217 Tower Hill to Huyton via Bootle, Kirkby
Operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. First bus 05:15, last bus 22:44. 67 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 07:06, last 23:10. Fares: adult single £2.00 — more.
Wanted a different 217? 10 other bus routes are numbered 217 elsewhere in the UK — see every 217 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:40 | 10:40 | 12:40 | 14:40 | 16:40 | 18:40 | 20:30 | 22:40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linnet Way (nr) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Headbolt Lane Interchange (Stop A) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bootle Bus Station (Stand 4) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Warbreck Moor (Stop B) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Haven Road (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Kirkby Interchange (Stop D) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Kirkby Bus Station (Stand 2) | 08:40 | 10:40 | 12:40 | 14:40 | 16:40 | 18:40 | 20:30 | 22:40 |
| Kirkby Admin (Stop C) | 08:50 | 10:51 | 12:51 | 14:51 | 16:51 | 18:51 | 20:41 | 22:51 |
| Kitling Road (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Shop Road (nr) | 08:56 | 10:58 | 12:58 | 14:58 | 16:58 | 18:58 | 20:48 | 22:58 |
| Astley Road (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Terminus Road (adj) | 09:04 | 11:06 | 13:06 | 15:06 | 17:06 | 19:06 | 20:56 | 23:06 |
| Huyton Bus Station (Stand 3) | 09:12 | 11:15 | 13:15 | 15:15 | 17:15 | 19:15 | 21:05 | 23:15 |
| Belle Vale Bus Station (Stop B) | 09:24 | 11:27 | 13:27 | 15:27 | 17:27 | 19:27 | 21:17 | 23:27 |
| Halewood Shopping Centre (Stop C) | 09:38 | 11:41 | 13:41 | 15:41 | 17:41 | 19:41 | 21:31 | 23:41 |
| Huyton Bus Station (Stand 1) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 217
Adult single £2.00 · Child single £1.40
The same for any journey on the 217, however far you go.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 31 May 2026. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire before you travel.
Tickets on the 217
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Single · MyTicket · Jobseekers Single · Merseyside Plus DayRider · North West 1 Day Explorer · Merseyside Plus Group DayRider · Merseyside Plus 7 Day MegaRider · North West Gold 7 Day MegaRider
…and 4 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 217
217 towards Huyton
All 129 stops
- 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
- Simonswood Walk (opp) Northwood
- Farrier Road (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
- Blenheim Drive (adj) Longview
- Lyme Cross Road (opp) Longview
- Wellcroft Road (opp) Knowsley
- Wallace Drive (nr) Knowsley
- Hurst Park Drive (adj) Knowsley
- Hardie Road (opp) Huyton Quarry
- The Crescent (adj) Huyton
- Quarry Gardens (adj) Huyton Quarry
- De Silva Street (adj) Huyton Quarry
- Hillside Avenue (adj) Stockbridge Village
- Waterpark Drive (nr) Stockbridge Village
- Fairclough Road (adj) Woolfall Heath
- Barkbeth Road (adj) Woolfall Heath
- Heath Road (adj) Woolfall Heath
- Terminus Road (adj) Page Moss
- 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
- Silverbrook Road (adj) Belle Vale
- Southbrook 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
- Jones Farm Road (adj) Belle Vale
- Lee Vale 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 Tower Hill
All 103 stops
- Halewood Shopping Centre (Stop B) Halewood
- Roseheath Drive (nr) Halewood
- Leathers Lane (opp) Halewood
- Mansell Drive (adj) Halewood
- Torrington Drive (adj) Halewood
- Blackburne Drive (nr) Halewood
- Portway (nr) Halewood
- Roskell Road (adj) Woolton
- Camberley Drive (opp) Woolton
- Linkside Road (adj) Woolton
- Halewood Drive (adj) Woolton
- Out Lane (adj) Woolton
- Hollytree Road (adj) Gateacre
- 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
- School Lane (adj) Huyton Quarry
- Poplar Way (adj) Huyton Quarry
- Longview Drive (adj) Huyton
- Hardie Road (adj) Huyton Quarry
- Hurst Park Drive (opp) Knowsley
- Edenfield Crescent (adj) Knowsley
- Wellcroft Road (adj) Knowsley
- Hillside Road (adj) Longview
- Lyme Cross Road (nr) Longview
- Radway Road (adj) Longview
- Forest Grove (opp) Longview
- Primrose Drive (adj) Longview
- Newark Close (nr) Knowsley
- Park Way (nr) Knowsley
- Huyton Interchange (Stop K) Knowsley
- Huyton Interchange (Stop L) Knowsley
- Kingsway (nr) Roby
- Crosswood Crescent (adj) Knowsley
- Crown Way (opp) Knowsley
- Gentwood Road (adj) 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
- Nursery Farm (nr) Knowsley Park
- Knowlsey Road Farm (o/s) 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
- Moorgate Lane (opp) Southdene
- Shaldon Road (adj) Southdene
- Redhill Avenue (adj) Southdene
- Lydbury Crescent (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
- Briery Hey Avenue (adj) Northwood
- County Road (adj) Kirkby
- 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 (NW-bound) Tower Hill
- Windermere Drive (adj) Tower Hill
- Bank Lane (adj) Tower Hill
- Ebony Way (opp) Tower Hill
- Saxon Way (nr) Tower Hill
- Linnet Way (nr) Tower Hill
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?
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire's published fares on the 217: adult single £2.00, child single £1.40. 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 Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.