42 Eastham Rake Station ↔ Arrowe Park Hospital
Operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. First bus 06:20, last bus 18:59. 79 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 42 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3
until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK.
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Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Arrowe Park Hospital · Monday to Friday towards Arrowe Park Hospital · Saturday towards Arrowe Park Hospital · Sunday towards Eastham Rake Station · Monday to Friday towards Eastham Rake Station · Saturday towards Eastham Rake Station · Sunday
| Westminster Drive (adj) | · | 06:46 | · | · | · | · | 07:46 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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| Eastham Rake Interchange (Stop B) | · | 06:54 | 07:00 | · | · | 07:30 | 07:54 | 08:05 | 08:35 | · | 09:04 | 09:05 | 09:35 | 10:04 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:04 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 12:04 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 13:04 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:04 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:04 | 15:05 | 15:40 | 16:04 | 16:10 | 16:47 | 17:04 | 17:17 | 17:52 | 18:04 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| Bromborough Village (adj) | · | 07:05 | 07:12 | · | · | 07:42 | 08:05 | 08:16 | 08:46 | · | 09:13 | 09:16 | 09:46 | 10:13 | 10:16 | 10:46 | 11:13 | 11:16 | 11:46 | 12:13 | 12:16 | 12:46 | 13:13 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 14:13 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 15:13 | 15:16 | 15:53 | 16:13 | 16:23 | 17:00 | 17:13 | 17:30 | 18:03 | 18:13 | 18:38 | 19:09 |
| Croft Retail Park (In) | · | 07:08 | 07:17 | · | · | 07:47 | 08:08 | 08:21 | 08:51 | · | 09:18 | 09:21 | 09:51 | 10:18 | 10:21 | 10:51 | 11:18 | 11:21 | 11:51 | 12:18 | 12:21 | 12:51 | 13:18 | 13:21 | 13:51 | 14:18 | 14:21 | 14:51 | 15:18 | 15:21 | 15:59 | 16:18 | 16:29 | 17:06 | 17:18 | 17:36 | 18:08 | 18:18 | 18:43 | 19:14 |
| Knowsley Road (adj) | · | 07:18 | 07:30 | · | · | 08:00 | 08:18 | 08:34 | 09:04 | · | 09:30 | 09:34 | 10:04 | 10:30 | 10:34 | 11:04 | 11:30 | 11:34 | 12:04 | 12:30 | 12:34 | 13:04 | 13:30 | 13:34 | 14:04 | 14:30 | 14:34 | 15:07 | 15:30 | 15:37 | 16:15 | 16:30 | 16:45 | 17:22 | 17:30 | 17:52 | 18:21 | 18:30 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| Rock Lane West (adj) | · | 07:19 | 07:31 | · | 07:24 | 08:01 | 08:18 | 08:35 | 09:05 | · | 09:31 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:31 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:31 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:31 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:31 | 13:35 | 14:05 | 14:31 | 14:35 | 15:08 | 15:31 | 15:38 | 16:16 | 16:31 | 16:46 | 17:23 | 17:31 | 17:53 | 18:21 | 18:31 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 3) | 06:27 | 07:27 | 07:46 | 07:08 | 07:35 | 08:16 | 08:27 | 08:49 | 09:19 | 08:40 | 09:40 | 09:49 | 10:19 | 10:40 | 10:49 | 11:19 | 11:40 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 12:40 | 12:49 | 13:19 | 13:40 | 13:49 | 14:19 | 14:40 | 14:49 | 15:24 | 15:40 | 15:54 | 16:32 | 16:40 | 17:02 | 17:39 | 17:40 | 18:09 | 18:36 | 18:40 | 19:10 | 19:40 |
| Elm Road North (adj) | 06:35 | 07:35 | 07:57 | 07:19 | 07:46 | 08:29 | · | 09:00 | 09:30 | 08:49 | 09:49 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 10:49 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 11:49 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 12:49 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 13:49 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 14:49 | 15:00 | 15:35 | 15:49 | 16:05 | 16:43 | 16:49 | 17:13 | 17:50 | 17:49 | 18:20 | · | · | 19:17 | 19:47 |
| Bridge Farm Close (adj) | 06:44 | 07:44 | 08:09 | 07:30 | 07:57 | 08:44 | · | 09:12 | 09:42 | 09:02 | 10:00 | 10:12 | 10:42 | 11:00 | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:00 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 13:00 | 13:12 | 13:42 | 14:00 | 14:12 | 14:42 | 15:00 | 15:12 | 15:47 | 16:00 | 16:17 | 16:55 | 17:00 | 17:25 | 18:02 | 18:00 | 18:32 | · | · | 19:27 | 19:57 |
| Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) | 06:52 | 07:52 | 08:17 | 07:38 | 08:05 | 08:52 | · | 09:20 | 09:50 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 10:20 | 10:50 | 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:50 | 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 13:10 | 13:20 | 13:50 | 14:10 | 14:20 | 14:50 | 15:10 | 15:20 | 15:55 | 16:10 | 16:25 | 17:03 | 17:10 | 17:33 | 18:10 | 18:10 | 18:40 | · | · | 19:34 | 20:04 |
Route map
All stops on route 42
42 towards Arrowe Park Hospital
- Westminster Drive (adj) Bromborough
- Tarvin Road (adj) Eastham Rake
- Calveley Avenue (opp) Eastham Rake
- Eastham Rake (adj) Eastham Rake
- 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
- New Chester Road (adj) Eastham
- Carlett Boulevard (adj) Eastham
- Kingsley Avenue (adj) Eastham Rake
- Ince Avenue (nr) Eastham Rake
- Mill Park Drive (adj) Eastham Rake
- Eastham Rake Interchange (Stop B) Eastham Rake
- Duncansby Drive (adj) Brookhurst
- Scafell Close (opp) Brookhurst
- Keswick Avenue (adj) Brookhurst
- Brookhurst Road (adj) Brookhurst
- Wentworth Drive (adj) Brookhurst
- Somerville Close (adj) Brookhurst
- Bromborough Interchange (Stop B) Dibbinsdale Road
- Brancote Gardens (adj) Bromborough
- Bromborough Interchange (Stop C) Bromborough
- Meadowside Road (adj) Bromborough
- Allport Road (adj) Bromborough
- Legion Lane (adj) Bromborough
- Mark Rake (adj) Bromborough
- Bromborough Village (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
- Hassal Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- New Ferry Park (o/s) New Ferry Park
- Knowsley Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Rock Lane West (adj) Rock Ferry
- Bedford Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Rockville Street (adj) Rock Ferry
- Rock Ferry Station (Stop A) Rock Ferry
- Old Chester Road (adj) Rock Ferry
- Oriel Road (adj) Tranmere
- Green Lane Station (Stop B) Tranmere
- Mersey Walk (adj) Mersey Park
- 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
- Commonfield Road (adj) Arrowe Park
- Robin Way (adj) Arrowe Park
- Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) Arrowe Park
42 towards Eastham Rake Station
- Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) Arrowe Park
- Sandfield Road (opp) Arrowe Park
- Robin Way (opp) Arrowe Park
- Home Farm Road (nr) Woodchurch
- Whitefield Close (opp) Arrowe Park
- Ferny Brow Road (opp) Woodchurch
- Hoole Road (opp) Woodchurch
- Camden Mews (adj) Woodchurch
- Carr Bridge Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Orrets Meadow Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Grasswood Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Carr Bridge Road (adj) Woodchurch
- Ganneys Meadow Road (adj) Woodchurch
- New Hey Road (nr) Woodchurch
- Home Farm 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
- Storeton Road (adj) Prenton
- Curzon Road (opp) Prenton
- Moss Lane (opp) Prenton
- Briardale Road (adj) Oxton
- Elmswood Road (opp) 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
- New Chester Road (adj) Eastham
- Carlett Boulevard (adj) Eastham
- Calveley Avenue (opp) Eastham Rake
- Eastham Rake (adj) 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 history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 1 Sept 2026 Operating between Blackpool and Lancaster given service number 42 effective from 01 September 2026. To amend Stopping Places.
- 🆕 Registered effective 1 Sept 2026 Operating between Garstang and Lancaster given service number 42 effective from 01 September 2026. To amend Stopping Places.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
BirkenheadEasthamBromboroughTranmereOxtonPrentonRock FerryWoodchurchEastham RakePlymyardNew FerryArrowe Park
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 42 bus?
The first 42 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:20 (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?
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.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.