81 Bootle to Speke via Walton, West Derby

Operated by Arriva North West. First bus 04:54, last bus 23:13. 60 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 06:45, last 23:04. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.

Next towards Speke from Bootle Bus Station (Stand 2): 17:10, 17:40, 18:00

Next towards Bootle from Morrisons (Stand 2): 16:59, 17:59, 18:59

Wanted a different 81? 37 other bus routes are numbered 81 elsewhere in the UK — see every 81 bus timetable by area.

Cancelled: 2 journeys on the 81 from Bootle Bus Station to Morrisons are not running — Sun 15:30 and 16:10.
Speke Hall Road (Hunts Cross) **Updated** — Arriva services 81, 166 and 188; and service 168 toward Liverpool South Parkway will not serve Speke Hall Road, from Monday 15 June 2026 until further notice. All disruptions →
Oriel Road (Bootle) **Update - Extended** — Oriel Road will be closed from Monday 5 October 2026 for approximately 12 days. All disruptions →

Timetable

Ends at Morrisons · Sunday · 24 journeys
Stop 08:0009:0010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:1016:4017:1017:4018:0019:0020:0021:0222:0223:04
Bootle Bus Station (Stand 2) 08:0009:0010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:1016:4017:1017:4018:0019:0020:0021:0222:0223:04
Walton Hall Avenue (adj) 08:1209:1210:1210:4211:1211:4212:1212:4213:1213:4214:1214:4215:1215:4216:2216:5217:2217:5218:1219:1220:1221:1422:1423:16
Bowring Park Road (adj) 08:2909:2910:2910:5911:2911:5912:2912:5913:2913:5914:2914:5915:2915:5916:3917:0717:3718:0718:2619:2620:2621:2822:2823:30
Rockbourne Avenue (adj) 08:3809:3810:3811:0811:3812:0812:3813:0813:3814:0814:3815:0815:3816:0816:4817:1617:4618:1618:3219:3220:3221:3422:3423:36
Hunts Cross Interchange (Stop F) 08:4709:4710:4711:1711:4712:1712:4713:1713:4714:1714:4715:1715:4716:1716:5717:2517:5518:2518:4119:4120:4121:4322:4323:45
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (Stop 5) 08:5909:5910:5911:2911:5912:2912:5913:2913:5914:2914:5915:2915:5916:2917:0917:3718:0718:37······
Parade Crescent (opp) 09:0410:0411:0411:3412:0412:3413:0413:3414:0414:3415:0415:3416:0416:3417:1417:4118:1118:4118:5119:5120:5121:5322:5323:55
Morrisons (Stand 2) 09:0810:0811:0811:3812:0812:3813:0813:3814:0814:3815:0815:3816:0816:3817:1817:4518:1518:4518:5619:5620:5621:5822:5800:00

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.

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Arriva North West whether this route takes part. Details →
40–61% on time
average delay 3.7 min · the range 87 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 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.

Route map

All stops on route 81

81 towards Speke

All 68 stops
  1. Bootle Bus Station (Stand 2) Bootle
  2. Oriel Road (adj) Bootle
  3. Bootle Oriel Road Interchange (Stop A) Bootle
  4. Oriel Road (adj) Bootle
  5. Stanley Road (adj) Bootle
  6. Hawthorne Road (adj) Bootle
  7. Southport Road (adj) Bootle
  8. Stuart Road (adj) Bootle
  9. Rice Lane (adj) Walton
  10. Moor Lane (adj) Walton
  11. Haggerston Road (adj) Walton
  12. Walton Hall Avenue (adj) Walton
  13. Stanley Park Avenue North (adj) Walton
  14. Atheldene Road (adj) Walton
  15. Utting Avenue (adj) Clubmoor
  16. Lowerson Road (adj) Clubmoor
  17. Monash Road (adj) Clubmoor
  18. Muirhead Avenue (adj) Clubmoor
  19. Three Butt Lane (adj) West Derby
  20. Mill Bank (opp) West Derby
  21. North Drive (adj) West Derby
  22. Florentine Road (opp) Stoneycroft
  23. Alder Road (adj) Stoneycroft
  24. East Prescot Road (adj) Stoneycroft
  25. Chilcott Road (adj) Stoneycroft
  26. Broadgreen Hospital (Stop F) Stoneycroft
  27. Bowring Park Road (adj) Wavertree
  28. Rocky Lane (adj) Wavertree
  29. Childwall Valley Road (adj) Childwall
  30. Childwall Abbey Road (adj) Childwall
  31. Stand Park Road (opp) Childwall
  32. Countisbury Drive (adj) Childwall
  33. Countisbury Drive (adj) Childwall
  34. Rockbourne Avenue (adj) Woolton
  35. Gateacre Park Drive (adj) Woolton
  36. Seafarers Drive (adj) Woolton
  37. Hollytree Road (adj) Woolton
  38. Hillside Drive (adj) Woolton
  39. Kings Drive (adj) Woolton
  40. Manor Road (adj) Woolton
  41. School Lane (opp) Woolton
  42. Haileybury Road (adj) Woolton
  43. Nursery Close (nr) Woolton
  44. Roskell Road (adj) Woolton
  45. Hunts Cross Interchange (Stop F) Hunts Cross
  46. Enstone Road (adj) Hunts Cross
  47. Hillfoot Avenue (adj) Hunts Cross
  48. Barford Road (adj) Hunts Cross
  49. Delf Lane (adj) Speke
  50. Evans Road (adj) Speke
  51. Woodend Avenue (adj) Speke
  52. Tarbock Road (adj) Speke
  53. Stapleton Avenue (adj) Speke
  54. Central Avenue (adj) Speke
  55. Damwood Road (adj) Speke
  56. Liverpool John Lennon Airport (Stop 5) Speke
  57. Western Avenue (adj) Speke
  58. Hale Road (adj) Speke
  59. Lovel Road (adj) Speke
  60. Harefield Road (adj) Speke
  61. Parade Crescent (opp) Speke
  62. Little Heath Road (adj) Speke
  63. Oldbridge Road (adj) Speke
  64. Central Way (adj) Speke
  65. Alder Wood Avenue (adj) Speke
  66. Eastern Avenue (adj) Speke
  67. Oldbridge Road (adj) Speke
  68. Morrisons (Stand 2) Speke

