2A Chester Bus Interchange ↔ Runcorn Halton Lea, Shopping City - South

Operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. First bus 07:25, last bus 14:10. 2 journeys on weekdays.

Wanted a different 2A? 36 other bus routes are numbered 2A elsewhere in the UK — see every 2A bus by area.

✅ The 2A 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. Details →
📅 Tomorrow is Summer bank holiday — many operators run a Sunday or special timetable on bank holidays. Check before travelling.

Timetable

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.

towards Runcorn Halton Lea, Shopping City - South · Monday to Friday towards Chester Bus Interchange · Monday to Friday
2A towards Runcorn Halton Lea, Shopping City - South — Monday to Friday (1 journey)
Chester Bus Interchange (Stand M) 14:10
Countess Hospital (o/s) 14:17
Strawberry Fields (NE-bound) 14:27
Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand B) ·
Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand B) 14:44
Outlet Village (Stand B) 14:55
Elton Shops (o/s) 15:07
Tesco (o/s) 15:13
High School (Bay 3) 15:30
Bears Paw (nr) 15:37
Post Office (opp) 15:47
War Memorial (nr) 15:56
Halton Lea South 16:09

Route map

All stops on route 2A

2A towards Runcorn Halton Lea, Shopping City - South

  1. Chester Bus Interchange (Stand M) Chester
  2. Bull & Stirrup (Stop V) Chester
  3. Northgate Church (o/s) Chester
  4. Dawson Drive (cnr) Chester
  5. Waterloo Road (opp) Chester
  6. Abbot's Drive (cnr) Chester
  7. Countess Hospital (o/s) Bache
  8. Beechway (opp) Bache
  9. Upton Lane (opp) Upton
  10. Dale Camp (o/s) Moston
  11. Garage (opp) Moston
  12. Station Road (cnr) Backford
  13. Church Lane (opp) Backford
  14. Axes Farm (opp) Backford
  15. Liverpool Road (NW-bound) Backford
  16. Backford Cross Roundabout (NW-bound) Great Sutton
  17. Strawberry Fields (NE-bound) Great Sutton
  18. Hourd Way (cnr) Great Sutton
  19. Apple Tree Grove (cnr) Great Sutton
  20. St Marks Crescent (opp) Great Sutton
  21. Larchdale Close (cnr) Great Sutton
  22. Sycamore Drive (nr) Great Sutton
  23. Willowdale Way (NW-bound) Great Sutton
  24. Halton Road (nr) Great Sutton
  25. Hope Farm Shops (opp) Great Sutton
  26. Hope Croft (opp) Great Sutton
  27. Broadland Road (opp) Whitby
  28. Fairfield Avenue (opp) Whitby
  29. High School (opp) Whitby
  30. Cottage Hospital (o/s) Whitby
  31. Windsor Drive (cnr) Whitby
  32. Morrisons (o/s) Whitby
  33. Vale Road (opp) Whitby
  34. Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand B) Ellesmere Port
  35. Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand B) Ellesmere Port
  36. Whitby Park (opp) Ellesmere Port
  37. Grace Arms (o/s) Wolverham
  38. Stanney Lane (o/s) Wolverham
  39. Underwood Drive (opp) Wolverham
  40. David Lloyd Leisure Centre (opp) Wolverham
  41. Coliseum & Cinema (o/s) Cheshire Oaks
  42. Outlet Village (Stand B) Cheshire Oaks
  43. Thornton Green Lane (opp) Thornton-le-Moors
  44. Thornton Research Centre (o/s) Elton
  45. Deansfield Way (nr) Elton
  46. Dalewood Close (nr) Elton
  47. Whitefields (opp) Elton
  48. Wheelwrights Arms (opp) Elton
  49. Elton Shops (o/s) Elton
  50. Parklands Drive (nr) Elton
  51. Moor Lane (opp) Hapsford
  52. The Hornsmill PH (o/s) Helsby
  53. Three Ways Garage (opp) Helsby
  54. Tesco (o/s) Helsby
  55. The Robin Hood (nr) Helsby
  56. District Garage (o/s) Helsby
  57. Railway Inn (o/s) Helsby
  58. Smithy Lane (cnr) Helsby
  59. Old Chester Road (opp) Helsby
  60. Plovers Lane (cnr) Helsby
  61. High School (o/s) Helsby
  62. High School (Bay 3) Helsby
  63. Woodhouses Park (opp) Frodsham
  64. Netherton Hall (o/s) Netherton
  65. Cheshire Cheese PH (o/s) Frodsham
  66. Bears Paw (nr) Frodsham
  67. Co-op (opp) Frodsham
  68. Fluin Lane (opp) Frodsham
  69. Texaco Garage (opp) Frodsham
  70. Quay Side (nr) Newtown
  71. Clifton Road (cnr) Sutton Weaver
  72. Wood Lane (adj) Sutton Weaver
  73. Aston Lane (opp) Sutton Weaver
  74. Post Office (opp) Sutton Weaver
  75. Southern Expressway (opp.) Sutton Weaver
  76. Northwich Corner Preston Brook
  77. Rose Cottage (o/s) Aston
  78. Top Lodge (o/s) Aston Heath
  79. War Memorial (nr) Aston
  80. Aston Lane (nr) Sutton Weaver
  81. The Holiday Inn (O/s) Beechwood
  82. Wood Lane Beechwood
  83. Hanover Court (opp) Brookvale
  84. Martin Close Palace Fields
  85. Palacefields Avenue Palace Fields
  86. Worthington Close Palace Fields
  87. Halton Hospital Palace Fields
  88. Halton Lea South Palace Fields

