X1 Chester Bus Interchange, Stand K ↔ Liverpool, Whitechapel
Operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. First bus 05:16, last bus 19:10. 51 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The X1 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3
until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK.
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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.
towards Liverpool, Whitechapel · Monday to Friday towards Liverpool, Whitechapel · Saturday towards Liverpool, Whitechapel · Sunday towards Chester Bus Interchange, Stand K · Monday to Friday towards Chester Bus Interchange, Stand K · Saturday towards Chester Bus Interchange, Stand K · Sunday
| Chester Bus Interchange (Stand K) | 06:10 | 06:45 | 07:45 | 07:45 | 08:30 | 08:50 | 09:30 | 09:50 | 10:30 | 10:50 | 11:35 | 11:50 | 12:40 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 14:53 | 15:50 | 15:53 | 16:53 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 19:10 |
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| Railway Station (S6) | 06:16 | 06:51 | 07:53 | 07:51 | 08:36 | 08:58 | 09:37 | 09:56 | 10:37 | 10:56 | 11:42 | 11:56 | 12:47 | 12:56 | 13:56 | 13:57 | 14:56 | 15:00 | 15:56 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:06 | 18:06 | 18:06 | 19:16 |
| Zoo Main Entrance (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | 09:50 | 10:11 | 10:50 | 11:11 | 11:55 | 12:11 | 13:00 | 13:11 | 14:11 | 14:10 | 15:12 | 15:13 | 16:15 | 16:13 | 17:13 | 17:25 | 18:22 | · | · |
| Outlet Village (Stand A) | 06:39 | 07:14 | 08:20 | 08:14 | 08:59 | 09:25 | 10:04 | 10:25 | 11:04 | 11:25 | 12:09 | 12:25 | 13:14 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 14:24 | 15:27 | 15:27 | 16:32 | 16:32 | 17:32 | 17:40 | 18:38 | 18:29 | 19:39 |
| Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand G) | 06:50 | 07:25 | 08:31 | 08:23 | 09:08 | 09:36 | 10:14 | 10:36 | 11:17 | 11:36 | 12:22 | 12:36 | 13:27 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 14:37 | 15:41 | 15:40 | 16:46 | 16:44 | 17:44 | 17:55 | 18:49 | 18:38 | 19:48 |
| Naylor Court (o/s) | 06:57 | 07:32 | 08:38 | 08:30 | 09:15 | 09:43 | 10:21 | 10:43 | 11:24 | 11:43 | 12:29 | 12:43 | 13:34 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 14:44 | 15:48 | 15:47 | 16:53 | 16:52 | 17:52 | 18:03 | 18:57 | 18:45 | 19:55 |
| Red Lion PH (opp) | 07:05 | 07:40 | 08:44 | 08:35 | 09:20 | 09:49 | 10:26 | 10:49 | 11:29 | 11:49 | 12:34 | 12:49 | 13:39 | 13:49 | 14:49 | 14:49 | 15:56 | 15:52 | 17:01 | 16:57 | 17:57 | 18:10 | 19:04 | 18:50 | 20:00 |
| Bromborough Village (adj) | 07:18 | 07:53 | 08:57 | 08:47 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:39 | 11:02 | 11:42 | 12:02 | 12:47 | 13:02 | 13:52 | 14:02 | 15:03 | 15:02 | 16:10 | 16:05 | 17:15 | 17:10 | 18:10 | 18:23 | 19:17 | 19:02 | 20:12 |
| Knowsley Road (adj) | 07:34 | 08:09 | 09:12 | 08:59 | 09:44 | 10:17 | 10:53 | 11:17 | 11:56 | 12:17 | 13:01 | 13:17 | 14:06 | 14:17 | 15:20 | 15:16 | 16:27 | 16:19 | 17:32 | 17:22 | 18:22 | 18:39 | 19:32 | 19:14 | 20:24 |
| Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 7) | 07:47 | 08:22 | 09:23 | 09:07 | 09:52 | 10:28 | 11:04 | 11:28 | 12:07 | 12:28 | 13:12 | 13:28 | 14:17 | 14:28 | 15:31 | 15:27 | 16:38 | 16:30 | 17:43 | 17:33 | 18:33 | 18:50 | 19:43 | 19:22 | · |
