X2 Lord Street, Duke Street ↔ Liverpool Queen Square

Operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire. First bus 05:05, last bus 21:26. 81 journeys on weekdays.

💷 Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire whether this route takes part. Details →

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 Queen Square · Monday to Friday towards Liverpool Queen Square · Saturday towards Liverpool Queen Square · Sunday towards Lord Street, Duke Street · Monday to Friday towards Lord Street, Duke Street · Saturday towards Lord Street, Duke Street · Sunday

X2 towards Liverpool Queen Square — Monday to Friday (41 journeys)
Duke Street (Stop AB)	·	05:07	05:54	06:22	06:54	07:14	07:19	07:58	08:05	08:28	09:06	09:08	09:42	10:06	10:12	10:42	11:10	11:12	11:47	12:10	12:17	12:47	13:10	13:17	13:41	14:01	14:10	14:21	14:51	15:10	15:26	16:06	16:08	16:36	17:05	17:08	17:40	18:08	18:10	19:00	20:13
Segar's Lane (adj)	·	05:15	06:04	06:32	07:04	07:23	07:32	08:14	08:17	08:44	09:18	09:22	09:57	10:18	10:27	10:57	11:23	11:27	12:02	12:23	12:32	13:02	13:21	13:32	13:58	14:18	14:21	14:38	15:10	15:23	15:45	16:25	16:20	16:55	17:25	17:20	17:54	18:20	18:24	19:14	20:25
Church Close (adj)	·	05:22	06:11	06:40	07:11	07:31	07:41	08:26	08:26	08:56	09:28	09:32	10:06	10:28	10:36	11:06	11:37	11:36	12:11	12:33	12:41	13:11	13:31	13:41	14:06	14:26	14:35	14:46	15:25	15:33	16:00	16:40	16:29	17:10	17:37	17:29	18:04	18:28	18:34	19:24	20:34
Long Lane (adj)	·	05:28	06:17	06:47	07:23	07:37	07:53	08:37	08:33	09:07	09:36	09:40	10:16	10:36	10:46	11:16	11:48	11:46	12:20	12:41	12:50	13:20	13:39	13:50	14:17	14:37	14:43	14:58	15:37	15:41	16:12	16:52	16:36	17:22	17:47	17:36	·	18:34	18:42	19:32	20:42
Green Lane (adj)	05:05	05:31	06:20	06:50	07:26	07:39	07:56	08:40	08:35	09:10	09:38	09:43	10:19	10:38	10:49	11:19	11:50	11:49	12:23	12:43	12:53	13:23	13:41	13:53	14:21	14:41	14:45	15:03	15:40	15:43	16:15	16:55	16:38	17:25	17:50	17:38	·	18:36	18:45	19:35	20:44
York Road (adj)	05:10	05:38	06:27	06:58	07:35	07:44	08:05	08:50	08:41	09:20	09:45	09:52	10:28	10:45	10:58	11:28	11:57	11:58	12:32	12:50	13:02	13:32	13:48	14:02	14:32	14:52	14:52	15:18	15:50	15:50	16:25	17:05	16:45	17:35	17:57	17:45	·	18:42	18:52	19:42	20:50
Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop C)	05:24	05:52	06:42	07:15	07:55	07:58	08:30	09:08	08:55	09:38	10:00	10:10	10:48	11:00	11:18	11:48	12:12	12:18	12:50	13:05	13:20	13:50	14:03	14:20	14:50	15:10	15:07	15:38	16:11	16:05	16:46	17:26	16:59	17:56	18:16	17:59	·	18:56	19:08	19:58	21:05
Queen Square Bus Station (Stop A)	05:37	06:05	06:57	07:30	08:15	08:12	08:55	09:23	09:09	09:53	10:14	10:25	11:05	11:14	11:35	12:05	12:26	12:35	13:05	13:19	13:35	14:05	14:17	14:35	15:10	15:30	15:21	15:58	16:31	16:19	17:04	17:44	17:13	18:14	18:32	18:13	·	19:10	19:21	20:11	21:20

