X1 bus: Chester – Liverpool
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire bus X1 runs between Liverpool and Chester via Birkenhead, Rock Ferry, Bromborough and Little Sutton. Runs every day. On Friday 30 October the first bus from Rock Ferry leaves at 05:16 and the last at 19:00, about every hour during the day.
Operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. Timetable for Friday, 30 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last X1 bus from Chester to Liverpool?
- On Friday 30 October the first bus leaves Chester at 06:10 and the last at 18:00, 13 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last X1 bus from Liverpool to Chester?
- On Friday 30 October the first bus leaves Liverpool at 05:16 and the last at 19:00, 15 journeys in all.
- Does the X1 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the X1 bus run?
- On Friday 30 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 15 journeys from Rock Ferry.
- Where does the X1 bus stop?
- Main stops from Liverpool to Chester: Whitechapel (Liverpool), Hinson Street (Birkenhead), Birkenhead Bus Station (Birkenhead), Knowsley Road (Rock Ferry), Bromborough Village (Bromborough), Red Lion PH (Little Sutton), Thornleigh Drive (Overpool), Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Ellesmere Port), Outlet Village (Cheshire Oaks), Zoo Main Entrance (Chester Zoo), Railway Station (Chester), Chester Bus Interchange (Chester). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the X1 bus?
- Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.
Chester to Liverpool
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Bus Interchange | 06:10 | 06:45 | 07:45 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:50 | 17:00 | 18:00 |
| Railway Station, Chester | 06:16 | 06:51 | 07:53 | 08:58 | 09:56 | 10:56 | 11:56 | 12:56 | 13:56 | 14:56 | 15:56 | 17:06 | 18:06 |
| Zoo Main Entrance, Chester Zoo | 10:11 | 11:11 | 12:11 | 13:11 | 14:11 | 15:12 | 16:15 | 17:25 | 18:22 | ||||
| Outlet Village, Cheshire Oaks | 06:39 | 07:14 | 08:20 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:27 | 16:32 | 17:40 | 18:38 |
| Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 06:50 | 07:25 | 08:31 | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:41 | 16:46 | 17:55 | 18:49 |
| Naylor Court, Overpool | 06:57 | 07:32 | 08:38 | 09:43 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 15:48 | 16:53 | 18:03 | 18:57 |
| Red Lion PH, Little Sutton | 07:05 | 07:40 | 08:44 | 09:49 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 14:49 | 15:56 | 17:01 | 18:10 | 19:04 |
| Bromborough Village | 07:18 | 07:53 | 08:57 | 10:02 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:03 | 16:10 | 17:15 | 18:23 | 19:17 |
| Knowsley Road, Rock Ferry | 07:34 | 08:09 | 09:12 | 10:17 | 11:17 | 12:17 | 13:17 | 14:17 | 15:20 | 16:27 | 17:32 | 18:39 | 19:32 |
| Birkenhead Bus Station | 07:47 | 08:22 | 09:23 | 10:28 | 11:28 | 12:28 | 13:28 | 14:28 | 15:31 | 16:38 | 17:43 | 18:50 | 19:43 |
| Queen Square, Liverpool | 08:02 | 08:37 | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:39 | 16:46 | 17:51 | 18:58 | 19:51 |
Liverpool to Chester
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitechapel, Liverpool | 06:45 | 07:35 | 08:40 | 09:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 19:00 | ||
| Hinson Street, Birkenhead | 06:54 | 07:44 | 08:49 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 14:54 | 15:54 | 16:54 | 17:54 | 19:09 | ||
| Birkenhead Bus Station | 06:09 | 06:59 | 07:49 | 08:54 | 09:59 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 13:59 | 14:59 | 15:59 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:14 | |
| Knowsley Road, Rock Ferry | 05:16 | 06:16 | 07:11 | 08:01 | 09:06 | 10:11 | 11:11 | 12:11 | 13:11 | 14:11 | 15:11 | 16:11 | 17:12 | 18:12 | 19:25 |
| Bromborough Village | 05:26 | 06:26 | 07:26 | 08:16 | 09:21 | 10:26 | 11:26 | 12:26 | 13:26 | 14:26 | 15:28 | 16:28 | 17:29 | 18:29 | 19:38 |
| Red Lion PH, Little Sutton | 05:37 | 06:38 | 07:38 | 08:28 | 09:33 | 10:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:38 | 14:38 | 15:41 | 16:43 | 17:44 | 18:46 | 19:50 |
| Thornleigh Drive, Overpool | 05:41 | 06:42 | 07:44 | 08:34 | 09:37 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:42 | 15:45 | 16:47 | 17:48 | 18:50 | 19:54 |
| Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 05:51 | 06:52 | 07:57 | 08:47 | 09:48 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 12:52 | 13:52 | 14:52 | 15:55 | 16:57 | 17:58 | 19:02 | 20:06 |
| Outlet Village, Cheshire Oaks | 06:00 | 07:02 | 08:07 | 08:57 | 09:58 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:02 | 16:05 | 17:07 | 18:08 | 19:12 | 20:15 |
| Zoo Main Entrance, Chester Zoo | 10:12 | 11:17 | 12:17 | 13:17 | 14:17 | 15:17 | 16:22 | 17:24 | 18:23 | ||||||
| Railway Station, Chester | 06:20 | 07:24 | 08:29 | 09:19 | 10:25 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:35 | 17:37 | 18:36 | 19:32 | 20:32 |
| Chester Bus Interchange | 06:25 | 07:30 | 08:35 | 09:25 | 10:30 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:40 | 17:42 | 18:41 | 19:37 | 20:37 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 29 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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