2A towards Chester Bus Interchange

  1. Halton Lea South Palace Fields
  2. Halton Lea North Palace Fields
  3. Halton Hospital Palace Fields
  4. Palace Fields Avenue Palace Fields
  5. Martin Close Palace Fields
  6. Palacefields Avenue Palace Fields
  7. Hanover Court (adj) Brookvale
  8. Wood Lane Beechwood
  9. The Holiday Inn (Opp) Beechwood
  10. Wood Lane (adj) Sutton Weaver
  11. Aston Lane (opp) Sutton Weaver
  12. Post Office (opp) Sutton Weaver
  13. Southern Expressway (opp.) Sutton Weaver
  14. Northwich Corner Preston Brook
  15. Rose Cottage (o/s) Aston
  16. Top Lodge (o/s) Aston Heath
  17. War Memorial (nr) Aston
  18. Aston Lane (nr) Sutton Weaver
  19. Clifton Road (opp) Sutton Weaver
  20. Quay Side (opp) Newtown
  21. Texaco Garage (nr) Frodsham
  22. St Hilda's Drive (SW-bound) Frodsham
  23. TSB Bank (o/s) Frodsham
  24. Chapelfields (opp) Frodsham
  25. Netherton Hall (opp) Netherton
  26. Woodhouses Park (o/s) Frodsham
  27. High School (Bay 3) Helsby
  28. High School (opp) Helsby
  29. Old Chester Road (nr) Helsby
  30. Horse & Jockey (opp) Helsby
  31. Vicarage Lane (cnr) Helsby
  32. Railway Inn (opp) Helsby
  33. District Garage (opp) Helsby
  34. The Robin Hood (opp) Helsby
  35. Crossland Terrace (nr) Helsby
  36. Tesco (opp) Helsby
  37. Three Ways Garage (nr) Helsby
  38. The Hornsmill PH (opp) Helsby
  39. Hapsford Lane (cnr) Hapsford
  40. Parklands Drive (opp) Elton
  41. Elton Shops (opp) Elton
  42. Wheelwrights Arms (nr) Elton
  43. Deansfield Way (opp) Elton
  44. Dalewood Close (opp) Elton
  45. Thornton Research Centre (opp) Elton
  46. Thornton Green Lane (cnr) Thornton-le-Moors
  47. Longlooms Road (nr) Whitbyheath
  48. David Lloyd Leisure Centre (o/s) Wolverham
  49. University Academy South Campus (o/s) Wolverham
  50. Underwood Drive (cnr) Wolverham
  51. Birkett Avenue (cnr) Wolverham
  52. Whitby Park (o/s) Ellesmere Port
  53. Grace Arms (opp) Wolverham
  54. Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand D) Ellesmere Port
  55. Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand D) Ellesmere Port
  56. Vale Road (cnr) Whitby
  57. Pembroke Drive (cnr) Whitby
  58. Cottage Hospital (opp) Whitby
  59. Deeside (cnr) Whitby
  60. Fairfield Avenue (cnr) Whitby
  61. High School (o/s) Whitby
  62. Horstone Road (cnr) Whitby
  63. Hope Croft (cnr) Great Sutton
  64. Hope Farm Shops (o/s) Great Sutton
  65. Halton Road (opp) Great Sutton
  66. Willowdale Way (SE-bound) Great Sutton
  67. Sycamore Drive (cnr) Great Sutton
  68. Larchdale Close (opp) Great Sutton
  69. St Marks Crescent (nr) Great Sutton
  70. Strawberry Fields (SW-bound) Great Sutton
  71. Holm Oak Way (cnr) Great Sutton
  72. Backford Cross Roundabout (SE-bound) Great Sutton
  73. Axes Farm (nr) Backford
  74. Liverpool Road (SE-bound) Backford
  75. Church Lane (cnr) Backford
  76. Rake Lane (cnr) Backford
  77. Garage (nr) Moston
  78. Dale Camp (opp) Moston
  79. The Frog (nr) Upton
  80. Beechway (nr) Bache
  81. Countess Hospital (opp) Bache
  82. The Mill PH (nr) Bache
  83. Waterloo Road (cnr) Chester
  84. Abbot's Drive (opp) Chester
  85. Abbot's Grange (opp) Chester
  86. Tudor Place (o/s) Chester
  87. Delamere Street (Stop 3) Chester
  88. Chester Bus Interchange (Stand N) Chester

Towns & areas on this route

ChesterEllesmere PortGreat SuttonWhitbyFrodshamUptonHelsbyWolverhamEltonPreston BrookPalace FieldsBeechwood

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 2A bus?

The first 2A departure on weekdays leaves at 07:25 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 2A bus?

The last 2A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 14:10. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 2A bus cost?

The 2A 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 2A bus?

The 2A 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.