1 Chester to Liverpool via Bache
Operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. Registered as running via Birkenhead Bus Station. First bus 04:56, last bus 23:50. 75 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 05:30 | 05:55 | 06:29 | 05:40 | 06:35 | 06:25 | 07:05 | 07:25 | 08:05 | 08:25 | 09:05 | 09:25 | 10:05 | 10:25 | 11:05 | 11:25 | 12:05 | 12:25 | 13:05 | 13:25 | 14:05 | 14:25 | 15:05 | 15:25 | 16:10 | 16:40 | 17:20 | 17:50 to Rock Ferry Depot | 18:20 | 18:50 | 19:15 to Rock Ferry Depot | 19:40 | 20:00 | 20:25 to Rock Ferry Depot | 20:50 to Birkenhead Bus Station, Stand 7 | 21:15 | 22:20 | 23:30 to Birkenhead Bus Station, Stand 7 |
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| Railway Station (S6) | · | · | · | 05:40 | · | 06:25 | 07:05 | 07:25 | 08:05 | 08:25 | 09:05 | 09:25 | 10:05 | 10:25 | 11:05 | 11:25 | 12:05 | 12:25 | 13:05 | 13:25 | 14:05 | 14:25 | 15:05 | 15:25 | 16:10 | 16:40 | 17:20 | 17:50 | 18:20 | 18:50 | 19:15 | 19:40 | 20:00 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Chester Bus Interchange (Stand F) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:21 | 19:46 | 20:06 | 20:25 | 20:50 | 21:15 | 22:20 | 23:30 |
| Chester Bus Interchange (Stand K) | · | · | · | 05:46 | · | 06:31 | 07:11 | 07:31 | 08:11 | 08:31 | 09:11 | 09:31 | 10:11 | 10:31 | 11:11 | 11:31 | 12:11 | 12:31 | 13:11 | 13:31 | 14:11 | 14:32 | 15:12 | 15:32 | 16:17 | 16:47 | 17:27 | 17:56 | 18:26 | 18:56 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Countess Hospital (o/s) | · | · | · | 05:52 | · | 06:37 | 07:17 | 07:38 | 08:18 | 08:38 | 09:18 | 09:38 | 10:18 | 10:38 | 11:18 | 11:38 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 14:18 | 14:42 | 15:22 | 15:42 | 16:27 | 16:57 | 17:34 | 18:03 | 18:33 | 19:03 | 19:27 | 19:52 | 20:12 | 20:31 | 20:56 | 21:21 | 22:26 | 23:36 |
| The Wheatsheaf (opp) | · | · | · | 05:55 | · | 06:40 | 07:20 | 07:43 | 08:23 | 08:43 | 09:23 | 09:43 | 10:23 | 10:43 | 11:23 | 11:43 | 12:23 | 12:43 | 13:23 | 13:43 | 14:23 | 14:47 | 15:27 | 15:47 | 16:32 | 17:02 | 17:39 | 18:08 | 18:38 | 19:08 | 19:30 | 19:55 | 20:15 | 20:34 | 20:59 | 21:24 | 22:29 | 23:39 |
| Zoo Main Entrance (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 08:27 | 08:47 | 09:27 | 09:47 | 10:27 | 10:47 | 11:27 | 11:47 | 12:27 | 12:47 | 13:27 | 13:47 | 14:28 | 14:52 | 15:32 | 15:52 | 16:37 | 17:07 | 17:45 | 18:13 | 18:43 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Outlet Village (Stand A) | · | · | · | 06:09 | · | 06:54 | 07:34 | 07:58 | 08:43 | 09:03 | 09:43 | 10:03 | 10:43 | 11:03 | 11:43 | 12:03 | 12:43 | 13:03 | 13:43 | 14:03 | 14:42 | 15:07 | 15:47 | 16:07 | 16:52 | 17:23 | 18:00 | 18:28 | 18:58 | 19:23 | 19:44 | 20:09 | 20:29 | 20:48 | 21:13 | 21:38 | 22:43 | 23:53 |
| Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand G) | 05:30 | 05:55 | · | 06:20 | 06:35 | 07:05 | 07:45 | 08:09 | 08:54 | 09:14 | 09:54 | 10:14 | 10:54 | 11:14 | 11:54 | 12:14 | 12:54 | 13:14 | 13:54 | 14:14 | 14:54 | 15:21 | 16:01 | 16:21 | 17:06 | 17:38 | 18:15 | 18:39 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 19:55 | 20:20 | 20:40 | 20:59 | 21:24 | 21:49 | 22:54 | 00:04 |
| Heswall Road (opp) | 05:35 | 06:00 | · | 06:28 | 06:44 | 07:13 | 07:53 | 08:17 | 09:02 | 09:22 | 10:02 | 10:22 | 11:02 | 11:22 | 12:02 | 12:22 | 13:02 | 13:22 | 14:02 | 14:22 | 15:02 | 15:29 | 16:09 | 16:29 | 17:14 | 17:46 | 18:23 | 18:47 | 19:17 | 19:42 | 20:03 | 20:27 | 20:47 | 21:04 | 21:29 | 21:54 | 22:59 | 00:09 |
| Red Lion PH (opp) | 05:38 | 06:03 | · | 06:35 | 06:50 | 07:20 | 08:00 | 08:24 | 09:09 | 09:29 | 10:09 | 10:29 | 11:09 | 11:29 | 12:09 | 12:29 | 13:09 | 13:29 | 14:09 | 14:29 | 15:09 | 15:36 | 16:16 | 16:36 | 17:21 | 17:53 | 18:32 | 18:56 | 19:23 | 19:49 | 20:10 | 20:33 | 20:53 | 21:07 | 21:32 | 21:57 | 23:02 | 00:12 |
| Bridle Road (adj) | 05:44 | 06:09 | 06:29 | 06:44 | 06:59 | 07:27 | 08:07 | 08:31 | 09:16 | 09:36 | 10:16 | 10:36 | 11:16 | 11:36 | 12:16 | 12:36 | 13:16 | 13:36 | 14:16 | 14:36 | 15:16 | 15:43 | 16:23 | 16:43 | 17:28 | 18:00 | 18:39 | 19:04 | 19:31 | 19:56 | 20:15 | 20:39 | 20:59 | 21:13 | 21:38 | 22:03 | 23:08 | 00:18 |
| Bromborough Village (adj) | 05:49 | 06:14 | 06:35 | 06:50 | 07:05 | 07:33 | 08:13 | 08:37 | 09:22 | 09:42 | 10:22 | 10:42 | 11:22 | 11:42 | 12:22 | 12:42 | 13:22 | 13:42 | 14:22 | 14:42 | 15:23 | 15:50 | 16:30 | 16:50 | 17:35 | 18:07 | 18:45 | 19:10 | 19:37 | 20:02 | 20:20 | 20:44 | 21:04 | 21:18 | 21:43 | 22:08 | 23:13 | 00:23 |
| Knowsley Road (adj) | 05:59 | 06:24 | 06:50 | 07:05 | 07:20 | 07:49 | 08:29 | 08:53 | 09:37 | 09:57 | 10:37 | 10:57 | 11:37 | 11:57 | 12:37 | 12:57 | 13:37 | 13:57 | 14:37 | 14:57 | 15:40 | 16:07 | 16:47 | 17:07 | 17:52 | 18:23 | 19:01 | 19:25 | 19:52 | 20:17 | 20:30 | 20:49 | 21:14 | 21:28 | 21:53 | 22:18 | 23:23 | 00:33 |
| Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 7) | 06:08 | 06:33 | 06:59 | 07:16 | 07:33 | 08:02 | 08:42 | 09:06 | 09:48 | 10:08 | 10:48 | 11:08 | 11:48 | 12:08 | 12:48 | 13:08 | 13:48 | 14:08 | 14:48 | 15:08 | 15:51 | 16:18 | 16:58 | 17:18 | 18:03 | 18:33 | 19:12 | · | 20:02 | 20:28 | · | 21:01 | 21:21 | · | 22:00 | 22:25 | 23:30 | 00:40 |
| Queen Square (adj) | 06:23 | 06:48 | 07:09 | 07:24 | 07:43 | 08:17 | 08:57 | 09:21 | 09:56 | 10:16 | 10:56 | 11:16 | 11:56 | 12:16 | 12:56 | 13:16 | 13:56 | 14:16 | 14:56 | 15:16 | 15:59 | 16:26 | 17:06 | 17:26 | 18:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 | · | 20:10 | 20:36 | · | 21:09 | 21:29 | · | · | 22:33 | 23:38 | · |
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Fares on the 1
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Adult return £2.80 · Child single £1.30 to £3.00 · Child return £1.50
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 31 May 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire before you travel.
