The average bus between Great Sankey and Rainhill takes 1h 14m and the fastest bus takes 39 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Great Sankey to Rainhill. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Great Sankey and Rainhill. The earliest departure is at 6:08 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Great Sankey is at 11:13 PM which arrives into Rainhill at 5:20 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 14m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Great Sankey to Rainhill. However, there are services departing from Great Sankey station and arriving at Rainhill station via Green Oaks. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 14m.
Great Sankey to Rainhill bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from Brookside Avenue station.
Great Sankey to Rainhill bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at Lawton Road station.
The distance between Great Sankey and Rainhill is 8.3 km. The road distance is 13 km.
You can take a bus from Brookside Avenue to Lawton Road via Green Oaks in around 58 min.