Bus route 81 in Liverpool: Bootle Bus Station ↔ Morrisons

Bus route 81 in Liverpool goes from “Bootle Bus Station” to “Morrisons”. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.

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The route of bus 81

Towards “Morrisons”: 61 stops. After “Bootle Bus Station”, the bus calls at “Oriel Road”, “Bootle Oriel Road Interchange”, “Stanley Road”, “Hawthorne Road”, “Southport Road”, “Stuart Road”, “Rice Lane”, “Moor Lane”, “Haggerston Road”, “Walton Hall Avenue”. Then “Stanley Park Avenue North”, “Atheldene Road”, “Utting Avenue”, “Lowerson Road”, “Monash Road”, “Muirhead Avenue”, “Three Butt Lane”, “Mill Bank”, “North Drive”, “Florentine Road”. Then “Alder Road”, “East Prescot Road”, “Chilcott Road”, “Broadgreen Hospital”, “Bowring Park Road”, “Rocky Lane”, “Childwall Valley Road”, “Childwall Abbey Road”, “Stand Park Road”, “Countisbury Drive”. Then “Rockbourne Avenue”, “Gateacre Park Drive”, “Seafarers Drive”, “Hollytree Road”, “Hillside Drive”, “Kings Drive”, “Manor Road”, “School Lane”, “Haileybury Road”, “Nursery Close”. Then “Roskell Road”, “Hunts Cross Interchange”, “Enstone Road”, “Hillfoot Avenue”, “Barford Road”, “Delf Lane”, “Evans Road”, “Woodend Avenue”, “Tarbock Road”, “Stapleton Avenue”. Before “Morrisons”: “Central Avenue”, “Lovel Road”, “Harefield Road”, “Parade Crescent”, “Little Heath Road”, “Oldbridge Road”, “Central Way”, “Alder Wood Avenue”, “Eastern Avenue”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Morrisons” to “Bootle Bus Station” (67 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Pateley Walk”, “East Mill Wood Road”, “Heath Gate Avenue”, “Tewit Hall Road”, “Blackrod Avenue”, “Bray Road”, “Western Avenue”, “Woodend Lane”, “Dymchurch Road”, “Triumph Way”, “Speke Hall Road”, “Bourton Road”, “Greenacre Road”, “Jeudwine Close”, “Allerton Road”, “Woolton Mount”, “Glenacres”, “Woolton Hill Road”, “Blackwood Avenue”, “Wood View Road”, “Cabot Green”, “Devon Gardens”, “Devon Way”, “Childwall Park Avenue”, “Corbridge Road”, “Charnley Drive”, “Thingwall Road”, “Waldgrave Road”, “Oakhill Road”, “Prescot Road”, “Sandfield Walk”, “Moscow Drive”, “Quarry Road”, “Hewitson Road”, “Townsend Avenue”, “Sandeman Road”, “Curtis Road”, “County Road”, “Astor Street”, “Hill Crest”, “Balliol Road East”, “Hugh Baird College” and “Lincoln Cresent”. Only in the direction of “Morrisons” does it call at, among others, “Stanley Road”, “Southport Road”, “Stuart Road”, “Rice Lane”, “Moor Lane” and “Atheldene Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Stanley Road” → “Hugh Baird College” (150 m), “Southport Road” → “Balliol Road East” (50 m), “Stuart Road” → “Hill Crest” (50 m) and “Rice Lane” → “Astor Street” (50 m). Towards “Morrisons”, board nearby: “Pateley Walk” → “Eastern Avenue” (250 m), “East Mill Wood Road” → “Eastern Avenue” (50 m), “Heath Gate Avenue” → “Central Way” (50 m) and “Tewit Hall Road” → “Central Avenue” (50 m).