Tickets on the 1
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Return · Single · MyTicket · Chester DayRider · Jobseekers Return · Jobseekers Single · Chester 7 Day MegaRider · Chester 28 Day MegaRider
…and 9 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 June 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 1
1 towards Liverpool
All 80 stops
- Railway Station (S6) Chester
- Hoole Way (Stop R) Chester
- Chester Bus Interchange (Stand F) Chester
- Chester Bus Interchange (Stand K) Chester
- Bull & Stirrup (Stop V) Chester
- Northgate Church (o/s) Chester
- Dawson Drive (cnr) Chester
- Waterloo Road (opp) Chester
- Abbot's Drive (cnr) Chester
- Countess Hospital (o/s) Bache
- Beechway (opp) Bache
- Kingsmead (cnr) Upton
- Demage Lane (cnr) Upton
- Lawn Drive (opp) Upton
- The Wheatsheaf (opp) Upton
- Zoo Main Entrance (o/s) Chester Zoo
- Station Road (cnr) Backford
- Church Lane (opp) Backford
- Gordon Lane (opp) Backford
- Strawberry Roundabout (N-bound) Whitby
- Lundy Drive (opp) Whitbyheath
- Ramsey Road (nr) Whitbyheath
- Wight Close (cnr) Whitbyheath
- Longlooms Road (cnr) Whitbyheath
- Longlooms Road (nr) Whitbyheath
- Coliseum & Cinema (o/s) Cheshire Oaks
- Outlet Village (Stand A) Cheshire Oaks
- Blue Planet Aquarium (nr) Cheshire Oaks
- David Lloyd Leisure Centre (o/s) Wolverham
- University Academy South Campus (o/s) Wolverham
- Birkett Avenue (cnr) Wolverham
- Underwood Drive (cnr) Wolverham
- Grace Arms (opp) Wolverham
- Whitby Park (o/s) Ellesmere Port
- Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand G) Ellesmere Port
- Tennyson Road (nr) Whitby
- The Boulevard (opp) Whitby
- Sutton Way Hotel (opp) Great Sutton
- Bebington Road (cnr) Great Sutton
- Heswall Road (opp) Great Sutton
- Bulls Head (opp) Great Sutton
- Whetstone Hey (opp) Great Sutton
- Wetherby Way (nr) Little Sutton
- Post Office (opp) Little Sutton
- Red Lion PH (opp) Little Sutton
- Burleydam Garden Centre (o/s) Childer Thornton
- Half Way House (nr) Childer Thornton
- St Mary's Church (nr) Childer Thornton
- Crossroads (N-bound) Hooton
- M53 (nr) Eastham Rake
- Eastham Village Road (opp) Eastham Rake
- Bridle Road (adj) Eastham
- Carlett Boulevard (adj) Eastham
- Heygarth Road (adj) Carlett Park
- Plymyard Cemetery (o/s) Carlett Park
- Allport Road (adj) Bromborough
- Mendell Close (adj) Bromborough
- June Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- Bromborough Village (adj) Bromborough
- Mark Rake (adj) Bromborough
- Croft Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- New Chester Road (adj) Bromborough
- Mill Road (adj) Bromborough
- Hesketh Way (adj) Bromborough
- Port Causeway (adj) Bromborough Pool
- Shore Drive (opp) New Ferry
- Willowbank Road (opp) New Ferry
- Legh Road (opp) New Ferry
- New Ferry Park (o/s) New Ferry Park
- Hassal Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Knowsley Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Rock Lane West (adj) Rock Ferry
- Bedford Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Woburn Place (opp) Rock Ferry
- Union Street (adj) Tranmere
- Turbine Road (opp) Tranmere
- Valiant Way (opp) Tranmere
- Grange Road (adj) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 7) Birkenhead
- Queen Square (adj) Liverpool
1 towards Chester
All 78 stops
- Whitechapel (Stop SD) Liverpool
- Hinson Street (opp) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 6) Birkenhead
- Grange Road East (adj) Birkenhead
- Campbeltown Road (adj) Tranmere
- Turbine Road (adj) Tranmere
