Sheffield Half Marathon: Travel advice and bus diversions

The annual Sheffield half marathon returns on Sunday 29 March 2026

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The Sheffield half marathon on Sunday 29 March, with thousands of runners expected to take part in a route which stretches from Arundel Gate in Sheffield city centre, along Ecclesall Road up to Endcliffe Park and Hangingwater.

To enable the event, a number of road closures will be in place along and near the route, affecting both car users and public transport users. This page contains more information about options for travelling to the event, and bus diversion information for all affected services.

View live updates on our disruptions page

To view more information about this event, visit the Run for All Sheffield Half Marathon Website.

Travelling to and from the event

There will be some changes to public transport in place due to road closures for the Sheffield half marathon, but it's still easy to travel by a range of different options:

Travel by bus

Travel by Supertram

Travel by train

Travel on foot

Travel by bike

Bus diversions and changes

Certain roads in Sheffield city centre will be closed on Sunday 29 March from start of service to approximately 16:00, including Arundel Gate (with most bus services diverted to Sheffield Interchange).

Other road closures will be in place at various times from start of service until mid-afternoon along the rest of the half marathon route. Check the diversion information for each specific bus service below.

Normal service is expected to resume for all services after 16:00, when the final remaining road closures are expected to be lifted.

Services 81, 82, 83 and 88 will be suspended between the City Centre and Bents Green/Dore/Millhouses from start of service until 12:30.

Derbyshire services 65, 218 and 272 will be diverted via Abbeydale Road to Owler Bar roundabout until around 12:30.

Services 120 and 120k will terminate at Ranmoor between 08:00 and 12:00 due to the closure of Fulwood Road.

Sheffield Connect services SC1 and SC2 will be suspended all day.

View specific diversion information for Arundel Gate, Sheffield city centre, and each specific bus service:

Bus Diversions Summary

Operator	Service No.	Destination	Diversion
Stagecoach	1	Batemoor	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square. Flat Street, Pond Street past the Interchange, Paternoster Row and Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street and resume normal route.
Stagecoach	1	High Green	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street. Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, past Fitzalan Square, High Street, Angel Street and resume normal route
Stagecoach	2	Sheffield	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, terminate at Interchange.
Stagecoach	2	Barnsley	Depart from Interchange, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street and resume normal route.
Stagecoach	2a	Sheffield	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, terminate at Interchange.
Stagecoach	2a	GXO	Depart from Interchange, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street and resume normal route.
First	8	Ecclesfield	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street FS4, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Angel Street
First	8	Birley	Normal route.
First	18a	Hillsborough	Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, Bramall Lane
First	18a	City Centre	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange.
First	20	Hemsworth	Haymarket, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (A1), Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Roundabout, Eyre Street, Cumberland Street, South Lane, London Road.
First	20	Ecclesfield	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange (B4), Harmer Lane, Sheaf Street, Park Square
First	24	Lowedges	Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Pond Street, Interchange (A1), Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street
First	24	Woodhouse	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange (C5), Sheaf Street, Park Square Roundabout.
Stagecoach	25	Bradway	Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Pond Street, Interchange, Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street
Stagecoach	25	Woodhouse	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Pond Street FS5, through the Interchange, Sheaf Street, Park Square Roundabout.
TM Travel	30a	Plumbley	West Street, Rockingham Street, Broad Lane, Tenter Street, West Bar Green, West Bar, Snig Hill, Castle Street, Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange, Harmer Lane, Sheaf Street, Park Square Roundabout, Sheffield Parkway
TM Travel	30a	Broomhill	Normal route.
Stagecoach	43 44	City Centre	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange.
Stagecoach	43 44	Chesterfield	Interchange, Harmer Lane. Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street.
First	47	Herdings	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (C3), Harmer Lane, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street.
First	47	Shiregreen	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Pond Street, Flat Street (FS5), Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
First	48	Herdings	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (C3), Harmer Lane, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street.
First	48	Shiregreen	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Pond Street, Flat Street (FS5), Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
First	51	Charnock	Whitham Road, Western Bank, Brook Hill, University Square, Netherthorpe Road, Shalesmoor, West Bar, Snig Hill, Castle Street, Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (C2), Harmer Lane, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street.
First	51	Lodge Moor	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street (FS5), Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square.
Stagecoach	52	Woodhouse	West Street, Rockingham Street, Broad Lane, Tenter Street, West Bar Green, West Bar, Snig Hill, Castle Street.
Stagecoach	52	Hillsborough	Normal route.
First	52a	Woodhouse	Whitham Road, Western Bank, Brook Hill, University Square, Netherthorpe Road, Shalesmoor, West Bar, Snig Hill, Castle Street (CG10), Waingate.
First	52a	Loxley	Normal route.
First	56	Wybourn	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange
First	56	Nether Edge	Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Roundabout, Eyre Street, Cumberland Street, South Lane, London Road.
Stagecoach	57	City Centre	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Pond Street, terminate at Interchange.
Stagecoach	57	Stocksbridge	Interchange, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
Stagecoach	65	Buxton	Interchange, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, turn at St Mary's Roundabout, Eyre Street, Cumberland Street, South Lane, London Road, Abbeydale Road, Abbeydale Road South, Baslow Road, Owler Bar, Fox House Road, Stony Ridge Road, Hathersage Road.
Stagecoach	65	City Centre	Hathersage Road, Stony Ridge Road, Fox House Road, Owler Bar, Baslow Road, Abbeydale Road South, Abbeydale Road, London Road, South Lane, Cumberland Street, Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange.
First	73	City Centre	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange.
First	73	Rotherham	Interchange, Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street.
First	75	Jordanthorpe	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (D6), Harmer Lane, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Roundabout, Eyre Street, Cumberland Street, South Lane, London Road.
First	75	High Green	Cumberland Street, Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street (FS5), Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
First	76	Lowedges	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (D6), Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Roundabout, Eyre Street, Cumberland Street, South Lane, London Road.
First	76	Meadowhall	Cumberland Street, Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street (FS5), Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
First	76a	Lowedges	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (D6), Harmer Lane, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Roundabout, Eyre Street, Cumberland Street, South Lane, London Road.
First	76a	Meadowhall	Cumberland Street, Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street (FS5), Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
First	81	Stannington	Service suspended between Ecclesall and City Centre until 12:30; buses will start from Interchange (B5). Diverted between 12:30 and 16:00 via Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange (B5), Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square.
First	81	Dore	Service suspended between City Centre and Ecclesall until 12:30; buses from Stannington run via Snig Hill, Castle Street, Haymarket, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (A3). Diverted between 12:30 and 16:00 via Snig Hill, Castle Street, Haymarket, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (A3), Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Roundabout, St Mary's Gate, Ecclesall Road.
First	82	Millhouses	Service suspended between City Centre and Ecclesall until 12:30; buses from Stannington run via Snig Hill, Castle Street, Haymarket, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (A3). Diverted between 12:30 and 16:00 via Snig Hill, Castle Street, Haymarket, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (A3), Harmer Lane, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Gate, Ecclesall Road.
First	82	Hall Park Head	Service suspended between Ecclesall and City Centre until 12:30; buses will start from Interchange (B5). Diverted between 12:30 and 16:00 via Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange (B5), Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square.
First	83	City Centre	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Pond Street, Interchange (B1).
First	83	Chapeltown	Interchange (B1), Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
First	86	City Centre	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Pond Street, Interchange (B3).
First	86	Chapeltown	Interchange (B3), Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
Stagecoach	88	Ecclesfield	Service suspended between City Centre and Bents Green until 12:30. Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Angel Street. Buses will start from the Interchange via Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street. Diverted between 12:30 and 16:00 via Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
Stagecoach	88	Bents Green	Service suspended between City Centre and Bents Green until 12:30: buses from Ecclesfield will run normal route to Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Pond Street, Interchange. Diverted between 12:30 and 16:00 via Interchange, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Roundabout, St Mary's Gate, Ecclesall Road
First	95	City Centre	University Square, Netherthorpe Road, Shalesmoor, West Bar, Snig Hill, Castle Street, Haymarket, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, turn at the Interchange, Flat Street (FS2).
First	95	Walkley	Normal route.
First	97	Hillsborough	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange (B1), Harmer Lane, Sheaf Street, Park Square.
First	97	Totley	Haymarket, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (C3), Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, turn at St Mary's Roundabout, Eyre Street, Cumberland Street, South Lane, London Road.
First	98	Hillsborough	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange (B1), Harmer Lane, Sheaf Street, Park Square.
First	98	Totley Brook	Haymarket, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (C3), Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, turn at St Mary's Roundabout, Eyre Street, Cumberland Street, South Lane, London Road.
First	120	Crystal Peaks	Clarkson Street, Western Bank, Brook Hill, University Square, Netherthorpe Road, Shalesmoor, West Bar, Snig Hill, Castle Street.
Stagecoach	120	Halfway	West Street, Rockingham Street, Broad Lane, Tenter Street, West Bar Green, West Bar, Snig Hill, Castle Street.
First/Stagecoach	120	Fulwood	Service will terminate at Ranmoor between 08:00 and 12:00 due to the closure of Fulwood Road.
First	120k	Killamarsh	Clarkson Street, Western Bank, Brook Hill, University Square, Netherthorpe Road, Shalesmoor, West Bar, Snig Hill, Castle Street.
First	120k	Fulwood	Service will terminate at Ranmoor between 08:00 and 12:00 due to the closure of Fulwood Road.
TM Travel	218	Bakewell	Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Roundabout, Eyre Street, Cumberland Street, South Lane, London Road, Abbeydale Road.
TM Travel	218	Sheffield	Cumberland Street, Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange.
First	272	Castleton	Until 12:30: Interchange, Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Paternoster Row, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Gate, London Road, Abbeydale Road, Abbeydale Road South, Baslow Road, Owler Bar, Fox House Road, Stony Ridge Road, Hathersage Road. Diverted (12:30 - 16:00): Interchange, Harmer Lane, Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street, St Mary's Roundabout, St Mary's Gate, Ecclesall Road.
First	272	Sheffield	Until 12:30: Hathersage Road, Stony Ridge Road, Fox House Road, Owler Bar, Baslow Road, Abbeydale Road South, Abbeydale Road, London Road, South Lane, Cumberland Street, Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange. Diverted (12:30 - 16:00): Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Interchange.
South Pennine	SC1	City Centre Shuttle	Service Suspended.
South Pennine	SC2	City Centre Shuttle	Service Suspended.
First	X1	Sheffield	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (B1).
First	X1	Maltby	Interchange (B1), Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
First	X2	Sheffield	Haymarket, Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square, Flat Street, Interchange (B1).
First	X2	Doncaster	Interchange (B1), Harmer Lane, Pond Street, Flat Street, Fitzalan Square, High Street, Castle Square, Angel Street.
Stagecoach	X17	Sheffield/Barnsley	Eyre Street, Jessop Street, Sylvester Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Harmer Lane, Sheffield Interchange
Stagecoach	X17	Matlock/Wirksworth	Paternoster Row, Brown Street, Sidney Street, Matilda Street, Eyre Street.