X2 towards Liverpool Queen Square — Saturday (29 journeys)
Duke Street (Stop AB)	·	05:56	06:29	07:27	07:59	08:29	08:54	09:14	09:47	10:17	10:47	11:17	11:47	12:17	12:47	13:17	13:47	14:17	14:47	15:17	15:47	16:17	16:47	17:17	17:46	18:12	18:42	19:19	20:19
Segar's Lane (adj)	·	06:05	06:38	07:39	08:10	08:40	09:05	09:28	10:02	10:32	11:02	11:32	12:02	12:32	13:02	13:32	14:02	14:32	15:02	15:32	16:02	16:32	17:02	17:32	18:01	18:24	18:54	19:30	20:30
Church Close (adj)	·	06:13	06:45	07:48	08:18	08:48	09:13	09:36	10:11	10:41	11:11	11:41	12:11	12:41	13:11	13:41	14:11	14:41	15:11	15:41	16:11	16:41	17:11	17:41	18:10	18:33	19:03	19:38	20:38
Long Lane (adj)	·	06:21	06:53	07:56	08:26	08:56	09:21	09:45	10:20	10:50	11:20	11:50	12:20	12:50	13:20	13:50	14:20	14:50	15:20	15:50	16:20	16:50	17:20	17:49	·	18:41	·	19:46	20:46
Green Lane (adj)	05:27	06:23	06:55	07:59	08:29	08:59	09:24	09:48	10:23	10:53	11:23	11:53	12:23	12:53	13:23	13:53	14:23	14:53	15:23	15:53	16:23	16:53	17:23	17:52	·	18:43	·	19:48	20:48
York Road (adj)	05:33	06:29	07:01	08:06	08:36	09:06	09:31	09:56	10:32	11:02	11:32	12:02	12:32	13:02	13:32	14:02	14:32	15:02	15:32	16:02	16:32	17:02	17:32	18:00	·	18:50	·	19:55	20:55
Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop C)	05:46	06:44	07:18	08:24	08:54	09:24	09:49	10:14	10:50	11:20	11:50	12:20	12:50	13:20	13:50	14:20	14:50	15:20	15:50	16:20	16:50	17:20	17:50	18:18	·	19:05	·	20:10	21:10
Queen Square Bus Station (Stop A)	05:59	06:59	07:33	08:39	09:09	09:39	10:04	10:34	11:10	11:40	12:10	12:40	13:10	13:40	14:10	14:40	15:10	15:40	16:10	16:40	17:10	17:40	18:10	18:35	·	19:20	·	20:20	21:20

X2 towards Liverpool Queen Square — Sunday (12 journeys)
Duke Street (Stop AB)	07:14	08:05	09:06	10:06	11:10	12:10	13:10	14:10	15:10	16:08	17:08	18:08
Segar's Lane (adj)	07:23	08:17	09:18	10:18	11:23	12:23	13:21	14:21	15:23	16:20	17:20	18:20
Church Close (adj)	07:31	08:26	09:28	10:28	11:37	12:33	13:31	14:35	15:33	16:29	17:29	18:28
Long Lane (adj)	07:37	08:33	09:36	10:36	11:48	12:41	13:39	14:43	15:41	16:36	17:36	18:34
Green Lane (adj)	07:39	08:35	09:38	10:38	11:50	12:43	13:41	14:45	15:43	16:38	17:38	18:36
York Road (adj)	07:44	08:41	09:45	10:45	11:57	12:50	13:48	14:52	15:50	16:45	17:45	18:42
Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop C)	07:58	08:55	10:00	11:00	12:12	13:05	14:03	15:07	16:05	16:59	17:59	18:56
Queen Square Bus Station (Stop A)	08:12	09:09	10:14	11:14	12:26	13:19	14:17	15:21	16:19	17:13	18:13	19:10