| Queen Square (adj) | 08:02 | 08:37 | 09:36 | 09:15 | 10:00 | 10:36 | 11:12 | 11:36 | 12:15 | 12:36 | 13:20 | 13:36 | 14:25 | 14:36 | 15:39 | 15:35 | 16:46 | 16:38 | 17:51 | 17:41 | 18:41 | 18:58 | 19:51 | 19:30 | · |
Route map
All stops on route X1
X1 towards Liverpool, Whitechapel
- Chester Bus Interchange (Stand K) Chester
- Canal Bridge (Stop N) Chester
- Railway Station (S6) Chester
- Lightfoot Street (opp) Hoole
- Faulkner Street (opp) Hoole
- Newton Lane (after) Hoole
- Dene Hotel (opp) Hoole
- Fairfield Road (cnr) Hoole
- Woodfield Grove (NE-bound) Hoole
- Pipers Lane (opp) Hoole
- Plas Newton Lane (nr) Upton
- Shops (o/s) Upton
- Zoo Main Entrance (o/s) Chester Zoo
- Station Road (cnr) Backford
- Church Lane (opp) Backford
- Gordon Lane (opp) Backford
- Strawberry Roundabout (N-bound) Whitby
- Longlooms Road (nr) Whitbyheath
- Coliseum & Cinema (o/s) Cheshire Oaks
- Outlet Village (Stand A) Cheshire Oaks
- Blue Planet Aquarium (nr) Cheshire Oaks
- David Lloyd Leisure Centre (o/s) Wolverham
- University Academy South Campus (o/s) Wolverham
- Birkett Avenue (cnr) Wolverham
- Underwood Drive (cnr) Wolverham
- Grace Arms (opp) Wolverham
- Whitby Park (o/s) Ellesmere Port
- Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand G) Ellesmere Port
- Tennyson Road (nr) Whitby
- The Boulevard (opp) Whitby
- Eccleston Avenue (cnr) Overpool
- Gawsworth Road (nr) Great Sutton
- Railway Station (o/s) Overpool
- Shops (o/s) Overpool
- Naylor Court (o/s) Overpool
- Fairways Drive (opp) Overpool
- Tesco Express (opp) Little Sutton
- Railway Station (o/s) Little Sutton
- Red Lion PH (opp) Little Sutton
- Burleydam Garden Centre (o/s) Childer Thornton
- Half Way House (nr) Childer Thornton
- St Mary's Church (nr) Childer Thornton
- Crossroads (N-bound) Hooton
- M53 (nr) Eastham Rake
- Eastham Village Road (opp) Eastham Rake
- Bridle Road (adj) Eastham
- Heygarth Road (adj) Carlett Park
- Carlett Boulevard (adj) Eastham
- Plymyard Cemetery (o/s) Carlett Park
- Allport Road (adj) Bromborough
- Mendell Close (adj) Bromborough
- June Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- Bromborough Village (adj) Bromborough
- Mark Rake (adj) Bromborough
- New Chester Road (adj) Bromborough
- Croft Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- Mill Road (adj) Bromborough
- Hesketh Way (adj) Bromborough
- Port Causeway (adj) Bromborough Pool
- Shore Drive (opp) New Ferry
- Willowbank Road (opp) New Ferry
- Legh Road (opp) New Ferry
- New Ferry Park (o/s) New Ferry Park
- Hassal Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Knowsley Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Rock Lane West (adj) Rock Ferry
- Bedford Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Woburn Place (opp) Rock Ferry
- Union Street (adj) Tranmere
- Turbine Road (opp) Tranmere
- Valiant Way (opp) Tranmere
- Grange Road (adj) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 7) Birkenhead
- Queen Square (adj) Liverpool
X1 towards Chester Bus Interchange, Stand K
- Whitechapel (Stop SD) Liverpool
- Hinson Street (opp) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 6) Birkenhead
- Grange Road East (adj) Birkenhead
- Campbeltown Road (adj) Tranmere
- Turbine Road (adj) Tranmere
- St Pauls Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Bedford Place (adj) Rock Ferry
- The Hawthornes (adj) Rock Ferry
- Knowsley Road (opp) Rock Ferry
- Platt Grove (adj) Rock Ferry
