472 Barnston to Liverpool via Heswall, Birkenhead
Operated by Arriva North West. First bus 06:35, last bus 23:35. 43 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.40 to £3.40 — more.
472 buses on this route are also run by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire (45 journeys on weekdays) — those journeys are not in this timetable. Together, 88 journeys on weekdays.
Wanted a different 472? 4 other bus routes are numbered 472 elsewhere in the UK — see every 472 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:35 | 06:55 | 07:13 | 07:28 | 08:01 | 08:29 | 08:49 | 09:09 | 09:29 | 09:49 | 10:09 | 10:29 | 10:49 | 11:09 | 11:29 | 11:49 | 12:09 | 12:29 | 12:49 | 13:09 | 13:29 | 13:49 | 14:09 | 14:29 | 14:49 | 15:11 | 15:31 | 15:51 | 16:13 | 16:33 | 16:53 | 17:17 | 21:32 to Hood street | 22:35 to Hood street | 23:35 to Grange Road |
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| Margaret Milner Hall (o/s) | 06:35 | 06:55 | 07:13 | 07:28 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| The Lydiate (NW-bound) | 06:42 | 07:03 | 07:21 | 07:36 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Heswall Bus Station (Stop D) | 06:47 | 07:08 | 07:27 | 07:42 | 08:01 | 08:29 | 08:49 | 09:09 | 09:29 | 09:49 | 10:09 | 10:29 | 10:49 | 11:09 | 11:29 | 11:49 | 12:09 | 12:29 | 12:49 | 13:09 | 13:29 | 13:49 | 14:09 | 14:29 | 14:49 | 15:11 | 15:31 | 15:51 | 16:13 | 16:33 | 16:53 | 17:17 | 21:32 | 22:35 | 23:35 |
| Fishers Lane (adj) | 06:53 | 07:14 | 07:33 | 07:48 | 08:07 | 08:35 | 08:55 | 09:15 | 09:35 | 09:55 | 10:15 | 10:35 | 10:55 | 11:15 | 11:35 | 11:55 | 12:15 | 12:35 | 12:55 | 13:15 | 13:35 | 13:55 | 14:15 | 14:35 | 14:55 | 15:17 | 15:37 | 15:57 | 16:19 | 16:39 | 16:59 | 17:23 | 21:38 | 22:41 | 23:41 |
| Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) | 07:01 | 07:22 | 07:41 | 07:59 | 08:18 | 08:44 | 09:04 | 09:24 | 09:44 | 10:04 | 10:24 | 10:44 | 11:04 | 11:24 | 11:44 | 12:04 | 12:24 | 12:44 | 13:04 | 13:24 | 13:44 | 14:04 | 14:24 | 14:44 | 15:04 | 15:26 | 15:46 | 16:06 | 16:28 | 16:48 | 17:08 | 17:31 | 21:46 | 22:49 | 23:49 |
| Storeton Road (adj) | 07:11 | 07:33 | 07:53 | 08:12 | 08:30 | 08:55 | 09:15 | 09:35 | 09:55 | 10:15 | 10:35 | 10:55 | 11:15 | 11:35 | 11:55 | 12:15 | 12:35 | 12:55 | 13:15 | 13:35 | 13:55 | 14:15 | 14:35 | 14:55 | 15:15 | 15:37 | 15:57 | 16:17 | 16:39 | 16:59 | 17:19 | 17:42 | 21:53 | 22:56 | 23:56 |
| Grange Road (adj) | 07:21 | 07:44 | 08:04 | 08:24 | 08:42 | 09:06 | 09:26 | 09:45 | 10:05 | 10:25 | 10:45 | 11:05 | 11:25 | 11:45 | 12:05 | 12:25 | 12:45 | 13:05 | 13:25 | 13:45 | 14:05 | 14:25 | 14:45 | 15:05 | 15:25 | 15:47 | 16:07 | 16:27 | 16:49 | 17:09 | 17:29 | 17:52 | 22:02 | 23:05 | 00:05 |
| Queen Square (adj) | 07:31 | 07:56 | 08:16 | 08:37 | 08:56 | 09:17 | 09:37 | 09:55 | 10:15 | 10:35 | 10:55 | 11:15 | 11:35 | 11:55 | 12:15 | 12:35 | 12:55 | 13:15 | 13:35 | 13:55 | 14:15 | 14:35 | 14:55 | 15:15 | 15:35 | 15:57 | 16:17 | 16:37 | 17:00 | 17:20 | 17:40 | 18:01 | 22:12 | 23:15 | · |
| Castle Street (adj) | 07:34 | 08:00 | 08:20 | 08:41 | 09:00 | 09:21 | 09:40 | 09:58 | 10:18 | 10:38 | 10:58 | 11:18 | 11:38 | 11:58 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 12:58 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 13:58 | 14:18 | 14:38 | 14:58 | 15:18 | 15:38 | 16:00 | 16:20 | 16:40 | 17:04 | 17:24 | 17:44 | 18:04 | · | · | · |
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 472
Adult single £2.40 to £3.40 · Child single £1.40
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 8 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same; singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the route takes part in the England fare cap. Fares change — check with Arriva North West before you travel.