81 towards Bootle

All 70 stops
  1. Morrisons (Stand 2) Speke
  2. Pateley Walk (opp) Speke
  3. East Mill Wood Road (adj) Speke
  4. Alder Wood Avenue (adj) Speke
  5. Heath Gate Avenue (adj) Speke
  6. Oldbridge Road (adj) Speke
  7. Little Heath Road (adj) Speke
  8. Parade Crescent (adj) Speke
  9. Harefield Road (adj) Speke
  10. Lovel Road (adj) Speke
  11. Damwood Road (adj) Speke
  12. Liverpool John Lennon Airport (Stop 5) Speke
  13. Hale Road (adj) Speke
  14. Tewit Hall Road (adj) Speke
  15. Blackrod Avenue (adj) Speke
  16. Bray Road (adj) Speke
  17. Western Avenue (adj) Speke
  18. Woodend Lane (adj) Speke
  19. Dymchurch Road (adj) Speke
  20. Delf Lane (opp) Speke
  21. Triumph Way (adj) Hunts Cross
  22. Speke Hall Road (adj) Hunts Cross
  23. Bourton Road (adj) Hunts Cross
  24. Hunts Cross Interchange (Stop A) Hunts Cross
  25. Greenacre Road (opp) Woolton
  26. Jeudwine Close (adj) Woolton
  27. School Lane (adj) Woolton
  28. Manor Road (opp) Woolton
  29. Allerton Road (adj) Woolton
  30. Woolton Mount (adj) Woolton
  31. Glenacres (adj) Woolton
  32. Woolton Hill Road (adj) Woolton
  33. Blackwood Avenue (adj) Woolton
  34. Wood View Road (adj) Woolton
  35. Cabot Green (opp) Childwall
  36. Devon Gardens (adj) Childwall
  37. Devon Way (adj) Childwall
  38. Stand Park Road (adj) Childwall
  39. Childwall Park Avenue (adj) Childwall
  40. Corbridge Road (adj) Childwall
  41. Charnley Drive (adj) Wavertree
  42. Thingwall Road (adj) Wavertree
  43. Waldgrave Road (adj) Wavertree Nook
  44. Broadgreen Hospital (Stop E) Broad Green
  45. Oakhill Road (adj) Stoneycroft
  46. Prescot Road (adj) Old Swan
  47. Alder Road (opp) Stoneycroft
  48. Sandfield Walk (opp) Stoneycroft
  49. Moscow Drive (adj) Stoneycroft
  50. Quarry Road (adj) Stoneycroft
  51. Mill Bank (adj) West Derby
  52. Hewitson Road (adj) West Derby
  53. Muirhead Avenue (adj) Clubmoor
  54. Monash Road (opp) Clubmoor
  55. Townsend Avenue (adj) Clubmoor
  56. Sandeman Road (adj) Clubmoor
  57. Curtis Road (adj) Walton
  58. Stanley Park Avenue North (opp) Walton
  59. Walton Hall Avenue (adj) Walton
  60. Haggerston Road (opp) Walton
  61. County Road (adj) Walton on the Hill
  62. Astor Street (adj) Walton
  63. Hill Crest (adj) Bootle
  64. Balliol Road East (adj) Bootle
  65. Hawthorne Road (adj) Bootle
  66. Hugh Baird College (o/s) Bootle
  67. Lincoln Cresent (adj) Bootle
  68. Bootle Oriel Road Interchange (Stop B) Bootle
  69. Oriel Road (opp) Bootle
  70. Bootle Bus Station (adj) Bootle

Towns & areas on this route

BootleWaltonSpekeWest DerbyWavertreeWooltonOld SwanChildwallClubmoorHunts CrossStoneycroftWalton on the Hill

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 81 bus?

The first 81 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:54 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 81 bus?

The last 81 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:13. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 81 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 81 bus?

The 81 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.