438 West Kirby to Eastham via Birkenhead, Bebington
Operated by Metro Network. First bus 05:31, last bus 18:46. 52 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.
Wanted a different 438? 2 other bus routes are numbered 438 elsewhere in the UK — see every 438 bus timetable by area.
Ends at Ferry Road / Eastham Country Park · Monday to Friday · 25 journeys
| Stop | 06:23 | 06:25 | 06:55 | 07:25 | 08:05 | 08:35 | 09:05 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:05 | 15:35 | 16:05 | 16:45 | 17:05 | 17:36 | 18:40 |
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| West Kirby Interchange (Stop B) | · | 06:25 | 06:55 | 07:25 | 08:05 | 08:35 | 09:05 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:05 | 15:35 | 16:05 | 16:45 | 17:05 | 17:36 | 18:40 |
| Morpeth Road (opp) | · | 06:28 | 06:58 | 07:28 | 08:09 | 08:39 | 09:09 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:09 | 15:40 | 16:09 | 16:49 | 17:09 | 17:39 | 18:43 |
| Bertram Drive (opp) | · | 06:31 | 07:02 | 07:32 | 08:13 | 08:43 | 09:13 | 09:43 | 10:13 | 10:43 | 11:13 | 11:43 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 13:13 | 13:43 | 14:13 | 14:43 | 15:14 | 15:45 | 16:14 | 16:53 | 17:13 | 17:43 | 18:47 |
| Brosters Lane (adj) | · | 06:33 | 07:04 | 07:34 | 08:15 | 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 | 15:16 | 15:48 | 16:16 | 16:55 | 17:15 | 17:45 | 18:49 |
| Greenfield Kennels (o/s) | · | 06:36 | 07:07 | 07:37 | 08:18 | 08:48 | 09:18 | 09:48 | 10:18 | 10:48 | 11:18 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:48 | 13:18 | 13:48 | 14:18 | 14:48 | 15:19 | 15:51 | 16:19 | 16:58 | 17:18 | 17:48 | 18:51 |
| Knutsford Road (adj) | · | 06:42 | 07:13 | 07:43 | 08:24 | 08:54 | 09:24 | 09:54 | 10:24 | 10:54 | 11:24 | 11:54 | 12:24 | 12:54 | 13:24 | 13:54 | 14:24 | 14:55 | 15:26 | 15:58 | 16:26 | 17:05 | 17:25 | 17:54 | 18:57 |
| Bidston Interchange (Stop A) | · | 06:53 | 07:24 | 07:54 | 08:34 | 09:04 | 09:34 | 10:04 | 10:34 | 11:04 | 11:34 | 12:04 | 12:34 | 13:04 | 13:34 | 14:04 | 14:34 | 15:05 | 15:36 | 16:08 | 16:36 | 17:15 | 17:35 | 18:03 | 19:06 |
| Alderley Avenue (adj) | · | 07:03 | 07:34 | 08:05 | 08:45 | 09:14 | 09:44 | 10:14 | 10:44 | 11:14 | 11:44 | 12:14 | 12:44 | 13:14 | 13:44 | 14:14 | 14:44 | 15:15 | 15:47 | 16:19 | 16:47 | 17:25 | 17:45 | 18:12 | 19:14 |
| St Albans Road (opp) | · | 07:04 | 07:35 | 08:06 | 08:46 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:16 | 15:48 | 16:20 | 16:48 | 17:26 | 17:46 | 18:13 | 19:15 |
| Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 8) | 06:23 | 07:14 | 07:45 | 08:16 | 08:57 | 09:26 | 09:56 | 10:26 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 11:56 | 12:26 | 12:56 | 13:26 | 13:56 | 14:25 | 14:55 | 15:26 | 16:00 | 16:32 | 17:00 | 17:36 | 17:56 | 18:23 | 19:23 |
| Maple Street (adj) | 06:26 | 07:17 | 07:48 | 08:20 | 09:01 | 09:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:29 | 14:59 | 15:30 | 16:04 | 16:36 | 17:04 | 17:40 | 18:00 | 18:27 | 19:26 |
| Elm Road (adj) | 06:29 | 07:20 | 07:51 | 08:23 | 09:06 | 09:33 | 10:03 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:34 | 13:04 | 13:34 | 14:04 | 14:33 | 15:03 | 15:34 | 16:09 | 16:41 | 17:08 | 17:44 | 18:03 | 18:30 | 19:29 |
| Allcot Avenue (opp) | 06:32 | 07:23 | 07:55 | 08:27 | 09:10 | 09:37 | 10:07 | 10:37 | 11:07 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:37 | 15:07 | 15:38 | 16:13 | 16:45 | 17:12 | 17:48 | 18:07 | 18:34 | 19:33 |
| Birkett Road (adj) | 06:33 | 07:24 | 07:56 | 08:28 | 09:11 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:08 | 11:38 | 12:08 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:39 | 16:14 | 16:46 | 17:13 | 17:49 | 18:08 | 18:35 | 19:34 |
