418 New Ferry - Birkenhead

A bus service operated by Arriva Merseyside

The roundabout at the junction of Bedford Avenue, Bedford Drive and Bebington Road will be closed
Friday 17 July – Friday 7 August 2026

The roundabout at the junction of Bedford Avenue, Bedford Drive and Bebington Road will be closed from Monday 20th July 2026 until Friday 7th August 2026.

Service 418 will operate as normal from Birkenhead Bus Station via Arrowe Park to Prenton, Mount Road, then via The Wiend, Borough Road, Kings Road, Kings Lane to Old Chester Road and resume normal route to New Ferry, Shorefields (omitting Bedford Drive, Bedford Avenue, a section of Old Chester Road).
Alternative stops: Mount Road, near Borough Road; and Old Chester Road, near Woodland Road.
will operate as normal from New Ferry, Shorefields to Bebington, Old Chester Road, then via Kings Lane, Kings Road, Borough Road to Mount Road and resume normal route to Birkenhead Bus Station (omitting a section of Old Chester Road, Bedford Avenue, Bedford Drive, and a section of Mount Road).
Alternative stops: Old Chester Road, near Kings Lane; and Mount Road, near Borough Road.

merseytravel.gov.uk/travel-updates/the-bedford-drive-bedford-avenue-and-bebington-road-roundabout-(rock-ferry)

Woodchurch Road (Woodchurch)
19:00 – 23:59, Tuesday 4 – Friday 7 August 2026

Woodchurch Road will be closed, between Ackers Road and Church Lane, on Friday 31 July 2026, between 1900 and Midnight; then from Monday 3 August until Friday 7 August 2026, between 1900 and Midnight each night.

Services 16, 17, 418, 423, 471 and 472

From Eastham Rake, New Ferry and Liverpool will travel as normal to Woodchurch Road, then via Ackers Road, Home Farm Road, Church Lane to Arrowe Park Road, then as normal routes to Arrowe Park Hospital, Birkenhead, Seacombe Ferry and Heswall (omitting a section of Woodchurch Road).
These services will call at the stops on Woodchurch Road, near Palmwood Close; and Arrowe Park Hospital, Stop C.

Services 418, 423, 471 and 472

From Birkenhead Bus Station, Seacombe Ferry and Heswall will travel as normal to Arrowe Park Road, then via Church Lane, Home Farm Road, Ackers Road to Woodchurch Road, then as normal routes to New Ferry and Liverpool (omitting a section of Woodchurch Road).
These services will call at the stops at Arrowe Park Hospital, Stop C; and Woodchurch Road, opposite Palmwood Close.

merseytravel.gov.uk/travel-updates/woodchurch-road-(woodchurch)

