44 Rufford Road ↔ Town Lane
Operated by Arriva North West. First bus 06:05, last bus 22:52. 130 journeys on weekdays.
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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 Town Lane · Monday to Friday towards Town Lane · Saturday towards Town Lane · Sunday towards Rufford Road · Monday to Friday towards Rufford Road · Saturday towards Rufford Road · Sunday
| Rufford Road (adj) | 06:05 | 06:50 | 07:15 | 07:30 | 07:40 | 07:52 | 08:10 | 08:22 | 08:33 | 08:52 | 08:52 | 09:12 | 09:22 | 09:32 | 09:52 | 09:52 | 10:12 | 10:22 | 10:32 | 10:52 | 10:52 | 11:12 | 11:22 | 11:32 | 11:52 | 11:55 | 12:15 | 12:22 | 12:35 | 12:52 | 12:55 | 13:15 | 13:22 | 13:35 | 13:52 | 13:55 | 14:15 | 14:22 | 14:35 | 14:52 | 14:55 | 15:20 | 15:22 | 15:40 | 15:52 | 16:00 | 16:20 | 16:22 | 16:40 | 16:52 | 17:00 | 17:20 | 17:22 | 17:52 | 17:55 | 18:52 | 19:00 | 19:52 | 19:52 | 20:52 | 20:52 | 21:52 | 21:52 | 22:52 | 22:52 |
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| Preston New Road (adj) | 06:13 | 06:58 | 07:23 | 07:38 | 07:50 | 08:00 | 08:20 | 08:30 | 08:43 | 09:00 | 09:02 | 09:22 | 09:30 | 09:42 | 10:00 | 10:02 | 10:22 | 10:30 | 10:42 | 11:02 | 11:00 | 11:22 | 11:30 | 11:42 | 12:00 | 12:05 | 12:25 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 13:00 | 13:05 | 13:25 | 13:30 | 13:45 | 14:00 | 14:05 | 14:25 | 14:30 | 14:45 | 15:00 | 15:05 | 15:30 | 15:30 | 15:50 | 16:00 | 16:10 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:50 | 17:00 | 17:09 | 17:29 | 17:29 | 17:59 | 18:04 | 18:59 | 19:07 | 19:59 | 19:59 | 20:59 | 20:59 | 21:59 | 21:59 | 22:59 | 22:59 |
| Southport Interchange (Stop EA) | 06:27 | 07:12 | 07:38 | 07:53 | 08:03 | 08:14 | 08:33 | 08:44 | 08:56 | 09:14 | 09:15 | 09:35 | 09:44 | 09:55 | 10:14 | 10:15 | 10:35 | 10:44 | 10:55 | 11:15 | 11:14 | 11:35 | 11:44 | 11:55 | 12:14 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 12:44 | 12:58 | 13:14 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 13:44 | 13:58 | 14:14 | 14:18 | 14:38 | 14:44 | 14:58 | 15:14 | 15:18 | 15:43 | 15:44 | 16:03 | 16:14 | 16:23 | 16:43 | 16:44 | 17:03 | 17:14 | 17:22 | 17:42 | 17:41 | 18:12 | 18:17 | 19:12 | 19:20 | 20:12 | 20:12 | 21:12 | 21:12 | 22:12 | 22:12 | 23:12 | 23:12 |
| Southport Hospital (Stop B) | 06:39 | 07:24 | · | · | 08:17 | 08:26 | · | · | · | 09:26 | 09:27 | · | · | · | 10:26 | 10:27 | · | · | · | 11:27 | 11:26 | · | · | · | 12:26 | 12:30 | · | · | · | 13:26 | 13:30 | · | · | · | 14:26 | 14:30 | · | · | · | 15:26 | 15:30 | · | · | · | 16:26 | 16:35 | · | · | · | 17:26 | 17:34 | · | · | 18:21 | 18:29 | 19:21 | 19:29 | 20:21 | 20:21 | 21:21 | 21:21 | 22:21 | 22:21 | 23:21 | 23:21 |
| Town Lane (adj) | · | · | 07:51 | 08:06 | · | · | 08:46 | 08:57 | 09:09 | · | · | 09:48 | 09:57 | 10:08 | · | · | 10:48 | 10:57 | 11:08 | · | · | 11:48 | 11:57 | 12:08 | · | · | 12:51 | 12:57 | 13:11 | · | · | 13:51 | 13:57 | 14:11 | · | · | 14:51 | 14:57 | 15:11 | · | · | 15:56 | 15:57 | 16:16 | · | · | 16:56 | 16:57 | 17:16 | · | · | 17:55 | 17:51 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Meadow Lane (adj) | 06:54 | 07:39 | · | · | 08:33 | 08:38 | · | · | · | 09:38 | 09:43 | · | · | · | 10:38 | 10:42 | · | · | · | 11:42 | 11:38 | · | · | · | 12:38 | 12:45 | · | · | · | 13:38 | 13:45 | · | · | · | 14:38 | 14:45 | · | · | · | 15:38 | 15:45 | · | · | · | 16:38 | 16:51 | · | · | · | 17:38 | 17:50 | · | · | 18:33 | 18:41 | 19:33 | 19:41 | 20:33 | 20:33 | 21:33 | 21:33 | 22:33 | 22:33 | · | · |
