47 Crossens to Liverpool via Southport, Bootle
Operated by Arriva North West. First bus 05:40, last bus 22:15. 59 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.40 — more.
Wanted a different 47? 34 other bus routes are numbered 47 elsewhere in the UK — see every 47 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:40 | 06:10 | 06:35 | 07:00 | 07:20 | 07:40 | 08:22 | 09:02 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:00 | 14:34 | 15:08 | 15:41 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:15 | 17:52 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:45 |
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| Rufford Road (adj) | 05:40 | 06:10 | 06:35 | 07:00 | 07:20 | 07:40 | 08:22 | 09:02 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:00 | 14:34 | 15:08 | 15:41 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:15 | 17:52 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:45 |
| Southport Interchange (Stop CF) | 05:50 | 06:20 | 06:46 | 07:11 | 07:35 | 08:02 | 08:41 | 09:18 | 09:48 | 10:18 | 10:48 | 11:18 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:50 | 13:20 | 13:50 | 14:18 | 14:52 | 15:26 | 15:59 | 16:32 | 17:02 | 17:31 | 18:08 | 19:00 | 19:59 | 20:58 |
| Segar's Lane (adj) | 06:00 | 06:31 | 06:57 | 07:23 | 07:49 | 08:18 | 08:56 | 09:33 | 10:03 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:33 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:07 | 14:35 | 15:09 | 15:46 | 16:16 | 16:49 | 17:18 | 17:45 | 18:21 | 19:12 | 20:11 | 21:10 |
| Cross Green Close (adj) | 06:10 | 06:41 | 07:09 | 07:35 | 08:03 | 08:33 | 09:08 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:17 | 13:47 | 14:19 | 14:47 | 15:22 | 15:59 | 16:29 | 17:02 | 17:30 | 17:56 | 18:32 | 19:24 | 20:22 | 21:20 |
| York Road (adj) | 06:27 | 06:58 | 07:31 | 07:58 | 08:33 | 08:54 | 09:29 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:42 | 15:12 | 15:50 | 16:25 | 16:54 | 17:24 | 17:51 | 18:16 | 18:50 | 19:44 | 20:40 | 21:37 |
| South Road (opp) | 06:32 | 07:03 | 07:39 | 08:07 | 08:43 | 09:02 | 09:37 | 10:11 | 10:41 | 11:11 | 11:41 | 12:11 | 12:41 | 13:11 | 13:44 | 14:14 | 14:49 | 15:25 | 16:00 | 16:33 | 17:02 | 17:31 | 17:58 | 18:22 | 18:56 | 19:49 | 20:45 | 21:42 |
| Balliol Road (adj) | 06:45 | 07:17 | 07:57 | 08:25 | 09:01 | 09:20 | 09:54 | 10:28 | 10:58 | 11:28 | 11:58 | 12:28 | 12:58 | 13:28 | 14:01 | 14:31 | 15:06 | 15:45 | 16:19 | 16:51 | 17:20 | 17:47 | 18:13 | 18:36 | 19:09 | 20:01 | 20:57 | 21:54 |
| Queen Square Bus Station (Stop A) | 06:56 | 07:29 | 08:12 | 08:41 | 09:14 | 09:33 | 10:06 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:13 | 14:43 | 15:19 | 15:58 | 16:33 | 17:05 | 17:35 | 17:59 | 18:25 | 18:48 | 19:20 | 20:12 | 21:08 | 22:05 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 47
Adult single £2.40 · Child single £1.40
The same for any journey on the 47, however far you go.
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 8 October 2026. Fares change — check with Arriva North West before you travel.
Tickets on the 47
Arriva North West publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
…and 2 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Arriva North West's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 9 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva North West.
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 Arriva North West before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Liverpool: 25 journeys, first 07:25 towards Crossens: 26 journeys, first 09:14
Route map
All stops on route 47
47 towards Liverpool
All 89 stops
- Rufford Road (adj) Crossens
- Fylde Road (opp) Crossens
- North Road (nr) Crossens
- Rathmore Crescent (adj) Crossens
- Larkfield Primary School (opp) Crossens
- Mallee Crescent (opp) Crossens
- Preston New Road (adj) Churchtown
- Bibby Road (adj) Churchtown
- Emmanuel Road (opp) Churchtown
- Cockle Dicks Lane (opp) Churchtown
- Allerton Road (adj) Southport
- Park Crescent (adj) Southport
- Park Road (adj) Southport
- Alexandra Road (adj) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop GB) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop FB) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop CF) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop BC) Southport
- Duke Street (Stop AB) Southport
- Westcliffe Road (opp) Southport
- Gloucester Road (adj) Birkdale
- Weld Road (adj) Birkdale
- Lismore Park (adj) Birkdale
- Grosvenor Road (adj) Birkdale
- Selworthy Road (adj) Birkdale
- Royal Birkdale Golf Club (opp) Hillside
- Hillside Interchange (Stop B) Hillside
- Sandon Road (adj) Hillside
- Arundel Road (adj) Hillside
- Dunbar Crescent (adj) Hillside
- Carr Lane (adj) Hillside
- Nixons Lane (adj) Hillside
- Welwyn Avenue (opp) Hillside
- Oakwood Avenue (adj) Ainsdale
- Segar's Lane (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
- Coronation Avenue (adj) Little Altcar
- Kent Road (opp) Little Altcar
- Alt Road (adj) Little Altcar
- Carr House Lane (adj) Lady Green