Connections

On part of the route, between “Bootle Bus Station” and “Hunts Cross Interchange” it shares the road with route 81A; between “Hawthorne Road” and “North Drive” it shares the road with route 60; between “Evans Road” and “Morrisons” it shares the road with route 201.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Bootle Bus Station”: buses 52, 58, 61, 61A, 61B, 68, 68A, 68B, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Oriel Road”: buses 52, 58, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Bootle Oriel Road Interchange”: buses 135, 217 and 217A
• “Stanley Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 52, 58 and 135
• “Hawthorne Road”: buses 52, 58 and 135
• “Southport Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 58 and 135
• “Stuart Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): bus 135
• “Rice Lane” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 20, 21, 68, 68A, 68B and 345
• “Moor Lane” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 20, 21, 68, 68A, 68B and 345
• Stops from “Haggerston Road” to “Stanley Park Avenue North”: bus 19
• “Atheldene Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 17 and 17A
• “Utting Avenue” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 17, 17A, 214 and 215
• “Lowerson Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 14 and 14A
• “Three Butt Lane” (only towards “Morrisons”): bus 15
• “Mill Bank”: bus 15
• “North Drive” (only towards “Morrisons”): bus 15
• “East Prescot Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 10A, 10B, 61, 61A, 61B, 102 and 204
• “Chilcott Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 10A, 10B, 61, 61A, 61B, 102 and 204
• “Broadgreen Hospital”: buses 7, 61, 61A, 61B, 68, 68A, 68B, 102 and 204
• “Bowring Park Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 68 and 68A
• “Rocky Lane” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 68 and 68A
• “Childwall Valley Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 79 and 174
• “Childwall Abbey Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 61, 61A and 61B
• “Stand Park Road”: buses 61, 61A and 61B
• “Countisbury Drive” (only towards “Morrisons”): bus 78
• “Rockbourne Avenue” (only towards “Morrisons”): bus 78
• Stops from “Gateacre Park Drive” to “Hillside Drive” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 78 and 174
• “Kings Drive” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 76, 78 and 174
• “Manor Road”: buses 76, 78 and 174
• “School Lane”: bus 76
• “Nursery Close” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 3, 3A, 78, 217 and 217A
• “Roskell Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 3, 3A, 78, 217 and 217A
• “Delf Lane”: buses 3A and 82
• Stops from “Evans Road” to “Tarbock Road” (only towards “Morrisons”): buses 3A and 82
• “Stapleton Avenue” (only towards “Morrisons”): bus 82
• “Central Avenue” (only towards “Morrisons”): bus 82
• Stops from “Lovel Road” to “Little Heath Road”: bus 82
• “Oldbridge Road”: buses 3A and 82
• “Central Way” (only towards “Morrisons”): bus 82
• “Alder Wood Avenue”: bus 82
• “Eastern Avenue” (only towards “Morrisons”): bus 82
• “Morrisons”: buses 3A and 82
• “Pateley Walk” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 3A and 82
• Stops from “East Mill Wood Road” to “Blackrod Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 82
• “Bray Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 3A and 82
• “Western Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 3A
• “Woodend Lane” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 3A and 82
• “Dymchurch Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 3A and 82
• “Greenacre Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 3, 3A, 78, 217 and 217A
• “Allerton Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 76, 78 and 174
• Stops from “Woolton Mount” to “Blackwood Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 78 and 174
• Stops from “Wood View Road” to “Devon Gardens” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 78
• “Childwall Park Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A and 61B
• “Corbridge Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 79 and 174
• “Charnley Drive” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 68, 68A, 79 and 174
• “Thingwall Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 68 and 68A
• “Waldgrave Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 7, 61, 61A, 61B, 68, 68A, 68B and 204
• “Oakhill Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 61, 61A, 61B, 102 and 204
• “Prescot Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 61, 61A, 61B, 102 and 204
• “Quarry Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 15
• “Townsend Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 14 and 14A
• “Sandeman Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 17, 17A, 214 and 215
• “Curtis Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 17 and 17A
• “County Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 20, 21, 68, 68A, 68B and 345
• “Astor Street” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 20, 21, 68, 68A, 68B and 345
• “Balliol Road East” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 58 and 135
• “Hugh Baird College” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 52
• “Lincoln Cresent” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 52

Pages for these routes: bus 3, bus 10A, bus 10B, bus 14, bus 14A, bus 15, bus 17, bus 17A, bus 19, bus 20, bus 21, bus 52, bus 58, bus 60, bus 61, bus 61A, bus 61B, bus 68, bus 68A, bus 68B, bus 76, bus 78, bus 79, bus 81A, bus 82, bus 102, bus 135, bus 174, bus 201, bus 204, bus 215, bus 345.

Passes and concessions

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Questions about bus 81

Does bus 81 go to “Bootle Oriel Road Interchange”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 81 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Bootle Bus Station” (52, 58, 61, 61A, 61B, 68, 68A, 68B, 135, 217 and 217A) and “Broadgreen Hospital” (7, 61, 61A, 61B, 68, 68A, 68B, 102 and 204). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 26 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Merseytravel.