Transport
Ellesmere Port is located near the interchange of the M56 and the M53 motorways. The A41 road between Birkenhead and Chester, also passes through the area. There is a bus station in the town centre with frequent services to Chester, Liverpool, Runcorn, Elton, Ince,and Neston. There are some services to Mold, North Wales. Occasional National Express coaches serve the bus station. Most services are operated by Arriva North West & Wales, First Chester & The Wirral, GHA Coaches and Helms of Eastham.
| Route No. | From | To | Via | Frequency | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | Chester | Birkenhead, Cheshire Oaks | Every 15 minutes | First | Quality Partnership |
| 2 | Liverpool | Chester | Birkenhead, Hope Farm | Every 10 minutes | Arriva/First | Quality Partnership |
| 272 | Arrowe Park | Ellesmere Port | Willaston | Hourly | Eazibus / Helms of Eastham | |
| 6 | Glenwood Road | Stanney Grange | Bus Station | Evey 30 minutes | GHA Coaches | |
| 6R | Stanney Grange | Pacific Heights | Bus Station | one evening journey | GHA Coaches | one northbound evening journey from 6 July 2012 |
| 7/7A | Rivacre | Kendal Drive | Bus Station | Every 30 minutes | GHA Coaches | |
| SP1/SP2 | Mold | Ellesmere Port Railway Stn | Deeside | Every 30 minutes | GHA Coaches | SP1 via Mercia Drive. SP2 via Buckley Cross |
| 359 | Neston High School | Ellesmere Port | Willaston | 1 return journey on schooldays | Helms of Eastham | |
| 360 | Neston High School | Overpool | Willaston | 1 return journey on schooldays | Helms of Eastham | |
| 106 | Little Sutton | Cheshire Oaks | Bus Station | Hourly (Sundays) | Arrowebrook | |
| DB2 | Ellesmere Port | Saltney Ferry | Chester | Every 2 hours | GHA Coaches | |
| X2 | Ellesmere Port | Chester | Whitby | Every 30 mins | First/Arriva | Quality Partnership, Fast Service |
| X36 | Ellesmere Port | Runcorn (Halton Lea) | Helsby, Palacefields | Hourly | GHA Coaches | Will no longer run to Liverpool Airport from the 17th September 2012 |
| PB1 | Childer Crescent | Rugby Road | Bus Station | Every 1 Hour | PlusBus | |
| PB2 | Grace Road | Dolphin Crescent | Train Station | Every 1 Hour | PlusBus | |
| - | Ellesmere Port | London/Birmingham/Pwlhelli | - | 1 daily | National Express |
Ellesmere Port railway station has frequent electric trains to Chester and Liverpool via the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. There is also an infrequent service to Helsby, with the route passing through Stanlow and Elton.
The Manchester Ship Canal joins the Mersey estuary north-west of Ellesmere Port at Eastham, but the town is also the northern terminus of the Shropshire Union Canal (which used to exchange goods with sea-going boats at what is now the National Waterways Museum).
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