609 Wigan to Higher Folds via Leigh, Bedford

Operated by Bee Network. First bus 04:37, last bus 00:38. 148 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.

Next towards Higher Folds from Wigan Bus Station (Stand L): 15:55, 16:07, 16:19

Next towards Wigan from Royal Drive (opp): 15:53, 16:04, 16:17

Night bus — overnight departures 22:00–07:00. Every night. 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 609? 8 other bus routes are numbered 609 elsewhere in the UK — see every 609 bus timetable by area.

Richmond Drive, Leigh - Roadworks — Due to roadworks taking place on Richmond Drive in Leigh, Services are on diversion. All disruptions →
Warrington Road, Ince - Road Closure — Due to the planned closure of Warrington Road, bus services are on diversion. All disruptions →

Timetable

Ends at Higher Folds, Royal Drive · Monday to Thursday · 73 journeys
Stop 06:0506:3306:5606:5207:2007:1807:3107:4508:0008:1408:2808:4108:5309:0509:1709:2909:4109:5310:0510:1710:2910:4110:5311:0511:1711:2911:4111:5312:0512:1712:2912:4112:5313:0513:1713:2913:4113:5314:0514:1714:2914:3914:5015:0315:1615:2915:4315:5516:0716:1916:3216:4416:5717:1017:2317:3517:4718:0218:1818:3418:5119:0819:3820:0820:3821:0821:3822:0822:3823:0823:3800:0800:38
Wigan Bus Station (Stand L) 06:0506:33·06:52·07:1807:3107:4508:0008:1408:2808:4108:5309:0509:1709:2909:4109:5310:0510:1710:2910:4110:5311:0511:1711:2911:4111:5312:0512:1712:2912:4112:5313:0513:1713:2913:4113:5314:0514:1714:2914:3914:5015:0315:1615:2915:4315:5516:0716:1916:3216:4416:5717:1017:2317:3517:4718:0218:1818:3418:5119:0819:3820:0820:3821:0821:3822:0822:3823:0823:3800:0800:38
Millers Lane (opp) 06:2006:49·07:08·07:3607:5008:0408:1908:3308:4709:0009:1209:2309:3509:4709:5810:1010:2310:3510:4710:5911:1111:2311:3511:4711:5912:1112:2312:3512:4712:5913:1113:2313:3513:4714:0014:1214:2514:3714:4915:0015:1115:2615:3915:5216:0716:1916:3216:4416:5717:0917:2217:3617:4917:5618:0818:2018:3618:5119:0819:2419:5420:2420:5421:2421:5422:2422:5423:2223:5200:2200:52
Tenement Street (nr) 06:2006:4906:5607:0807:2007:3707:5108:0408:1908:3308:4709:0009:1209:2309:3509:4709:5810:1010:2310:3510:4710:5911:1111:2311:3511:4711:5912:1112:2312:3512:4712:5913:1113:2313:3513:4714:0014:1214:2514:3714:4915:0015:1115:2615:3915:5216:0716:1916:3216:4416:5717:0917:2217:3617:4917:5618:0818:2018:3618:5119:0819:2419:5420:2420:5421:2421:5422:2422:5423:2223:5200:2200:52
Alpine Drive (opp) 06:3107:0007:0707:1907:3107:5008:0408:1608:3108:4408:5809:1009:2209:3309:4509:5710:0810:2010:3310:4510:5711:0911:2111:3311:4511:5712:0912:2112:3312:4512:5713:0913:2113:3313:4513:5714:1014:2214:3514:4714:5915:1115:2215:3715:5016:0316:1816:3016:4316:5517:0817:2017:3317:4617:5918:0618:1818:3018:4519:0019:1719:3320:0320:3321:0321:3322:0322:3323:0323:3000:0000:3001:00
Leigh Bus Station (Stand H) 06:4507:1607:2307:3507:5008:0908:2608:3808:5209:0509:1909:2909:4109:5010:0210:1410:2510:3710:5011:0211:1411:2611:3811:5012:0212:1412:2612:3812:5013:0213:1413:2613:3813:5014:0214:1414:2714:3914:5515:0715:1915:3715:4816:0216:1516:2316:3816:4817:0117:1317:2517:3717:4918:0218:1518:2118:3318:4418:5919:1419:3119:4620:1620:4621:1621:4622:1622:4623:1623:4300:1300:4301:13
Royal Drive (opp) 06:5407:2607:3307:4608:0108:2308:4008:4909:0309:1509:2909:3909:5110:0010:1310:2510:3610:4811:0111:1311:2511:3711:4912:0112:1312:2512:3712:4913:0113:1313:2513:3713:4914:0114:1314:2514:3914:5215:0815:2315:3515:5216:0316:1616:2916:3716:5117:0117:1417:2617:3817:4918:0118:1318:2618:3218:4318:5419:0919:2419:4019:5520:2520:5521:2421:5422:2422:5423:2423:5100:2100:5101:21

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.

