123 bus routes run in Liverpool according to the official schedule from Merseytravel. Together they make over 2900 trips in each direction on a weekday. The longest ride is route MMT (Salthouse Quay — Derby Square, about 120 minutes); the most frequent is route 82, with about 184 trips a day. The table below lists terminuses, service hours, travel time and the number of trips for every route.
Every route in one table
| Route | Corridor | Service hours | Travel time | Trips (weekday / weekend) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Railway Station — Queen Square | 05:30 — 23:30 | 111 min | 38 / 28 |
| N1 | Burlington Street — Wembley Road | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| SPLASH01 | Strand Street — Strand Street | 09:30 — 19:30 | 55 min | 9 / 9 |
| TAXI 1 | Islington — Walton Lane | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| Taxi 1 | Islington — Walton Lane | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 2 | Sandhills Interchange — Sandhills Interchange | 07:00 — 19:00 | 26 min | 22 / 25 |
| IOM2 | Lime Street — Isle of Man Ferry Terminal | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 3 | Haven Road — Halewood Shopping Centre | 06:01 — 18:03 | 71 min | 12 / — |
| 3A | Haven Road — Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 04:17 — 20:37 | 99 min | 17 / — |
| 4 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 06:49 — 18:21 | 61 min | 5 / — |
| 4A | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 09:00 — 15:00 | 52 min | 7 / — |
| 6 | The Globe — Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 05:11 — 05:11 | 41 min | 1 / — |
| 7 | Queen Square Bus Station — Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J | 05:00 — 23:10 | 97 min | 34 / 28 |
| 8 | Queen Square Bus Station — Queen Square Bus Station | 05:59 — 17:42 | 102 min | 24 / — |
| 8E | Queen Square Bus Station — Bolan Street | 18:17 — 19:35 | 63 min | 4 / — |
| 9 | Queen Square Bus Station — Queen Square Bus Station | 05:16 — 18:58 | 104 min | 29 / — |
| 10A | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — St Helens Central Interchange | 05:03 — 23:09 | 83 min | 53 / 41 |
| 10B | Queen Square Bus Station — Elizabeth Road | 06:11 — 23:16 | 55 min | 74 / 31 |
| 10S | Queen Square Bus Station — Evans Street | 07:24 — 07:44 | 52 min | 2 / — |
| 12 | Castle Street — Castle Street | 04:59 — 22:36 | 97 min | 50 / 38 |
| 13 | Castle Street — Castle Street | 05:14 — 23:36 | 104 min | 50 / 41 |
| 14 | Castle Street — Kirkby Bus Station | 05:31 — 23:52 | 48 min | 109 / 71 |
| 14A | Queen Square Bus Station — Linnet Way | 07:26 — 22:37 | 62 min | 25 / 18 |
| 14B | Queen Square Bus Station — Knowsley Lane | 07:09 — 18:15 | 48 min | 3 / — |
| 14X | Castle Street — Admin Road | 06:01 — 06:40 | 54 min | 4 / — |
| 15 | Queen Square Bus Station — Huyton Bus Station | 05:53 — 23:52 | 41 min | 76 / 45 |
| 17 | Queen Square Bus Station — Aintree University Hospital | 00:07 — 22:27 | 37 min | 55 / 25 |
| 17A | Queen Square Bus Station — Gale Road | 05:02 — 23:27 | 71 min | 23 / 19 |
| 17X | Queen Square Bus Station — Gale Road | 04:55 — 05:50 | 50 min | 2 / 1 |
| 18 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 05:42 — 23:32 | 71 min | 77 / 45 |
| 19 | Queen Square Bus Station — Kirkby Admin | 05:30 — 23:36 | 48 min | 72 / 35 |
| 19X | Queen Square Bus Station — Gale Road | 05:07 — 05:07 | 53 min | 1 / — |
| 20 | Queen Square Bus Station — Moorfield | 05:03 — 23:50 | 63 min | 68 / 32 |
| 20X | Queen Square Bus Station — Kirkby Admin | 05:02 — 05:02 | 43 min | 1 / 1 |
| 21 | Queen Square Bus Station — Chadwell Road | 06:18 — 23:35 | 61 min | 58 / 28 |
| 25 | Albert Dock — Albert Dock | 09:50 — 15:50 | 54 min | 19 / 13 |
| 26 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 04:39 — 23:30 | 45 min | 81 / 42 |
| 27 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 04:44 — 23:45 | 57 min | 78 / 43 |
| 41 | Westminster Drive — Arrowe Park Hospital | 04:54 — 23:49 | 72 min | 39 / 19 |
| 42 | Westminster Drive — Arrowe Park Hospital | 07:00 — 18:59 | 75 min | 26 / 14 |
