Bus Timetables
Merchant Taylors’ offers a comprehensive service of buses and coaches each morning and afternoon from a wide catchment area ranging from Warrington, Widnes, Wigan and South Liverpool up to Parbold, Ormskirk, Formby and Southport.
This service is operated by the school in partnership with a local, well-respected travel company and is available for the use of all our students, aged 4-18. We are always happy to consider running new routes if there is sufficient demand from a particular location.
All drivers are DBS approved and wherever possible remain the dedicated driver on a given route. We continually review travel times and pick up locations to ensure we are providing the best possible service.
School Bus Timetable
Route 1 – Aintree
| Location | Pick Up Time | Drop Off Time | What3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryfield Drive/Wellfield Ave (Kirkby Leisure Centre)) | 07:50 | 16:56 | brings.hopes.random |
| Valley Road | 07:55 | 16:50 | jets.trades.form |
| Wango Lane (before bridges) | 07:57 | 16:48 | badge.prom.output |
| Blue Anchor Pub | 08:00 | 16:45 | guides.rarely.rubble |
| Aintree Lane | 08:02 | 16:43 | plan.cubs.bridge |
| Aintree Station | 08:10 | 16:35 | visits.shelf.cakes |
| Bridal Road/Netherton Way | 08:13 | 16:32 | sleep.notes.topic |
| Netherton Pub | 08:15 | 16:30 | boots.unity.seated |
| Dunningsbridge (2 bus shelters) | 08:20 | 16:25 | slap.debate.cans |
Route 2 – Aughton
| Location | Pick Up Time | Drop Off Time | What3Words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Street Motors | 07:25 | 17:00 | splat.ferrying.crucially |
| Cottage Lane | 07:35 | 16:55 | useful.lamp.solved |
| Ormskirk Bus Station | 07:40 | 16:50 | tame.props.makes |
| St Anne’s Church | 07:45 | 16:45 | duck.belong.nasal |
| Prescot Road/Rose Place | 07:48 | 16:42 | select.label.sizes |
| Doctor’s Bridge | 07:50 | 16:40 | match.topic.empire |
| Town Green School | 07:52 | 16:38 | vibrates.amused.lunch |
| Institute Car Park | 07:55 | 16:35 | shirt.choice.varieties |
| Bold Lane Post Box | 07:57 | 16:43 | agency.revamped.crowds |
| Liverpool Road | 08:00 | 16:30 | widen.roosts.zebra |
Route 3 – Aughton (Infants & Juniors with Chaperone)
| Location | Pick Up Time | Drop Off Time | What3Words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Piper | 07:15 | 16:25 | limitless.enrolling.sweeping |
| Dicconsons Lane | 07:22 | 16:18 | brothers.chosen.impulsive |
| Cut Lane (Eco House) | 07:25 | 16:15 | sums.budgeted.outreach |
| Cottage Lane | 07:30 | 16:10 | boxing.occurs.scout |
| St Anne’s Church | 07:32 | 16:08 | going.local.turkey |
| Aughton Institute | 07:45 | 16:00 | shirt.choice.varieties |
| Miller & Carter | 07:50 | 15:58 | signified.splice.fear |
| Liverpool Road South | 07:55 | 15:55 | occurs.simple.cushy |
Route 4 – Formby, Ainsdale & Birkdale
| Location | Pick Up Time | Drop Off Time | What3Words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crown | 07:40 | 16:46 | shameless.lizards.cropping |
| 643 Liverpool Road | 07:45 | 16:41 | delusions.fact.departure |
| Deansgate Lane | 07:50 | 16:36 | edge.soccer.placed |
| The Grapes Hotel | 07:53 | 16:33 | eagles.broker.alarm |
| Toby Carvery Formby | 07:56 | 16:30 | choice.slower.calls |
| Liverpool Road / Lovelady Grove | 07:58 | 16:28 | added.first.shades |
Route 5 – Billinge, Rainford & Bickerstaffe