Tickets on the 472
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: 20 journeys, first 10:26 towards Barnston: 6 journeys, first 17:51
Route map
All stops on route 472
472 towards Liverpool
All 48 stops
- Margaret Milner Hall (o/s) Barnston
- Whitehouse Lane (adj) Barnston
- Acre Lane (adj) Barnston
- Redmere Drive (adj) Barnston
- The Paddock (opp) Barnston
- Telegraph Road (nr) Gayton
- Moorland Park (opp) Gayton
- Gayton Road (nr) Gayton
- Lapwing Rise (adj) Gayton
- The Lydiate (NW-bound) Heswall
- West Grove (opp) Heswall
- School Hill (opp) Heswall
- Mount Avenue (opp) Heswall
- Heswall Bus Station (Stop D) Heswall
- Tower Road South (adj) Heswall
- Grange Road (adj) Heswall
- Downham Road North (opp) Heswall
- Kingsley Close (adj) Pensby
- Rosemead Avenue (adj) Pensby
- Fishers Lane (adj) Pensby
- Cornelius Drive (adj) Thingwall
- Penrhyn Avenue (adj) Thingwall
- Richmond Way (adj) Thingwall
- Arrowe Park Road (adj) Thingwall
- Landican Cemetery (opp) Arrowe Park
- Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) Arrowe Park
- Church Lane (adj) Woodchurch
- Ackers Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Palmwood Close (opp) Prenton
- Prenton Dell Road (opp) Prenton
- Holm Lane (adj) Prenton
- Dovedale Close (adj) Prenton
- Osmaston Road (opp) Prenton
- Curzon Road (opp) Prenton
- Storeton Road (adj) Prenton
- Moss Lane (opp) Prenton
- Highpark Road (opp) Prenton
- Merlin Road (adj) Oxton
- Elmswood Road (opp) Oxton
- Briardale Road (adj) Oxton
- Carnforth Close (adj) Birkenhead
- Whetstone Lane (adj) Birkenhead
- Clifton Crescent (adj) Birkenhead
- Grange Road (adj) Birkenhead
- Queen Square (adj) Liverpool
- Cumberland Street (Stop DC) Liverpool
- Derby Square (Stop LC) Liverpool
- Castle Street (adj) Liverpool
472 towards Barnston
All 32 stops
- Union Court (Stop CA) Liverpool
- Whitechapel (Stop SD) Liverpool
- Hinson Street (opp) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 3) Birkenhead
- Catherine Street (Stop C) Birkenhead
- Shaw Street (adj) Birkenhead
- Victoria Road (adj) Oxton
- Victoria Fields (adj) Oxton
- Highgreen Road (opp) Prenton
- Highpark Road (adj) Prenton
- Elm Road North (adj) Prenton
- Cambridge Road (adj) Prenton
- Osmaston Road (adj) Prenton
- Dovedale Close (opp) Prenton
- Grainger Avenue (adj) Prenton
- Ennerdale Road (adj) Prenton
- Palmwood Close (adj) Prenton
- Ackers Road (opp) Landican
- Arrowe Park Road (adj) Landican
- Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) Arrowe Park
- Landican Cemetery (o/s) Landican
- Barnston Road (adj) Thingwall
- Mill Road (adj) Thingwall
- Sparks Lane (adj) Thingwall
- Wimborne Avenue (adj) Thingwall
- Gills Lane (adj) Pensby
- Fender Way (adj) Pensby
- Belmont Drive (adj) Pensby
- Downham Road North (adj) Heswall
- Whitfield Lane (adj) Heswall
- Daryl Road (adj) Heswall
- Heswall Bus Station (Stop B) Heswall
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 472 bus?
The first 472 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 472 bus?
The last 472 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 472 bus cost?
Arriva North West's published fares on the 472: adult single £2.40 to £3.40, child single £1.40. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 472 takes part in the England fare cap. 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 472 bus?
The 472 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.