| 52 | The Metquarter — Magdalene Square | 06:53 — 18:14 | 37 min | 29 / 13 |
| 52E | The Metquarter — Hawthorne Road | 18:38 — 19:35 | 20 min | 3 / — |
| 58 | Magdalene Square — Queen Square Bus Station | 05:39 — 18:35 | 40 min | 25 / — |
| 58A | Magdalene Square — The Marian Way | 18:56 — 22:56 | 75 min | 5 / 16 |
| 60 | Bootle Bus Station — Aigburth Vale | 05:35 — 22:43 | 51 min | 59 / 33 |
| 61 | Bootle Bus Station — Ashfield Road | 05:23 — 18:40 | 73 min | 22 / — |
| 61A | Bootle Bus Station — Ashfield Road | 06:24 — 17:26 | 83 min | 17 / — |
| 61B | Bootle Bus Station — Ashfield Road | 19:10 — 23:38 | 61 min | 6 / 29 |
| 62 | Linacre Lane — Heathfield Road | 06:21 — 23:32 | 64 min | 40 / 28 |
| 68 | Bootle Bus Station — Ashfield Road | 06:08 — 18:32 | 76 min | 31 / — |
| 68A | Bootle Bus Station — Ashfield Road | 18:51 — 23:58 | 58 min | 6 / 26 |
| 68B | Bootle Bus Station — Broadgreen Hospital | 07:37 — 18:16 | 45 min | 16 / — |
| 68E | Bootle Bus Station — Brelade Road | 19:07 — 19:34 | 30 min | 3 / — |
| 75 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Halewood Shopping Centre | 00:08 — 23:38 | 49 min | 57 / 38 |
| 76 | Queen Square Bus Station — Halewood Shopping Centre | 00:02 — 23:02 | 50 min | 28 / 17 |
| 78 | Halewood Shopping Centre — Queen Square Bus Station | 05:25 — 18:47 | 50 min | 27 / 10 |
| 79 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Halewood Shopping Centre | 00:07 — 23:37 | 54 min | 83 / 48 |
| 80 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Morrisons | 06:30 — 19:02 | 66 min | 21 / — |
| 80A | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 06:50 — 23:58 | 52 min | 31 / 44 |
| 81 | Bootle Bus Station — Morrisons | 05:30 — 23:13 | 69 min | 30 / 24 |
| 81A | Bootle Bus Station — Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 06:20 — 19:35 | 63 min | 25 / — |
| 82 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Morrisons | 00:03 — 23:53 | 55 min | 184 / 119 |
| 86 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool South Parkway | 06:15 — 23:48 | 43 min | 53 / 58 |
| 86A | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 00:13 — 23:58 | 57 min | 102 / 63 |
| 86C | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 07:08 — 23:20 | 89 min | 46 / — |
| 97 | Kirkby Interchange — Kirkby Interchange | 09:20 — 15:20 | 34 min | 12 / — |
| 102 | Aintree University Hospital — Stockbridge Lane | 07:05 — 23:05 | 54 min | 17 / 17 |
| 121 | Aintree Interchange — Broadway | 18:30 — 20:30 | 28 min | 3 / 8 |
| 135 | Aintree Interchange — Bootle Bus Station | 19:08 — 23:08 | 27 min | 5 / 14 |
| 136 | Liverpool ONE Bus Station — Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 06:23 — 18:00 | 53 min | 7 / — |
| 144 | Bootle Bus Station — Bootle Bus Station | 07:42 — 22:42 | 49 min | 16 / 16 |
| 166 | Belle Vale Bus Station — Belle Vale Bus Station | 07:10 — 23:10 | 56 min | 16 / 15 |
| 167 | Horrocks Avenue — Horrocks Avenue | 09:30 — 16:50 | 36 min | 12 / — |
| 174 | Belle Vale Bus Station — Church Road | 06:03 — 23:03 | 28 min | 16 / 14 |
| 188 | Belle Vale Bus Station — Belle Vale Bus Station | 07:40 — 23:40 | 49 min | 16 / 15 |
| 201 | Morrisons — Daulby Street | 13:00 — 18:15 | 58 min | 3 / 3 |
| 204 | Belle Vale Bus Station — Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 05:58 — 18:56 | 65 min | 12 / 10 |
| 211 | Morrisons — Morrisons | 08:00 — 17:08 | 54 min | 10 / — |
| 214 | Lavender Way — Lavender Way | 07:02 — 18:02 | 78 min | 12 / — |
| 215 | Aintree University Hospital — Lavender Way | 07:58 — 17:58 | 52 min | 11 / — |
| 217 | Bootle Bus Station — Huyton Bus Station | 06:10 — 22:40 | 84 min | 32 / 8 |
| 217A | Bootle Bus Station — Halewood Shopping Centre | 18:42 — 21:40 | 61 min | 4 / 9 |
| 235 | Bootle Bus Station — Bootle Bus Station | 09:22 — 15:22 | 56 min | 7 / — |
| 245 | Huyton Bus Station — Huyton Bus Station | 09:56 — 16:56 | 10 min | 8 / — |
| 246 | Huyton Bus Station — Huyton Bus Station | 09:30 — 17:30 | 24 min | 9 / — |
| 247 | Huyton Bus Station — Huyton Bus Station | 10:08 — 17:08 | 20 min | 8 / — |