| Location | Pick Up Time | Drop Off Time | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outside Spar, Main Street | 07:25 | 16:15 | heightens.minute.typically |
| St Mary’s Avenue | 07:27 | 16:15 | atoms.manuals.earplugs |
| Higher Lane | 07:35 | 16:05 | flood.body.inspector |
| Muncaster Drive | 07:38 | 16:05 | valve.harsh.truck |
| Bottle & Glass Pub, St Helens Road | 07:45 | 16:00 | claims.blackouts.stubbed |
| Starbucks, Bickerstaffe | 07:50 | 15:50 | market.slime.online |
Route 6 – West Derby
| Location | Pick Up Time | Drop Off Time | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds Green (Near Almonds Grove) | 07:32 | 16:51 | shorts.gravel.loud |
| West Derby Village (Opposite Sefton Arms Pub) | 07:33 | 16:50 | income.scan.points |
| Eaton Road/Norris Green Road | 07:35 | 16:46 | rainy.notes.sweat |
| Central Drive | 07:36 | 16:43 | traded.weep.hiking |
| Central Drive/South Drive | 07:38 | 16:40 | leaps.agreed.rear |
| North Drive just before junction at Eaton Road | 07:45 | 16:38 | class.life.ended |
| Eaton Road/Meadowcroft Park | 07:47 | 16:37 | funds.vanish.fact |
| McDonalds, Liverpool Road | 07:50 | 16:36 | trim.visual.tanks |
| Stockbridge Lane/Waterpark Drive | 07:55 | 16:35 | hung.proper.secure |
Route 9 – Parbold
| Location | Pick Up Time | Drop Off Time | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Orchard Road/Mossey Lea Road | 07:15 | 17:10 | overpower.allowable.extension |
| Parbold, Top Of The Common | 07:25 | 17:00 | conceals.novel.tiny |
| Parbold, Martin McColl’s | 07:27 | 16:54 | vowing.goose.wobbling |
| Newburgh, Tears Lane | 07:29 | 16:51 | moth.lifted.stance |
| Lathom, Briar’s Hall | 07:31 | 16:48 | ranges.dealings.employers |
| War Memorial, Burscough | 07:35 | 16:44 | boasted.nerd.abruptly |
| Burscough A59 (Liverpool Road South) | 07:36 | 16:43 | populate.ample.bulk |
| Fiveways, County Road | 07:41 | 16:40 | trail.topic.chart |
| Ormskirk, Holborn Hill | 07:47 | 16:33 | sting.toys.bared |
| Aughton, Royal Oak | 07:50 | 16:30 | worked.heads.butter |
| Liverpool Road near Moss Lanes Junction, Robin Island | 07:56 | 16:29 | speedily.flows.tingled |
| Petrol Station, Oakhill Drive Junction | 07:58 | 16:28 | rave.resonated.half |
| Parade of shops at corner of Coronation Road | 08:00 | 16:27 | recall.surfacing.edits |
| Junction of Liverpool Road North/Green Lane | 08:02 | 16:26 | await.houseboat.voters |
| Green Lane/Shop Lane | 08:03 | 16:25 | protester.releasing.repeat |
| Sefton Lane/Maghull | 08:05 | 16:25 | angers.bulldozer.point |
Route 11 – Rufford & Southport
| Location | Pick Up Time | Drop Off Time | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesketh Arms, Rufford | 07:20 | 17:20 | claw.path.parkway |
| Leigh Arms, Mere Brow | 07:30 | 17:10 | blazed.stall.chains |
| Preston New Road / Rufford Road | 07:35 | 17:05 | tight.state.plays |
| Cambridge Road / Allerton Road | 07:40 | 17:00 | cubes.rises.slowly |
| Lord Street | 07:45 | 16:55 | rocks.waddled.tulip |
| Lord Street West | 07:50 | 16:50 | eating.rested.ties |
| Lulworth Road / Weld Road | 07:52 | 16:48 | future.dunes.soup |
| Waterloo Road / Dunbar Crescent | 07:56 | 16:38 | cherish.greed.contain |
| Liverpool Road / Nixons Lane | 07:59 | 16:35 | scouted.intervene.butlers |
| Liverpool Road / Meadow Lane | 08:01 | 16:30 | dribble.flop.faced |
Route 12 – Rainhill, Prescot & Knowsley
