The Trust offers a free transport service between the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital (RBTH), Burnley General Teaching Hospital (BGTH) and Pendle Community Hospital (PCH) for staff, patients and visitors.

The service will be monitored regularly and will continue to be provided whilst demand requires.

The shuttle buses pick up and drop off seven days per week from:

Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital 

  • Bus shelter stand A at the main hospital entrance

Burnley General Teaching Hospital

  • Areas 5 - 9 (this includes the Lancashire Women and Newborn Unit and Urgent Care Centre) - the bus stops in front of the main entrance (Phase 5).
  • Areas 1 - 4  - Casterton Avenue outside the Hospital
  • The Prairie playing fields (junction of Windermere Avenue and Colne Road, Burnley - the bus stop on Colne Road).

For Pendle Community Hospital see the timetable below.

For further details telephone 01254 732087 or 01282 804567

Please note that passengers using the shuttle bus service are still required to wear face masks to help protect themselves and their fellow passengers.  

The shuttle bus will drive into the DW car park in Blackburn each morning, until 09:20, to pick up staff holding permits to park on this site.

Please use the below drop down to view the shuttle bus timetable or by clicking for a pdf download.

Timetable valid from Monday 2 October 2023 (last review 29 September 2023)

Monday-Friday service

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Burnley General Hospital

Departure time

Departure time

6.15am

6.15am

6.45am

6.45am

7.15am

7.15am

7.45am

7.45am

8.30am

8.30am

9.15am

9.15am

10.15am

10.15am

11.30am

11.30am

12.15pm

12.15pm

1pm (via PCH)

1pm

1.45pm

1.45pm

2.30pm

2.30pm

3.15pm

3.15pm

3.45pm

 

4.30pm

4pm (via PCH)

4.45pm

4.30pm

5.15pm

5pm

5.45pm

5.30pm

6.15pm

6pm

6.45pm

6.30pm

7.15pm

7pm

7.45pm

7.45pm

8.15pm

8.15pm

8.45pm

8.45pm

Saturday-Sunday/bank holiday service

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Burnley General Hospital

Departure time

Departure time

6.15am

6.15am

6.50am

6.50am

7.25am

7.25am

8.15am

8.15am

9am

9am

10.15am

10.15am

11.15am

11.15am

12.15pm

12.15pm

1pm (via PCH)

1pm

1.45pm

1.45pm

2.30pm

2.30pm

3.15pm

3.15pm

3.45pm

3.45pm

4.15pm

4.15pm (via PCH)

5.15pm

5.15pm

6.15pm

6.15pm

7.15pm

7.15pm

8.15pm

8.15pm

8.45pm

8.45pm

Route and pick-up points

  • Royal Blackburn Hospital (main hospital entrance)
  • Two-minute drive
  • DW car park (flag stop for staff)
  • 18-minute drive
  • Pendle Community Hospital (pick-up just past bus stop on Leeds Road)
  • Two-minute drive
  • Casterton Avenue
  • Eight-minute drive
  • Burnley General Hospital (in front of new main entrance)
  • Three-minute drive
  • Prairie playing fields (Colne Road)
  • Seven-minute drive
  • Pendle Community Hospital (pick-up just past bus stop on Leeds Road)
  • 13-minute drive
  • DW car park (flag stop for staff)
  • Seven-minute drive
  • Royal Blackburn Hospital (main hospital entrance)

(timings are approximate)