark
Nottingham, Woodborough Road (Stop FO01 outbound)
Nottingham, Huntingdon Street
Northbound buses use stop FO12 just before the traffic lights on Mansfield Road:
Forest Fields, Forest Gates
Northbound buses use stop FO15 on the right, southbound buses use stop FO07 on the left in the distance on A60 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Sherwood Rise, Clarendon College
Northbound buses use stop FO31 on the right and southbound buses use stop FO06 on the left on A60 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Carrington, Hucknall Road
Northbound buses use stop SH01 on the right next to Lidl, southbound buses use stop SH19 on the left on A60 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Carrington, Tavistock Drive
Mapperley Park, Church Drive
Northbound buses serve stop SH03 right outside St John's Church on A60 Mansfield Road:
Southbound buses use stop SH17 over the road and a bit further south from the church:
Mapperley Park, Bingham Road
Sherwood, Haydn Road
Northbound buses use stop SH05 outside Ladbrokes on A60 Mansfield Road:
Southbound buses use stop SH15 outside Sherwood Library on A60 Mansfield Road:
Sherwood, Sherwood Shops
Northbound buses use stop SH06 on A60 Mansfield Road:
Southbound buses use stop SH13 over the road:
Sherwood, Magnus Road
Sherwood, Woodthorpe Drive
Sherwood, Foster Drive
Sherwood, Rushcliffe Rise
*Nottingham/Notts border*
Daybrook, The Vale
Daybrook, Daybrook Square
Northbound buses stop on the left, southbound buses on the right on A60 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Change here for:
- Trent Barton The Calverton (from the stop on Nottingham Road) to Calverton
Daybrook, Byron Street
Northbound buses stop on the left, southbound buses on the right on A60 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Daybrook, Salop Street
Daybrook, Cross Street
Northbound buses stop just north of Lidl on A60 Mansfield Road:
Southbound buses stop right opposite Lidl, next to the junction with Cross Street, on A60 Mansfield Road:
Redhill, Cemetery
Redhill, Redhill Lodge Drive
Redhill, Henry Street
Northbound buses stop on the left, southbound buses on the right on A60 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Look up any single or return fare on Pronto here. Returns are valid on any Pronto bus, regardless of operator.
The multi-operator Robin Hood Network Ticket, valid on all buses and trams in Greater Nottingham, is valid on Pronto from here into central Nottingham. It can't be used north of this stop. It costs £4.80 for an adult for a day.
Nottingham Plusbus tickets, bought with train tickets to or from Nottingham or Beeston, are valid on Pronto from the city centre as far as here, but no further.
Leapool, Mansfield Road
Northbound buses stop on the left, southbound buses near the petrol station on the right on A60 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Change here for:
- Stagecoach Sherwood Arrow (from the northbound stop) towards New Ollerton and then either Worksop or Retford
Leapool, Lamins Lane
Papplewick, South Lodge
Papplewick, Burntstump Hill
Papplewick, Forest Farm
Papplewick, Barracks Farm
Northbound buses stop on the right, southbound buses on the left in the distance beyond the traffic lights on A60 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Papplewick, Forest Farm
Northbound buses stop on the right and southbound buses stop on the left on A60 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Papplewick, Barracks Farm
Ravenshead, Grays Drive
Ravenshead, Kighill Lane
Ravenshead, Blidworth Waye
Ravenshead, 130 Nottingham Road
Northbound buses stop on the right, southbound buses on the left on A60 Nottingham Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Change here for:
- Trent Barton 141 (from the southbound stop) towards Hucknall
Ravenshead, Newstead Abbey Gates
Ravenshead, 45 Nottingham Road
Northbound buses stop in this lay-by right next to the gates to the abbey:
Southbound buses stop on the other side of the traffic lights on A60 Nottingham Road:
Look up any single or return fare on Pronto here. Returns are valid on any Pronto bus, regardless of operator.
Mansfield Plusbus tickets, bought with train tickets to or from Mansfield, are valid on Pronto from the town centre as far as this stop, but no further.
Ravenshead, 45 Nottingham Road
Ravenshead, Larch Farm
Ravenshead, Ricket Lane
Harlow Wood, Nottingham Road
Harlow Wood, Portland College
Northbound buses stop on the left, southbound buses on the right on A60 Nottingham Road. The college itself, complete with coffee shop open to the public, is on the side road in the distance to the right:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Harlow Wood, The Spinney
Harlow Wood, Thieves Wood Lane
Berry Hill, Cauldwell Road
Berry Hill, West Notts College
Berry Hill, Forest Hill
Northbound buses stop on the right, southbound buses on the left on A60 Nottingham Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Berry Hill, Forest Hill
High Oakham, Harlow Avenue
High Oakham, Atkin Lane
High Oakham, Alexandra Avenue
Mansfield, Stella Street
Northbound buses stop on the left and southbound buses on the right on A60 Nottingham Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Mansfield, Stella Street
Northbound buses stop on the left, southbound buses on the right on A60 Nottingham Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Mansfield, Water Meadows/Bishop Street
Northbound buses stop at Water Meadows on Nottingham Road:
Southbound buses stop at Bishop Street on A60 Portland Street:
Mansfield, Bus Station
Northbound buses use stand L and southbound buses use stand D at Mansfield Bus Station:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Look up any single or return fare on Pronto here. Returns are valid on any Pronto bus, regardless of operator. From here, Nottingham costs £4.20 adult single, £7.30 return. Chesterfield costs £4.40 single and £6.50 return.