| Woodland Road (adj) | 06:34 | 07:25 | 07:57 | 08:29 | 09:13 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:39 | 15:09 | 15:41 | 16:16 | 16:48 | 17:15 | 17:51 | 18:10 | 18:36 | 19:35 |
| Town Lane (opp) | 06:35 | 07:26 | 07:58 | 08:31 | 09:14 | 09:41 | 10:11 | 10:41 | 11:11 | 11:41 | 12:11 | 12:42 | 13:12 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:41 | 15:11 | 15:42 | 16:17 | 16:49 | 17:16 | 17:52 | 18:11 | 18:38 | 19:36 |
| Bebington Station (Stop B) | 06:37 | 07:28 | 08:00 | 08:33 | 09:17 | 09:43 | 10:13 | 10:43 | 11:13 | 11:43 | 12:13 | 12:44 | 13:14 | 13:44 | 14:14 | 14:43 | 15:13 | 15:45 | 16:20 | 16:52 | 17:19 | 17:55 | 18:14 | 18:40 | 19:38 |
| Sandringham Close (adj) | 06:38 | 07:29 | 08:01 | 08:34 | 09:18 | 09:44 | 10:14 | 10:44 | 11:14 | 11:44 | 12:14 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:44 | 15:14 | 15:46 | 16:21 | 16:53 | 17:20 | 17:56 | 18:15 | 18:41 | 19:39 |
| Bebington Road (adj) | 06:39 | 07:30 | 08:02 | 08:35 | 09:19 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:46 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 14:16 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 15:47 | 16:22 | 16:54 | 17:21 | 17:57 | 18:16 | 18:42 | 19:40 |
| Bromborough Pool Village (SE-bound) | 06:44 | 07:35 | 08:08 | 08:41 | 09:26 | 09:51 | 10:21 | 10:51 | 11:21 | 11:51 | 12:21 | 12:52 | 13:22 | 13:52 | 14:22 | 14:51 | 15:21 | 15:53 | 16:28 | 17:01 | 17:28 | · | 18:22 | 18:48 | · |
| Croft Retail Park (In) | 06:50 | 07:41 | 08:14 | 08:48 | 09:33 | 09:58 | 10:28 | 10:57 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 12:27 | 12:58 | 13:28 | 13:58 | 14:28 | 14:57 | 15:27 | 16:00 | 16:35 | 17:08 | 17:35 | · | 18:29 | 18:55 | · |
| Bromborough Interchange (Stop E) | 07:07 | 07:58 | · | 09:07 | · | 10:18 | · | 11:17 | · | 12:17 | · | 13:18 | · | 14:18 | · | 15:17 | · | 16:21 | · | 17:30 | · | · | 18:51 | · | · |
| Glenburn Avenue (adj) | 07:11 | 08:02 | · | 09:11 | · | 10:22 | · | 11:21 | · | 12:21 | · | 13:22 | · | 14:22 | · | 15:21 | · | 16:25 | · | 17:35 | · | · | 18:55 | · | · |
| Church Lane (adj) | 07:13 | 08:04 | · | 09:13 | · | 10:25 | · | 11:24 | · | 12:24 | · | 13:25 | · | 14:25 | · | 15:24 | · | 16:28 | · | 17:38 | · | · | 18:58 | · | · |
| Eastham Ferry (nr) | 07:18 | 08:09 | · | 09:19 | · | 10:31 | · | 11:30 | · | 12:30 | · | 13:31 | · | 14:31 | · | 15:30 | · | 16:35 | · | 17:45 | · | · | 19:05 | · | · |
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40–61% on time
average delay 4.8 min · the range 89 live GPS observations over 30 days can support
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 Metro Network before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas 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 438
438 towards Eastham
All 107 stops
- West Kirby Interchange (Stop B) West Kirby
- Lingdale Road (adj) West Kirby
- West Lodge Drive (adj) West Kirby
- Graham Road (opp) West Kirby
- Winnington Road (opp) West Kirby
- Morpeth Road (opp) Hoylake
- Hoylake Interchange (Stop B) Hoylake
- Alderley Road (adj) Hoylake
- Shaw Street (adj) Hoylake
- Manor Road Interchange (Stop A) Hoylake
- Bertram Drive (opp) Sandhey
- Bertram Drive (opp) Meols
- Brosters Lane (adj) Meols
- Meols Interchange (Stop A) Meols
- Barn Hey Crescent (adj) Meols
- Greenfield Kennels (o/s) Carr Houses
- Millhouse Lane (adj) Moreton
- Bermuda Road (nr) Moreton
- Meadowbrook Road (opp) Moreton
- Joan Avenue (adj) Moreton
- Rosslyn Drive (opp) Moreton
- Knutsford Road (adj) Moreton
- Carnsdale Road (adj) Moreton
- Sandbrook Lane (adj) Moreton
- Cherry Tree Road (opp) Moreton
- Fender View Road (opp) Moreton
- Sedgefield Road (opp) Moreton
- Oxholme Close (opp) Moreton