X2 towards Lord Street, Duke Street — Monday to Friday (40 journeys)
Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 11)	05:42	06:15	07:10	·	07:40	08:25	08:30	09:05	09:25	09:35	10:05	10:25	10:49	11:19	11:30	11:49	12:19	12:35	12:49	13:19	13:35	13:49	14:19	14:35	14:49	15:19	15:35	16:09	16:35	16:40	17:15	17:30	17:45	18:30	18:30	19:00	19:20	19:35	20:26	21:26
Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop A)	05:54	06:29	07:24	·	08:00	08:38	08:49	09:19	09:38	09:49	10:19	10:38	11:05	11:35	11:43	12:05	12:35	12:52	13:05	13:35	13:52	14:05	14:39	14:52	15:09	15:39	15:52	16:29	16:52	17:01	17:36	17:47	18:03	18:45	18:42	19:15	19:32	19:50	20:41	21:37
Crosby Village Interchange (adj)	06:09	06:45	07:43	·	08:25	08:53	09:08	09:38	09:53	10:06	10:36	10:53	11:24	11:54	11:58	12:24	12:54	13:07	13:24	13:54	14:07	14:24	14:59	15:07	15:29	16:01	16:07	16:51	17:07	17:24	17:59	18:02	18:23	19:00	18:57	19:30	19:47	20:05	20:56	21:51
Ince Lane (adj)	06:16	06:52	07:51	·	08:35	09:00	09:15	09:45	10:00	10:13	10:43	11:00	11:32	12:02	12:05	12:32	13:02	13:14	13:32	14:02	14:14	14:32	15:08	15:14	15:38	16:13	16:14	17:03	17:14	17:34	18:09	18:09	18:33	19:08	19:04	19:36	19:54	20:11	21:02	21:57
School Lane (adj)	06:23	07:00	08:02	07:30	08:46	09:08	09:23	09:53	10:08	10:22	10:52	11:08	11:41	12:11	12:13	12:41	13:11	13:22	13:41	14:11	14:22	14:41	15:19	15:22	15:49	16:24	16:22	17:14	17:22	17:46	18:21	18:17	18:45	19:18	19:11	19:43	20:01	20:18	21:09	22:04
Burnley Road (adj)	06:33	07:11	08:15	07:41	08:59	09:18	09:39	10:09	10:18	10:34	11:04	11:18	11:53	12:23	12:23	12:53	13:23	13:32	13:53	14:23	14:32	14:53	15:31	15:32	16:01	16:36	16:32	17:26	17:32	18:01	18:36	18:27	18:55	19:25	19:21	19:50	20:11	20:25	21:16	22:11
Duke Street (Stop AA)	06:45	07:25	08:34	08:00	09:15	09:29	09:52	10:22	10:29	10:47	11:17	11:29	12:08	12:38	12:34	13:08	13:38	13:44	14:08	14:38	14:44	15:08	15:45	15:44	16:15	16:50	16:44	17:40	17:44	18:14	18:48	18:39	19:05	19:35	19:32	20:00	20:22	20:35	21:26	22:21

X2 towards Lord Street, Duke Street — Saturday (27 journeys)
Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 11)	06:12	·	07:09	07:49	08:49	09:19	09:49	10:19	10:49	11:24	11:54	12:24	12:54	13:24	13:54	14:24	14:54	15:24	15:54	16:24	16:54	17:24	17:54	18:29	19:34	20:34	21:34
Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop A)	06:26	·	07:23	08:03	09:03	09:33	10:03	10:33	11:05	11:40	12:10	12:40	13:08	13:38	14:08	14:38	15:10	15:40	16:10	16:40	17:10	17:40	18:10	18:43	19:45	20:45	21:45
Crosby Village Interchange (adj)	06:42	·	07:41	08:21	09:21	09:51	10:21	10:51	11:24	11:59	12:29	12:59	13:29	13:59	14:29	14:59	15:29	15:59	16:29	16:59	17:29	17:59	18:29	19:04	19:59	20:59	21:59
Ince Lane (adj)	06:49	·	07:48	08:29	09:29	09:59	10:29	10:59	11:32	12:07	12:37	13:07	13:37	14:07	14:37	15:07	15:37	16:07	16:37	17:07	17:37	18:07	18:37	19:12	20:05	21:05	22:05
School Lane (adj)	06:57	·	07:56	08:38	09:38	10:08	10:38	11:08	11:41	12:16	12:46	13:16	13:46	14:16	14:46	15:16	15:46	16:16	16:46	17:16	17:46	18:16	18:46	19:20	20:12	21:12	22:12
Burnley Road (adj)	07:07	06:28	08:07	08:48	09:48	10:18	10:50	11:20	11:53	12:28	12:58	13:28	13:58	14:28	14:58	15:28	15:58	16:28	16:58	17:28	17:58	18:28	18:58	19:28	20:19	21:19	22:19
Duke Street (Stop AA)	07:20	06:40	08:20	09:02	10:02	10:32	11:04	11:34	12:08	12:43	13:13	13:43	14:13	14:43	15:13	15:43	16:13	16:43	17:13	17:43	18:13	18:43	19:13	19:38	20:29	21:29	22:29

