553 bus: Farnworth – Higher Green

Bee Network bus 553 runs between Farnworth and Higher Green via Little Hulton, Walkden, Boothstown and Mosley Common. Runs every day. On Saturday 31 October the first bus from Farnworth leaves at 07:44 and the last at 21:55, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Bee Network. Timetable for Saturday, 31 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 553 bus from Higher Green to Farnworth?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves Higher Green at 06:36 and the last at 20:55, 13 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 553 bus from Farnworth to Higher Green?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves Farnworth at 07:44 and the last at 21:55, 14 journeys in all.
Does the 553 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 553 bus run?
On Saturday 31 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 14 journeys from Farnworth.
Where does the 553 bus stop?
Main stops from Farnworth to Higher Green: Farnworth Bus Station (Farnworth), Crescent Drive (Little Hulton), Walkden Town Centre (Walkden), Boothstown Post Office (Boothstown), Greenwood Close (Mosley Common), Astley Street (Tyldesley), Thorncroft Avenue (Gin Pit), Astley Green Terminus (Higher Green). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 553 bus?
Bee Network.

Higher Green to Farnworth

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Astley Green Terminus, Higher Green08:2909:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2915:2916:2917:2918:4220:55
Thorncroft Avenue, Gin Pit08:3609:3610:3611:3612:3613:3614:3615:3616:3617:3618:4921:01
Astley Street, Tyldesley08:4209:4210:4211:4212:4213:4214:4215:4216:4217:4218:5521:06
Greenwood Close, Mosley Common06:3608:5209:5210:5211:5212:5213:5214:5215:5216:5217:5219:0521:15
Boothstown Post Office06:4108:5909:5910:5911:5912:5913:5914:5915:5916:5917:5919:1221:20
Walter Street, Walkden06:4809:0810:0811:0812:0813:0814:0815:0816:0817:0818:0819:2121:27
Crescent Drive, Little Hulton06:5309:1310:1311:1312:1313:1314:1315:1316:1317:1318:1319:2621:32
Farnworth Bus Station07:0809:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:3019:4321:46

Farnworth to Higher Green

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14
Farnworth Bus Station07:4408:4409:4410:4411:4412:4413:4414:4415:4416:4417:4418:5519:5521:55
Crescent Drive, Little Hulton07:5908:5909:5910:5911:5912:5913:5914:5915:5916:5917:5919:0920:0922:09
Walkden Town Centre08:0409:0410:0411:0412:0413:0414:0415:0416:0417:0418:0419:1320:1322:13
Boothstown Post Office08:1309:1310:1311:1312:1313:1314:1315:1316:1317:1318:1319:2120:2122:21
Greenwood Close, Mosley Common08:1909:1910:1911:1912:1913:1914:1915:1916:1917:1918:1919:2620:2622:26
Astley Street, Tyldesley08:2609:2610:2611:2612:2613:2614:2615:2616:2617:2618:2619:3220:3222:32
Thorncroft Avenue, Gin Pit08:3009:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:3019:3620:3622:36
Astley Green Terminus, Higher Green08:3909:3910:3911:3912:3913:3914:3915:3916:3917:3918:3919:4520:4522:45

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Saturday, 31 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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