68A Bootle - Aigburth Vale
A bus service operated by Arriva Merseyside
Rice Lane (Walton - congestion)
10:00 – 18:00, Thursday 6 – Friday 28 August 2026
Rice Lane will be reduced to one lane (both directions) from Monday 20 July 2026 for approximately 40 days, between 1000 and 1800 each day.
Services 68 and 68B
• From Bootle Bus Station will be as normal route to Aintree Road, then via Southport Road, Breeze Hill, North Breeze Hill, County Road, then as normal route to Aigburth Vale/Wavertree. (Omits a section of Aintree Road, Hornby Road and Rice Lane).
Alternative bus stop: Aintree Road, near Fernhill Road and County Road, opposite Bedford Road, stop K.
• From Aigburth will be unaffected.
Queens Drive (Childwall)
Tuesday 11 – Wednesday 12 August 2026
Queens Drive will be closed Northbound, between The Rocket flyover and Prescot Road, on Tuesday 11 August 2026 for approximately 1 night, between 2000 and 0600 the next day.
Service 68A towards Bootle Bus Station
From Aigburth Vale will travel as normal to Queens Drive, then via Broad Green Road, then as normal route to Bootle Bus Station (omitting a section of Queens Drive).
This service will call at the stops at Broadgreen Interchange, Queens Drive, near Waldgrave Road, Stop H; and Broadgreen Interchange, Broad Green Road, Stop C.
Service 68A towards Aigburth Vale
From Bootle Bus Station will travel as normal to Broad Green Road, then via Queens Drive, then as normal route to Aigburth Vale (omitting a section of Queens Drive).
This service will call at the stops at Broadgreen Interchange, Broad Green Road, Stop B; and Bowring Park Road, near Queens Drive, Stop I.
- Timetable
- Map (tracking 2 buses)
- Vehicles
Bootle to Aigburth Vale
| Bootle Bus Station (Stand 6) | 18:51 | 19:54 | 20:54 | 21:58 | 22:58 | 23:58 |
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| Bootle, adj Stanley Road | 18:54 | 19:56 | 20:56 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 00:00⁺¹ |
| Bootle, adj Hawthorne Road | 18:55 | 19:57 | 20:57 | 22:01 | 23:01 | 00:01⁺¹ |
| Bootle, adj Fernhill Road | 18:56 | 19:58 | 20:58 | 22:02 | 23:02 | 00:02⁺¹ |
| ⚠️️ Bootle, adj Connolly Avenue | 18:57 | 19:59 | 20:59 | 22:03 | 23:03 | 00:03⁺¹ |
| ⚠️️ Walton, opp Hornby Close | 18:57 | 19:59 | 20:59 | 22:03 | 23:03 | 00:03⁺¹ |
| ⚠️️ Walton Rice Lane Interchange (Stop C) | 18:59 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:04 | 23:04 | 00:04⁺¹ |
| ⚠️️ Walton Rice Lane Interchange (Stop D) | 19:00 | 20:01 | 21:01 | 22:05 | 23:05 | 00:05⁺¹ |
| ⚠️️ Walton, adj Fazakerley Road | 19:02 | 20:03 | 21:02 | 22:06 | 23:06 | 00:06⁺¹ |
| ⚠️️ Walton Cavendish Drive (Stop A) | 19:05 | 20:04 | 21:04 | 22:08 | 23:07 | 00:07⁺¹ |
| ⚠️️ Walton Denbigh Road (Stop F) | 19:07 | 20:07 | 21:07 | 22:11 | 23:09 | 00:08⁺¹ |
| Walton on the Hill, opp Bedford Road | 19:08 | 20:09 | 21:08 | 22:12 | 23:10 | 00:09⁺¹ |
| Walton on the Hill, adj Pym Street | 19:10 | 20:10 | 21:10 | 22:13 | 23:11 | 00:09⁺¹ |
| Walton, adj Lind Street | 19:12 | 20:12 | 21:11 | 22:15 | 23:12 | 00:10⁺¹ |
| Walton, adj Eton Street | 19:13 | 20:12 | 21:11 | 22:15 | 23:12 | 00:11⁺¹ |
| Walton, opp Newby Street | 19:13 | 20:12 | 21:11 | 22:15 | 23:12 | 00:12⁺¹ |
