188 Belle Vale Bus Station - Belle Vale Bus Station
A bus service operated by Arriva Merseyside
Baileys Lane (Halewood)
From Friday 17 April 2026
Due to ongoing works on Baileys Lane, services 79, 166 and 188 will be on diversion from Friday 17 April 2026 until further notice.
Service 188
• From Belle Vale will operate as normal via Gateacre Village, Woolton, Garston, Liverpool South Parkway to Leathers Lane, then via Wood Road, Hollies Road to Church Road, then as normal route to Belle Vale (omitting a section of Leathers Lane, Baileys Lane and a section of Church Road).
This service will call at Halewood Shopping Centre, Stop C and Okell Drive, near Helston Avenue.
Speke Hall Road (Hunts Cross) **Updated**
From Tuesday 16 June 2026
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.
Service 188
• From Belle Vale will be as normal route to Speke Road, then via Speke Boulevard, Woodend Avenue, Hillfoot Avenue, then as ormal route to Belle Vale. (Omits Speke Hall Road and Hillfoot Avenue).
Alternative bus stop: Speke Road, near Speke Hall Avenue and Hunts Cross Interchange, Hillfoot Avenue, near Speke Road, stop C.
merseytravel.gov.uk/travel-updates/speke-hall-road-(hunts-cross)
Remembrance Sunday (Halewood)
10:00 – 11:30, Sunday 8 November 2026
Hollies Road/Church Road will be closed on Sunday 8 November 2026, between 1000 and 1130 due to Remembrance Day.
Service 188
• From Belle Vale will travel as normal route to Baileys Lane, then via Greenbridge Lane, Netherley Road, Caldway Drive, then as normal route to Belle Vale. (Omits Church Road, Okell Drive, Gerrards Lane and Wood Lane).
Alternative bus stop: Baileys Lane, near Church Road and Caldway Drive, near Sullington Drive.
- Timetable
- Map (tracking 1 bus)
- Vehicles
Times marked ⁺¹ are after midnight
Timetable data from Arriva UK Bus/Bus Open Data Service (BODS),
Arriva Merseyside
Cash or contactless payment (tap on) accepted
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