Bus route 68 in Liverpool: Bootle Bus Station ↔ Ashfield Road

Bus route 68 in Liverpool links “Bootle Bus Station” and “Ashfield Road”.

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The route of bus 68

From “Bootle Bus Station” to “Ashfield Road”: 52 stops. On the way: “Stanley Road”, “Hawthorne Road”, “Fernhill Road”, “Connolly Avenue”, “Hornby Close”, “Rice Lane Interchange”, “Fazakerley Road”, “Cavendish Drive”, “Denbigh Road”, “Bedford Road”. Then “Pym Street”, “Lind Street”, “Eton Street”, “Newby Street”, “Anfield Road”, “Blessington Road”, “Liverpool FC”, “Wenlock Road”, “Townsend Lane”, “Richmond Park”. Then “Breckside Park”, “March Road”, “Windsor Road”, “Santon Avenue”, “Rockbank Road”, “Tynwald Hill”, “Brelade Road”, “Bolan Street”, “Greenfield Road”, “Aylesford Road”. Then “Oakhill Road”, “Broadgreen Interchange”, “Bowring Park Road”, “Queens Drive”, “Westway”, “Childwall Road”, “Childwall Close”, “Woolton Road”, “Hereford Road”, “Heathfield Road”. Before “Ashfield Road”: “Church Road”, “Ensworth Road”, “Wembley Road”, “Mather Avenue”, “Rose Lane”, “Gorsedale Road”, “North Mossley Hill Road”, “Park Avenue”, “Irwell Lane”, “Elmswood Road”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Ashfield Road” to “Bootle Bus Station” (55 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Carnatic Halls”, “Meredale Road”, “Reedale Road”, “Garthdale Road”, “Mapledale Road”, “Smithdown Place”, “Beverley Road”, “Fir Lane”, “Hunters Lane”, “Mill Lane”, “South Way”, “Field Way”, “Thingwall Road”, “Waldgrave Road”, “Stapehill Close”, “Prescot Road”, “Booth Street”, “Sark Road”, “Woburn Hill”, “Sutton Street”, “New Road”, “Rocky Lane”, “August Road”, “Hanwell Street”, “Feltwell Road”, “Priory Road”, “Venice Street”, “Burleigh Road North”, “Florence Street”, “Walton Lane”, “Arundel Street”, “Makin Street”, “York Street”, “Clock Tower Drive”, “Rawcliffe Road” and “Southport Road”. Only in the direction of “Ashfield Road” does it call at, among others, “Stanley Road”, “Connolly Avenue”, “Fazakerley Road”, “Cavendish Drive”, “Denbigh Road” and “Pym Street”. For the way back, board nearby: “Stanley Road” → “Bootle Bus Station” (300 m), “Connolly Avenue” → “Southport Road” (50 m), “Fazakerley Road” → “Rawcliffe Road” (50 m) and “Cavendish Drive” → “Clock Tower Drive” (50 m). Towards “Ashfield Road”, board nearby: “Carnatic Halls” → “Irwell Lane” (150 m), “Meredale Road” → “Gorsedale Road” (50 m), “Reedale Road” → “Mather Avenue” (100 m) and “Garthdale Road” → “Wembley Road” (100 m).

