42 Bromborough to Arrowe Park via Dibbinsdale Road
Operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. Registered as running via Birkenhead. First bus 06:31, last bus 18:59. 51 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 06:54, last 18:04. Fares: adult single £2.00 — more.
Wanted a different 42? 38 other bus routes are numbered 42 elsewhere in the UK — see every 42 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:27 | 06:46 | 07:46 to Birkenhead Bus Station, 3 | 08:40 | 09:04 | 10:04 | 11:04 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 14:04 | 15:04 | 16:04 | 17:04 | 18:04 to Birkenhead Bus Station, 3 |
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| Westminster Drive (adj) | · | 06:46 | 07:46 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Eastham Rake Interchange (Stop B) | · | 06:54 | 07:54 | · | 09:04 | 10:04 | 11:04 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 14:04 | 15:04 | 16:04 | 17:04 | 18:04 |
| Bromborough Village (adj) | · | 07:05 | 08:05 | · | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:13 | 16:13 | 17:13 | 18:13 |
| Croft Retail Park (In) | · | 07:08 | 08:08 | · | 09:18 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:18 | 16:18 | 17:18 | 18:18 |
| Knowsley Road (adj) | · | 07:18 | 08:18 | · | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 |
| Rock Lane West (adj) | · | 07:19 | 08:18 | · | 09:31 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:31 | 15:31 | 16:31 | 17:31 | 18:31 |
| Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 3) | 06:27 | 07:27 | 08:27 | 08:40 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 18:40 |
| Elm Road North (adj) | 06:35 | 07:35 | · | 08:49 | 09:49 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 14:49 | 15:49 | 16:49 | 17:49 | · |
| Bridge Farm Close (adj) | 06:44 | 07:44 | · | 09:02 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | · |
| Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) | 06:52 | 07:52 | · | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:10 | · |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 42
Adult single £2.00 · Child single £1.00 to £1.40
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | Allport Rd/Morlnd Av | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| £2.00 | £2.00 | Allport Ln/Neville R | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Bromborough X | ||||||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Croft Av East | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Croft Retail Pk | ||||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Port Causeway | |||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Village Htl Pool Ln | ||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | NewFerry Co-oP/Iceln | |||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Rock Ferry depot | ||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Rock Ferry Rail Stn | |||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Old Chr/ St Pauls Rd | ||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Arrowe Pk Hosp | |||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Queens St Green Ln | ||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Brknhd BS/Town Cent | |||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Charing X/Exmouth St | ||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Singleton Av | |||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Storeton Rd | ||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Woodch/Osmaston Rd | |||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Woodch/Prentn Del Rd | ||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Woodch loop | |
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Woodch Ackers Rd |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Mill Pk loop.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 31 May 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire before you travel.
Tickets on the 42
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Single · MyTicket · Jobseekers Single · Merseyside Plus DayRider · North West 1 Day Explorer · Merseyside Plus Group DayRider · Merseyside Plus 7 Day MegaRider · North West Gold 7 Day MegaRider
…and 4 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 June 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27 December, 28 December, 29 December, 30 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 42
42 towards Arrowe Park
All 82 stops
- Westminster Drive (adj) Bromborough
- Raeburn Avenue (nr) Plymyard
- Manor Road (adj) Plymyard
- Kilburn Avenue (adj) Plymyard
- Wingate Road (opp) Plymyard
- Heygarth Road (adj) Plymyard
- Raeburn Avenue (adj) Eastham
- Bridle Road (adj) Eastham
- Carlett Boulevard (adj) Eastham
- New Chester Road (adj) Eastham
- Eastham Rake (adj) Eastham Rake
- Calveley Avenue (opp) Eastham Rake
- Tarvin Road (adj) Eastham Rake
- Kingsley Avenue (adj) Eastham Rake
- Ince Avenue (nr) Eastham Rake
- Mill Park Drive (adj) Eastham Rake
- Eastham Rake Interchange (Stop B) Eastham Rake
- Scafell Close (opp) Brookhurst
- Duncansby Drive (adj) Brookhurst
- Keswick Avenue (adj) Brookhurst
- Brookhurst Road (adj) Brookhurst
- Wentworth Drive (adj) Brookhurst
- Somerville Close (adj) Brookhurst
- Bromborough Interchange (Stop B) Dibbinsdale Road
- Bromborough Interchange (Stop C) Bromborough
- Brancote Gardens (adj) Bromborough
- Allport Road (adj) Bromborough
- Meadowside Road (adj) Bromborough
- Legion Lane (adj) Bromborough
- Bromborough Village (adj) Bromborough
- Mark Rake (adj) Bromborough
- New Chester Road (adj) Bromborough
- Croft Retail Park (In) Bromborough
- Terminus Road (adj) Bromborough
- Eastern Avenue (adj) Bromborough
- Port Causeway (adj) Bromborough Pool
- Shore Drive (opp) New Ferry
- Willowbank Road (opp) New Ferry
- Legh Road (opp) New Ferry
- New Ferry Park (o/s) New Ferry Park
- Hassal Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Knowsley Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Rock Lane West (adj) Rock Ferry