- Reeds Lane (adj) Moreton
- Bidston Interchange (Stop A) Bidston
- Compton Road (adj) Bidston
- Hurrell Road (adj) Bidston
- Gautby Road (adj) Bidston
- Egan Road (opp) Bidston
- St James Road (nr) Birkenhead
- Lansdowne Road (adj) Birkenhead
- Flaybrick Close (opp) Claughton
- Bidston Avenue (adj) Claughton
- Foxglove Road (adj) Claughton
- Alderley Avenue (adj) Claughton
- St Albans Road (opp) Birkenhead Park
- Ashville Road (adj) Birkenhead Park
- Park Road West (adj) Birkenhead Park
- St Hugh's Close (opp) Birkenhead Park
- Francis Avenue (opp) Birkenhead Park
- Paterson Street (adj) Birkenhead Park
- Bentinck Street (adj) Birkenhead Park
- Cardigan Avenue (adj) Birkenhead
- Elm Street (adj) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 8) Birkenhead
- Catherine Street (Stop D) Birkenhead
- Maple Street (adj) Clifton Park
- Elm Grove (adj) Tranmere
- Victoria Road (adj) Tranmere
- Harrowby Road (opp) Tranmere
- Elm Road (adj) Devonshire Park
- Prenton Road East (adj) Devonshire Park
- St Georges Avenue (opp) Tranmere
- Allcot Avenue (opp) Tranmere
- Birkett Road (adj) Egerton Park
- Woodland Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Town Lane (opp) Higher Bebington
- College Drive (adj) Higher Bebington
- Bebington Station (Stop B) Bebington
- Sandringham Close (adj) Port Sunlight
- Bebington Road (adj) New Ferry
- Beaconsfield Road (adj) New Ferry
- Portbury Close (adj) New Ferry
- Shore Drive (adj) New Ferry
- Bromborough Pool Village (SE-bound) Bromborough Pool
- Thermal Road (adj) Bromborough Pool
- Crossways (opp) Bromborough
- Croft Retail Park (In) Bromborough
- Croft Retail Park (In) Bromborough
- Plantation Road (adj) Bromborough
- Pilgrims (SW-bound) Bromborough
- Hardknott Road (adj) Bromborough
- Spital Road (adj) Bromborough
- Croft Avenue East (adj) Bromborough
- Stanhope Drive (opp) Bromborough
- Bromborough Village (adj) Bromborough
- Oteley Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- Mark Rake (adj) Bromborough
- Belmont Avenue (opp) Bromborough
- Bromborough Rake Interchange (Stop B) Bromborough
- The Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- Ashfield Crescent (adj) Bromborough
- Forwood Road (adj) Bromborough
- Neville Road (adj) Bromborough
- Allport Road (adj) Bromborough
- Brancote Gardens (opp) Bromborough
- Westminster Drive (adj) Bromborough
- Bromborough Interchange (Stop E) Plymyard
- The Woodcotes (adj) Plymyard
- Langfield Grove (adj) Plymyard
- Heygarth Road (adj) Plymyard
- Lyndale Avenue (adj) Plymyard
- Glenburn Avenue (adj) Eastham Rake
- Mill Park Drive (opp) Eastham Rake
- Eastham Village Road (adj) Eastham Rake
- Church Lane (adj) Eastham
- Eastham Village Road (nr) Eastham
- St David Road (adj) Eastham Ferry
- Mayfield Drive (opp) Eastham Ferry
- Torr Drive (adj) Eastham Ferry
- Woodland Remembrance Park (adj) Eastham Ferry
- Eastham Ferry (nr) Eastham Ferry
438 towards West Kirby
All 105 stops
- Eastham Ferry (nr) Eastham Ferry
- Torr Drive (opp) Eastham Ferry
- Mayfield Drive (adj) Eastham Ferry
- St David Road (opp) Eastham Ferry
- Eastham Village Road (nr) Eastham
- Church Lane (opp) Eastham
- Eastham Village Road (opp) Eastham Rake
- Mill Park Drive (adj) Eastham Rake
- Glenburn Avenue (opp) Eastham Rake
- Eastham Rake (nr) Plymyard
- Sutherland Drive (adj) Plymyard
- Gorsefield Avenue (adj) Plymyard
- Appleby Grove (adj) Plymyard
- Bromborough Interchange (Stop D) Plymyard
- Bromborough Interchange (Stop C) Bromborough
- Brancote Gardens (adj) Bromborough
- Allport Road (adj) Bromborough
- Meadowside Road (adj) Bromborough
- Hawthorn Lane (adj) Bromborough
- Dawpool Drive (adj) Bromborough
- The Avenue (opp) Bromborough
- Bromborough Rake Interchange (Stop A) Bromborough
