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When a bus operator tells us they are changing a service and the change has been agreed by The Traffic Commissioner, or when we are changing a Merseytravel supported bus service, we'll list it on this page.
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Liverpool
19 July 2026
| Route | Changes | Timetable |
| 3 and 3A Fazakerley or Huyton - Halewood or Liverpool John Lennon Airport | Route 3: No changes. Route 3A: Torrington Drive and Halewood Station are no longer timing points so the times at these stops are now estimated. Times are unchanged. |
3 and 3A |
| 10, 10A and 10B Liverpool St Helens or Huyton | Stagecoach route 10A: Remains unchanged. Arriva route 10A: Monday to Friday journeys departing from Liverpool ONE from 0648 to 0745 are retimed along the route. Journeys departing from St Helens from 0622 to 0824 and from 1411 to 1526 are also re-timed along the route. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. Arriva route 10: The Monday to Friday daytime service is reduced to about every 20 minutes from about every 15 minutes. Times are changed. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. Arriva route 10B: The Monday to Friday daytime service is reduced to about every 12 minutes from about every 10 minutes. Times are changed. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. Route 10S: Withdrawn for the summer |
10, 10A and 10B |
| 12 and 13 Liverpool - Stockbridge Village circulars | Routes 12 and 13: Monday to Friday and Saturday daytime frequencies are reduced to about every 20 minutes, giving a combined frequency of about every 10 minutes. Times are changed throughout. Sundays are unchanged. | 12 and 13 |
| 15 Liverpool - Huyton | Monday to Friday daytime frequency is reduced from about every 10 minutes to about every 12 minutes. Times are changed. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. | 15 |
| 17, 17A and 17X Liverpool - Aintree University Hospital or Kirkby | The timing point on Walton Breck Road is replaced by Arkles Lane in both directions. Routes 17 and 17A: Monday to Friday time changes throughout the day. Saturday minor amends on journey times between Arkles Lane and Queen Square. Also the 1319 journey from Queen Square is re-timed along the route, now arriving at Aintree Hospital 2 minutes later. On Sundays the 17A journey from Queen Square at 1755 and daytime journeys from Gale Road are re-timed. Route 17 journeys are un-changed. Route 17X: The Monday to Friday 0555 journey from Queens Square now departs 5 minutes earlier and is retimed throughout. |
17, 17A and 17X |
| 20 and 20X Liverpool - Towerhill or Kirkby Admin | Route 20: There are time changes throughout on Monday to Friday journeys. Saturday evening times are changed. On Sundays evening journeys from Kirkby and most journeys from Liverpool are re-timed. Route 20X: No change. |
20 and 20X |
| 21 Liverpool - Northwood | There are time changes throughout on the Monday to Friday journeys. Saturday and Sunday journeys from Queen Square are re-timed throughout. From Kirkby the daytime services are unchanged but evenings are re-timed. |
21 |
| 26 and 27 Liverpool - Sheil Road ciculars | The Monday to Friday daytime frequencies for each service are decreased from about every 10 minutes to about every 12 minutes. Times are changed throughout. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. | 26 and 27 |
| 52, 52A and 52E Liverpool - Netheryon, Old Roan or Bootle | Monday to Friday daytime services have been reduced to give a combined frequency of about every 12 minutes. Times are changed. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. | 52, 52A and 52E |
| 60 Bootle - Aigburth Vale | Monday to Friday times are changed throughout, with a slight reduction in service overall. Saturday and Sunday times are unchanged. | 60 |
| 61, 61A and 61B Bootle - Aigburth Vale | From Bootle: Mondays to Friday routes 61 and 61A times are changed in the morning (before 0900) and afternoon (from 1400), route 61B journeys are unchanged. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. From Aigburth Vale: Monday to Friday times are changed on all routes throughout. 61B journeys starting after 2030 are unchanged. Saturdays and Sundays are unaffected. |
61, 61A and 61B |
| 62 Allerton (Penny Lane) - Bootle (North Park) | Some Monday to Friday times are amended for the summer. Saturdays and Sundays are unaffected. | 62 |
| 75 Liverpool - Halewood | Monday to Friday daytime frequency is reduced to about every 15 minutes for the summer. Times are changed throughout. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. | 75 |
| 79 and 79C Liverpool - Halewood or Murdishaw | Route 79: The Monday to Friday service is reduced for the summer. The daytime frequency is reduced from about every 7-8 minutes to about every 10 minutes. Saturdays and Sundays are not affected. Route 79C: No change. |
79 and 79C |
| 86, 86A and 86C Liverpool - Liverpool South Parkway, Liverpool John Lennon Airport or Childwall | Arriva 86A: The Monday to Friday and Saturday service frequency is reduced from about every 7-8 minutes to about every 10 minutes. Times are changed throughout. The route extension to start/finish at Woodend Avenue, Gaskill Road is withdrawn for the summer. Sundays are unchanged. Stagecoach 86: The Monday to Friday and Saturday daytime frequencies are decreased from about every 15 minutes to about every 20 minutes. Times are changed throughout. Sundays are unchanged. Stagecoach 86C: The daytime frequency is decreased from about every 15 minutes to about every 20 minutes. Times are changed throughout. |
86, 86A and 86C |
| 500 Liverpool John Lennon Airport - Liverpool - Liverpool John Lennon Airport | The Monday to Friday and Saturday daytime frequency is increased to about every 15 minutes for the summer. Times are changed throughout. Sundays are unchanged. | 500 |
31 May 2026
