Bus route 78 in Liverpool: Halewood Shopping Centre ↔ Queen Square Bus Station

Bus route 78 in Liverpool goes from “Halewood Shopping Centre” to “Queen Square Bus Station”. The return journey ends at “Roseheath Drive” (200 m from “Halewood Shopping Centre”).

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Which way bus 78 runs

Towards “Queen Square Bus Station”: 41 stops. After “Halewood Shopping Centre”, the bus calls at “Roseheath Drive”, “Leathers Lane”, “Mansell Drive”, “Torrington Drive”, “Blackburne Drive”, “Portway”, “Roskell Road”, “Camberley Drive”, “Linkside Road”, “Mackets Lane”. Then “Whitney Place”, “Hunts Cross Avenue”, “Halewood Drive”, “Allerton Road”, “Woolton Mount”, “Glenacres”, “Woolton Hill Road”, “Blackwood Avenue”, “Wood View Road”, “Cabot Green”. Then “Gipsy Lane”, “Hornby Lane”, “Cromptons Lane”, “Green Lane”, “Montclair Drive”, “Loreburn Road”, “Fir Lane”, “Hunters Lane”, “Prince Alfred Road”, “Glynn Street”. Before “Queen Square Bus Station”: “Carno Street”, “Ashfield”, “Cecil Street”, “Edge Hill Station”, “Chatsworth Drive”, “Overton Street”, “Royal Liverpool University Hospital”, “Ashton Street”, “Greek Street”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Queen Square Bus Station” to “Roseheath Drive” (41 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Monument Place”, “Daulby Street”, “Towerlands Street”, “Winifred Drive”, “Kempton Road”, “Hey Green Road”, “Southdale Road”, “Grove Street”, “Childwall Road”, “Church Road North”, “Daffodil Road”, “Dunbabin Road”, “Beauclair Drive”, “Eldred Road”, “Taggart Avenue”, “Salisbury Park”, “Childwall Park Avenue”, “Rockbourne Avenue”, “Gateacre Park Drive”, “Seafarers Drive”, “Hollytree Road”, “Hillside Drive”, “Woolton Street”, “Out Lane”, “Whitney Road”, “Arncliffe Road”, “Wood Road”, “Higher Road” and “Beechwood Avenue”. Only in the direction of “Queen Square Bus Station” does it call at, among others, “Leathers Lane”, “Torrington Drive”, “Portway”, “Linkside Road”, “Hunts Cross Avenue” and “Allerton Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Leathers Lane” → “Higher Road” (100 m), “Torrington Drive” → “Wood Road” (150 m), “Portway” → “Roskell Road” (300 m) and “Linkside Road” → “Arncliffe Road” (100 m). Towards “Queen Square Bus Station”, board nearby: “Monument Place” → “Greek Street” (50 m), “Daulby Street” → “Ashton Street” (50 m), “Towerlands Street” → “Overton Street” (100 m) and “Winifred Drive” → “Chatsworth Drive” (100 m).

Where to change

On part of the route, between “Halewood Shopping Centre” and “Hornby Lane” it shares the road with route 75; between “Halewood Shopping Centre” and “Linkside Road” it shares the road with route 217A; between “Prince Alfred Road” and “Overton Street” it shares the road with route 79.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Halewood Shopping Centre”: buses 3A, 76 and 217
• “Roseheath Drive”: buses 3A, 76 and 217
• “Leathers Lane” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 3A and 217
• “Mansell Drive”: buses 3A and 217
• “Torrington Drive” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 3A and 217
• “Blackburne Drive”: buses 3A and 217
• “Portway” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 3A and 217
• “Roskell Road”: buses 3A and 217
• “Camberley Drive”: buses 3A and 217
• “Linkside Road” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 3A, 76 and 217
• “Mackets Lane”: bus 3A
• “Whitney Place”: buses 3A, 76, 174 and 217
• “Hunts Cross Avenue” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 3A, 174 and 217
• “Halewood Drive”: bus 174
• “Allerton Road” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 76 and 174
• Stops from “Woolton Mount” to “Blackwood Avenue” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): bus 174
• Stops from “Hornby Lane” to “Green Lane” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A and 61B
• “Montclair Drive” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): bus 174
• “Loreburn Road” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): bus 174
• Stops from “Fir Lane” to “Prince Alfred Road” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 62, 68, 68A and 204
• “Glynn Street” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 60 and 204
• “Carno Street” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 60 and 204
• “Edge Hill Station”: bus 27
• “Chatsworth Drive” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 7 and 27
• “Overton Street” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): bus 7
• “Royal Liverpool University Hospital”: buses 7, 10A, 14, 14A, 15, 17, 17A, 19, 76 and 201
• “Ashton Street” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 7, 10A, 10B, 14, 14A, 15, 17, 17A, 19, 21, 76 and 201
• “Greek Street” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 14, 14A, 15, 17, 17A, 19, 21 and 76
• “Queen Square Bus Station”: buses 1, 7, 10A, 10B, 14, 14A, 15, 17, 17A, 19, 20, 21, 52, 58, 76, 82, 86, 86A, 345, 407, 433, 437, 464 and 487
• “Monument Place” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 10A, 10B, 14, 14A, 15, 17, 17A, 19, 21 and 76
• “Daulby Street” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 7, 10A, 10B, 14, 14A, 15, 17, 17A, 19, 21, 76 and 201
• “Towerlands Street” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): bus 7
• “Winifred Drive” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 7 and 27
• “Hey Green Road” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 60 and 204
• “Southdale Road” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 60 and 204
• “Grove Street” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 62 and 204
• “Childwall Road” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 62, 68, 68A and 204
• “Church Road North” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 62, 68 and 68A
• “Daffodil Road” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 62, 68, 68A and 174
• “Dunbabin Road” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): bus 174
• “Beauclair Drive” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): bus 174
• “Taggart Avenue” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 61, 61A and 61B
• Stops from “Gateacre Park Drive” to “Hillside Drive” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): bus 174
• “Woolton Street” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 76 and 174
• “Out Lane” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 3A, 174 and 217
• “Whitney Road” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 3A, 76 and 217
• “Arncliffe Road” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 3A, 76 and 217
• “Wood Road” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 3A and 217
• “Higher Road” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 3A, 76 and 217
• “Beechwood Avenue” (only towards “Roseheath Drive”): buses 3A, 76 and 217

Pages for these routes: 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 61A, bus 61B, bus 62, bus 68, bus 68A, bus 75, bus 76, bus 79, bus 82, bus 86, bus 86A, bus 174, bus 201, bus 204, bus 345, bus 407, bus 433, bus 437, bus 464, bus 487.

Passes and concessions

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Questions and answers

Does bus 78 go to “Whitney Place”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 78 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Ashton Street” (only towards “Queen Square Bus Station”; 7, 10A, 10B, 14, 14A, 15, 17, 17A, 19, 21, 76 and 201) and “Queen Square Bus Station” (1, 7, 10A, 10B, 14, 14A, 15, 17, 17A, 19, 20, 21, 52, 58, 76, 82, 86, 86A, 345, 407, 433, 437, 464 and 487). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 7 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Merseytravel.