Bus 217 in Liverpool links Bootle Bus Station and Huyton Bus Station. The route is 28.1 km long with 78 stops, and the official schedule from Merseytravel puts the full trip at about 84 minutes. On a weekday it runs 32 trips in one direction, and 8 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 217 |
| City | Liverpool |
| Operator | Merseytravel |
| Start → end | Bootle Bus Station → Huyton Bus Station |
| End → start | Huyton Bus Station → Bootle Bus Station |
| Route length | 28.1 km / 25.4 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 78 / 69 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 84 minutes |
| Trips per day | 32 on weekdays, 8 on weekends one way (35 on weekdays → Bootle Bus Station) |
| Frequency | peak 30–45 · midday 30–35 · weekend 110 |
| First / last trip from «Bootle Bus Station» | 06:10 / 22:40 |
| First / last trip from «Huyton Bus Station» | 05:15 / 22:44 |
| Fare | 2.00 £ (fare in effect since September 2022) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 217
Outbound: Bootle Bus Station → Huyton Bus Station
This direction has 78 stops and runs 28.1 km. The route passes St Albans Road, Barlows Lane, Briery Hey Avenue, Shop Road. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bootle Bus Station | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | St Albans Road | 0.5 km | |
| 3 | Hornby Road | 1.4 km | |
| 4 | Knowsley Road | 1.7 km | |
| 5 | Knowsley Road | 1.8 km | |
| 6 | Hawthorne Road | 2.2 km | |
| 7 | Fernhill Road | 2.5 km | |
| 8 | Watts Lane | 2.9 km | |
| 9 | Marsh Avenue | 3.4 km | |
| 10 | Keir Hardie Avenue | 3.6 km | |
| 11 | Connolly Avenue | 4.0 km | |
| 12 | Hornby Close | 4.2 km | |
| 13 | Rice Lane Interchange | 4.5 km | |
| 14 | Rice Lane Interchange | 4.8 km | |
| 15 | Rice Lane Interchange | 4.9 km | |
| 16 | Orrell Park Interchange | 5.2 km | |
| 17 | Warbreck Moor | 5.7 km | |
| 18 | Goodacre Road | 6.0 km | |
| 19 | Greenwich Road | 6.3 km | |
| 20 | Seeds Lane | 6.7 km | |
| 21 | Barlows Lane | 6.9 km | |
| 22 | Fazakerley Interchange | 7.2 km | |
| 23 | Longmoor Close | 7.6 km | |
| 24 | Sherwoods Lane | 7.9 km | |
| 25 | New Hall Cottages | 8.1 km | |
| 26 | Haven Road | 8.3 km | |
| 27 | Aintree Lane | 8.7 km | |
| 28 | Ingoe Lane | 9.2 km | |
| 29 | James Holt Avenue | 10.4 km | |
| 30 | Ingoe Close | 10.7 km | |
| 31 | Houlston Road | 11.0 km | |
| 32 | Richard Hesketh Drive | 11.1 km | |
| 33 | Lingtree Road | 11.4 km | |
| 34 | Kirkby Interchange | 11.6 km | |
| 35 | Kirkby Interchange | 11.8 km | |
| 36 | Old Hall Lane | 12.3 km | |
| 37 | Kirkby Bus Station | 12.7 km | |
| 38 | Old Hall Lane | 13.2 km | |
| 39 | Millbrook Drive | 13.6 km | |
| 40 | Briery Hey Avenue | 14.1 km | |
| 41 | Bigdale Drive | 14.3 km | |
| 42 | Harleston Road | 14.6 km | |
| 43 | Mintor Road | 14.9 km | |
| 44 | Simonswood Walk | 15.2 km | |
| 45 | Farrier Road | 15.5 km | |
| 46 | Edgefold Road | 15.8 km | |
| 47 | Rowlings Way | 16.1 km | |
| 48 | Broad Lane | 16.3 km | |
| 49 | Moorgate Road | 16.7 km | |
| 50 | Lindby Close | 16.9 km | |
| 51 | Lees Road | 17.4 km | |
| 52 | Kirkby Admin | 17.9 km | |
| 53 | Spinney Road | 18.3 km | |
| 54 | East Lancashire Road | 18.9 km | |
| 55 | East Lancashire Road | 19.3 km | |
| 56 | Kitling Road | 19.9 km | |
| 57 | Kitling Road | 20.7 km | |
| 58 | Tithebarn Road | 21.5 km | |
| 59 | Shop Road | 21.9 km | |
| 60 | Sugar Lane | 22.4 km | |
| 61 | Shannons Lane | 23.0 km | |
| 62 | Croxteth Lane | 23.2 km | |
| 63 | Knowlsey Road Farm | 23.6 km | |
| 64 | Nursery Farm | 23.9 km | |
| 65 | Hillside Avenue | 24.6 km | |
| 66 | Waterpark Drive | 24.9 km | |
| 67 | Fairclough Road | 25.1 km | |
| 68 | Barkbeth Road | 25.4 km | |
| 69 | Heath Road | 25.6 km | |
| 70 | Terminus Road | 25.9 km | |
| 71 | Lincombe Road | 26.1 km | |
| 72 | Gentwood Road | 26.4 km | |
| 73 | Crown Way | 26.7 km | |
| 74 | Whitehouse Avenue | 27.1 km | |
| 75 | Kingsway | 27.3 km | |
| 76 | Archway Road | 27.6 km | |
| 77 | Derby Road | 28.0 km | |
| 78 | Huyton Bus Station | 28.1 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Huyton Bus Station → Bootle Bus Station
This direction has 69 stops and runs 25.4 km. The route passes Roseheath Drive, Belle Vale Interchange, Crown Way, Kitling Road. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halewood Shopping Centre | 0.1 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Roseheath Drive | 0.4 km | |
