53 Liverpool to Crosby via Kirkdale, Bootle
Operated by Arriva North West. First bus 05:34, last bus 23:26. 117 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.
53 buses on this route are also run by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire (103 journeys on weekdays) — those journeys are not in this timetable. Together, 220 journeys on weekdays.
Wanted a different 53? 31 other bus routes are numbered 53 elsewhere in the UK — see every 53 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:25 | 06:45 | 07:05 | 07:20 | 07:30 | 07:48 | 08:08 | 08:26 | 08:46 | 09:01 | 09:17 | 09:32 | 09:47 | 10:02 | 10:17 | 10:32 | 10:47 | 11:02 | 11:14 | 11:27 | 11:42 | 11:57 | 12:12 | 12:27 | 12:42 | 12:57 | 13:12 | 13:27 | 13:41 | 13:55 | 14:10 | 14:25 | 14:40 | 14:56 | 15:11 | 15:26 | 15:41 | 16:00 | 16:15 | 16:30 | 16:47 | 17:04 | 17:20 | 17:38 | 17:53 | 18:08 | 18:23 | 18:43 | 19:03 | 19:23 | 19:53 | 20:24 | 20:56 | 21:26 | 21:56 | 22:26 | 22:56 | 23:26 |
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| Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 11) | 06:25 | 06:45 | 07:05 | 07:20 | 07:30 | 07:48 | 08:08 | 08:26 | 08:46 | 09:01 | 09:17 | 09:32 | 09:47 | 10:02 | 10:17 | 10:32 | 10:47 | 11:02 | 11:14 | 11:27 | 11:42 | 11:57 | 12:12 | 12:27 | 12:42 | 12:57 | 13:12 | 13:27 | 13:41 | 13:55 | 14:10 | 14:25 | 14:40 | 14:56 | 15:11 | 15:26 | 15:41 | 16:00 | 16:15 | 16:30 | 16:47 | 17:04 | 17:20 | 17:38 | 17:53 | 18:08 | 18:23 | 18:43 | 19:03 | 19:23 | 19:53 | 20:24 | 20:56 | 21:26 | 21:56 | 22:26 | 22:56 | 23:26 |
| Sharpeville Close (adj) | 06:34 | 06:54 | 07:14 | 07:32 | 07:42 | 07:59 | 08:19 | 08:36 | 08:56 | 09:11 | 09:26 | 09:41 | 09:56 | 10:11 | 10:26 | 10:41 | 10:56 | 11:11 | 11:23 | 11:36 | 11:51 | 12:07 | 12:22 | 12:37 | 12:52 | 13:07 | 13:22 | 13:37 | 13:51 | 14:08 | 14:23 | 14:38 | 14:53 | 15:09 | 15:24 | 15:39 | 15:54 | 16:13 | 16:28 | 16:43 | 17:00 | 17:17 | 17:33 | 17:49 | 18:04 | 18:18 | 18:33 | 18:53 | 19:13 | 19:32 | 20:02 | 20:33 | 21:05 | 21:35 | 22:05 | 22:35 | 23:05 | 23:35 |
| Balliol Road (adj) | 06:39 | 06:59 | 07:21 | 07:39 | 07:49 | 08:06 | 08:25 | 08:44 | 09:02 | 09:17 | 09:32 | 09:47 | 10:02 | 10:17 | 10:32 | 10:47 | 11:02 | 11:17 | 11:29 | 11:42 | 11:57 | 12:13 | 12:28 | 12:43 | 12:58 | 13:13 | 13:28 | 13:43 | 13:57 | 14:14 | 14:29 | 14:44 | 14:59 | 15:15 | 15:30 | 15:45 | 16:00 | 16:19 | 16:34 | 16:51 | 17:07 | 17:23 | 17:39 | 17:55 | 18:10 | 18:24 | 18:39 | 18:58 | 19:18 | 19:37 | 20:07 | 20:38 | 21:10 | 21:40 | 22:10 | 22:40 | 23:10 | 23:40 |
| Knowsley Road (adj) | 06:45 | 07:05 | 07:27 | 07:45 | 07:55 | 08:12 | 08:31 | 08:52 | 09:08 | 09:23 | 09:38 | 09:53 | 10:08 | 10:23 | 10:38 | 10:53 | 11:08 | 11:23 | 11:35 | 11:49 | 12:04 | 12:23 | 12:38 | 12:53 | 13:08 | 13:23 | 13:38 | 13:53 | 14:05 | 14:22 | 14:37 | 14:52 | 15:07 | 15:22 | 15:37 | 15:52 | 16:07 | 16:26 | 16:40 | 16:59 | 17:14 | 17:29 | 17:45 | 18:01 | 18:16 | 18:29 | 18:44 | 19:03 | 19:23 | 19:42 | 20:12 | 20:43 | 21:15 | 21:45 | 22:15 | 22:45 | 23:15 | 23:45 |
| Waterloo Interchange (Stop A) | 06:58 | 07:19 | 07:41 | 08:01 | 08:15 | 08:32 | 08:47 | 09:08 | 09:23 | 09:38 | 09:53 | 10:08 | 10:23 | 10:38 | 10:53 | 11:08 | 11:23 | 11:38 | 11:50 | 12:04 | 12:19 | 12:38 | 12:53 | 13:08 | 13:23 | 13:38 | 13:53 | 14:08 | 14:23 | 14:41 | 14:56 | 15:11 | 15:26 | 15:41 | 15:56 | 16:11 | 16:26 | 16:45 | 16:59 | 17:18 | 17:33 | 17:46 | 18:01 | 18:15 | 18:30 | 18:43 | 18:58 | 19:17 | 19:37 | 19:56 | 20:26 | 20:57 | 21:29 | 21:59 | 22:29 | 22:59 | 23:29 | 23:59 |
