297 bus: Kirkby – St Helens

Metro Network bus 297 runs between Kirkby and St Helens via Knowsley Industrial Park, Knowsley, Prescot and Whiston. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Saturday 31 October the first bus from Kirkby leaves at 07:00 and the last at 19:10, about every hour during the day.

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

Questions

When is the first and last 297 bus from Kirkby to St Helens?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves Kirkby at 07:00 and the last at 19:10, 13 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 297 bus from St Helens to Kirkby?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves St Helens at 05:58 and the last at 18:07, 13 journeys in all.
Does the 297 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 297 bus run?
On Saturday 31 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 13 journeys from Kirkby.
Where does the 297 bus stop?
Main stops from Kirkby to St Helens: Kirkby Bus Station (Kirkby), Kirkby Admin (Knowsley Industrial Park), Sugar Lane (Knowsley), Prescot Bus Station (Prescot), Whiston Hospital (Whiston), St Helens Central Interchange (St Helens). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 297 bus?
Metro Network.

Kirkby to St Helens

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Kirkby Bus Station07:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0517:0518:1019:10
Kirkby Admin, Knowsley Industrial Park07:0508:0509:0510:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0516:1017:1018:1519:15
Sugar Lane, Knowsley07:1108:1109:1110:1111:1112:1113:1114:1115:1116:1617:1618:2119:21
Prescot Bus Station07:2508:2509:2510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2515:2516:3017:3018:3519:35
Whiston Hospital07:3308:3309:3310:3311:3312:3313:3314:3315:3316:3817:3818:4319:43
St Helens Central Interchange07:5508:5509:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5515:5517:0018:0019:0520:05

St Helens to Kirkby

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Chalon Way West, St Helens05:5807:0108:0109:0110:0111:0112:0113:0114:0115:0116:0117:0718:07
Whiston Hospital06:2007:2308:2309:2310:2311:2312:2313:2314:2315:2316:2317:2918:29
Prescot Bus Station06:2807:3108:3109:3110:3111:3112:3113:3114:3115:3116:3117:3718:37
Homer Road, Knowsley06:4007:4308:4309:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4315:4316:4317:4918:49
Admin Road, Knowsley Industrial Park06:4607:4908:4909:4910:4911:4912:4913:4914:4915:4916:4917:5518:55
Kirkby Bus Station06:5107:5408:5409:5410:5411:5412:5413:5414:5415:5416:5418:0019:00

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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