521 Blackrod to Little Lever via Westhoughton, Over Hulton
Operated by Bee Network. First bus 04:20, last bus 00:00. 40 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 04:30, last 20:00. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.
Night bus — overnight departures 04:20–07:00. Sunday–Thursday nights. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different 521? 7 other bus routes are numbered 521 elsewhere in the UK — see every 521 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:05 | 19:00 | 20:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Horse Avenue (Stop B) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Lostock Lane (nr) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Westhoughton Town Hall (Stop F) | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:05 | 19:00 | 20:00 |
| Rutherford Drive (Stop C) | 05:05 | 06:05 | 07:05 | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 16:15 | 17:15 | 18:10 | 19:05 | 20:05 |
| Hulton Heys Way (opp) | 05:09 | 06:09 | 07:09 | 08:09 | 09:09 | 10:19 | 11:19 | 12:19 | 13:19 | 14:19 | 15:19 | 16:19 | 17:19 | 18:14 | 19:09 | 20:09 |
| Royal Bolton Hospital (Stop C) | 05:15 | 06:15 | 07:15 | 08:15 | 09:15 | 10:27 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | 14:27 | 15:27 | 16:27 | 17:25 | 18:20 | 19:15 | 20:15 |
| Masefield Drive (opp) | 05:19 | 06:19 | 07:19 | 08:19 | 09:19 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:31 | 15:31 | 16:31 | 17:29 | 18:24 | 19:20 | 20:20 |
| Farnworth Bus Station (Stand B) | 05:26 | 06:26 | 07:26 | 08:26 | 09:26 | 10:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:38 | 14:38 | 15:38 | 16:38 | 17:36 | 18:31 | 19:26 | 20:26 |
| Coronation Square (Stop A) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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.
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 Bee Network before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing 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 521
521 towards Little Lever
All 79 stops
- Black Horse Avenue (Stop B) Blackrod
- Lion Lane (Stop C) Blackrod
- Blackrod Church (opp) Blackrod
- Castlecroft Avenue (nr) Blackrod
- Barn Acre (opp) Blackrod
- Blackrod Primary School (o/s) Blackrod
- Hope Street (opp) Scot Lane End
- The Cheethams (opp) Scot Lane End
- Hilton House (opp) Scot Lane End
- Irlams Farm (o/s) Cooper Turning
- Royal Oak (o/s) Cooper Turning
- Four Gates (o/s) Four Gates
- Lostock Lane (nr) Four Gates
- St Johns Avenue (opp) Wingates
- Church Lane (nr) Wingates
- Holden Lea (cnr) Wingates
- James Street (opp) Westhoughton
- Wesley Street (Stop B) Westhoughton
- Lord Street (nr) Westhoughton
- Cemetery Street (Stop B) Westhoughton
- St Bartholomew's Church (Stop D) Westhoughton
- Westhoughton Town Hall (Stop F) Westhoughton
- Alma Road (nr) Westhoughton
- Forest Drive (opp) Chequerbent
- Captain Lees Road (nr) Chequerbent
- Platt Lane (opp) Chequerbent
- Molyneux Road (nr) Chequerbent
- Brancker Street (opp) Chequerbent
- Punch Lane (cnr) Chequerbent
- Manchester Road (E-bound) Over Hulton
- Manchester Road (on) Over Hulton
- Newland Drive (opp) Over Hulton
- Rutherford Drive (Stop C) Over Hulton
- The Red Lion (Stop G) Hulton Lane Ends
- Umberton Farm (opp) Hulton Lane Ends
- Bates Houses (o/s) Hulton Lane Ends
- Watergate Drive (cnr) Logistics North
- Cutacre Lane (opp) Logistics North
- Hulton Heys Way (opp) Logistics North
- Hulton Heys Way (nr) Logistics North
- Cutacre Way (nr) Logistics North
- Salford Road (nr) Logistics North
- Slack Fold Lane (nr) Hulton Lane Ends
- Stanley Road (opp) Highfield
- Redgate Way (nr) Highfield
- Kitchener Way (Stop A) Royal Bolton Hospital
- Royal Bolton Hospital (Stop C) Royal Bolton Hospital
- Kinlay Road (Stop E) Royal Bolton Hospital
- Mount St Joseph School (Stop G) Royal Bolton Hospital
- Greenland Road (nr) Royal Bolton Hospital
- Lavender Road (nr) Harper Green
- Briarfield Road (opp) Highfield
- Highfield Hall (opp) Highfield
- Macdonald Avenue (nr) New Bury
- Masefield Drive (opp) New Bury
- Churchside (nr) New Bury
- Crescent Avenue (nr) New Bury
- Oakfield Grove (at) New Bury
- Waverley Square (nr) New Bury
- Bloomfield Road (opp) New Bury
- Bradford Street (opp) Farnworth
- Balmoral Road (nr) Farnworth
