53 Queen Square Bus Station ↔ Crosby Village
Operated by Arriva North West. First bus 05:34, last bus 23:26. 192 journeys on weekdays.
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.
| Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 11) | 06:17 | 06:25 | 06:45 | 06:47 | 07:05 | 07:17 | 07:20 | 07:30 | 07:47 | 07:48 | 08:08 | 08:17 | 08:26 | 08:46 | 08:47 | 09:01 | 09:17 | 09:17 | 09:32 | 09:47 | 09:47 | 10:02 | 10:17 | 10:17 | 10:32 | 10:47 | 10:47 | 11:02 | 11:14 | 11:17 | 11:27 | 11:41 | 11:42 | 11:57 | 12:05 | 12:12 | 12:27 | 12:29 | 12:42 | 12:57 | 12:58 | 13:12 | 13:22 | 13:27 | 13:41 | 13:46 | 13:55 | 14:10 | 14:10 | 14:25 | 14:34 | 14:40 | 14:56 | 14:58 | 15:11 | 15:22 | 15:26 | 15:41 | 15:46 | 16:00 | 16:10 | 16:15 | 16:30 | 16:34 | 16:47 | 16:58 | 17:04 | 17:20 | 17:22 | 17:38 | 17:52 | 17:53 | 18:08 | 18:22 | 18:23 | 18:43 | 18:52 | 19:03 | 19:22 | 19:23 | 19:52 | 19:53 | 20:22 | 20:24 | 20:52 | 20:56 | 21:26 | 21:26 | 21:56 | 21:56 | 22:26 | 22:26 | 22:56 | 22:56 | 23:26 | 23:26 |
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| Sharpeville Close (adj) | 06:25 | 06:34 | 06:54 | 06:55 | 07:14 | 07:25 | 07:32 | 07:42 | 07:55 | 07:59 | 08:19 | 08:25 | 08:36 | 08:56 | 08:56 | 09:11 | 09:26 | 09:27 | 09:41 | 09:56 | 09:57 | 10:11 | 10:26 | 10:27 | 10:41 | 10:56 | 10:57 | 11:11 | 11:23 | 11:27 | 11:36 | 11:51 | 11:51 | 12:07 | 12:15 | 12:22 | 12:37 | 12:39 | 12:52 | 13:07 | 13:08 | 13:22 | 13:32 | 13:37 | 13:51 | 13:56 | 14:08 | 14:20 | 14:23 | 14:38 | 14:44 | 14:53 | 15:09 | 15:08 | 15:24 | 15:32 | 15:39 | 15:54 | 15:56 | 16:13 | 16:20 | 16:28 | 16:43 | 16:44 | 17:00 | 17:08 | 17:17 | 17:33 | 17:32 | 17:49 | 18:01 | 18:04 | 18:18 | 18:31 | 18:33 | 18:53 | 19:01 | 19:13 | 19:31 | 19:32 | 20:01 | 20:02 | 20:31 | 20:33 | 21:01 | 21:05 | 21:35 | 21:35 | 22:05 | 22:05 | 22:35 | 22:35 | 23:05 | 23:05 | 23:35 | 23:35 |
| Balliol Road (adj) | · | 06:39 | 06:59 | · | 07:21 | · | 07:39 | 07:49 | · | 08:06 | 08:25 | · | 08:44 | 09:02 | 09:01 | 09:17 | 09:32 | 09:32 | 09:47 | 10:02 | 10:02 | 10:17 | 10:32 | 10:32 | 10:47 | 11:02 | 11:02 | 11:17 | 11:29 | 11:32 | 11:42 | 11:56 | 11:57 | 12:13 | 12:20 | 12:28 | 12:43 | 12:44 | 12:58 | 13:13 | 13:13 | 13:28 | 13:37 | 13:43 | 13:57 | 14:01 | 14:14 | 14:25 | 14:29 | 14:44 | 14:49 | 14:59 | 15:15 | 15:13 | 15:30 | 15:37 | 15:45 | 16:00 | 16:01 | 16:19 | 16:25 | 16:34 | 16:51 | 16:49 | 17:07 | 17:13 | 17:23 | 17:39 | 17:37 | 17:55 | 18:06 | 18:10 | 18:24 | 18:36 | 18:39 | 18:58 | 19:06 | 19:18 | 19:36 | 19:37 | 20:06 | 20:07 | 20:36 | 20:38 | 21:06 | 21:10 | 21:40 | 21:40 | 22:10 | 22:10 | 22:40 | 22:40 | 23:10 | 23:10 | 23:40 | 23:40 |
| Knowsley Road (adj) | 06:34 | 06:45 | 07:05 | 07:04 | 07:27 | 07:34 | 07:45 | 07:55 | 08:04 | 08:12 | 08:31 | 08:35 | 08:52 | 09:08 | 09:07 | 09:23 | 09:38 | 09:37 | 09:53 | 10:08 | 10:07 | 10:23 | 10:38 | 10:37 | 10:53 | 11:08 | 11:07 | 11:23 | 11:35 | 11:37 | 11:49 | 12:01 | 12:04 | 12:23 | 12:25 | 12:38 | 12:53 | 12:49 | 13:08 | 13:23 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 13:42 | 13:53 | 14:05 | 14:06 | 14:22 | 14:30 | 14:37 | 14:52 | 14:54 | 15:07 | 15:22 | 15:18 | 15:37 | 15:42 | 15:52 | 16:07 | 16:06 | 16:26 | 16:30 | 16:40 | 16:59 | 16:54 | 17:14 | 17:18 | 17:29 | 17:45 | 17:42 | 18:01 | 18:11 | 18:16 | 18:29 | 18:41 | 18:44 | 19:03 | 19:11 | 19:23 | 19:41 | 19:42 | 20:11 | 20:12 | 20:41 | 20:43 | 21:11 | 21:15 | 21:45 | 21:45 | 22:15 | 22:15 | 22:45 | 22:45 | 23:15 | 23:15 | 23:45 | 23:45 |