Arundel Gate alternative bus stops on Sunday 29 March

View live updates on our disruptions page

Park and Ride

It's free to park at any Travel South Yorkshire Park and Ride, just pay for the cost of your travel.

Park and Ride sites are well served by the Supertram network, which may be the quickest and easiest way for you to travel to the Sheffield half Marathon as it isn't affected by road closures from the race.

The nearest tram stop for the Arundel Gate start line is Castle Square, which is served by all Supertram routes.

You'll always pay the best value fare when purchasing Supertram tickets in advance using the TSY Mobile app. You can also purchase tickets on-board from the conductor using contactless or cash.

View more information about single, day and family Supertram tickets.

View Park and Ride locations in Sheffield

View more information about Supertram

Advice for local residents

To enable this event to operate safely, a number of road closures will be in effect, including on key transport corridors such as Ecclesall Road and Arundel Gate.

Access to some residential areas immediately next to the race route may be restricted.

View the route map and check road closure information on the Sheffield half marathon website.

Check our bus diversions and changes section for full details about bus diversion routes and changes.

Most roads on the route are expected to close from around 08:30 on the morning of the event, to around 11:30. Roads in the city centre will be closed for a longer period, with Arundel Gate expected to be closed from 04:00 to approximately 16:00. Check the Sheffield half marathon website for full details.

All road closures are beyond the control of Travel South Yorkshire, and bus operators plan diversion routes on the latest available information. Some buses may revert to normal routes earlier than anticipated, depending on when roads are reopened.

View more information on the Sheffield half marathon website

Further help and support

Call Traveline

Our contact centre team is available to help over the phone for free. Just call 0800 952 0002.

Traveline is open from 7am to 7pm on Monday to Friday, and 8am to 7pm on weekends (including on Sunday 29 March).

View more information and opening hours

Get help at Sheffield Interchange

If you need travel advice on the day, extra customer service staff will be available to help at Sheffield Interchange. They can help you plan a journey, provide information about bus service diversions, or help you purchase a travel ticket.

View Sheffield Interchange location and information

Arundel Gate Interchange will be closed.

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Page last reviewed: 5 March 2026

Service Number	Destination	Stand	Operator
2	Barnsley	B4	Stagecoach
2a	Grimethorpe	B4	Stagecoach
8	Ecclesfield	FS4	First
20	Ecclesfield	B4	First
20	Hemsworth	A1	First
24	Lowedges	A1	First
24	Woodhouse	C5	First
25	Bradway	A1	Stagecoach
25	Woodhouse	C5	Stagecoach
30a	Plumbley	B5	TM Travel
43	Chesterfield	D5	Stagecoach
44	Chesterfield	D5	Stagecoach
47	Herdings	C3	First
47	Shiregreen	FS5	First
48	Herdings	C3	First
48	Shiregreen	FS5	First
51	Charnock	C2	First
51	Lodge Moor	FS5	First
52	Woodhouse	CG13 (Waingate)	Stagecoach
52a	Woodhouse	CG10 (Castle St)	First
57	Stocksbridge	B2	Stagecoach
75	Jordanthorpe	D6	First
75	High Green	FS5	First
76	Lowedges	D6	First
76	Meadowhall	FS5	First
76a	Lowedges	D6	First
76a	Meadowhall	FS5	First
81	Dore	A3 (From 14:00)	First
81	Stannington	B5 (From 14:00	First
82	Millhouses	A3 (From 14:00)	First
82	Hall Park Head	B5 (From 14:00)	First
83	Chapletown	B1	First
86	Chapeltown	B3	First
88	Bents Green	A3 (From 14:00)	Stagecoach
88	Ecclesfield	B2 (From 14:00)	Stagecoach
97	Hillsborough	B1	First
97	Totley	C3	First
98	Hillsborough	B1	First
98	Totley Brook	C3	First
SC1	NO SERVICE	-	South Pennine
SC2	NO SERVICE	-	South Pennine
X1	Maltby	B1	First
X2	Maltby/Doncaster	B1	First
X6	Rotherham	B6	First