X2 towards Lord Street, Duke Street — Sunday (12 journeys)
Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 11)	08:25	09:25	10:25	11:30	12:35	13:35	14:35	15:35	16:35	17:30	18:30	19:20
Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop A)	08:38	09:38	10:38	11:43	12:52	13:52	14:52	15:52	16:52	17:47	18:42	19:32
Crosby Village Interchange (adj)	08:53	09:53	10:53	11:58	13:07	14:07	15:07	16:07	17:07	18:02	18:57	19:47
Ince Lane (adj)	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:05	13:14	14:14	15:14	16:14	17:14	18:09	19:04	19:54
School Lane (adj)	09:08	10:08	11:08	12:13	13:22	14:22	15:22	16:22	17:22	18:17	19:11	20:01
Burnley Road (adj)	09:18	10:18	11:18	12:23	13:32	14:32	15:32	16:32	17:32	18:27	19:21	20:11
Duke Street (Stop AA)	09:29	10:29	11:29	12:34	13:44	14:44	15:44	16:44	17:44	18:39	19:32	20:22

Route map

All stops on route X2

X2 towards Liverpool Queen Square

Duke Street (Stop AB) Southport
Westcliffe Road (opp) Southport
Lulworth Road (adj) Birkdale
Gloucester Road (adj) Birkdale
Liverpool Road (adj) Birkdale
Bolton Road (adj) Birkdale
Birkdale Interchange (Stop A) Birkdale
Stanley Avenue (opp) Birkdale
Eastbourne Road (adj) Birkdale
Shaws Road (adj) Hillside
Barrett Road (adj) Birkdale
Sandon Road (opp) Hillside
Central Avenue (adj) Hillside
Halsall Road (adj) Hillside
Waterloo Road (opp) Hillside
Carr Lane (adj) Hillside
Nixons Lane (adj) Hillside
Welwyn Avenue (opp) Hillside
Oakwood Avenue (adj) Ainsdale
Segar's Lane (adj) Ainsdale
Liverpool Road (opp) Ainsdale
Staveley Road (adj) Ainsdale
Orchard Lane (adj) Ainsdale
Meadow Lane (adj) Ainsdale
Woodvale Road (adj) Ainsdale
Deansgate Lane (adj) Freshfield
Ryeground Lane (adj) Freshfield
New Road (adj) Freshfield
Alderson Crescent (opp) Freshfield
Church Close (adj) Formby
Cross Green Close (adj) Little Altcar
Coronation Avenue (adj) Little Altcar
Kent Road (opp) Little Altcar
Alt Road (adj) Little Altcar
The Round House (opp) Ince Blundell
Long Lane (adj) Thornton
Green Lane (adj) Thornton
Edge Lane (adj) Thornton
Edgemoor Drive (adj) Crosby
Moor Close (adj) Crosby
Moor Drive (adj) Crosby
York Road (adj) Crosby
Fairholme Road (adj) Crosby
Coronation Drive (opp) Crosby
Marldon Avenue (adj) Crosby
Galloway Road (adj) Waterloo Park
Milton Road (adj) Waterloo Park
South Road (opp) Waterloo Park
Sandringham Road (adj) Waterloo
Parker Avenue (adj) Seaforth
Riversdale Road (adj) 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
Trinity 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
Sterling Way (adj) Kirkdale
Boundary Street (adj) Kirkdale
Newsham Street (adj) Vauxhall
Juvenal Street (adj) Vauxhall
Queen Square Bus Station (Stop A) Liverpool