Mansfield Plusbus tickets, bought with train tickets to or from Mansfield, are valid on Pronto from here as far south as Newstead Abbey Gates and as far north as 18 The Hill.
Change here for:
- Stagecoach 28/29 (from stop K) to Newark
- Stagecoach 14/15 (from stop G) towards Ollerton
- Stagecoach 11/12 (from stop F) towards Warsop
- Trent Barton Nines/Black Cat (from stops I and J) towards Derby via Sutton
- Trent Barton Threes (from stop I) towards Nottingham via Sutton
Mansfield, Quaker Way
Mansfield, Westgate
Mansfield, St Philip Neris Church
Mansfield, Tesco
Northbound buses stop adjacent to the supermarket on A6009 Chesterfield Road South:
Southbound buses stop opposite:
Mansfield, Council Offices
Mansfield, Bould Street
Mansfield, Beech Hill Drive
Bull Farm, Clumber Drive
Northbound buses stop on the right, southbound buses on the left on A6191 Chesterfield Road North:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Bull Farm, Shaftsbury Avenue
Bull Farm, Brougham Avenue
Radmanthwaite, Oxclose Lane
Radmanthwaite, Radmanthwaite Road
Pleasley Hill, Clarence Street
Pleasley Hill, Cemetery
Pleasley Hill, Poplar Drive
Pleasley, Nursery School
Pleasley, Meden Square
Northbound buses stop opposite the post office on Chesterfield Road:
Southbound buses stop over the road and across the River Meden:
Pleasley, Pit Lane
Look up any single or return fare on Pronto here. Returns are valid on any Pronto bus, regardless of operator.
Pleasley, Anthony Bek School
Northbound buses stop on the right in the distance, southbound buses on the left on Chesterfield Road. Pit Lane itself is on the right:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
The multi-operator and multi-modal Derbyshire Wayfarer day ticket, valid throughout the county on buses and trains, is valid on Pronto from this stop to the end of the route in Chesterfield. It cannot be used south of here. It currently costs £13.40 for an adult and can be bought on the bus. Here's where else you can use it:
Change here for:
- Stagecoach 23 towards Shirebrook
- Stagecoach 53/53A towards Bolsover and Sheffield
Pleasley, Anthony Bek School
New Houghton, Appleby House
Glapwell, Staleys Garage
Glapwell, Young Vanish
Northbound buses stop on the left just after the lights, southbound buses on the right on A617 The Hill. The pub after which this stop is named is in the distance:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Glapwell, Hill Top
Glapwell, 102 The Hill
Glapwell, 18 The Hill
Look up any single or return fare on Pronto here. Returns are valid on any Pronto bus, regardless of operator.
Bramley Vale, Waterloo Street
Northbound buses stop on the left, southbound buses at the brick shelter in the distance on the right on A617 The Hill:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Mansfield Plusbus tickets, bought with train tickets to or from Mansfield, are valid on Pronto from the town centre as far as this stop, but no further.
Bramley Vale, Waterloo Street
Bramley
Vale, Bramley Road West
Doe Lea, Chesterfield Road
Buses in both directions stop at this brick shelter on the turning circle at the junction of Mansfield Road and Chesterfield Road:
Heath, Mill Lane
Heath, Chapel Hill
Heath, Heath Road
Northbound buses stop on the left, southbound buses on the right on Heath Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Heath, Railway Cottages
Holmewood, Devonshire Terrace
Holmewood, Library
Northbound buses stop on the right, southbound buses in the distance on the left on Heath Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Holmewood, Springfield Road
Holmewood, Masefield Avenue
Holmewood, Park Road
Temple Normanton, Hill Top Farm
Temple Normanton, Birkin Lane
Temple Normanton, Church Lane
Temple Normanton, Business Park
Temple Normanton, Corbriggs
Railway Cottages
Winsick, Mile Hill
Winsick, New Inn
Look up any single or return fare on Pronto here. Returns are valid on any Pronto bus, regardless of operator.
Hasland, Hillcrest Road
Northbound buses stop in the distance on the left, southbound buses on the right on B6039 Mansfield Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Chesterfield Plusbus tickets, bought with rail tickets to or from Chesterfield, are valid on Pronto from the town centre as far as here, but no further.
Hasland, Hillcrest Road
Hasland, Toll Bar
Northbound buses stop on the left, southbound buses on the right on B6039 Hasland Road:
Departures: Northbound, Southbound
Hasland, Grove Street
Hasland, Penmore Lane
Hasland, Whitebank Close
Hasland, Warner Street
Chesterfield, Ibis Hotel
Chesterfield, Coach Station
The multi-operator and multi-modal Derbyshire Wayfarer day ticket, valid throughout the county on buses and trains, is valid on Pronto from this stop as far as Pleasley, Pit Lane. It currently costs £13.40 for an adult and can be bought on the bus. Here's where else you can use it:
Connections from Chesterfield:
- Hulleys 170 (from stop B12 on New Beetwell Street) to Bakewell
- Stagecoach X17 (from Coach Station Bay D) to Matlock and (from Bay C) to Sheffield direct
- Trent Barton Comet (from stop B14 on New Beetwell Street) to Alfreton, Ripley and Derby
- Stagecoach 82/83 (from stop K2 on Stephenson Place) towards Bolsover
- Stagecoach 77 (from stop B6 on New Beetwell Street) towards Worksop
- Stagecoach 50/50A (from stop B3 on New Beetwell Street) to Sheffield via Eckington
- Stagecoach 43/44 (from stop B2 on Cavendish Street) to Sheffield via Dronfield
All of the information in this post is correct at the time of writing, but please check the relevant links before travelling.