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Bee Network whether this route takes part. Details →
51–70% on time
average delay 1.5 min · the range 98 live GPS observations over 30 days can support

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 609

609 towards Higher Folds

All 49 stops
  1. Wigan Bus Station (Stand L) Wigan
  2. Wigan Wallgate Rail Station (Stop E) Wigan
  3. Museum of Wigan Life (opp) Wigan
  4. Hardybutts (nr) Scholes
  5. Walmesley Street (nr) Wigan
  6. Lancaster Street (nr) Lower Ince
  7. Chorley Street (opp) Lower Ince
  8. Cemetery Road (opp) Lower Ince
  9. Henry Street (opp) Spring View
  10. Taylors Lane (opp) Spring View
  11. Coronation Street (opp) Spring View
  12. Stapleton Street (opp) Platt Bridge
  13. Albion Street (Stop B) Platt Bridge
  14. Millers Lane (opp) Platt Bridge
  15. Tenement Street (nr) Abram
  16. Watson Depot (o/s) Abram
  17. Keats Way (opp) Abram
  18. Biffa Recycling Facility (opp) Abram
  19. Gibson Street (nr) Bickershaw
  20. Turner Avenue (opp) Bickershaw
  21. Brown Street (cnr) Bickershaw
  22. Bolton House Road (opp) Bickershaw
  23. Beacon Road (nr) Bickershaw
  24. Garvin Jones Grove (nr) Bickershaw
  25. Meadow Field (opp) Tamer Lane End
  26. Alpine Drive (opp) Tamer Lane End
  27. Garden Vale (nr) Tamer Lane End
  28. Barrie Street (opp) Tamer Lane End
  29. Coal Pit Lane (cnr) Westleigh
  30. School Street (nr) Westleigh
  31. Westbourne Avenue (nr) Westleigh
  32. Linden Grove (nr) Kirkhall Lane
  33. Gordon Street (opp) Lilford
  34. Chadwick Street (opp) Lilford
  35. The Avenue (adj) Leigh
  36. Leigh Town Hall (opp) Leigh
  37. Leigh Bus Station (Stand H) Leigh
  38. Leigh Town Hall (nr) Leigh
  39. Silk Street (nr) Leigh
  40. Brown Street North (nr) Leigh
  41. Brewery Lane (nr) Leigh
  42. Rothay Street (opp) Leigh
  43. Butts Bridge (opp) Leigh
  44. Sandersons Croft (opp) Bedford
  45. Greendale Crescent (opp) Bedford
  46. Thorneycroft (nr) Bedford
  47. Rosedale Drive (nr) Bedford
  48. Osborne Grove (opp) Higher Folds
  49. Royal Drive (opp) Higher Folds

609 towards Wigan

All 58 stops
  1. Royal Drive (opp) Higher Folds
  2. Higher Folds Park (nr) Higher Folds
  3. Regent Drive (nr) Higher Folds
  4. Kensington Drive (opp) Higher Folds
  5. Westminster Drive (opp) Higher Folds
  6. Coronation Drive (opp) Higher Folds
  7. Regina Crescent (nr) Higher Folds
  8. Royal Drive (nr) Higher Folds
  9. Coronation Drive (nr) Higher Folds
  10. Osborne Grove (nr) Higher Folds
  11. Rosedale Drive (opp) Bedford
  12. Thorneycroft (opp) Bedford
  13. Greendale Crescent (cnr) Bedford
  14. Sandersons Croft (nr) Bedford
  15. Butts Bridge (nr) Leigh
  16. Rothay Street (cnr) Leigh
  17. Brewery Lane (opp) Leigh
  18. Derby Street (cnr) Leigh
  19. Leigh Bus Station (Stand G) Leigh
  20. St Mary's Way (nr) Leigh
  21. Chadwick Street (nr) Lilford
  22. Gordon Street (nr) Lilford
  23. Linden Grove (opp) Kirkhall Lane
  24. Westbourne Avenue (opp) Westleigh
  25. School Street (opp) Westleigh
  26. Northwell Street (cnr) Westleigh
  27. Barrie Street (nr) Tamer Lane End
  28. Garden Vale (opp) Tamer Lane End
  29. Alpine Drive (nr) Tamer Lane End
  30. Meadow Field (cnr) Tamer Lane End
  31. Garvin Jones Grove (opp) Bickershaw
  32. Beacon Road (opp) Bickershaw
  33. Bolton House Road (nr) Bickershaw
  34. Brown Street (opp) Bickershaw
  35. Turner Avenue (nr) Bickershaw
  36. Gibson Street (opp) Bickershaw
  37. Biffa Recycling Facility (nr) Abram
  38. Keats Way (nr) Abram
  39. Watson Depot (opp) Abram
  40. Tenement Street (opp) Abram
  41. Millers Lane (nr) Platt Bridge
  42. Albion Street (Stop A) Platt Bridge
  43. Stapleton Street (nr) Platt Bridge
  44. Coronation Street (nr) Spring View
  45. Taylors Lane (nr) Spring View
  46. Henry Street (cnr) Spring View
  47. Cemetery Road (nr) Lower Ince
  48. Westwood Lane (nr) Lower Ince
  49. Chorley Street (cnr) Lower Ince
  50. Lancaster Street (opp) Lower Ince
  51. Orrell Street (nr) Wigan
  52. Hardybutts (opp) Scholes
  53. Grand Arcade (o/s) Wigan
  54. Market Hall (o/s) Wigan
  55. Darlington Street (nr) Wigan
  56. Rodney Street (opp) Wigan
  57. Wallgate (opp) Wigan
  58. Wigan Bus Station (Arrivals) Wigan

Towns & areas on this route

WiganLeighPlatt BridgeAbramBedfordSpring ViewTamer Lane EndScholesBickershawHigher FoldsWestleighLilford

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 609 bus?

The first 609 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:37 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 609 bus?

The last 609 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:38. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 609 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 609 bus?

The 609 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.