Bus times in Formby
All the buses in Formby: 11 bus routes and 125 bus stops. Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.
Next buses from Green Lane (adj) as of 18:04
Scheduled times at Formby’s busiest stop, from the operators’ timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for more departures and its live map, or pick another stop.
Cancellations & disruptions in Formby today
- 44 Crossens → Formby via Southport, Birkdale Arriva North West · first 06:05 · last 22:52
- 46B Little Altcar → Highpark via Formby, Southport Arriva North West · weekdays only · first 05:36 · last 06:06
- 47 Crossens → Liverpool via Southport, Bootle Arriva North West · first 05:40 · last 22:15
- 759 Ainsdale → Formby via Freshfield, Little Altcar Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire · weekdays only · first 08:05 · last 15:30
- F1 Formby circular via Freshfield Arriva North West · not Sundays · first 08:01 · last 19:01
- F2 Formby circular via Freshfield Arriva North West · not Sundays · first 07:23 · last 18:23
- F3 Formby circular via Little Altcar Arriva North West · not Sundays · first 07:05 · last 18:31
- F4 Formby circular via Freshfield Arriva North West · not Sundays · first 07:44 · last 18:44
- F5 Formby circular via Freshfield Arriva North West · not Sundays · first 07:14 · last 18:14
- F6 Formby circular via Freshfield, Little Altcar Arriva North West · Sundays only · first 10:00 · last 17:00
- X2 Southport → Liverpool via Formby, Bootle Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire · first 05:05 · last 21:26
Route numbers are reused all over the country. See every UK 44 bus, 47 bus, X2 bus, F3 bus, F1 bus, F2 bus, F5 bus, 46B bus, 759 bus or F6 bus timetable.
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Map of bus stops in Formby
All 125 stops shown. Tap a marker for live departures.
Bus stops in Formby
Busiest stops
- Cross Green Close (adj) Little Altcar · 6 routes
- Formby Village (Stop A) 6 routes
- Green Lane (adj) Freshfield · 6 routes
- Paradise Lane (adj) Freshfield · 6 routes
- Three Tuns Lane (adj) 6 routes
- Deansgate Lane (adj) Freshfield · 5 routes
- Deansgate Lane North (adj) Freshfield · 5 routes
- Elbow Lane (opp) 5 routes
- Formby Station (Stop C) 5 routes
- Kent Road (opp) Little Altcar · 5 routes
- Ryeground Lane (adj) Freshfield · 5 routes
- Birkey Lane (adj) Little Altcar · 4 routes
Formby (67 stops)
- Alt Road (adj)
- Altcar Road (N-bound) northbound
- Altcar Road (N-bound) northbound
- Balmoral Drive (adj)
- Brooks Road (E-bound)
- Bushby's Park (adj)
- Bushbys Park (adj)
- Bushbys Park (W-bound)
- Church Close (adj)
- Church Road (adj)
- Church Road (W-bound)
- Coniston Road (adj)
- Coppice Leys (adj)
- Coppice Leys
- Cropton Road (adj)
- Elbow Lane (adj)
- Elbow Lane (opp)
- Ennerdale Road (adj)
- Formby Interchange (Stop A)
- Formby Interchange (Stop B)
- Formby Interchange (Stop C)
- Formby Station (Stop B)
- Formby Station (Stop C)
- Formby Tesco (NW-bound)
- Formby Town Centre (N-bound)
- Formby Village (Stop A)
- Formby Village (Stop B)
- Furness Avenue (opp)
- Grasmere Road (nr)
- Greenloons Drive (E-bound)
- Greenloons Drive (opp)
- Harebell Close (opp)
- Harington Close (adj)
- Holmwood Gardens (adj)
- Jubilee Road (adj)
- Kenyons Lane (adj)
- Kings Road (adj)
- Kirklake Bank (E-bound)
- Kirklake Bank (opp)
- Langdale Avenue (adj)
- Lime Tree Way (W-bound)
- Mayfield Avenue (adj)
- Mere Road (adj)
- Mittens Lane (adj)
- Mittens Lane (opp)
- No. 69 (o/s)
- Page Court (adj)
- Park Close (adj)
- Park Road (adj) north-east bound
- Park Road (adj) westbound
- Park Road (adj) northbound
- Philips Lane (opp)
- Phillips Lane (adj)
- Queens Road (W-bound)
- Range High School (Sw-bound)
- Raven Meols Lane (adj)
- School Lane (adj)
- Sefton Road (adj)
- St Lukes Church Road (adj)
- The Ravens (adj)
- Three Tuns Lane (adj) eastbound
- Three Tuns Lane (adj) eastbound
- Ward Avenue (adj)
- Whitehouse Lane (opp)
- Wicks Green (adj)
- Windsor Road (opp)
- Woodlands Road (E-bound)
Freshfield (44 stops)
- Alderson Crescent (opp)
- Barkfield Lane (adj) south-east bound
- Barkfield Lane (adj) northbound
- Birch Green (adj)
- Byron Close (adj)
- Byron Close (opp)
- Cable Street (adj)
- Cricket Path (adj)
- Cricket Path (opp)
- Deansgate Lane (adj)
- Deansgate Lane (S-bound)
- Deansgate Lane North (adj)
- Derby Road (adj)
- Derby Road (opp)
- Formby Gardens (adj)
- Freshfield Interchange (Stop A)
- Freshfield Interchange (Stop B)
- Freshfield Interchange (Stop D)
- Gores Lane (adj)
- Grange Lane (adj)
- Green Lane (adj)
- Massams Lane (W-bound)
- Moss Side (adj)
- Mount House Road (opp)
- New Road (adj)
- No. 43 (o/s)
- Old Mill Lane (adj)
- Old Mill Lane (opp)
- Paradise Lane (adj)
- Piercefield Road (adj)
- Queens Avenue (adj)
- Queens Avenue (opp)
- Ryeground Lane (adj)
- Shireburn Road (adj)
- Shireburn Road (opp)
- Smithy Close (opp)
- Smithy Green (NW-bound)
- Smithy Green (S-bound)
- Smithy Green (SE-bound)
- Squirrel Green (adj)
- St Georges Road (adj)
- Timms Lane (adj)
- Watchyard Lane (adj)
- Watchyard Lane (SW-bound)
Little Altcar (14 stops)
Operators in Formby
Bus services here are registered with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. See registered service changes and withdrawals →
Frequently asked questions
Which buses run in Formby?
11 bus routes serve Formby, run by Arriva North West, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire and Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. The busiest are the 44 (Crossens to Formby), the 47 (Crossens to Liverpool), the X2 (Southport to Liverpool), the F3 (Formby circular), the F1 (Formby circular), the F2 (Formby circular), the F4 (Formby circular) and the F5 (Formby circular), plus 3 school or occasional services.
How much is the bus fare in Formby?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, falling to £2 from 1 January 2027. Buses in Formby are run by Arriva North West, Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire — check each operator's day and weekly tickets, which are often cheaper for multiple journeys.
How many bus stops are there in Formby?
There are 125 active bus stops in Formby across Formby, Freshfield, Little Altcar. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.