217 Linnet Way ↔ Huyton Bus Station
Operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. First bus 05:15, last bus 22:44. 84 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 217 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3
until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK.
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Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Huyton Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Huyton Bus Station · Saturday towards Huyton Bus Station · Sunday towards Linnet Way · Monday to Friday towards Linnet Way · Saturday towards Linnet Way · Sunday
| Linnet Way (nr) | 06:10 | · | · | · | 07:30 | 08:00 | · | 08:45 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | · | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | · | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | · | 14:45 | 15:20 | 15:55 | 16:25 | · | 17:00 | 17:40 | 18:15 | · | 18:45 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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| Headbolt Lane Interchange (Stop A) | 06:14 | · | · | · | 07:36 | 08:06 | · | 08:51 | 09:21 | 09:51 | 10:21 | · | 10:51 | 11:21 | 11:51 | 12:21 | · | 12:51 | 13:21 | 13:51 | 14:21 | · | 14:51 | 15:26 | 16:01 | 16:31 | · | 17:06 | 17:46 | 18:20 | · | 18:50 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bootle Bus Station (Stand 4) | · | 06:13 | 06:28 | 06:43 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Warbreck Moor (Stop B) | · | 06:27 | 06:42 | 06:57 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Haven Road (adj) | · | 06:34 | 06:49 | 07:04 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Kirkby Interchange (Stop D) | · | 06:42 | 06:57 | 07:12 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Kirkby Bus Station (Stand 2) | 06:22 | 06:47 | 07:02 | 07:17 | 07:47 | 08:18 | 08:40 | 09:02 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 10:40 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 12:40 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 14:40 | 15:02 | 15:37 | 16:12 | 16:42 | 16:40 | 17:17 | 17:57 | 18:30 | 18:40 | 19:00 | · | 19:30 | 20:00 | · | 20:30 | 20:30 | 22:40 | 22:40 |
| Kirkby Admin (Stop C) | 06:36 | 06:59 | 07:14 | 07:29 | 08:02 | 08:34 | 08:50 | 09:16 | 09:46 | 10:16 | 10:46 | 10:51 | 11:16 | 11:46 | 12:16 | 12:46 | 12:51 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 14:51 | 15:16 | 15:51 | 16:26 | 16:56 | 16:51 | 17:31 | 18:11 | 18:41 | 18:51 | 19:11 | · | 19:41 | 20:11 | · | 20:41 | 20:41 | 22:51 | 22:51 |
| Kitling Road (adj) | 06:42 | · | · | 07:35 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 17:02 | · | 17:37 | 18:17 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Shop Road (nr) | 06:45 | 07:05 | 07:21 | 07:39 | 08:09 | 08:42 | 08:56 | 09:22 | 09:52 | 10:22 | 10:52 | 10:58 | 11:22 | 11:52 | 12:22 | 12:52 | 12:58 | 13:22 | 13:52 | 14:22 | 14:52 | 14:58 | 15:22 | 15:57 | 16:32 | 17:05 | 16:58 | 17:40 | 18:20 | 18:48 | 18:58 | 19:18 | · | 19:48 | 20:18 | · | 20:48 | 20:48 | 22:58 | 22:58 |
| Astley Road (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:23 | · | · | 20:23 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Terminus Road (adj) | 06:54 | 07:14 | 07:34 | 07:52 | 08:22 | 08:57 | 09:04 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:06 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:06 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:02 | 15:06 | 15:32 | 16:07 | 16:42 | 17:15 | 17:06 | 17:50 | 18:30 | 18:58 | 19:06 | · | · | 19:56 | · | · | 20:56 | 20:56 | 23:06 | 23:06 |
