Which bus companies run in Merseyside?

Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire (108 routes), Arriva North West (86 routes), Al's Coaches (69 routes), Huyton Travel (32 routes), Metro Network (32 routes) and Warrington's Own Buses (15 routes), and 18 smaller operators.

What are the busiest bus routes in Merseyside?

the 10A (St Helens – Liverpool), the 86A (Liverpool – Speke), the 82 (Speke – Liverpool), the 79 (Halewood – Liverpool) and the 82 (Liverpool – Garston).

Where are the main bus stations in Merseyside?

Queen Square Bus Station, Liverpool, Liverpool ONE Bus Station, Huyton Bus Station, Liverpool South Parkway, Garston and Kirkby Bus Station.

How can I see live bus times in Merseyside?

StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Merseyside, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Buses in Merseyside

417 bus routes, run by 24 bus companies, serve 64 towns and villages and 4,257 stops across Merseyside. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.

Main towns

Liverpool 236 routes
St Helens 101 routes
Birkenhead 60 routes
Huyton 54 routes
Bootle 49 routes
Kirkby 49 routes
Knowsley 46 routes
Newton le Willows 41 routes
Litherland 33 routes
Rainhill 33 routes
Maghull 30 routes
Southport 29 routes
Hoylake 28 routes
Bebington 27 routes
Upton 27 routes
Whiston 27 routes
Aintree 26 routes
Heswall 26 routes
Prescot 26 routes
Rainford 26 routes
Halewood 25 routes
Moreton 23 routes
Wallasey 23 routes
Haydock 21 routes

Bus stations and interchanges

Busiest routes

10A: St Helens – Liverpool Metro Network
86A: Liverpool – Speke Arriva North West
82: Speke – Liverpool Arriva North West
79: Halewood – Liverpool Arriva North West
82: Liverpool – Garston Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire
15: Huyton – Liverpool Arriva North West
14: Gillmoss – Liverpool Arriva North West
86: Liverpool – Garston Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire
10B: Huyton – Liverpool Arriva North West
19: Liverpool – Kirkby Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire
75: Halewood – Liverpool Arriva North West
20: Liverpool – Tower Hill Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire

Bus companies

Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 108 routes
Arriva North West 86 routes
Al's Coaches 69 routes
Huyton Travel 32 routes
Metro Network 32 routes
Warrington's Own Buses 15 routes
Cumfybus 11 routes
Hattons Travel 10 routes
National Express 9 routes
Bee Network 7 routes
Link Network 7 routes
Maghull Coaches 6 routes
FlixBus 5 routes
Ashcroft Travel 4 routes
Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire 3 routes
Peoples Bus 3 routes
Preston Bus 2 routes
Aintree Coachlines 2 routes
Howards Travel 1 route
Liverpool City Sights 1 route
A2B Cars (Maesteg) 1 route
Cavern City Tours 1 route
A and J Taxis 1 route
Iain McGregor 1 route

All towns and villages

Questions

Which bus companies run in Merseyside?: Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire (108 routes), Arriva North West (86 routes), Al's Coaches (69 routes), Huyton Travel (32 routes), Metro Network (32 routes) and Warrington's Own Buses (15 routes), and 18 smaller operators.
What are the busiest bus routes in Merseyside?: the 10A (St Helens – Liverpool), the 86A (Liverpool – Speke), the 82 (Speke – Liverpool), the 79 (Halewood – Liverpool) and the 82 (Liverpool – Garston).
Where are the main bus stations in Merseyside?: Queen Square Bus Station, Liverpool, Liverpool ONE Bus Station, Huyton Bus Station, Liverpool South Parkway, Garston and Kirkby Bus Station.
How can I see live bus times in Merseyside?: StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Merseyside, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 30 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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