- Bedford Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Rock Ferry Station (Stop A) Rock Ferry
- Rockville Street (adj) Rock Ferry
- Old Chester Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Oriel Road (adj) Tranmere
- Mersey Walk (adj) Mersey Park
- Green Lane Station (Stop B) Tranmere
- Argyle Street South (nr) Tranmere
- Birkenhead Central Interchange (Stop B) Clifton Park
- Burlington Street (opp) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 3) Birkenhead
- Catherine Street (Stop C) Birkenhead
- Shaw Street (adj) Birkenhead
- Victoria Road (adj) Oxton
- Victoria Fields (adj) Oxton
- Highgreen Road (opp) Prenton
- Highpark Road (adj) Prenton
- Elm Road North (adj) Prenton
- Cambridge Road (adj) Prenton
- Osmaston Road (adj) Prenton
- Dovedale Close (opp) Prenton
- Grainger Avenue (adj) Prenton
- Ennerdale Road (adj) Prenton
- Palmwood Close (adj) Prenton
- Commonfield Road (adj) Woodchurch
- New Hey Road (nr) Woodchurch
- Walby Close (adj) Woodchurch
- Ganneys Meadow Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Selbourne Close (adj) Woodchurch
- Orrets Meadow Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Bridge Farm Close (adj) Woodchurch
- Benedict Close (opp) Woodchurch
- Poolwood Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Hoole Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Whitefield Close (adj) Arrowe Park
- The Meadow (adj) Arrowe Park
- Robin Way (adj) Arrowe Park
- Commonfield Road (adj) Arrowe Park
- Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) Arrowe Park
42 towards Bromborough
All 75 stops
- Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) Arrowe Park
- Sandfield Road (opp) Arrowe Park
- Robin Way (opp) Arrowe Park
- Home Farm Road (nr) Woodchurch
- Ferny Brow Road (opp) Woodchurch
- Whitefield Close (opp) Arrowe Park
- Hoole Road (opp) Woodchurch
- Camden Mews (adj) Woodchurch
- Carr Bridge Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Orrets Meadow Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Grasswood Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Ganneys Meadow Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Carr Bridge Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Home Farm Road (nr) Woodchurch
- New Hey Road (nr) Woodchurch
- Home Farm Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Palmwood Close (opp) Prenton
- Prenton Dell Road (opp) Prenton
- Holm Lane (adj) Prenton
- Dovedale Close (adj) Prenton
- Osmaston Road (opp) Prenton
- Curzon Road (opp) Prenton
- Storeton Road (adj) Prenton
- Moss Lane (opp) Prenton
- Elmswood Road (opp) Oxton
- Briardale Road (adj) Oxton
- Carnforth Close (adj) Birkenhead
- Whetstone Lane (adj) Birkenhead
- Clifton Crescent (adj) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 6) Birkenhead
- Grange Road East (adj) Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Central Interchange (Stop A) Tranmere
- Argyle Street South (nr) Tranmere
- Green Lane Station (Stop A) Tranmere
- Sidney Road (opp) Mersey Park
- Southwick Road (opp) Mersey Park
- St Pauls Road (adj) Mersey Park
- Bedford Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Rock Ferry Interchange (Stop B) Rock Ferry
- The Hawthornes (adj) Rock Ferry
- Knowsley Road (opp) Rock Ferry
- Platt Grove (adj) Rock Ferry
- Hassal Road (opp) Rock Ferry
- Earl Street (adj) New Ferry Park
- Beaconsfield Road (adj) New Ferry
- Portbury Close (adj) New Ferry
- Shore Drive (adj) New Ferry
- Pool Lane (adj) Bromborough Pool
- Dock Road South (adj) Bromborough Pool
- Crossways (opp) Bromborough
- Croft Retail Park (In) Bromborough
- Croft Retail Park (In) Bromborough
- Spital Road (adj) Bromborough
- Stanhope Drive (opp) Bromborough
- Bromborough Village (adj) Bromborough
- Acre Lane (opp) Bromborough
- Neville Road (adj) Bromborough
- Allport Road (adj) Bromborough
- Westminster Drive (adj) Bromborough
- Raeburn Avenue (nr) Plymyard
- Manor Road (adj) Plymyard
- Kilburn Avenue (adj) Plymyard
- Wingate Road (opp) Plymyard
- Heygarth Road (adj) Plymyard
- Raeburn Avenue (adj) Eastham
- Bridle Road (adj) Eastham
- Carlett Boulevard (adj) Eastham
- New Chester Road (adj) Eastham
- Eastham Rake (adj) Eastham Rake
- Calveley Avenue (opp) Eastham Rake
- Tarvin Road (adj) Eastham Rake
- Kingsley Avenue (adj) Eastham Rake
- Ince Avenue (nr) Eastham Rake
- Mill Park Drive (adj) Eastham Rake
- Eastham Rake Interchange (Stop B) Eastham Rake
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 15 February 2026 To amend Route.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 19 January 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 27 October 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 1 September 2024 To amend Route.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Merseyside PTE).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PC1033334/186 · Changes in Liverpool City Region Combined Authority · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 42 bus?
The first 42 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:31 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 42 bus?
The last 42 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:59. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 42 bus cost?
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire's published fares on the 42: adult single £2.00, child single £1.00 to £1.40. The 42 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 42 bus?
The 42 is operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.
Is the 42 bus being withdrawn?
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire has registered the withdrawal of the 42 with the Traffic Commissioner, effective 25 October 2026. A registered withdrawal is the operator's formal notice that it intends to stop running the service; operators do sometimes re-register before that date, and the local transport authority can tender a replacement.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PC1033334/186. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.