| Location | Pick Up Times | Drop Off Times | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainhill, Norlands Lane Lay-By | 07:35 | 16:50 | admits.shuttled.armed |
| Rainhill High School | 07:41 | 16:45 | prone.boss.twin |
| Rainhill St James’ Church | 07:45 | 16:45 | event.pumps.tubes |
| Warrington Rd / Kendal Drive nr Shell Garage | 07:48 | 16:37 | worth.miles.having |
| Whiston Hospital | 07:50 | 16:35 | issued.votes.cheer |
| Whiston Hospital (Warrington Road/Dragon Lane) | 07:50 | 16:35 | copies.chins.list |
| Prescot, Liverpool Road (half way down the hill) | 07:55 | 16:35 | caring.unity.laser |
| Knowsley Village, Derby Arms | 08:00 | 16:30 | plates.stump.cooks |
Route 15 – Southport & Formby (Infants & Juniors with Chaperone)
| Location | Pick Up Times | Drop Off Times | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Road/Hesketh Road | 07:25 | 16:36 | pills.ruled.hungry |
| Lord Street East | 07:35 | 16:21 | doing.shovels.blitz |
| Lord Street West | 07:35 | 16:21 | rental.leader.horn |
| Gainsborough Road/Waterloo Junction | 07:40 | 16:17 | toxic.tribal.refuse |
| Selworthy Road/Waterloo Junction | 07:40 | 16:17 | tilt.improving.owls |
| Dunbar Road/Waterloo Junction | 07:45 | 16:13 | thrashed.midwinter.shoebox |
| 643 Liverpool Road | 07:50 | 16:07 | mulled.selling.boards |
| The Grapes Hotel, Formby | 08:00 | 16:00 | eagles.broker.alarm |
Route 16 – Warrington & Widnes Express
| Location | Pick Up Time | Drop Off Time | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Crescent/Asda | 07:15 | 17:19 | define.stack.unity |
| Twenty Acre Road/Tasmin Close | 07:16 | 17:17 | likely.turns.given |
| Twenty Acre Road/Ellesworth Close | 07:17 | 17:16 | tinsel.eagle.richer |
| Boston Boulevard/Denver Drive | 07:18 | 17:14 | stands.brass.areas |
| Santa Rosa Boulevard | 07:20 | 17:12 | agent.royal.outer |
| Liverpool Road (A57) | 07:23 | 17:10 | vocal.frog.useful |
| Butchers Arms | 07:30 | 17:05 | during.hotels.frame |
| Griffin Pub | 07:35 | 17:00 | crackling.worm.horns |
| Lunts Heath Road | 07:43 | 16:55 | ribcage.pickles.scanning |
| Cronton Sixth Form College | 07:45 | 16:53 | starred.dabble.motorist |
| Cronton Road/ Dacres Bridge Lane | 07:49 | 16:57 | rather.select.gone |
Route 17 – Wigan, Orrell & Skelmersdale
| Location | Pick Up Times | Drop Off Times | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running Horses Public House | 07:22 | 17:27 | bearings.sheds.animator |
| Labour Club (Upholland) | 07:32 | 17:14 | starter.trades.parkland |
| Toby Roundabout | 07:38 | 17:07 | galaxy.conned.armrests |
| Sports Field Lay-By | 07:43 | 17:01 | talents.cobbles.treatment |
| Starbucks M58/Southport Road Roundabout | 07:47 | 16:58 | ritual.souk.flops |
| Fox House Lane | 07:58 | 16:47 | earmarked.imperious.folks |
| Maghull Square | 08:03 | 16:43 | funds.rooks.series |
| Meadows | 08:06 | 16:33 | units.potential.flatten |
Route 18 – Woolton & South Liverpool
| Location | Pick Up Times | Drop Off Times | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Road / Leathers Lane | 07:13 | 17:25 | lower.slimming.slanting |
| Hunts Cross Station Stand A | 07:15 | 17:18 | trail.reception.photo |
| Acrefield Road / Woolton mount | 07:22 | 17:09 | button.statue.loser |
| St Francis Xavier’s College | 07:25 | 17:06 | onions.fled.precautions |
| Woolton Road / Gypsey Lane | 07:28 | 17:04 | assume.just.rises |
| Woolton Road/Childwall CofE | 07:30 | 17:00 | cases.fault.answer |