| Route | Changes | Timetable |
| 897, 898 and 899 Huyton industrial Estate or Page Moss - Kirkby | Route 897: No change. Route 898: No change Route 899: The 1510 journey is re-timed along the route. |
897, 898 and 899 |
26 April 2026
| Route | Changes | Timetable |
| 61 Liverpool - Halton Hospital | Journeys towards Halton Hospital return to usual route. Journeys are re-timed between St Chads and Halton Hospital, now arriving at Halton Hospital about 4 minutes earlier. Journeys into Liverpool are not affected except for the Monday to Friday 0716 journey from Halton Hospital which is re-timed between St Chads and Huyton Bus Station by 1-3 minutes later and the Sunday 1821 journey retimed a minute earlier throughout. | 61 |
| 79 and 79C Liverpool - Halewood or Murdishaw | Route 79: No change. Route 79C: Journeys towards Murdishaw revert to usual route due to the re-opening of the Northern Busway. Time changes throughout. |
79 and 79C |
| 82A Liverpool - Murdishaw | Journeys towards Murdishaw return to their usual route after the re-opening of the Northern Busway. Various Monday to Friday and Saturday time changes including the removal of the 2224 journey from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Murdishaw and retiming of the 2324 journey. Sunday times are unchanged except for the section heading into Murdishaw, which had been affected by the busway closure. | 82A |
| X4 Runcorn - Widnes - Liverpool | Journeys towards Windmill Hill return to their original route due to the re-opening of the Northern Busway. Times are changed throughout. | X4 |
19 April 2026
| Route | Changes | Timetable |
| 31, 31A, 32, 32A and 33 Maghull circulars | The last route 31 journey from Maghull station on Saturdays and Sundays is re-timed to depart at 2352. No other journeys or times are changed. |
31, 31A, 32, 32A and 33 |
| 201 Royal Liverpool Hospital - Speke | Monday to Saturday times are changed throughout. Sundays are unchanged. | 201 |
| 211 Speke circular | Minor change to route with some times changed. ‘Morrisons interchange’ will now additionally be served when returning from Hunts Cross station and has replaced the ‘Speke Boulevard, Woodend Avenue’ timing point in this section of the route. | 211 |
| 300 Liverpool - Lydiate or Southport | The stops and timing points on Eastbank Street are re-instated. Some minor time changes. | 300 |
| 897, 989 and 899 Huyton Industrial Estate - Kirkby Admin or Page Moss - Kirkby Admin circulars | Route 897: No change. Route 898: No change Route 899: The 0950, 1110, 1350 and 1510 journeys no longer serve Sugar Lane, Frederick Lunt Avenue or Tithebarn Road. Instead turning left from School Lane into Knowsley Lane. Times are changed along the route for these journeys |
897, 898 and 899 |
19 April 2026 Schools
| School Affected | Changes | Timetable |
| Halewood Academy | The morning journeys are re-timed 10 minutes later throughout, returning to previous timings. Afternoon journeys are unaffeced. |
Southport
19 April 2026
| Route | Changes | Timetable |
| 44 Crossens - Kew or Formby | The timing points on Eastbank Street are moved one stop to near Part Street and Yellowhouse Lane, with subsequent minor retimings. Monday to Friday journeys between 1400 and 2000 are also retimed. | 44 |
| 300 Liverpool - Lydiate or Southport | The stops and timing points on Eastbank Street are re-instated. Some minor time changes. | 300 |
St Helens
19 July 2026
| Route | Changes | Timetable |
| 10, 10A and 10B Liverpool St Helens or Huyton | Stagecoach route 10A: Remains unchanged. Arriva route 10A: Monday to Friday journeys departing from Liverpool ONE from 0648 to 0745 are retimed along the route. Journeys departing from St Helens from 0622 to 0824 and from 1411 to 1526 are also re-timed along the route. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. Arriva route 10: The Monday to Friday daytime service is reduced to about every 20 minutes from about every 15 minutes. Times are changed. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. Arriva route 10B: The Monday to Friday daytime service is reduced to about every 12 minutes from about every 10 minutes. Times are changed. Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. Route 10S: Withdrawn for the summer |
10, 10A and 10B |
| 20 and 320 St Helens - Earlestown, Ashton or Wigan | Route 20: No change. Route 320: The Monday to Friday daytime journeys that run just between St Helens and Ashton from 3 to 2 an hour. Some times are changed. The journeys that continue to/from Wigan and Saturday and Sunday journeys are all unaffected. |
20 and 320 |
1 June 2026
| Route | Changes | Timetable |
| 22 and 22A Warrington - Earlestown, Ashton or Wigan | Route 22: Times and route are not affected. Route 22A: Monday to Friday and Saturday times are unchanged. Sunday times are changed throughout. |
22 and 22A |
| 329 St Helens - Warrington | Arriva: No change MD Bus and Coach services: Journeys revert to previous route into/out of Warrington. Some times changed. |
329 |
19 April 2026
| Route | Changes | Timetable |
| 20 and 320 St Helens - Earlestown, Ashton in Makerfield or Wigan | Route 20: Monday to Friday journeys departing from Earlestown have changed by several minutes. Route 320: No change. |
20 and 320 |
Wirral
21 June 2026
| Route | Changes | Timetable |
| 16, 16A and 17 Moreton - Eastham Rake |
Route 16: No change |
16, 16A and 17 |
19 April 2026 Schools
| School Affected | Changes | Timetable |
| Upton Hall School | The 607 service now depart Barnston at 0733 and is retimed 7 minutes earlier along the route. All other services remain unchanged. | |
| Pensby High School | The 643 morning journey from Upton Village has been re-timed and now leaves Upton Village at 0813, running 7 minutes earlier throughout, now timed to arrive at Pensby High School at 0830. It is now operated by Als Coaches on behalf of Merseytravel. |
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