| Huyton Bus Station (Stand 3) | · | · | · | · | · | · | 09:12 | · | · | · | · | 11:15 | · | · | · | · | 13:15 | · | · | · | · | 15:15 | · | · | · | · | 17:15 | · | · | · | 19:15 | · | 19:12 | · | · | 20:05 | 21:05 | 21:05 | 23:15 | 23:15 |
| Belle Vale Bus Station (Stop B) | · | · | · | · | · | · | 09:24 | · | · | · | · | 11:27 | · | · | · | · | 13:27 | · | · | · | · | 15:27 | · | · | · | · | 17:27 | · | · | · | 19:27 | · | 19:24 | · | · | 20:17 | 21:17 | 21:17 | 23:27 | 23:27 |
| Halewood Shopping Centre (Stop C) | · | · | · | · | · | · | 09:38 | · | · | · | · | 11:41 | · | · | · | · | 13:41 | · | · | · | · | 15:41 | · | · | · | · | 17:41 | · | · | · | 19:41 | · | 19:38 | · | · | 20:31 | 21:31 | 21:31 | 23:41 | 23:41 |
| Huyton Bus Station (Stand 1) | 07:03 | 07:23 | 07:43 | 08:07 | 08:37 | 09:12 | · | 09:42 | 10:12 | 10:42 | 11:12 | · | 11:42 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 13:12 | · | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:42 | 15:12 | · | 15:42 | 16:20 | 16:55 | 17:28 | · | 18:03 | 18:40 | 19:06 | · | 19:34 | · | 20:04 | 20:34 | · | · | · | · | · |
Route map
All stops on route 217
217 towards Huyton Bus Station
- Linnet Way (nr) Tower Hill
- Swallow Close (SE-bound) Tower Hill
- Epsom Grove (opp) Tower Hill
- Freckleton Drive (opp) Tower Hill
- Hollinghurst Road (opp) Tower Hill
- Headbolt Lane Interchange (Stop A) Tower Hill
- Bassenthwaite Avenue (opp) Tower Hill
- Deerbolt Crescent (adj) Kirkby Park
- Sefton Drive (S-bound) Kirkby Park
- Bootle Bus Station (Stand 4) Bootle
- St Albans Road (opp) Bootle
- Hornby Road (opp) Bootle
- Knowsley Road (adj) Bootle
- Knowsley Road (adj) Linacre
- Hawthorne Road (adj) Orrell
- Fernhill Road (adj) Orrell
- Watts Lane (adj) Orrell
- Marsh Avenue (adj) Bootle
- Keir Hardie Avenue (adj) Bootle
- Connolly Avenue (adj) Bootle
- Hornby Close (opp) Walton
- Rice Lane Interchange (Stop C) Walton
- Rice Lane Interchange (Stop D) Walton
- Rice Lane Interchange (Stop E) Walton
- Orrell Park Interchange (Stop D) Walton
- Warbreck Moor (Stop B) Walton Vale
- Goodacre Road (adj) Fazakerley
- Greenwich Road (adj) Fazakerley
- Seeds Lane (adj) Fazakerley
- Barlows Lane (adj) Fazakerley
- Fazakerley Interchange (Stop A) Fazakerley
- Longmoor Close (opp) Fazakerley
- Sherwoods Lane (adj) Fazakerley
- New Hall Cottages (adj) Fazakerley
- Haven Road (adj) Fazakerley
- Aintree Lane (nr) Field Lane Estate
- Ingoe Lane (nr) Field Lane Estate
- James Holt Avenue (opp) Westvale
- Ingoe Close (adj) Westvale
- Houlston Road (adj) Westvale
- Richard Hesketh Drive (opp) Westvale
- Lingtree Road (adj) Westvale
- Kirkby Interchange (Stop D) Westvale
- Kirkby Interchange (Stop B) Westvale
- Old Hall Lane (adj) Westvale
- Kirkby Bus Station (Stand 2) Kirkby
- Old Hall Lane (adj) Kirkby
- Millbrook Drive (adj) Kirkby
- Briery Hey Avenue (opp) Northwood
- Bigdale Drive (adj) Northwood
- Harleston Road (adj) Northwood
- Mintor Road (opp) Northwood
- Farrier Road (opp) Northwood
- Simonswood Walk (opp) Northwood
- Edgefold Road (opp) Southdene
- Rowlings Way (adj) Southdene
- Broad Lane (adj) Southdene
- Moorgate Road (adj) Southdene
