X2 bus: Southport – Liverpool

Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire bus X2 runs between Southport and Liverpool via Ainsdale, Formby, Thornton and Crosby. Runs every day. On Sunday 1 November the first bus from Southport leaves at 07:14 and the last at 18:08, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire. Timetable for Sunday, 1 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last X2 bus from Southport to Liverpool?
On Sunday 1 November the first bus leaves Southport at 07:14 and the last at 18:08, 12 journeys in all.
When is the first and last X2 bus from Liverpool to Southport?
On Sunday 1 November the first bus leaves Liverpool at 08:25 and the last at 19:20, 12 journeys in all.
Does the X2 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the X2 bus run?
On Sunday 1 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 12 journeys from Southport.
Where does the X2 bus stop?
Main stops from Southport to Liverpool: Duke Street (Southport), Segar's Lane (Ainsdale), Church Close (Formby), Long Lane (Thornton), York Road (Crosby), Bootle Strand Interchange (Bootle), Queen Square Bus Station (Liverpool). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the X2 bus?
Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.

Southport to Liverpool

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Duke Street, Southport07:1408:0509:0610:0611:1012:1013:1014:1015:1016:0817:0818:08
Segar's Lane, Ainsdale07:2308:1709:1810:1811:2312:2313:2114:2115:2316:2017:2018:20
Church Close, Formby07:3108:2609:2810:2811:3712:3313:3114:3515:3316:2917:2918:28
Long Lane, Thornton07:3708:3309:3610:3611:4812:4113:3914:4315:4116:3617:3618:34
York Road, Crosby07:4408:4109:4510:4511:5712:5013:4814:5215:5016:4517:4518:42
Bootle Strand Interchange07:5808:5510:0011:0012:1213:0514:0315:0716:0516:5917:5918:56
Queen Square Bus Station, Liverpool08:1209:0910:1411:1412:2613:1914:1715:2116:1917:1318:1319:10

Liverpool to Southport

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Queen Square Bus Station, Liverpool08:2509:2510:2511:3012:3513:3514:3515:3516:3517:3018:3019:20
Bootle Strand Interchange08:3809:3810:3811:4312:5213:5214:5215:5216:5217:4718:4219:32
Crosby Village Interchange, Great Crosby08:5309:5310:5311:5813:0714:0715:0716:0717:0718:0218:5719:47
Ince Lane, Thornton09:0010:0011:0012:0513:1414:1415:1416:1417:1418:0919:0419:54
School Lane, Formby09:0810:0811:0812:1313:2214:2215:2216:2217:2218:1719:1120:01
Burnley Road, Ainsdale09:1810:1811:1812:2313:3214:3215:3216:3217:3218:2719:2120:11
Duke Street, Southport09:2910:2911:2912:3413:4414:4415:4416:4417:4418:3919:3220:22

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Sunday, 1 November 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.

Add free live bus times to your website · StopToStop on Facebook