- The Round House (opp) Ince Blundell
- Long Lane (adj) Thornton
- Green Lane (adj) Thornton
- Edge Lane (adj) Thornton
- Edgemoor Drive (adj) Crosby
- Moor Close (adj) Crosby
- Moor Drive (adj) Crosby
- York Road (adj) Crosby
- Fairholme Road (adj) Crosby
- Coronation Drive (opp) Crosby
- Marldon Avenue (adj) Crosby
- Milton Road (adj) Waterloo Park
- Galloway Road (adj) Waterloo Park
- South Road (opp) Waterloo Park
- Sandringham Road (adj) Waterloo
- Parker Avenue (adj) Seaforth
- Riversdale Road (adj) Seaforth
- Elm Drive (adj) Seaforth
- Seaforth Road (adj) Seaforth
- Bulwer Street (adj) Bootle
- Cowper Street (opp) Bootle
- Norton Street (adj) Bootle
- Hornby Road (opp) Linacre
- Linacre Lane (adj) Bootle
- Marsh Lane (adj) Bootle
- Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop C) Bootle
- Park Street (adj) Bootle
- Trinity Road (adj) Bootle
- Balliol Road (adj) Bootle
- Beatrice Street (adj) Bootle
- Celia Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Bank Hall Interchange (Stop B) Kirkdale
- Briar Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Easby Road (adj) Sandhills
- Sterling Way (adj) Kirkdale
- Boundary Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Newsham Street (adj) Vauxhall
- Juvenal Street (adj) Vauxhall
- Queen Square Bus Station (Stop A) Liverpool
47 towards Crossens
All 89 stops
- Crosby Village (Stop C) Great Crosby
- Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 10) Liverpool
- Leeds Street (adj) Vauxhall
- Westmorland Place (Stop B) Kirkdale
- Cranmer Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Major Street (opp) Kirkdale
- Latham Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Pansy Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Commercial Road (adj) Kirkdale
- Bank Hall Interchange (Stop A) Kirkdale
- Wolsey Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Keble Road (adj) Bootle
- Balliol Road (adj) Bootle
- Merton Road (adj) Bootle
- Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop A) Bootle
- North Park Court (adj) Bootle
- Knowsley Road (adj) Bootle
- Hornby Road (adj) Bootle
- Percy Street (adj) Bootle
- Gray Street (adj) Bootle
- Byron Street (adj) Bootle
- Seaforth Road (opp) Seaforth
- Port of Liverpool (adj) Seaforth
- Durham Road (opp) Seaforth
- Marlborough Road (opp) Waterloo
- Saint Georges Road (adj) Waterloo
- Handfield Road (adj) Waterloo
- Fir Road (adj) Victoria Park
- Marldon Avenue (opp) Crosby
- Myers Road West (adj) Crosby
- Queens Road (opp) Crosby
- Crosby Village Interchange (adj) Great Crosby
- Park Avenue (adj) Moor Park
- Moor Coppice Moor Park
- Edgemoor Drive (opp) Thornton
- Virgin's Lane (adj) Thornton
- Virgin's Lane (adj) Thornton
- Ince Lane (adj) Thornton
- Park Wall Road (opp) Ince Blundell
- The Round House (o/s) Ince Blundell
- Moor Lane (adj) Lady Green
- Lighthouse Lane (adj) Little Altcar
- Kent Road (adj) Little Altcar
- Birkey Lane (adj) Little Altcar
- Three Tuns Lane (adj) Formby
- School Lane (adj) Formby
- Formby Gardens (adj) Freshfield
- Green Lane (adj) Freshfield
- Paradise Lane (adj) Freshfield
- Deansgate Lane North (adj) Freshfield
- Woodvale Road (opp) Ainsdale
- Pinfold Lane (adj) Ainsdale
- Ainsdale Sports Club (o/s) Ainsdale
- Kenilworth Road (adj) Ainsdale
- Leamington Road (adj) Ainsdale
- Burnley Road (adj) Ainsdale
- Bradshaws Lane (adj) Ainsdale
- Welwyn Avenue (adj) Hillside
- Nixons Lane (opp) Hillside
- Liverpool Road (adj) Hillside
- Ryder Crescent (adj) Hillside
- Arundel Road (opp) Hillside
- Lynton Road (adj) Hillside
- Hillside Interchange (Stop A) Hillside
- Royal Birkdale Golf Club (o/s) Hillside
- Selworthy Road (adj) Birkdale
- Grosvenor Road (adj) Birkdale
- Lancaster Road (adj) Birkdale
- Weld Road (adj) Birkdale
- Palatine Road (adj) Birkdale
- Westcliffe Road (adj) Southport
- Duke Street (Stop AA) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop CB) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop FA) Southport
- Southport Interchange (Stop GA) Southport
- Albany Road (adj) Southport
- Park Road West (nr) Southport
- Argyle Road (adj) Southport
- Brocklebank Road (adj) Southport
- Brunlees Court (o/s) Southport
- Cockle Dicks Lane (adj) Marshside
- Emmanuel Road (adj) Marshside
- Cambridge Avenue (adj) Marshside
- Marshside Road (adj) Churchtown
- Larkfield Primary School (o/s) Crossens
- Lexton Drive (opp) Crossens
- Fairhaven Road (adj) Crossens
- Fylde Road (adj) Crossens
- Bridge Wills Lane (opp) Crossens
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 47 bus?
The first 47 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:40 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 47 bus?
The last 47 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 47 bus cost?
Arriva North West's published fares on the 47: adult single £2.40, child single £1.40. 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 47 bus?
The 47 is operated by Arriva North West.
Timetable data from Arriva North West via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.