553 Astley to Farnworth via Walkden, Little Hulton
Operated by Bee Network. First bus 05:59, last bus 21:55. 29 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.
Wanted a different 553? 6 other bus routes are numbered 553 elsewhere in the UK — see every 553 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:59 | 07:04 | 08:22 | 09:29 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:29 | 14:27 | 15:31 | 16:41 | 17:50 | 18:52 | 20:55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astley Green Terminus (at) | 05:59 | 07:04 | 08:22 | 09:29 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:29 | 14:27 | 15:31 | 16:41 | 17:50 | 18:52 | 20:55 |
| Thorncroft Avenue (opp) | 06:06 | 07:11 | 08:30 | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:35 | 15:42 | 16:51 | 17:58 | 18:59 | 21:01 |
| Astley Street (Stop H) | 06:12 | 07:17 | 08:36 | 09:42 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:41 | 15:48 | 16:57 | 18:04 | 19:04 | 21:06 |
| Greenwood Close (nr) | 06:21 | 07:28 | 08:47 | 09:52 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 12:52 | 13:52 | 14:51 | 15:58 | 17:08 | 18:15 | 19:13 | 21:15 |
| Boothstown Post Office (opp) | 06:26 | 07:43 | 08:59 | 10:01 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 13:59 | 14:59 | 16:07 | 17:16 | 18:23 | 19:20 | 21:20 |
| Walter Street (Stop H) | 06:34 | 08:05 | 09:11 | 10:11 | 11:08 | 12:08 | 13:08 | 14:08 | 15:08 | 16:17 | 17:28 | 18:32 | 19:27 | 21:27 |
| Crescent Drive (opp) | 06:40 | 08:11 | 09:17 | 10:16 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:17 | 16:26 | 17:34 | 18:37 | 19:32 | 21:32 |
| Farnworth Bus Station (Stand A) | 06:58 | 08:28 | 09:34 | 10:33 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:36 | 16:43 | 17:51 | 18:53 | 19:46 | 21:46 |
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 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 553
553 towards Farnworth
All 77 stops
- Astley Green Terminus (at) Higher Green
- Lancashire Mining Museum (opp) Higher Green
- Ellesmere Street (opp) Higher Green
- Manor Road (nr) Astley
- Dunmail Close (opp) Astley
- The Straits (nr) Astley
- Manchester Road (Stop A) Blackmoor
- Windsor Avenue (nr) Blackmoor
- The Ley (nr) Blackmoor
- Thorncroft Avenue (opp) Gin Pit
- Ennerdale Road (opp) Tyldesley
- Thirlmere Avenue (opp) Tyldesley
- Standish Street (opp) Tyldesley
- Astley Street (Stop H) Tyldesley
- Tyldesley Square (Stop D) Tyldesley
- Lemon Street (Stop C) Tyldesley
- Lime Street (Stop A) Tyldesley
- Cambian Tyldesley School (Stop B) Tyldesley
- Peel Hall Avenue (nr) Tyldesley
- Ratcliffe Street (nr) Tyldesley
- The Gatehouse (nr) Tyldesley
- Hough Lane (Stop A) Tyldesley
- Hawthorn Close (nr) Tyldesley
- Mort Lane (nr) Tyldesley
- Wellington Drive (Stop A) Mosley Common
- Parr Brow (nr) Mosley Common
- Richmond Road (opp) Mosley Common
- Lindale Close (nr) Mosley Common
- Kendal Road (nr) Mosley Common
- Grange Road (opp) Mosley Common
- Norton Road (cnr) Mosley Common
- Greenwood Close (nr) Mosley Common
- Thornton Road (opp) Mosley Common
- Common Side Road (nr) Mosley Common
- Ashdown Drive (cnr) Mosley Common
- Mill Street (nr) Mosley Common
- Victoria Street (opp) Boothstown
- Boothstown Post Office (opp) Boothstown
- Boothstown Precinct (o/s) Boothstown
- Ellenbrook Road (nr) Boothstown
- Orchard Avenue (nr) Boothstown
- Longwall Avenue (opp) Ellenbrook
- Ellenbrook Road (nr) Ellenbrook
- Queensway (opp) Ellenbrook
- Carlton Road (opp) Parr Fold
- Park Road (opp) Parr Fold
- Newhart Grove (nr) Walkden
- Wilfred Road (opp) Walkden
- Walter Street (Stop H) Walkden
- Walkden Town Centre (Stop E) Walkden
- Tynesbank (nr) Walkden
- Hilton Lane (adj) Engine Fold
- Ellesmere Street (opp) Engine Fold
- Bridgewater Street (opp) Little Hulton
- Manchester Road East (nr) Little Hulton
- Ordsall Avenue (opp) Little Hulton