Other routes along the way

Shared sections with other routes: between “Bootle Bus Station” and “Broadgreen Interchange” it shares the road with routes 68A and 68B; between “Santon Avenue” and “Greenfield Road” it shares the road with route 62; between “Connolly Avenue” and “Cavendish Drive” it shares the road with route 214.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Bootle Bus Station”: buses 52, 58, 60, 61, 61A, 61B, 81, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Stanley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 52, 58, 60, 61, 61A, 61B, 81, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Hawthorne Road”: bus 135
• “Fernhill Road”: bus 135
• “Connolly Avenue” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 217 and 217A
• “Hornby Close”: buses 217 and 217A
• “Rice Lane Interchange”: buses 217, 217A and 345
• “Fazakerley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 345
• “Cavendish Drive” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 345
• “Denbigh Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 60, 81, 81A and 345
• “Bedford Road”: buses 60, 81, 81A and 345
• “Pym Street” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 345
• “Lind Street” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 345
• “Eton Street”: buses 58 and 345
• “Newby Street” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 19 and 345
• “Anfield Road”: buses 17 and 17A
• “Blessington Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 17, 17A, 19 and 27
• “Liverpool FC”: buses 17, 17A and 27
• “Wenlock Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 14, 14A, 17 and 17A
• “Townsend Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 14 and 14A
• “Richmond Park”: buses 14 and 14A
• “March Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 15
• “Windsor Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 15
• “Santon Avenue”: bus 15
• “Rockbank Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 15
• “Brelade Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 10A and 10B
• “Bolan Street”: buses 10A, 10B and 60
• “Greenfield Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 10A, 10B, 60, 61 and 61B
• “Aylesford Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 10A, 10B, 60, 61 and 61B
• “Oakhill Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 7, 10A, 10B, 61, 61B and 204
• “Broadgreen Interchange”: buses 7, 61, 61A, 61B, 81, 81A, 102 and 204
• “Bowring Park Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 81 and 81A
• “Queens Drive” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 81 and 81A
• “Childwall Road”: buses 78, 79 and 204
• “Childwall Close” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 78, 79 and 204
• “Woolton Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 78
• “Hereford Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 78 and 174
• “Heathfield Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 75, 76, 80, 80A, 86, 86A, 174 and 201
• “Church Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 75, 76, 80, 80A, 86, 86A, 174 and 201
• “Ensworth Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 75, 76, 80, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Wembley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 75, 76, 80, 86 and 86A
• “Mather Avenue” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 80, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Rose Lane”: buses 61, 61A, 61B, 80, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Gorsedale Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 80A and 201
• “Irwell Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 61, 61A and 61B
• “Elmswood Road”: buses 60, 61, 61A, 61B and 82
• “Ashfield Road”: buses 60, 61, 61A, 61B and 82
• “Carnatic Halls” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A and 61B
• “Meredale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 80A and 201
• “Reedale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 80, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Garthdale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 75, 76, 80, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Mapledale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 75, 76, 80, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Smithdown Place” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 75, 76, 80, 80A, 86, 86A, 174 and 201
• “Beverley Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 78
• Stops from “Fir Lane” to “Mill Lane” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 78, 79 and 204
• “Field Way” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 81 and 81A
• “Thingwall Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 61, 61A, 61B, 81 and 81A
• “Waldgrave Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 7, 61, 61A, 61B, 81, 81A and 204
• “Stapehill Close” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 7, 61, 61B and 204
• “Prescot Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 60, 61 and 61B
• “Booth Street” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 60, 61 and 61B
• Stops from “New Road” to “August Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 15
• “Hanwell Street” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 14 and 14A
• “Feltwell Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 14, 14A, 17 and 17A
• “Priory Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 17 and 17A
• “Venice Street” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 17, 17A, 19 and 27
• “Burleigh Road North” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 17, 17A, 19 and 27
• “Florence Street” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 19 and 345
• “Walton Lane” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 19 and 345
• “Arundel Street” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 345
• “Makin Street” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 345
• “York Street” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 60, 81, 81A and 345
• “Clock Tower Drive” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 345
• “Rawcliffe Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 345
• “Southport Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 217 and 217A

Pages for these routes: bus 10A, bus 10B, bus 14, bus 14A, bus 15, bus 17, bus 17A, bus 19, bus 52, bus 58, bus 60, bus 61, bus 61A, bus 61B, bus 62, bus 68A, bus 68B, bus 75, bus 76, bus 78, bus 79, bus 80, bus 80A, bus 81, bus 81A, bus 82, bus 86, bus 86A, bus 102, bus 135, bus 174, bus 201, bus 204, bus 345.

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Questions about bus 68

Does bus 68 go to “Rice Lane Interchange”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 68 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Bootle Bus Station” (52, 58, 60, 61, 61A, 61B, 81, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A) and “Stanley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”; 52, 58, 60, 61, 61A, 61B, 81, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Merseytravel.