- Lindby Close (adj) Southdene
- Lees Road (adj) Knowsley Industrial Park
- Kirkby Admin (Stop C) Knowsley Industrial Park
- Spinney Road (adj) Knowsley Industrial Park
- East Lancashire Road (adj) Knowsley Industrial Park
- East Lancashire Road (adj) Knowsley
- Ormskirk Road (nr) Knowsley
- Kitling Road (N-bound) Knowsley
- Kitling Road (adj) Knowsley
- Tithebarn Road (adj) Knowsley
- Shop Road (nr) Knowsley
- Sugar Lane (adj) Knowsley
- Shannons Lane (opp) Knowsley Park
- Croxteth Lane (opp) Knowsley Park
- Knowlsey Road Farm (opp) Knowsley Park
- Nursery Farm (nr) Knowsley Park
- Stockbridge Lane (adj) Knowsley
- Thornton Way (opp) Knowsley
- Astley Road (opp) Longview
- Forest Grove (adj) Longview
- Liverpool Road (opp) Longview
- Lyme Cross Road (opp) Longview
- Blenheim Drive (adj) Longview
- Wellcroft Road (opp) Knowsley
- Wallace Drive (nr) Knowsley
- Hurst Park Drive (adj) Knowsley
- The Crescent (adj) Huyton
- Hardie Road (opp) Huyton Quarry
- Quarry Gardens (adj) Huyton Quarry
- De Silva Street (adj) Huyton Quarry
- Hillside Avenue (adj) Stockbridge Village
- Fairclough Road (adj) Woolfall Heath
- Waterpark Drive (nr) Stockbridge Village
- Barkbeth Road (adj) Woolfall Heath
- Terminus Road (adj) Page Moss
- Heath Road (adj) Woolfall Heath
- Lincombe Road (opp) Page Moss
- Gentwood Road (opp) Knowsley
- Crown Way (adj) Knowsley
- Whitehouse Avenue (adj) Knowsley
- Kingsway (nr) Roby
- Archway Road (adj) Roby
- Derby Road (adj) Knowsley
- Huyton Bus Station (Stand 3) Huyton
- St Agnes Road (opp) Huyton
- Manor Farm Road (adj) Huyton Park
- Kelvin Cottage (o/s) Huyton
- Holt Lane (adj) Netherley
- Southbrook Road (adj) Belle Vale
- Silverbrook Road (adj) Belle Vale
- St Cyrils Close (adj) Belle Vale
- Runton Road (adj) Belle Vale
- Belle Vale Interchange (Stop A) Belle Vale
- Belle Vale Bus Station (Stop B) Belle Vale
- Lee Vale Road (adj) Belle Vale
- Jones Farm Road (adj) Belle Vale
- Halewood Road (adj) Gateacre
- The Nook (adj) Gateacre
- Roxborough Walk (adj) Halewood
- Halewood Way (opp) Halewood
- Arncliffe Road (adj) Halewood
- Camberley Drive (adj) Woolton
- Roskell Road (opp) Halewood
- Mackets Lane (adj) Halewood
- Blackburne Drive (opp) Halewood
- Wood Road (adj) Halewood
- Mansell Drive (opp) Halewood
- Higher Road (adj) Halewood
- Beechwood Avenue (adj) Halewood
- Halewood Shopping Centre (Stop C) Halewood
- Huyton Bus Station (Stand 1) Huyton
217 towards Linnet Way
- Huyton Bus Station (Stand 1) Huyton
- School Lane (adj) Huyton Quarry
- Longview Drive (adj) Huyton
- Poplar Way (adj) Huyton Quarry
- Hardie Road (adj) Huyton Quarry
- Hurst Park Drive (opp) Knowsley
- Edenfield Crescent (adj) Knowsley
- Hillside Road (adj) Longview
- Wellcroft Road (adj) Knowsley
- Lyme Cross Road (nr) Longview
- Forest Grove (opp) Longview
- Radway Road (adj) Longview
- Primrose Drive (adj) Longview
- Newark Close (nr) Knowsley
- Park Way (nr) Knowsley
- Halewood Shopping Centre (Stop B) Halewood
- Leathers Lane (opp) Halewood
- Roseheath Drive (nr) Halewood
- Torrington Drive (adj) Halewood
- Mansell Drive (adj) Halewood
- Blackburne Drive (nr) Halewood
- Roskell Road (adj) Woolton
- Portway (nr) Halewood
- Camberley Drive (opp) Woolton
- Linkside Road (adj) Woolton
- Halewood Drive (adj) Woolton
- Hollytree Road (adj) Gateacre
- Out Lane (adj) Woolton
- Grange Lane (adj) Gateacre
