{"id":17343,"date":"2026-09-29T11:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/bus-route-42-liverpool"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:25:25","slug":"bus-route-42-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-42-liverpool","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 42 in Liverpool: Eastham Rake Interchange \u2194 Arrowe Park Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 42 in Liverpool runs between \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d and \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 22 stops that it skips on the way back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-liverpool#routes\">All routes in Liverpool \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac75992e8884\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac75992e8884\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-42-liverpool\/#The_route_of_bus_42\" >The route of bus 42<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-42-liverpool\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-42-liverpool\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-42-liverpool\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-42-liverpool\/#Does_bus_42_stop_at_%E2%80%9CBromborough_Interchange%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 42 stop at \u201cBromborough Interchange\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-42-liverpool\/#Does_bus_42_go_to_%E2%80%9CCroft_Retail_Park%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 42 go to \u201cCroft Retail Park\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-42-liverpool\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_42_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 42 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_42\"><\/span>The route of bus 42<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.iliverpool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-liverpool-bus-42-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.iliverpool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-liverpool-bus-42-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 42 in Liverpool on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d to \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d: 62 stops. On the way: \u201cScafell Close\u201d, \u201cDuncansby Drive\u201d, \u201cKeswick Avenue\u201d, \u201cBrookhurst Road\u201d, \u201cWentworth Drive\u201d, \u201cSomerville Close\u201d, \u201cBromborough Interchange\u201d, \u201cBrancote Gardens\u201d, \u201cAllport Road\u201d, \u201cMeadowside Road\u201d. Then \u201cLegion Lane\u201d, \u201cBromborough Village\u201d, \u201cMark Rake\u201d, \u201cNew Chester Road\u201d, \u201cCroft Retail Park\u201d, \u201cTerminus Road\u201d, \u201cEastern Avenue\u201d, \u201cShore Drive\u201d, \u201cWillowbank Road\u201d, \u201cLegh Road\u201d. Then \u201cNew Ferry Park\u201d, \u201cHassal Road\u201d, \u201cKnowsley Road\u201d, \u201cRock Lane West\u201d, \u201cBedford Road\u201d, \u201cRock Ferry Station\u201d, \u201cRockville Street\u201d, \u201cOld Chester Road\u201d, \u201cOriel Road\u201d, \u201cMersey Walk\u201d. Then \u201cGreen Lane Station\u201d, \u201cArgyle Street South\u201d, \u201cBirkenhead Central Interchange\u201d, \u201cBirkenhead Bus Station\u201d, \u201cCatherine Street\u201d, \u201cShaw Street\u201d, \u201cVictoria Road\u201d, \u201cVictoria Fields\u201d, \u201cHighgreen Road\u201d, \u201cHighpark Road\u201d. Then \u201cElm Road North\u201d, \u201cCambridge Road\u201d, \u201cOsmaston Road\u201d, \u201cDovedale Close\u201d, \u201cGrainger Avenue\u201d, \u201cEnnerdale Road\u201d, \u201cPalmwood Close\u201d, \u201cCommonfield Road\u201d, \u201cNew Hey Road\u201d, \u201cWalby Close\u201d. Before \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d: \u201cGanneys Meadow Road\u201d, \u201cSelbourne Close\u201d, \u201cOrrets Meadow Road\u201d, \u201cBridge Farm Close\u201d, \u201cBenedict Close\u201d, \u201cPoolwood Road\u201d, \u201cHoole Road\u201d, \u201cWhitefield Close\u201d, \u201cThe Meadow\u201d, \u201cRobin Way\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d to \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d (70 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cSandfield Road\u201d, \u201cHome Farm Road\u201d, \u201cFerny Brow Road\u201d, \u201cCamden Mews\u201d, \u201cCarr Bridge Road\u201d, \u201cGrasswood Road\u201d, \u201cPrenton Dell Road\u201d, \u201cHolm Lane\u201d, \u201cCurzon Road\u201d, \u201cStoreton Road\u201d, \u201cMoss Lane\u201d, \u201cElmswood Road\u201d, \u201cBriardale Road\u201d, \u201cCarnforth Close\u201d, \u201cWhetstone Lane\u201d, \u201cClifton Crescent\u201d, \u201cGrange Road East\u201d, \u201cSidney Road\u201d, \u201cSouthwick Road\u201d, \u201cSt Pauls Road\u201d, \u201cRock Ferry Interchange\u201d, \u201cThe Hawthornes\u201d, \u201cPlatt Grove\u201d, \u201cEarl Street\u201d, \u201cBeaconsfield Road\u201d, \u201cPortbury Close\u201d, \u201cPool Lane\u201d, \u201cDock Road South\u201d, \u201cCrossways\u201d, \u201cSpital Road\u201d, \u201cStanhope Drive\u201d, \u201cAcre Lane\u201d, \u201cNeville Road\u201d, \u201cWestminster Drive\u201d, \u201cRaeburn Avenue\u201d, \u201cManor Road\u201d, \u201cKilburn Avenue\u201d, \u201cWingate Road\u201d, \u201cHeygarth Road\u201d, \u201cBridle Road\u201d, \u201cCarlett Boulevard\u201d, \u201cEastham Rake\u201d, \u201cCalveley Avenue\u201d, \u201cTarvin Road\u201d, \u201cKingsley Avenue\u201d, \u201cInce Avenue\u201d and \u201cMill Park Drive\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cScafell Close\u201d, \u201cDuncansby Drive\u201d, \u201cKeswick Avenue\u201d, \u201cBrookhurst Road\u201d, \u201cWentworth Drive\u201d and \u201cSomerville Close\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cScafell Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d (200 m), \u201cDuncansby Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d (300 m), \u201cBrancote Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cAllport Road\u201d (200 m) and \u201cMeadowside Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cNeville Road\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSandfield Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRobin Way\u201d (200 m), \u201cFerny Brow Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cThe Meadow\u201d (200 m), \u201cCamden Mews\u201d \u2192 \u201cBenedict Close\u201d (50 m) and \u201cGrasswood Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cGanneys Meadow Road\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<p>In practice: you can get to \u201cBromborough Interchange\u201d on this bus only in the direction of \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cShore Drive\u201d and \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d it shares the road with route 41; between \u201cRockville Street\u201d and \u201cBirkenhead Central Interchange\u201d it shares the road with route 410; between \u201cBirkenhead Bus Station\u201d and \u201cVictoria Fields\u201d it shares the road with route 464.