| Formby Station (Stop C) | 07:02 | 07:47 | · | · | 08:42 | 08:46 | · | · | · | 09:46 | 09:52 | · | · | · | 10:46 | 10:51 | · | · | · | 11:51 | 11:46 | · | · | · | 12:46 | 12:53 | · | · | · | 13:46 | 13:53 | · | · | · | 14:46 | 14:54 | · | · | · | 15:46 | 15:54 | · | · | · | 16:46 | 17:00 | · | · | · | 17:46 | 17:59 | · | · | 18:41 | 18:49 | 19:41 | 19:49 | 20:41 | 20:41 | 21:41 | 21:41 | 22:41 | 22:41 | · | · |
Route map
All stops on route 44
44 towards Town Lane
- Rufford Road (adj) Crossens
- Merepark Drive (opp) Marshside
- Fairhaven Road (adj) Marshside
- Glenpark Drive (adj) Marshside
- Fylde Road (adj) Marshside
- Inskip Road (adj) Marshside
- Elswick Road (adj) Marshside
- Pilling Close (opp) Marshside
- Lytham Road (adj) Marshside
- Fylde Road (adj) Marshside
- Larkfield Lane (adj) Marshside
- Cambridge Road (adj) Marshside
- Preston New Road (adj) Churchtown
- Bibby Road (adj) Churchtown
- Emmanuel Road (opp) Churchtown
- Cockle Dicks Lane (opp) Churchtown
- Allerton Road (adj) Southport
- Park Avenue (adj) Southport
- Park Road (adj) Southport
- Alexandra Road (adj) Southport
- Manchester Road (adj) Southport
- Church Street (adj) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop HD) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop CG) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop EA) Southport
- Part Street (opp) Southport
- Arbour Street (opp) Southport
- Holland Close (opp) Southport
- Hodson Street (adj) Southport
- Rose Hill (adj) Blowick
- Lethbridge Road (adj) Blowick
- Curzon Road (adj) Blowick
- Argameols Close (adj) Meols Cop
- Meols Cop Retail Park (o/s) Meols Cop
- Aintree Crescent (adj) Kew
- Scarisbrick New Road (adj) Meols Cop
- Southport Hospital (Stop B) Kew
- Althorpe Drive (adj) Kew
- Town Lane (adj) Kew
- Town Lane (adj) Kew
- Town Lane Kew (adj) Southport
- Wight Moss Way (adj) Blowick Moss
- Kew Road (opp) Birkdale
- Lyndhurst Road (opp) Hillside
- Grantham Road (opp) Hillside
- No. 137 (o/s) Hillside
- Shaftesbury Avenue (opp) Hillside
- Central Avenue (opp) Hillside
- Guildford Road (adj) Hillside
- Philip Drive (adj) Hillside
- Mary Avenue (adj) Hillside
- George Drive (adj) Hillside
- Mill Road (adj) Ainsdale
- Liverpool Road (opp) Ainsdale
- Staveley Road (adj) Ainsdale
- Orchard Lane (adj) Ainsdale
- Meadow Lane (adj) Ainsdale
- Woodvale Road (adj) Ainsdale
- Deansgate Lane (adj) Freshfield
- Ryeground Lane (adj) Freshfield
- New Road (adj) Freshfield
- Alderson Crescent (opp) Freshfield
- Church Close (adj) Formby
- Cross Green Close (adj) Little Altcar
- Formby Station (Stop C) Formby
- Elbow Lane (opp) Formby
44 towards Rufford Road
- Formby Interchange (Stop B) Formby
- Formby Station (Stop C) Formby
- Sefton Road (adj) Formby
- Kings Road (adj) Formby
- Harebell Close (opp) Formby
- Birkey Lane (adj) Little Altcar