- Hassal Road (opp) Rock Ferry
- Earl Street (adj) New Ferry Park
- Beaconsfield Road (adj) New Ferry
- Portbury Close (adj) New Ferry
- Shore Drive (adj) New Ferry
- Pool Lane (adj) Bromborough Pool
- Port Causeway (nr) Bromborough
- Magazine Road (adj) Bromborough
- Spital Road (adj) Bromborough
- Stanhope Drive (opp) Bromborough
- Croft Avenue East (adj) Bromborough
- Bromborough Village (adj) Bromborough
- New Chester Road (adj) Bromborough
- Woodyear Road (opp) Bromborough
- Plymyard Cemetery (opp) Carlett Park
- Park Road (opp) Carlett Park
- Stanley Lane (nr) Eastham
- Carlett Boulevard (opp) Eastham
- Eastham Village Road (adj) Eastham Rake
- M53 (nr) Eastham Rake
- Crossroads (S-bound) Hooton
- St Mary's Church (opp) Childer Thornton
- School Lane (opp) Childer Thornton
- St Paul's Church (o/s) Childer Thornton
- Red Lion PH (o/s) Little Sutton
- Railway Station (opp) Little Sutton
- Tesco Express (nr) Little Sutton
- Fairways Drive (cnr) Overpool
- Thornleigh Drive (opp) Overpool
- The Wheatsheaf (o/s) Overpool
- Eccleston Avenue (opp) Overpool
- Sutton Way (nr) Great Sutton
- The Boulevard (cnr) Whitby
- Tennyson Road (opp) Whitby
- Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange (Stand C) Ellesmere Port
- Whitby Park (opp) Ellesmere Port
- Grace Arms (o/s) Wolverham
- Underwood Drive (opp) Wolverham
- Stanney Lane (o/s) Wolverham
- David Lloyd Leisure Centre (opp) Wolverham
- Coliseum & Cinema (o/s) Cheshire Oaks
- Outlet Village (Stand B) Cheshire Oaks
- Blue Planet Aquarium (nr) Cheshire Oaks
- Strawberry Roundabout (S-bound) Whitby
- Gordon Lane (cnr) Backford
- Church Lane (cnr) Backford
- Rake Lane (cnr) Backford
- Zoo Main Entrance (o/s) Chester Zoo
- Dulas Crescent (nr) Upton
- Summerhill (nr) Newton
- Pipers Lane (cnr) Hoole
- Mannings Lane South (opp) Hoole
- Park Drive (cnr) Hoole
- Dene Hotel (nr) Hoole
- Hamilton Street (by) Hoole
- Westminster Road (cnr) Hoole
- Hoole Bridge Shops (o/s) Hoole
- Railway Station (S1) Chester
- Canal Bridge (SW-bound) Chester
- The Bars (Stop L) Chester
- Chester Bus Interchange (Stand K) Chester
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 3 May 2026 Operating between Sheffield Moorfoot and Maltby/Doncaster given service number X1 / X2 / 601 effective from 03 May 2026. To amend Route and Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 15 Sept 2025 Operating between Lymington Gosport Street and Bournemouth Square, Gervis Place given service number X1 / 762 / X2 / 775 effective from 15 September 2025. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 31 Aug 2025 Operating between Sheffield and Maltby/Doncaster given service number X1 / X2 / 601 effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Route and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
LiverpoolChesterBirkenheadEllesmere PortEasthamBromboroughTranmereGreat SuttonWhitbyRock FerryUptonHoole
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first X1 bus?
The first X1 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:16 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last X1 bus?
The last X1 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:10. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the X1 bus cost?
The X1 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the X1 bus?
The X1 is operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.