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Festive Timetables in Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire

Make your Christmas journeys merry and bright with Stagecoach!

From twinkling lights and festive nights to last-minute gift runs, we’re here to keep your travels smooth all season long.

✨ Sit back, relax, and let us handle the travel this festive season!

 

Festive service levels at glance...

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Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd December

Cheshire / Wirral - Normal Monday - Friday timetables.

South Lancashire & Liverpool - Saturday timetables will operate with additional early morning journeys.

Wednesday 24th December

Cheshire / Wirral - Normal Monday - Friday timetables.

South Lancashire & Liverpool - Saturday timetables will operate with additional early morning journeys.

**Christmas Eve services will finish early with last trips from 5pm onwards**

Thursday 25th December

Cheshire / South Lancashire - No Services running.

Merseyside - Merseytravel tendered service to operate.

Friday 26th December

Cheshire - No services in Chester apart from service 1/X1.

South Lancashire - Limited timetables will operate on Preston services 1/1A, 3, 59, 111 & 125.

Merseyside - Limited timetables will operate on services 1/X1, 10A, 14A, 17A, 19, 20, 21, 31/32/33, 53, 82, 86, 471/472.

Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th December

Normal *Saturday and Sunday timetables.

*917 match day service will also operate as normal from both Commutation Row & Sandhills Train Station.

Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th December

Cheshire / Wirral - Normal Monday - Friday timetables.

South Lancashire & Liverpool - Saturday timetables will operate with additional early morning journeys.

Wednesday 31st December

Cheshire / Wirral - Normal Monday - Friday timetables.

South Lancashire & Liverpool - Saturday timetables will operate with additional early morning journeys.

**New Year's Eve services will finish early with last trips from 5pm onwards**

Thursday 1st January 2026

Cheshire / South Lancashire - No Services running.

Merseyside - Maghull circulars - 31/32/33 

*917 match day service will also operate as normal from both Commutation Row & Sandhills Train Station.

Friday 2nd January 2026

Cheshire / Wirral - Normal Monday - Friday timetables.

South Lancashire & Liverpool - Saturday timetables will operate with additional early morning journeys

From Saturday 3rd January 2026 Normal services resume
 

If you are travelling with us over the Christmas period, click the below images (when you are travelling) for further details of what services you can catch...

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Need to get in touch with us? You can contact our customer services team on0345 241 8000

Click here for our Customer Service opening times over the festive period.