| Crosby Village (Stop C) | 07:05 | 07:26 | 07:50 | 08:10 | 08:25 | 08:42 | 08:57 | 09:18 | 09:33 | 09:48 | 10:03 | 10:18 | 10:33 | 10:48 | 11:03 | 11:18 | 11:33 | 11:48 | 12:00 | 12:14 | 12:29 | 12:48 | 13:03 | 13:18 | 13:33 | 13:48 | 14:03 | 14:18 | 14:33 | 14:51 | 15:06 | 15:21 | 15:36 | 15:51 | 16:06 | 16:21 | 16:36 | 16:55 | 17:09 | 17:28 | 17:43 | 17:55 | 18:10 | 18:22 | 18:37 | 18:50 | 19:05 | 19:24 | 19:44 | 20:03 | 20:33 | 21:04 | 21:36 | 22:06 | 22:36 | 23:06 | 23:36 | 00:06 |
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.
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 Crosby: 38 journeys, first 06:17 towards Liverpool: 37 journeys, first 06:32
Route map
All stops on route 53
53 towards Crosby
All 42 stops
- Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 11) Liverpool
- Great Richmond Street (nr) Everton
- Virgil Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Wilbraham Street (adj) Everton
- Buckingham Street (opp) Everton
- Boundary Street East (adj) Everton
- Sterling Way (adj) Kirkdale
- Leison Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Sharpeville Close (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
- Alpha Street (adj) Linacre
- Bowden Street (opp) Linacre
- Scarisbrick Avenue (adj) Linacre
- Penryhn Avenue (adj) Linacre
- Seaforth and Litherland Interchange (Stop A) Seaforth
- Lime Grove (adj) Seaforth
- Church Road (adj) Seaforth
- Claremont Road (adj) Seaforth
- Dewlands Road (adj) Seaforth
- Marlborough Road (opp) Waterloo
- Saint Georges Road (adj) Waterloo
- Crosby Road North (adj) Waterloo
- Waterloo Interchange (Stop A) Waterloo
- Duke Street (adj) Waterloo
- Blucher Street (adj) Waterloo
- Sandheys Avenue (adj) Sandheys
- Brooke Road West (adj) Waterloo
- Holden Road (adj) Waterloo
- Blundellsands and Crosby Station (Stop C) Crosby
- Waverley Road (adj) Crosby
- Carnegie Avenue (opp) Great Crosby
- York Avenue (adj) Great Crosby
- Crosby Village (Stop C) Great Crosby
53 towards Liverpool
All 41 stops
- Crosby Village (Stop B) Great Crosby
- Islington (adj) Great Crosby
- Harrington Road (adj) Crosby
- College Road (adj) Great Crosby
- Blundellsands and Crosby Station (Stop B) Crosby
- Brooke Road West (adj) Waterloo
- Courtenay Road (adj) Waterloo
- Wellington Street (adj) Waterloo
- South Road (adj) Waterloo
- Waterloo Interchange (Stop C) Waterloo
- South Road (opp) Waterloo Park
- Sandringham Road (adj) Waterloo
- Dewlands Road (opp) Seaforth
- Sandown Road (opp) Seaforth
- Sandy Road (adj) Seaforth
- Elm Road (adj) Seaforth
- Hawarden Grove (opp) Seaforth
- Seaforth and Litherland Interchange (Stop B) Seaforth
- Linacre Road (adj) Linacre
- Hartwell Street (adj) Linacre
- St Andrew's Road (adj) Linacre
- Linacre Lane (adj) Bootle
- Marsh Lane (adj) Bootle
- Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop C) Bootle
- Park Street (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
- Maregreen Road (adj) Kirkdale
- Whittle Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Kirkdale Road (adj) Everton
- Buckingham Street (adj) Everton
- Penrhyn Street (opp) Everton
- Virgil Street (opp) Everton
- Rose Place (adj) Everton
- Mansfield Street (adj) Everton
- Kempston Street (adj) Liverpool
- Queen Square Bus Station (Stop A) Liverpool
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 53 bus?
The first 53 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:34 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 53 bus?
The last 53 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:26. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 53 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 53 bus?
The 53 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.