Buses in Southport
26 bus routes serve Southport, run by Merseyrail, Northern, Arriva North West, Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire and Cumfybus and others. The busiest stops are Southport station, Birkdale station and Hillside station.
Most frequent routes
- 49: Ainsdale – Crossens Arriva North West
- 375: Wigan – Southport Arriva North West
- 44: Kew – Crossens Arriva North West
- 47: Crossens – Liverpool Arriva North West
- 46: Highpark – Hillside Arriva North West
- X2: Preston City Centre – Southport Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
Where you can go from Southport
Routes
- Liverpool Central – Southport (Northern Line (Merseyrail)) Merseyrail
- Southport – Manchester Oxford Road (Manchester–Southport Line) Northern
- 49: Ainsdale – Crossens Arriva North West
- 375: Wigan – Southport Arriva North West
- 44: Kew – Crossens Arriva North West
- Blackburn – Headbolt Lane (Calder Valley Line) Northern
- 47: Crossens – Liverpool Arriva North West
- 46: Highpark – Hillside Arriva North West
- X2: Preston City Centre – Southport Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- X2: Southport – Liverpool Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 300: Liverpool – Southport Arriva North West
- 2: Southport – Preston City Centre Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 385: Southport – Wigan Arriva North West
- 40: Marshside – Southport Cumfybus
- 15A: Birkdale – Kew (circular) Cumfybus
- 15: Birkdale – Marshside (circular) Cumfybus
- 37A: Southport – St Helens Metro Network
- X37: Southport – St Helens Metro Network
- 46B: Little Altcar – Highpark Arriva North West
- 712: Southport – Marshside Cumfybus
- 713: Highpark – Hillside Cumfybus
- 714: Crossens – Southport Cumfybus
- 715: Hillside – Kew Cumfybus
- 759: Formby – Ainsdale Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire
- 705: Hillside – Highpark Maghull Coaches
- 748: Hillside – Banks Cumfybus
Bus companies
Stops and stations
- Southport station
- Birkdale station
- Hillside station
- Ainsdale station
- Meols Cop station
- Southport Interchange
- Duke Street
- Southport Hospital
- Bibby Road
- Westcliffe Road
- Weld Road
- Brunlees Court
- Cockle Dicks Lane
- Emmanuel Road
- Cambridge Avenue
- Falkland Road
- Hampton Road
- Yellowhouse Lane
- Princes Street
- Chambres Road
- Pilkington Road
- Eastbourne Road
- Everard Road
- Cumberland Road
- Liverpool Road
- Central Avenue
- Park Road
- Alexandra Road
- Part Street
- Ash Street
- Haig Avenue
- Pinfold Lane
- Bridge Wills Lane
- Preston New Road
- Emmanuel Road
- Cockle Dicks Lane
- Allerton Road
- Palatine Road
- Town Lane Kew
- No. 220
- Ashdown Close
- Stanley Avenue
- Ash Street
- Albany Road
- Park Road West
- Lancaster Road
- Nixons Lane
- Fylde Road
- Rufford Road
- Woodvale Road
- Sefton Street
- North Road
- Leamington Road
- Orchard Lane
- Kenilworth Road
- Halsall Road
- Wennington Road
- Carr Lane
- Linaker Street
- Park Avenue
- No. 226
- Argyle Road
- Brocklebank Road
- Marshside Road
- Ainsdale Sports Club
- Grosvenor Road
- Folkestone Road
- Scarisbrick New Road
- Trafalgar Road
- Waterloo Road
- Portland Street
- Birkdale Interchange
- Larkfield Primary School
- Arundel Road
- Zetland Street
- Town Lane
- Cambridge Road
- Gloucester Road
- Althorpe Drive
- Virginia Street
Questions
- Where can I go by bus from Southport?
- Direct buses from Southport go to Hillside (46, 713, 715, 705, 748), Crossens (49, 44, 47, 714), Highpark (46, 46B, 713, 705), Kew (44, 15A, 715), Liverpool (47, X2, 300), Marshside (40, 15, 712), Ainsdale (49, 759), Birkdale (15A, 15), Preston (X2, 2) and St Helens (37A, X37).
- Which bus goes from Southport to Hillside?
- Routes 46, 713, 715, 705 and 748, run by Arriva North West, Cumfybus and Maghull Coaches.
- Which bus goes from Southport to Crossens?
- Routes 49, 44, 47 and 714, run by Arriva North West and Cumfybus.
- Which bus goes from Southport to Highpark?
- Routes 46, 46B, 713 and 705, run by Arriva North West, Cumfybus and Maghull Coaches.
- Where do buses stop in Southport?
- The busiest stops are Southport station, Birkdale station, Hillside station, Ainsdale station and Meols Cop station.
- Which bus companies run in Southport?
- Merseyrail, Northern, Arriva North West, Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire, Cumfybus, Metro Network, Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire and Maghull Coaches.
- What are the most frequent buses in Southport?
- the 49 (Ainsdale – Crossens), the 375 (Wigan – Southport), the 44 (Kew – Crossens) and the 47 (Crossens – Liverpool).
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 4 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.
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