Bus from Liverpool to Bootle (Merseyside)
37 direct routes · 11–27 min · first bus 05:40, last bus 23:53 (weekdays).
Next buses to Bootle (Merseyside) as of 05:56
Scheduled times at the boarding stop in Liverpool, from the operators' timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for live tracking.
Direct routes
8 occasional services — once or twice a day · 52E, 741, 692, 721, 835, 839, 800, 838
Often school, college or market-day journeys — check the route before relying on one.
Times are for the first boarding point in Liverpool on each route's weekday timetable — open the route for the full timetable, live map and every stop.
The same number runs elsewhere in the UK — see every 60 bus, 53 bus, 52A bus, 62 bus, 55 bus, 52 bus, 68 bus or 56 bus timetable.
Fares from Liverpool to Bootle
- £2.00 adult single on the 53, 136, 741, 692, 721, 835, 839 and 800 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire) and the X2 (Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire)
Between the stops in the table above. The operators' own published fares, from the Bus Open Data Service; check with the operator before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Which bus goes from Liverpool to Bootle?
37 routes run directly from Liverpool to Bootle: the 60 (Arriva North West), the 53 (Arriva North West), the 53 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire), the 52A (Arriva North West), the 62 (Arriva North West), the 55 (Arriva North West), the 52 (Arriva North West), the 68 (Arriva North West), the 56 (Arriva North West), the 81 (Arriva North West), the 63 (Arriva North West), the 47 (Arriva North West), the X2 (Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire), the 81A (Arriva North West), the 300 (Arriva North West), the 54 (Arriva North West), the 58 (Arriva North West), the 61 (Arriva North West), the 61A (Arriva North West), the 68B (Arriva North West), the 159 (Huyton Travel), the 939 (Arriva North West), the 214 (Huyton Travel), the 61B (Arriva North West), the 68A (Arriva North West), the 135 (Huyton Travel), the 136 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire), the 58A (Arriva North West), the 300 (Arriva North West), the 52E (Arriva North West), the 741 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire), the 692 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire), the 721 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire), the 835 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire), the 839 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire), the 800 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire), the 838 (Peoples Bus). The most frequent is the 60, 59 times each weekday — board at Hewitson Road (adj) and get off at Bootle Bus Station (adj), about 19 minutes.
How long does the bus take from Liverpool to Bootle?
Between 11 minutes on the 47 and 27 on the 136, depending on which route you catch and on traffic. It calls at Tuebrook, Walton on the way.
What time is the first and last bus from Liverpool to Bootle?
On weekdays the first direct bus leaves around 05:40 and the last around 23:53. Check the route timetables for weekends.
How much is the bus from Liverpool to Bootle?
Adult singles from Liverpool to Bootle: £2.00 on the 53, 136, 741, 692, 721, 835, 839 and 800 (Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire) and the X2 (Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire). Prices are the operators' own published fares on the Bus Open Data Service — check with the operator before you travel. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027.