Bus route 81A in Liverpool: Bootle Bus Station ↔ Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Bus route 81A in Liverpool runs between “Bootle Bus Station” and “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”. One stop is served in one direction only.

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Which way bus 81A runs

From “Bootle Bus Station” to “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”: 51 stops. On the way: “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”. Before “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”: “Roskell Road”, “Hunts Cross Interchange”, “Kingsthorne Park”, “Fleming Road”, “Gaskill Road”, “Tarbock Road”, “Stapleton Avenue”, “Central Avenue”, “Damwood Road”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Liverpool John Lennon Airport” to “Bootle Bus Station” (57 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Western Avenue”, “Hale Road”, “Tewit Hall Road”, “Blackrod Avenue”, “Bray Road”, “Shaw Road”, “Alderman 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 “Liverpool John Lennon Airport” 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 “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”, board nearby: “Western Avenue” → “Damwood Road” (150 m), “Hale Road” → “Damwood Road” (50 m), “Tewit Hall Road” → “Central Avenue” (50 m) and “Blackrod Avenue” → “Stapleton Avenue” (100 m).

Connections

Shared sections with other routes: between “Bootle Bus Station” and “Hunts Cross Interchange” it shares the road with route 81; between “Hawthorne Road” and “North Drive” it shares the road with route 60; between “Stanley Road” and “Rice Lane” it shares the road with route 62.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Bootle Bus Station”: buses 52, 58, 61, 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 “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 52, 58 and 135
• “Hawthorne Road”: buses 52, 58 and 135
• “Southport Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 58 and 135
• “Stuart Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): bus 135
• “Rice Lane” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 20, 21, 68, 68A, 68B and 345
• “Moor Lane” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 20, 21, 68, 68A, 68B and 345
• Stops from “Haggerston Road” to “Stanley Park Avenue North”: bus 19
• “Atheldene Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 17 and 17A
• “Utting Avenue” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 17, 17A, 214 and 215
• “Lowerson Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 14 and 14A
• “Three Butt Lane” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): bus 15
• “Mill Bank”: bus 15
• “North Drive” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): bus 15
• “East Prescot Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 10A, 10B, 61, 61B, 102 and 204
• “Chilcott Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 10A, 10B, 61, 61B, 102 and 204
• “Broadgreen Hospital”: buses 7, 61, 61B, 68, 68A, 68B, 102 and 204
• “Bowring Park Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 61, 61B, 68 and 68A
• “Rocky Lane” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 61, 61B, 68 and 68A
• “Childwall Valley Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 61, 61B, 79 and 174
• “Childwall Abbey Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 61 and 61B
• “Stand Park Road”: buses 61 and 61B
• Stops from “Gateacre Park Drive” to “Hillside Drive” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): bus 174
• “Kings Drive” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 76 and 174
• “Manor Road”: buses 76 and 174
• “School Lane”: bus 76
• “Nursery Close” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 3, 3A, 217 and 217A
• “Roskell Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 3, 3A, 217 and 217A
• “Hunts Cross Interchange”: buses 3, 3A and 217A
• “Gaskill Road”: buses 3A, 80, 82 and 201
• “Tarbock Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 3A, 80, 82 and 201
• “Stapleton Avenue” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 80, 82 and 201
• “Central Avenue” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 80, 82 and 201
• “Damwood Road” (only towards “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”): buses 3A, 80, 80A, 82, 86A and 201
• “Liverpool John Lennon Airport”: buses 3A, 80A and 86A
• “Western Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 3A, 80A and 86A
• “Hale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 3A, 80, 80A, 82, 86A and 201
• “Tewit Hall Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 80, 82 and 201
• “Blackrod Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 80, 82 and 201
• “Bray Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 3A, 80, 82 and 201
• “Greenacre Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 3, 3A, 217 and 217A
• “Allerton Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 76 and 174
• Stops from “Woolton Mount” to “Blackwood Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 174
• “Childwall Park Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61 and 61B
• “Corbridge Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61B, 79 and 174
• “Charnley Drive” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61B, 68, 68A, 79 and 174
• “Thingwall Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61B, 68 and 68A
• “Waldgrave Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 7, 61, 61B, 68, 68A, 68B and 204
• “Oakhill Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 61, 61B, 102 and 204
• “Prescot Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 61, 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 61B, bus 62, bus 68, bus 68A, bus 68B, bus 76, bus 79, bus 80, bus 80A, bus 81, bus 82, bus 86A, bus 102, bus 135, bus 174, bus 201, bus 204, bus 215, bus 345.

Passes and concessions

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Questions and answers

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

Yes, in both directions.

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

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

Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Merseytravel.