- Liverpool Road (adj) Little Altcar
- School Lane (adj) Formby
- Three Tuns Lane (adj) Formby
- Formby Gardens (adj) Freshfield
- Paradise Lane (adj) Freshfield
- Green Lane (adj) Freshfield
- Deansgate Lane North (adj) Freshfield
- Woodvale Road (opp) Ainsdale
- Pinfold Lane (adj) Ainsdale
- Kenilworth Road (adj) Ainsdale
- Ainsdale Sports Club (o/s) Ainsdale
- Leamington Road (adj) Ainsdale
- Oakwood Avenue (adj) Hillside
- Liverpool Road (adj) Ainsdale
- Mary Avenue (opp) Hillside
- Carr Lane (adj) Hillside
- Nixons Lane (adj) Hillside
- Halsall Road (adj) Hillside
- Central Avenue (adj) Hillside
- Grantham Road (adj) Hillside
- No. 164 (o/s) Hillside
- Shaws Avenue (adj) Hillside
- Stamford Road (adj) Southport
- Bentham's Way (adj) Southport
- Wight Moss Way (opp) Kew
- Althorpe Drive (opp) Kew
- Town Lane (adj) Kew
- Southport Hospital (Stop A) Kew
- Folkestone Road (opp) Meols Cop
- Argameols Close (opp) Meols Cop
- Meols Cop Retail Park (opp) Meols Cop
- Haig Avenue (adj) Meols Cop
- Beatty Road (adj) Blowick
- Haig Avenue (adj) Blowick
- Chambres Road (adj) Blowick
- Pilkington Road (adj) Blowick
- Hampton Road (adj) Southport
- Ash Street (adj) Southport
- Arbour Street (adj) Southport
- Yellowhouse Lane (adj) Southport
- Scarisbrick New Road (adj) Southport
- Princes Street (Stop EC) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop CD) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop HC) Southport
- Walton Street (adj) Southport
- Union Street (adj) Southport
- Alexandra Road (adj) Southport
- Park Road (adj) Southport
- Morley Road (opp) Southport
- Brunlees Court (o/s) Southport
- Cockle Dicks Lane (adj) Marshside
- Emmanuel Road (adj) Marshside
- Cambridge Avenue (adj) Marshside
- Cambridge Road (adj) Marshside
- Bakers Lane (adj) Marshside
- Lytham Road (opp) Marshside
- Fleetwood Road (adj) Marshside
- Preesall Close (adj) Marshside
- Pilling Close (adj) Marshside
- Singleton Close (adj) Marshside
- Hornby Road (adj) Marshside
- Fairhaven Road (opp) Marshside
- Glencoyne Drive (adj) Marshside
- Rufford Road (adj) Crossens
- Bridge Wills Lane (opp) Crossens
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 26 Jul 2026 Operating between Crossens and Formby given service number 44 effective from 26 July 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 19 Apr 2026 Operating between Crossens and Formby given service number 44 / 44 effective from 19 April 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 3 Nov 2025 Operating between Kendal and Hallgarth given service number 44 effective from 03 November 2025. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 44 bus?
The first 44 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:05 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 44 bus?
The last 44 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:52. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 44 bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva North West day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 44 bus?
The 44 is operated by Arriva North West.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.