| Menlove Avenue/Harthill Road/Green Lane | 07:33 | 16:58 | famed.piles.policy |
| TA Centre, Mather Avenue/Tesco | 07:36 | 16:55 | points.gravy.frost |
| Stop 2, Mather Avenue/Booker Ave | 07:39 | 16:53 | tamed.sank.surely |
| Stop 3, Mather Avenue/Heath Road | 07:41 | 16:51 | doctor.bucket.dinner |
| BP Garage / Aigburth Road | 07:45 | 16:47 | piles.vest.tunes |
| St Margarets C of E | 07:50 | 16:45 | space.feeds.affair |
| Jericho Lane / Otterspool Road | 07:51 | 16:43 | hands.cloth.hungry |
| Riverside Drive / Bempton Road | 07:53 | 16:40 | chose.fades.enhancement |
| Riverside Drive / Britannia Inn | 07:56 | 16:37 | taken.cafe.drape |
| Sefton Street / HMS Eaglet | 07:59 | 16:34 | hops.pans.affair |
| Sefton Street / Parliament Street | 08:01 | 16:32 | scope.richer.opens |
| Wapping / Gower Street | 08:03 | 16:28 | string.human.counts |
| Great Howard Street / Costco | 08:06 | 16:26 | script.direct.allows |
Route 19 – Woolton & South Liverpool (Infants & Juniors with Chaperone)
| Location | Pick Up Times | Drop Off Times | what3words Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Road/Woolton Hill Road Junction | 07:20 | 16:55 | pays.flown.gained |
| Woolton Road/Cromptons Lane | 07:25 | 16:50 | cases.fault.answer |
| Menlove Avenue | 07:28 | 16:45 | drops.stocks.live |
| TA Centre, Mather Avenue | 07:30 | 16:40 | points.gravy.frost |
| Heath Road | 07:34 | 16:37 | sticky.stow.intent |
| Aldi | 07:40 | 16:35 | comic.hits.deaf |
| St Margarets | 07:45 | 16:30 | index.saving.puddles |
| Fullwood Medical Centre, Jericho Lane | 07:47 | 16:25 | laptop.steer.rental |
| Bus Stop Riverside Road/Bempton Rd Junction | 07:50 | 16:20 | chose.fades.enhancement |
| Royal Marines Naval Base | 07:55 | 16:15 | dirt.tilt.proud |
| Kings Dock / Albert Dock, The Strand | 08:00 | 16:12 | string.human.counts |
| The Hilton Hotel, Strand Street | 08:03 | 16:05 | shop.target.aside |
| Costco / Mini Garage | 08:05 | 16:00 | drops.towers.strike |
Other School Bus Information
Bus Route Costs
| Route | Fee Per Term |
|---|---|
| Route 1 – Aintree | £328.00 |
| Route 1 – Aintree (One Way) | £164.00 |
| Route 2 – Aughton | £449.00 |
| Route 2 – Aughton (One Way) | £285.00 |
| Route 3 – Aughton Junior | £547.00 |
| Route 3 – Aughton Junior (One Way) | £279.00 |
| Route 4 – Formby/Ainsdale/Birkdale | £427.00 |
| Route 4 – Formby/Ainsdale/Birkdale (One Way) | £214.00 |
| Route 5 – Billinge Mini-Bus | £571.00 |
| Route 5 – Billinge Mini-Bus | £290.00 |
| Route 6 – West Derby | £547.00 |
| Route 6 – West Derby (One Way) | £273.00 |
| Route 9 – Parbold | £484.00 |
| Route 9 – Parbold (One Way) | £243.00 |
| Route 11 – Rufford/Southport | £456.00 |
| Route 11 – Rufford/Southport (One Way) | £228.00 |
| Route 12 – Rainhill/Prescot | £547.00 |
| Route 12 – Rainhill/Prescot (One Way) | £271.00 |
| Route 15 – Southport Junior | £484.00 |
| Route 15 – Southport Junior (One Way) | £256.00 |
| Route 16 – Warrington/Widnes | £547.00 |
| Route 16 – Warrington/Widnes (One Way) | £285.00 |
| Route 17 – Wigan | £484.00 |
| Route 17 – Wigan (One Way) | £243.00 |
| Route 18 – Woolton & South Liverpool | £547.00 |
| Route 18 – Woolton & South Liverpool (One Way) | £285.00 |
| Route 19 – Woolton & South Liverpool (Junior) | £547.00 |
| Route 19 – Woolton & South Liverpool (Junior) (One Way) | £285.00 |
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