- Brackley Street (opp) Farnworth
- Albert Road (adj) Farnworth
- Farnworth Bus Station (Stand B) Farnworth
- Trafford Street (opp) Farnworth
- Gladstone Road (nr) Moses Gate
- Moses Gate Rail Station (Stop C) Moses Gate
- Whitley Street (nr) Moses Gate
- Moses Gate Country Park (opp) Moses Gate
- Little Lever High School (o/s) Dove Bank
- Redcar Road (opp) Dove Bank
- Church Street (opp) Little Lever
- Coronation Square (Stop B) Little Lever
- James Street (opp) Little Lever
- Ladyshore Road (nr) Little Lever
- Meadow Close (nr) Little Lever
- Elm Road (opp) Little Lever
- Coronation Square (Stop A) Little Lever
521 towards Blackrod
All 87 stops
- Coronation Square (Stop B) Little Lever
- James Street (opp) Little Lever
- Ladyshore Road (nr) Little Lever
- Meadow Close (nr) Little Lever
- Elm Road (opp) Little Lever
- Coronation Square (Stop A) Little Lever
- Chapel Street (opp) Little Lever
- Redcar Road (nr) Dove Bank
- Little Lever High School (opp) Dove Bank
- Moses Gate Country Park (nr) Moses Gate
- Whitley Street (adj) Moses Gate
- Moses Gate Rail Station (Stop D) Moses Gate
- Moses Gate Rail Station (Stop B) Moses Gate
- Alfred Street (Stop F) Moses Gate
- Gladstone Road (opp) Farnworth
- Trafford Street (cnr) Farnworth
- Farnworth Bus Station (Stand B) Farnworth
- Albert Road (nr) Farnworth
- Brackley Street (nr) Farnworth
- Frederick Street (nr) Farnworth
- Pigott Street (opp) Farnworth
- Bradford Street (cnr) Farnworth
- Bloomfield Road (nr) New Bury
- Waverley Square (opp) New Bury
- Oakfield Grove (opp) New Bury
- Crescent Avenue (opp) New Bury
- St James Street (nr) New Bury
- Churchside (opp) New Bury
- Masefield Drive (nr) New Bury
- Macdonald Avenue (opp) New Bury
- Marsh Lane (opp) Highfield
- Highfield Hall (o/s) Highfield
- Briarfield Road (nr) Highfield
- Lavender Road (opp) Harper Green
- Minerva Road (nr) Great Lever
- Mount St Joseph School (Stop H) Royal Bolton Hospital
- Kinlay Road (Stop F) Royal Bolton Hospital
- Royal Bolton Hospital (Stop D) Royal Bolton Hospital
- Plodder Lane (Stop B) Highfield
- Redgate Way (opp) Highfield
- Stanley Road (nr) Highfield
- Salford Road (adj) Logistics North
- Cutacre Lane (opp) Logistics North
- Hulton Heys Way (opp) Logistics North
- Hulton Heys Way (nr) Logistics North
- Cutacre Way (nr) Logistics North
- Watergate Drive (opp) Logistics North
- Bates Houses (opp) Hulton Lane Ends
- Umberton Farm (o/s) Hulton Lane Ends
- Rutherford Drive (Stop D) Over Hulton
- Newland Drive (nr) Over Hulton
- Manchester Road (by) Over Hulton
- Manchester Road (W-bound) Over Hulton
- Punch Lane (opp) Chequerbent
- Brancker Street (nr) Chequerbent
- Molyneux Road (opp) Chequerbent
- Platt Lane (nr) Chequerbent
- Captain Lees Road (opp) Chequerbent
- Forest Drive (nr) Chequerbent
- The Fairways (Stop C) Westhoughton
- St Bartholomew's Church (Stop D) Westhoughton
- Westhoughton Town Hall (Stop F) Westhoughton
- Alma Road (opp) Westhoughton
- Westhoughton Town Hall (Stop G) Westhoughton
- St Bartholomew's Church (Stop E) Westhoughton
- Cemetery Street (Stop A) Westhoughton
- Lord Street (opp) Westhoughton
- Wesley Street (Stop A) Westhoughton
- James Street (nr) Westhoughton
- Holden Lea (opp) Wingates
- Church Lane (opp) Wingates
- St Johns Avenue (nr) Wingates
- Lostock Lane (opp) Four Gates
- Four Gates (opp) Four Gates
- Royal Oak (opp) Cooper Turning
- Irlams Farm (opp) Cooper Turning
- Hilton House (nr) Scot Lane End
- Scot Lane (nr) Scot Lane End
- The Cheethams (nr) Scot Lane End
- Hope Street (nr) Scot Lane End
- Blackrod Primary School (opp) Blackrod
- Barn Acre (nr) Blackrod
- Castlecroft Avenue (opp) Blackrod
- Vicarage Road (W-bound) Blackrod
- Vicarage Road West (NW-bound) Blackrod
- Hill Lane (NE-bound) Blackrod
- Black Horse Avenue (Stop B) Blackrod
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 521 bus?
The first 521 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:20 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 521 bus?
The last 521 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 521 bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Bee Network day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 521 bus?
The 521 is operated by Bee Network.
Timetable data from Bee Network via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.