| 258 | Waterpark Drive — Waterpark Drive | 07:55 — 17:15 | 33 min | 17 / — |
| 297 | Prescot Bus Station — Kirkby Bus Station | 07:32 — 07:32 | 26 min | 1 / — |
| 345 | Kirkby Interchange — Queen Square Bus Station | 06:54 — 17:45 | 42 min | 22 / 10 |
| 407 | Union Court — West Kirby Interchange | 06:38 — 18:49 | 55 min | 38 / — |
| 410 | Morrisons — Clatterbridge Hospital | 05:49 — 23:40 | 65 min | 57 / 35 |
| 411 | Morrisons — Morrisons | 06:15 — 23:45 | 45 min | 32 / 25 |
| 433 | Morrisons — Castle Street | 05:54 — 23:40 | 36 min | 44 / 26 |
| 437 | Union Court — West Kirby Interchange | 00:03 — 23:48 | 55 min | 88 / 55 |
| 464 | Union Court — Pollitt Square | 06:23 — 18:42 | 41 min | 25 / 17 |
| 487 | Whitechapel — Ness Botanic Gardens | 06:34 — 22:35 | 70 min | 29 / 15 |
| 500 | Liverpool John Lennon Airport — Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 03:59 — 23:59 | 70 min | 70 / 40 |
| 600 | Jericho Lane — Archbishop Blanche School | 07:20 — 08:03 | 21 min | 2 / — |
| 610 | Court Hey Road — Woolton Hill Road | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 611 | Gala Close — Broadgreen Interchange | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 615 | Court Hey Road — Speke Road | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 618 | Grayling Drive — Archbishop Blanche School | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 619 | Huyton Bus Station — Archbishop Blanche School | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 625 | Alton Road — College Drive | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 627 | Rose Mount — Wirral Grammar School for Girls B | — — — | 25 min | 0 / — |
| 661 | Brunswick Street — Woolton Hill Road | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 672 | St Marys High School — Manor Road | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 698 | Waterpark Drive — St John Bosco | — — — | 31 min | 0 / — |
| 713 | Bebington High School — Plessington Lower School | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 786 | Liverpool South Parkway — Wood Road | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 786A | Lovel Road — Wood Road | — — — | — | 0 / — |
| 800 | Morrisons — Port of Liverpool | 06:58 — 06:58 | 52 min | 1 / — |
| 827 | Fitzgerald Road — Gale Road | 07:14 — 07:14 | 32 min | 1 / — |
| 835 | Brook Hey Drive — Port of Liverpool | 06:50 — 06:50 | 45 min | 1 / — |
| 838 | Hunts Cross Interchange — Port of Liverpool | 06:19 — 06:19 | 66 min | 1 / — |
| 839 | Hazel Road — Port of Liverpool | 07:04 — 07:04 | 46 min | 1 / — |
| 870 | Fitzgerald Road — Brickfields | 08:15 — 08:15 | 28 min | 1 / — |
| 881 | Bootle Bus Station — Jaguar Land Rover | 06:02 — 06:02 | 45 min | 1 / — |
| 897 | Wilson Road — Kirkby Admin | 05:50 — 07:00 | 31 min | 2 / 2 |
| 898 | Stockbridge Lane — Stockbridge Lane | 05:20 — 22:50 | 59 min | 16 / 17 |
| 899 | Stockbridge Lane — Stockbridge Lane | 04:40 — 22:20 | 70 min | 15 / — |
| Beatles Explorer | Albert Dock — Albert Dock | 12:00 — 12:00 | 75 min | 1 / 2 |
| MMT | Salthouse Quay — Derby Square | 10:00 — 14:00 | 120 min | 4 / 4 |
Not every route number has a page. We do not publish a route when something necessary is missing from the open data — the weekday schedule, the opposite direction or the name of a terminus. Where the stop list is incomplete but the terminuses and the official schedule are accurate, the page exists — and says so plainly.
What a ride costs
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.
Common questions
How many routes run in Liverpool?
123 bus routes per the official schedule from Merseytravel.
What does a ride cost?
£2.00 for a single ride — fare in effect since September 2022.
Which route takes the longest?
Route MMT (Salthouse Quay — Derby Square): about 120 minutes one way.
Where can I see exact departure times?
Trip-by-trip times are published by Merseytravel; this page gives service hours and the number of trips per day.
Data as of August 22, 2026. Schedule and route list — Merseytravel. Fares — Merseytravel. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (Bus Open Data Service (BODS)).