X2 towards Lord Street, Duke Street

Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 11) Liverpool
Leeds Street (adj) Vauxhall
Westmorland Place (Stop B) Kirkdale
Cranmer Street (adj) Kirkdale
Major Street (opp) Kirkdale
Latham Street (adj) Kirkdale
Pansy Street (adj) Kirkdale
Commercial Road (adj) Kirkdale
Bank Hall Interchange (Stop A) Kirkdale
Wolsey Street (adj) Kirkdale
Keble Road (adj) Bootle
Trinity Road (adj) Bootle
Merton Road (adj) Bootle
Bootle Strand Interchange (Stop A) Bootle
Hornby Road (opp) Bootle
Knowsley Road (adj) Bootle
Alpha Street (adj) Linacre
Bowden Street (opp) Linacre
Scarisbrick Avenue (adj) Linacre
Penryhn Avenue (adj) Linacre
Durham Road (opp) Seaforth
Marlborough Road (opp) Waterloo
Saint Georges Road (adj) Waterloo
Handfield Road (adj) Waterloo
Fir Road (adj) Victoria Park
Myers Road West (adj) Crosby
Queens Road (opp) Crosby
Crosby Village Interchange (adj) Great Crosby
Park Avenue (adj) Moor Park
Moor Coppice Moor Park
Edgemoor Drive (opp) Thornton
Virgin's Lane (adj) Thornton
Virgin's Lane (adj) Thornton
Ince Lane (adj) Thornton
Park Wall Road (opp) Ince Blundell
The Round House (o/s) Ince Blundell
Lighthouse Lane (adj) Little Altcar
Three Tuns Lane (adj) Formby
Birkey Lane (adj) Little Altcar
Kent Road (adj) Little Altcar
School Lane (adj) Formby
Formby Gardens (adj) Freshfield
Paradise Lane (adj) Freshfield
Green Lane (adj) Freshfield
Deansgate Lane North (adj) Freshfield
Woodvale Road (opp) Ainsdale
Pinfold Lane (adj) Ainsdale
Kenilworth Road (adj) Ainsdale
Ainsdale Sports Club (o/s) Ainsdale
Leamington Road (adj) Ainsdale
Bradshaws Lane (adj) Ainsdale
Burnley Road (adj) Ainsdale
Welwyn Avenue (adj) Hillside
Nixons Lane (opp) Hillside
Waterloo Road (adj) Hillside
Central Avenue (opp) Hillside
Arundel Road (adj) Hillside
Sandon Road (adj) Hillside
St Johns Road (adj) Hillside
Richmond Road (adj) Birkdale
Carlisle Road (opp) Birkdale
College Close (adj) Birkdale
Rivington Close (adj) Birkdale
Birkdale Interchange (Stop B) Birkdale
York Road (adj) Birkdale
Weld Road (adj) Birkdale
Palatine Road (adj) Birkdale
Westcliffe Road (adj) Southport
Duke Street (Stop AA) Southport

Service history & registered changes

🆕 Registered effective 8 Mar 2026
From: Preston To: Southport Via: Astley Village Name or No.: X2 Service type: Limited Stop Effective date: 08 March 2026 Other details: Monday to Sunday.
🆕 Registered effective 8 Mar 2026
From: Southport To: Liverpool Via: Name or No.: X2 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 08 March 2026 Other details: Monday to Sunday.

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

Liverpool Southport Bootle Formby Crosby Kirkdale Birkdale Ainsdale Hillside Freshfield Vauxhall Seaforth

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first X2 bus?

The first X2 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:05 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last X2 bus?

The last X2 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 21:26. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the X2 bus cost?

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the X2 bus?

The X2 is operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.

X2 Lord Street, Duke Street ↔ Liverpool Queen Square ☆ Save