- St Pauls Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Bedford Place (adj) Rock Ferry
- The Hawthornes (adj) Rock Ferry
- Knowsley Road (opp) Rock Ferry
- Platt Grove (adj) Rock Ferry
- Hassal Road (opp) Rock Ferry
- Earl Street (adj) New Ferry Park
- Beaconsfield Road (adj) New Ferry
- Portbury Close (adj) New Ferry
- Shore Drive (adj) New Ferry
- Pool Lane (adj) Bromborough Pool
- Port Causeway (nr) Bromborough
- Magazine Road (adj) Bromborough
- Spital Road (adj) Bromborough
- Croft Avenue East (adj) Bromborough
- Stanhope Drive (opp) Bromborough
- Bromborough Village (adj) Bromborough
- New Chester Road (adj) Bromborough
- Woodyear Road (opp) Bromborough
- Plymyard Cemetery (opp) Carlett Park
- Park Road (opp) Carlett Park
- Carlett Boulevard (opp) Eastham
- Stanley Lane (nr) Eastham
- Eastham Village Road (adj) Eastham Rake
- M53 (nr) Eastham Rake
- Crossroads (S-bound) Hooton
- St Mary's Church (opp) Childer Thornton
- School Lane (opp) Childer Thornton
- St Paul's Church (o/s) Childer Thornton
- Red Lion PH (o/s) Little Sutton
- Post Office (o/s) Little Sutton
- Wetherby Way (opp) Little Sutton
- Whetstone Hey (cnr) Great Sutton
- Bulls Head (o/s) Great Sutton
- Heswall Road (cnr) Great Sutton
- Bebington Road (opp) Great Sutton
- Sutton Way Hotel (nr) Great Sutton
- The Boulevard (cnr) Whitby
- Tennyson Road (opp) Whitby
- Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand C) Ellesmere Port
- Whitby Park (opp) Ellesmere Port
- Grace Arms (o/s) Wolverham
- Underwood Drive (opp) Wolverham
- Stanney Lane (o/s) Wolverham
- David Lloyd Leisure Centre (opp) Wolverham
- Coliseum & Cinema (o/s) Cheshire Oaks
- Outlet Village (Stand B) Cheshire Oaks
- Blue Planet Aquarium (nr) Cheshire Oaks
- Longlooms Road (nr) Whitbyheath
- Wight Close (opp) Whitbyheath
- Ramsey Road (opp) Whitbyheath
- Lundy Drive (cnr) Whitbyheath
- Strawberry Roundabout (S-bound) Whitby
- Gordon Lane (cnr) Backford
- Church Lane (cnr) Backford
- Rake Lane (cnr) Backford
- Zoo Main Entrance (o/s) Chester Zoo
- Heath Road (cnr) Upton
- Lawn Drive (cnr) Upton
- Demage Lane (opp) Upton
- The Frog (nr) Upton
- Beechway (nr) Bache
- Countess Hospital (opp) Bache
- The Mill PH (nr) Bache
- Abbot's Drive (opp) Chester
- Waterloo Road (cnr) Chester
- Abbot's Grange (opp) Chester
- Tudor Place (o/s) Chester
- Delamere Street (Stop 3) Chester
- Chester Bus Interchange (Stand M) Chester
- Chester Bus Interchange (Stand C) Chester
- Railway Station (S6) Chester
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 29 March 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 29 March 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 Chester Bus Interchange → Liverpool Sir Thomas Street
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 25 May 2025 To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PC1033334/196 · Changes in Cheshire West and Chester Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 1 bus?
The first 1 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:56 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 1 bus?
The last 1 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 1 bus cost?
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire's published fares on the 1: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, adult return £2.80, child single £1.30 to £3.00, child return £1.50. The 1 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 1 bus?
The 1 is operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PC1033334/196. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.