Liverpool and Merseyside transport today
Trains, buses, cycles and airports first, then roads, driving charges and fuel, across the Liverpool City Region. Updated 07:19 · refreshes every few minutes
Public transporttrains, trams, buses, cycles and airports
🚆 National Rail 07:19
Trains leaving each station in the next hour, and how many are on time.
| Station | Next hour | On time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Lime Street Trains operating on the Northern and Wirral line may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 25 | 88% · 2 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Liverpool Central Trains operating on the Northern and Wirral line may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 25 | 68% · 5 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Moorfields Trains operating on the Northern and Wirral line may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 25 | 68% · 5 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Liverpool South Parkway Trains operating on the Northern and Wirral line may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 23 | 74% | Disrupted |
| Birkenhead Hamilton Square Trains operating on the Northern and Wirral line may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 25 | 72% · 5 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Southport Trains operating on the Northern and Wirral line may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 13 | 92% | Good |
| St Helens Central | 7 | 100% | Good |
| Runcorn | 8 | 75% · 1 cancelled | Some delays |
Train companies that run here, reporting problems
National Rail reports each company for its whole network, so a problem listed here may be on a line elsewhere in the country.
- East Midlands RailwayCustomTemporary reduced timetable on Intercity routes
- Transport for WalesCustomNo direct service between Pontypridd and Cardiff Bay, and no trains between Bidston and Wrexham General
Our reading of the next hour's departures: good when at least nine in ten are on time and none is cancelled; disrupted when fewer than three in four are on time or more than one is cancelled; some delays in between.
🚌 Bus disruptions 07:16
24 disruptions affecting stops in the Liverpool City Region, as published through the Department for Transport's disruptions service.
| What | Routes | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Breck Road/Oakfield Road (Anfield) - Part Two Walton Breck Road/Oakfield Road, between Sleepers Hill and Kemp Avenue (Eastbound only), will be closed from Monday 24 August 2026 for approximately 7 months due to regeneration works. | 17, 17A, 17X, 26, 27, 68, 68A, 68B, 68E | Wed 31 Mar |
| Walton Breck Road/Oakfield Road (Anfield) Walton Breck Road/Oakfield Road, between Sleepers Hill and Kemp Avenue (Eastbound only), will be closed from Monday 10 August 2026 for approximately 7 months due to regeneration works. | 27, 68, 68A, 68B, 68E, 17, 17A, 17X | Wed 31 Mar |
| Higher Road (Halewood) Bus services serving Higher Road will be diverted to serve Wood Road in both directions from Wednesday 07 January 2026 until further notice. Torrington Road will also be closed from 15 January for 4 weeks | 3, 75, 78, 217, 217A, 166, 188 | – |
| Oriel Road (Bootle) **Update - Extended** Oriel Road will be closed from Monday 5 October 2026 for approximately 12 days. | 81, 881, 144, 235 | Fri 16 Oct |
| Speke Hall Road (Hunts Cross) **Updated** Arriva services 81, 166 and 188; and service 168 toward Liverpool South Parkway will not serve Speke Hall Road, from Monday 15 June 2026 until further notice. | 81, 166, 188, 168 | – |
| Baileys Lane (Halewood) Due to ongoing works on Baileys Lane, services 79, 166 and 188 will be on diversion from Friday 17 April 2026 until further notice. | 79, 166, 188 | – |
| Town Row (West Derby) Town Row, between Barnfield Drive and Norris Green Road, will be closed from Thursday 17 September for approximately 23 days. | 61, 61A, 61B | Fri 9 Oct |
| Townsend Lane (Anfield) Townsend Lane, between Rector Road and Curate Road, will be closed from Monday 5 October 2026 for approximately 4 days, between 0800 and 1800 each day. | 14, 14A, 14B | Thu 8 Oct |
✈️ Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Live arrivals open on each airport's own board, which is always more up to date than anything we could copy. How to get there is live from the readings above.
| Airport | Getting there now | |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool John Lennon (LPL) | Disrupted Trains to Liverpool South Parkway, then the airport bus (74% on time) | Live arrivals › |
Drivingroads, charges and fuel
🛣️ Motorway and trunk road closures 07:05
National Highways closures within 12 miles of Liverpool Lime Street, happening now or starting in the next 12 hours.
| Road | What | Until |
|---|---|---|
| M53 | Other M53 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 33/1 to 33/4) | Sat 31 Oct |
| M56 | Other M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 56/3 to 56/0) | Fri 8 Jan |
| M57 | Other M57 Northbound hardshoulder closure (MP 17/1 to 17/4) | Fri 27 Nov |
| M58 | Other Mobile Hardshoulder closure East & Westbound from Switch Island - M6 | Wed 31 Mar |
| M62 | Other M62 Eastbound and Westbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 12/0 - 28/2) | Fri 31 Mar |
| A5036 | Other A5036 Eastbound Atlantic Park to Heysham Road lane 1 closure with switching | Thu 8 Oct |
💷 Driving charges
What it costs to drive a car in and around Liverpool City Region today. "Charging now" is worked out at 07:20, when this page was sent.
Mersey Tunnels
Queensway and Kingsway, cars: £4.80 cash or card, £4.00 with a pre-paid T-FLOW account, from 1 April 2026.
Checked: Merseytravel, 23 Sep 2026.
Mersey Gateway and Silver Jubilee bridges
Runcorn–Widnes, cars. Pay by 23:59 the day after you cross. Halton residents can register for unlimited personal crossings for £12 a year.
Checked: Merseyflow and trade press, 23 Sep 2026 — confirm on Merseyflow.
⛽ Fuel prices 07:05
145 forecourts within 12 miles of Liverpool Lime Street, from the government's Fuel Finder scheme; forecourts must report a price change within 30 minutes.
| Unleaded (E10) | Diesel | |
|---|---|---|
| Average here | 174.3p | 198.5p |
| UK average | 174.7p | 199.8p |
| Cheapest here | 161.9p | 186.9p |
Cheapest unleaded: Costco Wholesale Liverpool L3 161.9p · Costco Wholesale CH1 162.9p · Go Forecourt L4 164.9p · Go L19 164.9p · Go L9 164.9p. Averages are plain means of forecourt prices, not weighted by sales. Prices as of 06:25. Your street's cheapest: enter a postcode ›
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Enter a postcode ›National Rail departures from the Rail Data Marketplace; live board data © National Rail. Bus disruptions from the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service (OGL v3.0), as published by the local transport authority. National Highways closures and Fuel Finder prices under the Open Government Licence v3.0. StreetOwl is independent and is not endorsed by Merseytravel.
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