| Waterloo Interchange (Stop A) | 06:46 | 06:58 | 07:19 | 07:16 | 07:41 | 07:46 | 08:01 | 08:15 | 08:16 | 08:32 | 08:47 | 08:47 | 09:08 | 09:23 | 09:19 | 09:38 | 09:53 | 09:51 | 10:08 | 10:23 | 10:21 | 10:38 | 10:53 | 10:51 | 11:08 | 11:23 | 11:21 | 11:38 | 11:50 | 11:51 | 12:04 | 12:15 | 12:19 | 12:38 | 12:39 | 12:53 | 13:08 | 13:03 | 13:23 | 13:38 | 13:32 | 13:53 | 13:56 | 14:08 | 14:23 | 14:20 | 14:41 | 14:44 | 14:56 | 15:11 | 15:08 | 15:26 | 15:41 | 15:32 | 15:56 | 15:56 | 16:11 | 16:26 | 16:20 | 16:45 | 16:44 | 16:59 | 17:18 | 17:08 | 17:33 | 17:32 | 17:46 | 18:01 | 17:56 | 18:15 | 18:25 | 18:30 | 18:43 | 18:55 | 18:58 | 19:17 | 19:25 | 19:37 | 19:55 | 19:56 | 20:25 | 20:26 | 20:55 | 20:57 | 21:25 | 21:29 | 21:59 | 21:59 | 22:29 | 22:29 | 22:59 | 22:59 | 23:29 | 23:29 | 23:59 | 23:59 |
| Crosby Village (Stop C) | 06:53 | 07:05 | 07:26 | 07:23 | 07:50 | 07:53 | 08:10 | 08:25 | 08:23 | 08:42 | 08:57 | 08:54 | 09:18 | 09:33 | 09:26 | 09:48 | 10:03 | 09:59 | 10:18 | 10:33 | 10:29 | 10:48 | 11:03 | 10:59 | 11:18 | 11:33 | 11:29 | 11:48 | 12:00 | 11:59 | 12:14 | 12:23 | 12:29 | 12:48 | 12:47 | 13:03 | 13:18 | 13:11 | 13:33 | 13:48 | 13:40 | 14:03 | 14:04 | 14:18 | 14:33 | 14:28 | 14:51 | 14:52 | 15:06 | 15:21 | 15:16 | 15:36 | 15:51 | 15:40 | 16:06 | 16:04 | 16:21 | 16:36 | 16:28 | 16:55 | 16:52 | 17:09 | 17:28 | 17:16 | 17:43 | 17:40 | 17:55 | 18:10 | 18:04 | 18:22 | 18:33 | 18:37 | 18:50 | 19:03 | 19:05 | 19:24 | 19:33 | 19:44 | 20:03 | 20:03 | 20:33 | 20:33 | 21:03 | 21:04 | 21:33 | 21:36 | 22:06 | 22:06 | 22:36 | 22:36 | 23:06 | 23:06 | 23:36 | 23:36 | 00:06 | 00:06 |
Route map
All stops on route 53
53 towards Crosby Village
- 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
- Leison Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Sterling Way (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 Queen Square Bus Station
- Islington (adj) Great Crosby
- Crosby Village (Stop B) Great Crosby
- Harrington Road (adj) Crosby
- College Road (adj) Great Crosby
- Blundellsands and Crosby Station (Stop B) Crosby
- Courtenay Road (adj) Waterloo
- Brooke Road West (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
- Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop C) Bootle
- Marsh Lane (adj) Bootle
- Park Street (adj) Bootle
- Balliol Road (adj) Bootle
- Beatrice Street (adj) Bootle
- Celia Street (adj) Kirkdale
- Bank Hall Interchange (Stop B) Kirkdale
- Easby Road (adj) Sandhills
- Briar Street (adj) Kirkdale
- 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
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 19 Jul 2026 Operating between Newcastle and Newcastle given service number 53 / 54 effective from 19 July 2026. To amend Route and Timetable.
- ❌ Withdrawn effective 6 Apr 2026 Operating between Yeovil Bus Station and Yeovil Bus Station given service number 53 effective from 06 April 2026.
- 🆕 Registered effective 4 Jan 2026 Operating between Newcastle and Newcastle given service number 53 / 54 effective from 04 January 2026. To amend Stopping Places.
- 🆕 Registered effective 3 Jan 2026 Operating between Oswestry and Ellesmere given service number 53 effective from 03 January 2026. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
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 the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.