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cMeadowside Road\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLegion Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBromborough Village\u201d: bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMark Rake\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew Chester Road\u201d: bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEastern Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShore Drive\u201d: bus 1<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWillowbank Road\u201d to \u201cNew Ferry Park\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHassal Road\u201d: bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKnowsley Road\u201d: bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRock Lane West\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBedford Road\u201d: bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRock Ferry Station\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMersey Walk\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreen Lane Station\u201d: bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cArgyle Street South\u201d: bus 487<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirkenhead Central Interchange\u201d: buses 1, 407, 437 and 487<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirkenhead Bus Station\u201d: buses 1, 407, 437 and 487<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCatherine Street\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): buses 407, 437 and 487<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShaw Street\u201d (only towards \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d): bus 487<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamden Mews\u201d (only towards \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d): bus 437<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarnforth Close\u201d (only towards \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d): bus 487<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhetstone Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d): bus 487<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClifton Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d): buses 1, 407, 437 and 487<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrange Road East\u201d (only towards \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d): buses 1, 407, 437 and 487<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSidney Road\u201d (only towards \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthwick Road\u201d (only towards \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cRock Ferry Interchange\u201d to \u201cNeville Road\u201d (only towards \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCarlett Boulevard\u201d to \u201cCalveley Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d): bus 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-41-liverpool\">bus 41<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-407-liverpool\">bus 407<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-410-liverpool\">bus 410<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-437-liverpool\">bus 437<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-464-liverpool\">bus 464<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/bus-route-487-liverpool\">bus 487<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-liverpool\">how to pay for public transport in Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_42_stop_at_%E2%80%9CBromborough_Interchange%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 42 stop at \u201cBromborough Interchange\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_42_go_to_%E2%80%9CCroft_Retail_Park%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 42 go to \u201cCroft Retail Park\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_42_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 42 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cBirkenhead Central Interchange\u201d and \u201cBirkenhead Bus Station\u201d (1, 407, 437 and 487). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 29 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Merseytravel.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 42 in Liverpool runs between \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d and \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 22 stops that it skips on the way back. All routes in Liverpool \u2192 The route of bus 42 From \u201cEastham Rake Interchange\u201d to \u201cArrowe Park Hospital\u201d: 62 stops. On the way: \u201cScafell [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":654,"featured_media":17344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8235],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17343"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18267,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17343\/revisions\/18267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17343"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17343"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17343"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iliverpool.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}