New Ferry, adj Pollitt Square 06:1507:1508:2009:2010:2411:2512:2713:2914:3115:4016:4517:5018:5019:50
New Ferry, opp Woodford Road 06:1607:1608:2109:2110:2511:2612:2813:3014:3215:4116:4617:5118:5119:51
New Ferry, adj Hope Hall 06:1707:1708:2309:2210:2711:2712:2913:3114:3315:4216:4717:5218:5119:51
Port Sunlight, adj Circular Drive 06:1807:1808:2409:2410:2811:2912:3113:3314:3515:4416:4917:5418:5319:53
New Ferry, adj Boundary Road 06:1907:1908:2609:2510:3011:3012:3213:3414:3615:4516:5017:5518:5419:54
Port Sunlight, adj Brook Street 06:1907:1908:2609:2510:3011:3012:3213:3414:3615:4516:5017:5518:5519:55
Bebington Station (Stop A) 06:2007:2008:2709:2610:3111:3112:3313:3514:3715:4616:5117:5618:5519:55
Higher Bebington, opp College Drive 06:2107:2108:2809:2710:3211:3212:3413:3614:3815:4716:5217:5718:5619:56
Woodhey, adj Town Lane 06:2207:2208:2909:2810:3311:3312:3513:3714:3915:4816:5317:5818:5719:57
Rock Ferry, opp Woodland Road 06:2307:2308:3009:2910:3411:3412:3613:3814:4015:4916:5517:5918:5719:57
⚠️️ Egerton Park, adj Farlow Road 06:2407:2408:3209:3010:3511:3512:3713:3914:4115:5016:5517:5918:5819:58
⚠️️ Egerton Park, opp Green Lawn 06:2407:2408:3209:3010:3511:3512:3713:3914:4115:5016:5618:0018:5819:58
⚠️️ Egerton Park, adj Old Chester Road 06:2507:2508:3309:3110:3611:3612:3813:4014:4215:5116:5718:0118:5919:59
⚠️️ Egerton Park, opp Albany Road 06:2607:2608:3409:3210:3711:3712:3913:4114:4315:5216:5818:0219:0020:00
⚠️️ Tranmere, adj Riviera Drive 06:2707:2808:3509:3310:3711:3712:3913:4114:4315:5316:5918:0319:0120:01
Prenton, adj Cheviot Road 06:2807:2908:3609:3410:3811:3812:4013:4214:4415:5416:5918:0319:0120:01
Prenton, opp Mendip Road 06:2807:2908:3609:3410:3811:3812:4013:4214:4415:5417:0018:0419:0120:01
Prenton, adj Brecon Road 06:2907:3008:3709:3510:3911:3912:4113:4314:4515:5517:0018:0419:0220:02
Prenton, opp Mendip Road 06:3007:3108:3909:3610:4011:4012:4213:4414:4615:5617:0218:0519:0220:02
Prenton, adj Acrefield 06:3007:3108:3909:3610:4011:4012:4213:4414:4615:5617:0218:0519:0320:03
Prenton, opp St Stephens Road 06:3107:3208:4009:3710:4111:4112:4313:4514:4715:5717:0318:0619:0320:03
Prenton, adj Golf Links Road 06:3207:3308:4109:3810:4211:4212:4413:4614:4815:5817:0418:0719:0420:04
Prenton Dell Road (adj) 06:3307:3408:4209:3910:4311:4312:4513:4714:4915:5917:0518:0819:0520:05
Prenton Village Road (opp) 06:3407:3508:4309:4010:4411:4412:4613:4814:5016:0017:0618:0919:0620:06
Prenton, nr Goldsmith Road 06:3407:3508:4309:4010:4511:4512:4713:4914:5116:0117:0718:1019:0620:06
Prenton Village Road (adj) 06:3507:3708:4509:4210:4511:4512:4713:4914:5116:0117:0718:1019:0720:07
Prenton, adj Ennerdale Road 06:3607:3808:4609:4310:4611:4612:4813:5014:5216:0217:0818:1119:0720:07
Prenton, adj Palmwood Close 06:3607:3808:4609:4310:4711:4712:4913:5114:5316:0317:0918:1219:0820:08
⚠️️ Landican, opp Ackers Road 06:4007:4208:5009:4710:5011:5012:5213:5414:5616:0617:1118:1419:1020:10
⚠️️ Landican, adj Arrowe Park Road 06:4107:4308:5109:4810:5111:5112:5313:5514:5716:0717:1218:1519:1120:11
Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) 06:4207:4408:5209:4910:5311:5312:5513:5714:5916:0917:1418:1719:1220:12
Arrowe Park, opp Pool Lane 06:4307:4508:5309:5010:5411:5412:5613:5815:0016:1017:1518:1819:1320:13
Arrowe Brook Road (adj) 06:4507:4708:5509:5210:5611:5612:5814:0015:0216:1217:1718:1919:1420:14
Arrowe Hill, nr Atholl Duncan Drive 06:4507:4708:5509:5210:5611:5612:5814:0015:0216:1217:1718:1919:1420:14
Upton, adj Greystoke Close 06:4707:4908:5709:5410:5811:5813:0014:0215:0416:1417:1918:2119:1520:15
Upton, adj Newton Way 06:4707:4908:5709:5410:5811:5813:0014:0215:0416:1417:1918:2119:1620:16
Upton, adj Tinas Way 06:4707:4908:5709:5410:5811:5813:0014:0315:0516:1517:1918:2219:1620:16
Upton, opp Wroxham Drive 06:4807:5008:5809:5510:5911:5913:0114:0415:0616:1617:2018:2319:1820:18
Upton, opp Ford Drive 06:4907:5108:5909:5611:0012:0013:0214:0515:0716:1717:2118:2419:1820:18
Upton By-Pass (adj) 06:5007:5209:0009:5711:0112:0113:0314:0615:0816:1817:2218:2419:1820:18
Noctorum Upton Interchange (Stop A) 06:5107:5309:0109:5811:0212:0213:0414:0715:0916:1917:2318:2519:1920:19
Beechwood, opp First Avenue 06:5207:5409:0209:5911:0312:0313:0514:0815:1016:2017:2418:2619:2020:20
Beechwood, opp Second Avenue 06:5307:5509:0310:0011:0412:0413:0614:0915:1116:2117:2518:2719:2120:21
Beechwood, opp Third Avenue 06:5407:5609:0410:0111:0512:0513:0714:1015:1216:2217:2618:2819:2220:22
Beechwood, opp Fifth Avenue 06:5407:5609:0410:0111:0512:0513:0714:1015:1216:2217:2618:2819:2220:22
Beechwood Drive (opp) 06:5507:5709:0510:0211:0612:0613:0814:1115:1316:2317:2718:2919:2320:23
Beechwood, opp Bidston Green Drive 06:5607:5809:0610:0311:0712:0713:0914:1215:1416:2417:2818:3019:2420:24
Beechwood, opp St Oswalds Avenue 06:5707:5909:0710:0411:0812:0813:1014:1315:1516:2517:2818:3019:2420:24
Beechwood, adj Fender Way 06:5808:0009:0810:0511:0812:0813:1014:1315:1516:2517:2918:3119:2520:25
Bidston, adj School Lane 06:5808:0009:0810:0511:0912:0913:1114:1415:1616:2617:2918:3119:2520:25
Bidston, adj Compton Road 07:0008:0209:1010:0711:1112:1113:1314:1615:1816:2717:3218:3319:2720:27
Bidston, adj Hurrell Road 07:0008:0209:1010:0711:1212:1213:1414:1715:1916:2817:3218:3319:2720:27
Bidston, adj Gautby Road 07:0108:0309:1110:0811:1212:1213:1414:1715:1916:2817:3318:3419:2820:28
Bidston, opp Egan Road 07:0208:0409:1210:0911:1312:1313:1514:1815:2016:2917:3318:3419:2820:28
Birkenhead, adj Miriam Place 07:0308:0509:1310:1011:1412:1413:1614:1915:2116:3017:3418:3519:2920:29
Birkenhead, adj Connaught Way 07:0408:0609:1410:1111:1512:1513:1714:2015:2216:3117:3518:3619:3020:30
Birkenhead, adj Brassey Street 07:0508:0709:1510:1211:1612:1613:1814:2115:2316:3217:3618:3719:3120:31
Birkenhead Park, adj Morley Avenue 07:0708:1009:1710:1411:1812:1913:2114:2315:2516:3517:3818:39
Birkenhead Park Interchange (Stop C) 07:0708:1009:1710:1411:1812:1913:2114:2415:2616:3617:3918:40
Birkenhead Park, adj Livingtone Street 07:1008:1309:2010:1711:2112:2113:2314:2515:2716:3717:4018:41
Birkenhead Park, adj Trinity Street 07:1008:1309:2010:1711:2112:2113:2314:2515:2716:3717:4018:41
Birkenhead Park, adj Watson Street 07:1108:1409:2110:1811:2212:2213:2414:2815:3016:4017:4218:43