- Belle Vue Road (adj) Belle Vale
- Jones Farm Road (opp) Belle Vale
- Belle Vale Bus Station (Stop C) Belle Vale
- Belle Vale Interchange (Stop B) Belle Vale
- Runton Road (opp) Belle Vale
- Abbeyvale Drive (adj) Belle Vale
- St Cyrils Close (opp) Belle Vale
- Farmview Close (opp) Belle Vale
- Silverbrook Road (opp) Belle Vale
- Holt Lane (opp) Huyton
- The Chase (opp) Huyton
- Manor Farm Road (opp) Huyton Park
- St Annes Road (nr) Huyton Park
- St Agnes Road (adj) Huyton Park
- Huyton Bus Station (Stand 5) Huyton
- Huyton Interchange (Stop K) Knowsley
- Huyton Interchange (Stop L) Knowsley
- Kingsway (nr) Roby
- Crosswood Crescent (adj) Knowsley
- Gentwood Road (adj) Knowsley
- Crown Way (opp) Knowsley
- Lincombe Road (adj) Page Moss
- Stockbridge Lane (adj) Woolfall Heath
- Barkbeth Road (adj) Fincham
- Melbury Road (adj) Fincham
- Waterpark Drive (nr) Stockbridge Village
- St Andrew's Drive (adj) Stockbridge Village
- Knowlsey Road Farm (o/s) Knowsley Park
- Nursery Farm (nr) Knowsley Park
- Croxteth Lane (adj) Knowsley Park
- Shannons Lane (adj) Knowsley Park
- Home Farm Lane (opp) Knowsley Park
- Pinfold Lane (adj) Knowsley
- Shop Road (opp) Knowsley
- Knowsley Lane (adj) Knowsley
- Caddick Road (adj) Knowsley
- Kitling Road (E-bound) Knowsley
- School Lane (adj) Knowsley
- Kitling Road (adj) Knowsley
- East Lancashire Road (nr) Knowsley
- East Lancashire Road (adj) Knowsley Industrial Park
- Hornhouse Lane (adj) Knowsley Industrial Park
- Coopers Lane (adj) Knowsley Industrial Park
- Admin Road (adj) Knowsley Industrial Park
- Hornhouse Lane (adj) Knowsley Industrial Park
- Broad Lane (adj) Southdene
- Shaldon Road (adj) Southdene
- Moorgate Lane (opp) Southdene
- Lydbury Crescent (adj) Southdene
- Redhill Avenue (adj) Southdene
- Edgefold Road (adj) Southdene
- Madryn Avenue (adj) Northwood
- Simonswood Walk (adj) Northwood
- Colwall Walk (adj) Northwood
- Simonswood Lane (adj) Northwood
- Cygnet Court (adj) Northwood
- Minstead Avenue (adj) Northwood
- County Road (adj) Kirkby
- Briery Hey Avenue (adj) Northwood
- Old Hall Lane (opp) Kirkby
- Kirkby Bus Station (Stand 1) Kirkby
- Kirkby Bus Station (Stand 2) Kirkby
- James Holt Avenue (adj) Westvale
- Poplar Lane (NW-bound) Westvale
- Kirkby Interchange (Stop C) Westvale
- Kirkby Interchange (Stop A) Westvale
- Sefton Drive (adj) Kirkby Park
- Pennine Way (adj) Kirkby Park
- Bassenthwaite Avenue (adj) Tower Hill
- Windermere Drive (adj) Tower Hill
- Windermere Drive (NW-bound) Tower Hill
- Bank Lane (adj) Tower Hill
- Ebony Way (opp) Tower Hill
- Saxon Way (nr) Tower Hill
- Linnet Way (nr) Tower Hill
Service history & registered changes
- ❌ Withdrawn effective 25 Oct 2026 Operating between Birkenhead and Birkenhead given service number 217 / 216 effective from 25 October 2026.
- 🆕 Registered effective 19 Apr 2026 Operating between Birkenhead and Birkenhead given service number 217 / 216 effective from 19 April 2026. To amend Route.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 217 bus?
The first 217 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 217 bus?
The last 217 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:44. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 217 bus cost?
The 217 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 217 bus?
The 217 is operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.