- Belmont Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- Palatine Road (opp) Bromborough
- Ludlow Grove (adj) Bromborough
- Bromborough Village (adj) Bromborough
- Mark Rake (adj) Bromborough
- Croft Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- Hardknott Road (opp) Bromborough
- Pilgrims (NE-bound) Bromborough
- Croft Retail Park (In) Bromborough
- Croft Retail Park (In) Bromborough
- Terminus Road (adj) Bromborough
- Eastern Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- Bromborough Pool Village (NW-bound) Bromborough Pool
- New Chester Road (NE-bound) Bromborough Pool
- Shore Drive (opp) New Ferry
- Willowbank Road (opp) New Ferry
- Circular Drive (adj) Port Sunlight
- Boundary Road (adj) New Ferry
- Brook Street (adj) Port Sunlight
- Bebington Station (Stop A) Bebington
- College Drive (opp) Higher Bebington
- Town Lane (adj) Woodhey
- Kings Lane (adj) Egerton Park
- Birkett Road (opp) Egerton Park
- Allcot Avenue (adj) Tranmere
- Mount Road (adj) Tranmere
- Stuart Road (adj) Devonshire Park
- North Road (adj) Devonshire Park
- St Catherine's Gardens (adj) Tranmere
- Aspendale Road (adj) Tranmere
- Whetstone Lane (adj) Tranmere
- Maple Street (opp) Tranmere
- Borough Road (adj) Tranmere
- Whetstone Lane (adj) Birkenhead
- Clifton Crescent (adj) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 1) Birkenhead
- Catherine Street (Stop B) Birkenhead
- Cole Street (adj) Birkenhead Park
- St Helens Close (adj) Birkenhead Park
- Slatey Road (adj) Birkenhead Park
- Egerton Road (adj) Birkenhead Park
- St Albans Road (adj) Claughton
- Shrewsbury Road (adj) Claughton
- Tollemache Road (opp) Claughton
- Bidston Avenue (opp) Claughton
- Flaybrick Close (adj) Birkenhead
- Arkle Road (adj) Birkenhead
- Challis Street (opp) Bidston
- Hoblyn Road (adj) Bidston
- Hurrell Road (opp) Bidston
- Bidston Village Road (adj) Bidston
- Bidston Interchange (Stop B) Bidston
- Reeds Lane (opp) Moreton
- Oxholme Close (adj) Moreton
- Sedgefield Road (adj) Moreton
- Farmfield Grove (adj) Moreton
- Cherry Tree Road (adj) Moreton
- Sandbrook Lane (adj) Moreton
- Wyvern Road (adj) Moreton
- Glebelands Road (SW-bound) Moreton
- Chadwick Street (adj) Moreton
- Rosslyn Drive (adj) Moreton
- Borrowdale Road (adj) Moreton
- Cobham Road (adj) Moreton
- Ely Avenue (opp) Moreton
- Acton Lane (nr) Moreton
- Garden Hey Road (adj) Saughall Massie
- Greenfield Kennels (opp) Carr Houses
- Heron Road (adj) Meols
- Meols Interchange (Stop B) Meols
- Banks Avenue (adj) Meols
- Bertram Drive (adj) Meols
- Bertram Drive (adj) Sandhey
- Manor Road Interchange (Stop B) Hoylake
- Melrose Avenue (adj) Hoylake
- Alderley Road (adj) Hoylake
- Hoylake Interchange (Stop A) Hoylake
- Morpeth Road (adj) Hoylake
- Winnington Road (adj) West Kirby
- Graham Road (adj) West Kirby
- West Lodge Drive (opp) West Kirby
- Bridge Road (adj) West Kirby
- West Kirby Interchange (Stop A) West Kirby
Towns & areas on this route
BirkenheadBebingtonEasthamMoretonHoylakeBromboroughTranmereRock FerryWest KirbyHigher BebingtonBidstonBirkenhead Park
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 438 bus?
The first 438 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:31 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 438 bus?
The last 438 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:46. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 438 bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Metro Network day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 438 bus?
The 438 is operated by Metro Network.
Timetable data from Metro Network via the Traveline National Dataset. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.