- Claremont Drive (nr) Little Hulton
- Crescent Drive (opp) Little Hulton
- Kestrel Avenue (nr) Little Hulton
- Coniston Avenue (nr) Little Hulton
- Hope Hey Lane (nr) Little Hulton
- Old Wells Close (opp) Little Hulton
- Spa Crescent (opp) Little Hulton
- Newcombe Drive (NE-bound) Greenheys
- Anchor Lane (N-bound) Highfield
- Starling Drive (W-bound) Highfield
- Windermere Road (W-bound) Highfield
- Windermere Road (N-bound) Highfield
- Whins Avenue (nr) Highfield
- Mount Pleasant Road (nr) Highfield
- Elton Avenue (opp) Highfield
- Beech Avenue (opp) Highfield
- Hawthorne Avenue (opp) Harper Green
- Mossfield Road (opp) Harper Green
- Trentham Avenue (cnr) Farnworth
- Albert Road (adj) Farnworth
- Farnworth Bus Station (Stand A) Farnworth
553 towards Astley
All 74 stops
- Farnworth Bus Station (Stand A) Farnworth
- Albert Road (nr) Farnworth
- Trentham Avenue (opp) Farnworth
- Mossfield Road (nr) Harper Green
- Hawthorne Avenue (nr) Harper Green
- Beech Avenue (nr) Highfield
- Elton Avenue (cnr) Highfield
- Mount Pleasant Road (opp) Highfield
- Cherry Tree Primary School (o/s) Highfield
- Windermere Road (S-bound) Highfield
- Starling Drive (E-bound) Highfield
- Starling Drive (E-bound) Highfield
- Anchor Lane (S-bound) Highfield
- Newcombe Drive (SW-bound) Greenheys
- Spa Crescent (nr) Little Hulton
- Old Wells Close (nr) Little Hulton
- Hope Hey Lane (opp) Little Hulton
- Kestrel Avenue (opp) Little Hulton
- Crescent Drive (nr) Little Hulton
- Claremont Drive (opp) Little Hulton
- Trafford Drive (nr) Little Hulton
- Weaste Avenue (nr) Little Hulton
- Manchester Road East (adj) Little Hulton
- Bridgewater Street (nr) Little Hulton
- Hilton Lane (opp) Engine Fold
- Tynesbank (opp) Walkden
- Walkden Town Centre (Stop C) Walkden
- Longley Road (Stop J) Walkden
- Wilfred Road (nr) Walkden
- Newhart Grove (opp) Walkden
- Park Road (nr) Parr Fold
- Carlton Road (nr) Parr Fold
- Queensway (nr) Ellenbrook
- Ellenbrook Road (opp) Ellenbrook
- Longwall Avenue (nr) Ellenbrook
- Orchard Avenue (opp) Boothstown
- Ellenbrook Road (opp) Boothstown
- Booth's Hall Road (nr) Boothstown
- Boothstown Post Office (nr) Boothstown
- Victoria Street (nr) Boothstown
- Mill Street (opp) Mosley Common
- Ashdown Drive (opp) Mosley Common
- Common Side Road (opp) Mosley Common
- Thornton Road (nr) Mosley Common
- Richmond Road (opp) Mosley Common
- Lindale Close (nr) Mosley Common
- Kendal Road (nr) Mosley Common
- Grange Road (opp) Mosley Common
- Norton Road (cnr) Mosley Common
- Greenwood Close (nr) Mosley Common
- Parr Brow (nr) Mosley Common
- Wellington Drive (Stop B) Mosley Common
- Mort Lane (opp) Tyldesley
- Hawthorn Close (opp) Tyldesley
- Hough Lane (Stop B) Tyldesley
- The Gatehouse (opp) Tyldesley
- Ratcliffe Street (opp) Tyldesley
- Peel Hall Avenue (opp) Tyldesley
- Tyldesley Town Hall (Stop E) Tyldesley
- Upper George Street (Stop F) Tyldesley
- Astley Street (Stop H) Tyldesley
- Standish Street (nr) Tyldesley
- Thirlmere Avenue (nr) Tyldesley
- Ennerdale Road (nr) Tyldesley
- Thorncroft Avenue (opp) Gin Pit
- The Ley (opp) Blackmoor
- Windsor Avenue (opp) Blackmoor
- Manchester Road (Stop B) Blackmoor
- The Straits (opp) Astley
- Dunmail Close (nr) Astley
- Manor Road (opp) Astley
- Ellesmere Street (nr) Higher Green
- Lancashire Mining Museum (o/s) Higher Green
- Astley Green Terminus (at) Higher Green
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 553 bus?
The first 553 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:59 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 553 bus?
The last 553 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 21:55. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 553 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 553 bus?
The 553 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.