| 3 | Leathers Lane | 0.7 km | |
| 4 | Mansell Drive | 0.9 km | |
| 5 | Torrington Drive | 1.2 km | |
| 6 | Blackburne Drive | 1.4 km | |
| 7 | Portway | 1.8 km | |
| 8 | Roskell Road | 2.2 km | |
| 9 | Camberley Drive | 2.8 km | |
| 10 | Linkside Road | 3.1 km | |
| 11 | Halewood Drive | 3.6 km | |
| 12 | Out Lane | 4.1 km | |
| 13 | Hollytree Road | 4.5 km | |
| 14 | Grange Lane | 4.8 km | |
| 15 | Belle Vue Road | 5.0 km | |
| 16 | Jones Farm Road | 5.3 km | |
| 17 | Belle Vale Bus Station | 5.9 km | |
| 18 | Belle Vale Interchange | 6.3 km | |
| 19 | Runton Road | 6.7 km | |
| 20 | Abbeyvale Drive | 7.2 km | |
| 21 | St Cyrils Close | 7.5 km | |
| 22 | Farmview Close | 7.9 km | |
| 23 | Silverbrook Road | 8.1 km | |
| 24 | Holt Lane | 8.8 km | |
| 25 | The Chase | 9.3 km | |
| 26 | Manor Farm Road | 9.8 km | |
| 27 | St Annes Road | 9.9 km | |
| 28 | St Agnes Road | 10.2 km | |
| 29 | Huyton Bus Station | 11.0 km | |
| 30 | Huyton Interchange | 11.4 km | |
| 31 | Huyton Interchange | 11.8 km | |
| 32 | Kingsway | 12.2 km | |
| 33 | Crosswood Crescent | 12.4 km | |
| 34 | Crown Way | 12.8 km | |
| 35 | Gentwood Road | 13.1 km | |
| 36 | Lincombe Road | 13.4 km | |
| 37 | Stockbridge Lane | 14.0 km | |
| 38 | Barkbeth Road | 14.4 km | |
| 39 | Melbury Road | 14.7 km | |
| 40 | Waterpark Drive | 14.9 km | |
| 41 | St Andrew’s Drive | 15.3 km | |
| 42 | Nursery Farm | 15.9 km | |
| 43 | Knowlsey Road Farm | 16.2 km | |
| 44 | Croxteth Lane | 16.5 km | |
| 45 | Shannons Lane | 16.9 km | |
| 46 | Home Farm Lane | 17.2 km | |
| 47 | Pinfold Lane | 17.6 km | |
| 48 | Shop Road | 18.0 km | |
| 49 | School Lane | 18.4 km | |
| 50 | Kitling Road | 18.9 km | |
| 51 | East Lancashire Road | 19.3 km | |
| 52 | East Lancashire Road | 19.6 km | |
| 53 | Hornhouse Lane | 19.8 km | |
| 54 | Coopers Lane | 20.2 km | |
| 55 | Admin Road | 20.6 km | |
| 56 | Hornhouse Lane | 21.0 km | |
| 57 | Moorgate Lane | 21.5 km | |
| 58 | Shaldon Road | 21.7 km | |
| 59 | Redhill Avenue | 21.9 km | |
| 60 | Lydbury Crescent | 22.3 km | |
| 61 | Edgefold Road | 22.6 km | |
| 62 | Madryn Avenue | 23.0 km | |
| 63 | Simonswood Walk | 23.2 km | |
| 64 | Colwall Walk | 23.5 km | |
| 65 | Cygnet Court | 23.8 km | |
| 66 | Minstead Avenue | 24.0 km | |
| 67 | Briery Hey Avenue | 24.4 km | |
| 68 | County Road | 24.7 km | |
| 69 | Kirkby Bus Station | 25.4 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from Merseytravel, the route runs 32 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 8 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Bootle Bus Station» | 06:10 — 22:40 | 08:40 — 22:40 |
| From «Huyton Bus Station» | 05:15 — 22:44 | 07:06 — 22:44 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 30–45 minutes, most often every 30; midday every 30–35 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 27–40; on weekends every 110 minutes.
Fare and payment
A single ride costs 2.00 £ — fare in effect since September 2022. The same fare applies to buses in Merseyside.
No adult single bus journey costs more than £2.00 — this cap set by the Liverpool City Region applies to every operator in Merseyside and Halton. Each boarding counts as a separate journey: there is no transfer. A Solo day ticket is £5.90.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a ride on bus 217 cost?
2.00 £ for a single ride — fare in effect since September 2022.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Bootle Bus Station the first is at 06:10 and the last at 22:40. From Huyton Bus Station they are 05:15 and 22:44.
How long does the trip from Bootle Bus Station to Huyton Bus Station take?
About 84 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
78 outbound and 69 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 217 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 8 trips in one direction, running from Bootle Bus Station between 08:40 and 22:40.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Liverpool buses overview.
Data current as of August 22, 2026. Schedule and termini — Merseytravel. Fares — Merseytravel. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (Bus Open Data Service (BODS)).