Birkenhead, adj Clwyd Street 07:1208:1609:2210:1911:2312:2413:2614:2915:3116:4117:4318:44
Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 2) 06:1307:1308:1709:2310:2011:2412:2513:2714:3015:3216:4217:4418:45
Birkenhead Park, adj Exmouth Street 06:1407:1508:1909:2510:2211:2612:2713:2914:3215:3416:4417:4718:47
Birkenhead Park, adj Park Road East 06:1507:1608:2009:2610:2311:2712:2813:3014:3315:3516:4517:4818:48
Birkenhead Park, opp Newling Street 06:1607:1608:2109:2710:2411:2812:2913:3114:3415:3516:4617:4918:49
Birkenhead Park Interchange (Stop D) 06:1607:1708:2209:2810:2511:2912:3013:3214:3515:3616:4617:5018:50
Birkenhead Park, opp Morley Avenue 06:1707:1708:2209:2810:2511:2912:3013:3214:3515:3716:4717:5018:50
Birkenhead, opp Plumer Drive 06:1807:1908:2409:3010:2711:3112:3213:3414:3715:3916:4917:5318:52
Birkenhead, adj Dundonald Street 06:1807:1908:2409:3010:2711:3112:3213:3414:3715:3916:4917:5318:52
Birkenhead, adj Arkle Road 06:1907:2008:2509:3110:2811:3212:3313:3514:3815:4016:5017:5418:53
Bidston, opp Challis Street 06:2107:2208:2709:3310:3011:3412:3513:3714:4015:4216:5217:5618:55
Bidston, adj Hoblyn Road 06:2107:2208:2709:3310:3011:3412:3513:3714:4015:4216:5217:5618:55
Bidston, opp Hurrell Road 06:2207:2308:2809:3410:3111:3512:3613:3814:4115:4316:5317:5718:56
Bidston Village Road (adj) 06:2207:2308:2809:3410:3111:3512:3613:3814:4115:4416:5417:5718:56
Bidston, nr Eleanor Road 06:2407:2508:3109:3610:3311:3712:3813:4014:4315:4516:5517:5818:57
Beechwood, adj Fender Way 06:2407:2708:3209:3710:3411:3812:3913:4114:4515:4616:5517:5918:58
Beechwood, adj St Oswalds Avenue 06:2407:2708:3209:3710:3411:3812:3913:4114:4515:4716:5618:0018:59
Beechwood, adj Bidston Green Drive 06:2507:2808:3309:3810:3511:3912:4013:4214:4615:4716:5618:0018:59
Beechwood Drive (adj) 06:2607:2908:3409:3910:3611:4012:4113:4314:4715:4916:5818:0119:00
Beechwood, adj Fifth Avenue 06:2707:3008:3509:4010:3711:4112:4213:4414:4815:4916:5818:0219:01
Beechwood, adj Third Avenue 06:2707:3008:3509:4010:3711:4112:4213:4414:4815:5016:5918:0219:01
Beechwood, adj Second Avenue 06:2807:3108:3609:4110:3811:4212:4313:4514:4915:5117:0018:0319:02
Beechwood, adj First Avenue 06:2907:3208:3709:4210:3911:4312:4413:4614:5015:5217:0118:0419:03
Noctorum Upton Interchange (Stop B) 06:3007:3308:3809:4310:4011:4412:4513:4714:5115:5417:0218:0519:04
Upton By-Pass (adj) 06:3107:3508:4009:4510:4211:4512:4613:4814:5215:5717:0518:0619:05
Upton, adj Ford Drive 06:3207:3508:4009:4510:4211:4612:4713:4914:5415:5717:0518:0719:06
Upton, adj Salacre Lane 06:3307:3708:4209:4710:4411:4712:4813:5014:5516:0017:0718:0819:07
Upton, adj Ford Road 06:3407:3708:4209:4710:4411:4812:4913:5114:5616:0017:0718:1019:08
Upton, opp Sullivan Avenue 06:3507:3708:4309:4810:4511:5012:5113:5314:5716:0117:0818:1119:10
Arrowe Hill, adj Leeswood Road 06:3607:3908:4509:5010:4711:5112:5213:5414:5816:0417:1018:1219:11
Arrowe Brook Road (opp) 06:3707:4008:4609:5110:4811:5212:5313:5515:0016:0617:1218:1319:12
Arrowe Park, adj Pool Lane 06:3807:4108:4709:5210:4911:5312:5413:5615:0116:0717:1318:1419:13
Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C) 06:3908:4809:5310:5011:5412:5513:5715:0216:0917:1418:1519:14
⚠️️ Woodchurch, adj Church Lane 06:4107:4408:5009:5410:5111:5512:5613:5815:0416:1117:1618:1719:16
⚠️️ Woodchurch, adj Ackers Road 06:4207:4408:5009:5510:5211:5612:5713:5915:0516:1217:1718:1719:16
Prenton, opp Palmwood Close 06:4407:4808:5409:5810:5511:5913:0014:0215:0816:1517:2018:2119:20
Prenton Dell Road (opp) 06:4507:4808:5409:5810:5511:5913:0014:0215:0816:1517:2018:2119:20
Prenton, adj Waterpark Road 06:4607:4908:5509:5910:5612:0013:0114:0315:0916:1617:2118:2219:21
Prenton, adj Goldsmith Way 06:4607:4908:5510:0010:5712:0113:0214:0415:1016:1717:2218:2219:21
Prenton Village Road (adj) 06:4707:5008:5610:0010:5712:0113:0214:0415:1116:1817:2318:2319:22
Prenton Dell Road (opp) 06:4807:5108:5710:0110:5812:0213:0314:0515:1216:1917:2418:2419:23
Prenton, adj Osmaston Road 06:4907:5208:5810:0210:5912:0313:0414:0615:1316:2017:2518:2519:24
Prenton, adj Reservoir Road North 06:4907:5408:5910:0311:0012:0413:0514:0715:1416:2117:2618:2519:24
Prenton, adj Storeton Road 06:5007:5408:5910:0311:0012:0413:0514:0715:1416:2117:2618:2619:25
Cross Hill, adj Mendip Road 06:5107:5509:0010:0411:0112:0513:0614:0815:1616:2217:2718:2719:26
Cross Hill, opp Brecon Road 06:5107:5709:0110:0511:0212:0613:0714:0915:1716:2317:2818:2719:26
Cross Hill, adj Mendip Road 06:5207:5709:0110:0511:0212:0613:0714:0915:1716:2417:2918:2819:27
Tranmere, adj Ben Nevis Road 06:5207:5809:0210:0611:0312:0713:0814:1015:1816:2417:2918:2819:27
⚠️️ Rock Ferry, adj Bebington Road 06:5307:5909:0310:0711:0412:0813:0914:1115:1916:2517:3018:2919:28
⚠️️ Rock Ferry, adj Clarke Avenue 06:5508:0109:0410:0811:0512:0913:1014:1215:2116:2717:3218:3119:29
⚠️️ Rock Ferry, adj Byrne Avenue 06:5608:0109:0410:0811:0512:0913:1014:1215:2116:2817:3318:3219:30
⚠️️ Rock Ferry, opp Birkett Road 06:5608:0209:0510:0911:0612:1013:1114:1315:2216:2917:3418:3219:30
⚠️️ Rock Lane West (adj) 06:5708:0209:0510:0911:0612:1013:1114:1315:2216:2917:3418:3319:31
Rock Ferry, adj Woodland Road 06:5708:0409:0610:1011:0712:1113:1214:1415:2316:3017:3518:3319:31
Higher Bebington, opp Town Lane 06:5808:0509:0710:1111:0812:1213:1314:1515:2416:3117:3618:3419:32
Higher Bebington, adj College Drive 06:5908:0709:0810:1211:0912:1313:1414:1615:2616:3217:3718:3519:33
Bebington Station (Stop B) 07:0008:0809:0910:1311:1012:1413:1514:1715:2716:3317:3818:3619:34
Port Sunlight, adj Sandringham Close 07:0108:0909:1010:1411:1212:1613:1714:1915:2916:3417:3918:3719:35
New Ferry, adj Bebington Road 07:0208:1009:1110:1511:1312:1713:1814:2015:3016:3617:4118:3919:37
New Ferry, opp Legh Road 07:0408:1209:1310:1711:1512:1913:2014:2215:3216:3717:4218:4019:38
New Ferry Park, opp Hope Hall 07:0408:1209:1310:1711:1512:1913:2014:2215:3216:3717:4218:4019:38
New Ferry, adj Woodford Road 07:0508:1309:1410:1811:1612:2013:2114:2315:3316:3917:4418:4219:40
New Ferry, adj Pollitt Square 07:0608:1409:1510:1911:1812:2213:2314:2515:3516:4017:4518:4319:41

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