| Walton, adj Anfield Road | 19:13 | 20:12 | 21:11 | 22:15 | 23:12 | 00:13⁺¹ |
| Anfield, adj Blessington Road | 19:13 | 20:12 | 21:11 | 22:15 | 23:12 | 00:14⁺¹ |
| Anfield, o/s Liverpool FC | 19:13 | 20:12 | 21:11 | 22:15 | 23:12 | 00:15⁺¹ |
| Anfield Road (adj) | 19:13 | 20:12 | 21:11 | 22:15 | 23:12 | 00:16⁺¹ |
| Anfield, adj Wenlock Road | 19:13 | 20:12 | 21:11 | 22:15 | 23:12 | 00:17⁺¹ |
| Cabbage Hall, adj Townsend Lane | 19:15 | 20:13 | 21:13 | 22:16 | 23:13 | 00:18⁺¹ |
| Tuebrook, opp Richmond Park | 19:15 | 20:13 | 21:13 | 22:16 | 23:13 | 00:19⁺¹ |
| Tuebrook, adj Breckside Park | 19:17 | 20:15 | 21:14 | 22:18 | 23:14 | 00:19⁺¹ |
| Tuebrook, adj March Road | 19:18 | 20:16 | 21:16 | 22:19 | 23:15 | 00:20⁺¹ |
| Tuebrook, adj Windsor Road | 19:20 | 20:18 | 21:17 | 22:21 | 23:16 | 00:21⁺¹ |
| Tuebrook, opp Santon Avenue | 19:21 | 20:20 | 21:19 | 22:22 | 23:21 | 00:22⁺¹ |
| Tuebrook, adj Rockbank Road | 19:23 | 20:21 | 21:21 | 22:24 | 23:23 | 00:23⁺¹ |
| Old Swan, adj Tynwald Hill | 19:25 | 20:23 | 21:22 | 22:25 | 23:24 | 00:24⁺¹ |
| Old Swan, adj Brelade Road | 19:25 | 20:23 | 21:22 | 22:25 | 23:24 | 00:25⁺¹ |
| Old Swan, adj Bolan Street | 19:26 | 20:25 | 21:24 | 22:27 | 23:25 | 00:25⁺¹ |
| Old Swan, adj Greenfield Road | 19:27 | 20:26 | 21:25 | 22:28 | 23:26 | 00:26⁺¹ |
| Old Swan, adj Aylesford Road | 19:28 | 20:27 | 21:26 | 22:29 | 23:27 | 00:27⁺¹ |
| Old Swan, adj Oakhill Road | 19:28 | 20:28 | 21:27 | 22:30 | 23:28 | 00:28⁺¹ |
| Oak Vale Park Broadgreen Interchange (Stop B) | 19:29 | 20:30 | 21:29 | 22:32 | 23:30 | 00:29⁺¹ |
| Stoneycroft Broadgreen Hospital (Stop F) | 19:31 | 20:33 | 21:32 | 22:35 | 23:33 | 00:31⁺¹ |
| Wavertree, adj Bowring Park Road | 19:33 | 20:35 | 21:34 | 22:37 | 23:35 | |
| Wavertree, adj Queens Drive | 19:35 | 20:36 | 21:35 | 22:38 | 23:36 | |
| Wavertree, adj Westway | 19:36 | 20:37 | 21:36 | 22:39 | 23:37 | |
| Wavertree, adj Childwall Road | 19:38 | 20:39 | 21:38 | 22:41 | 23:39 | |
| Wavertree, opp Childwall Close | 19:38 | 20:39 | 21:38 | 22:41 | 23:39 | |
| Wavertree, adj Childwall Road | 19:40 | 20:41 | 21:40 | 22:43 | 23:41 | |
| Wavertree, adj Woolton Road | 19:40 | 20:42 | 21:41 | 22:44 | 23:42 | |
| Wavertree, adj Hereford Road | 19:42 | 20:43 | 21:42 | 22:45 | 23:43 | |
| Wavertree, adj Heathfield Road | 19:42 | 20:43 | 21:42 | 22:45 | 23:43 | |
| Mossley Hill, adj Church Road | 19:43 | 20:44 | 21:43 | 22:46 | 23:44 | |
| Allerton, adj Ensworth Road | 19:43 | 20:44 | 21:43 | 22:46 | 23:44 | |
| Allerton, adj Wembley Road | 19:44 | 20:45 | 21:44 | 22:47 | 23:45 | |
| Mossley Hill, adj Mather Avenue | 19:45 | 20:46 | 21:45 | 22:48 | 23:46 | |
| Mossley Hill, adj Rose Lane | 19:46 | 20:47 | 21:46 | 22:49 | 23:47 | |
| Mossley Hill, adj Gorsedale Road | 19:46 | 20:47 | 21:46 | 22:49 | 23:47 | |
| North Mossley Hill Road (adj) | 19:48 | 20:49 | 21:48 | 22:51 | 23:49 | |
| Sefton Park, adj Park Avenue | 19:50 | 20:51 | 21:50 | 22:53 | 23:51 | |
| Aigburth Vale, adj Irwell Lane | 19:51 | 20:52 | 21:51 | 22:54 | 23:52 | |
| Aigburth Vale, adj Elmswood Road | 19:51 | 20:52 | 21:51 | 22:54 | 23:52 | |
| Aigburth Vale Ashfield Road (Stop C) | 19:52 | 20:53 | 21:52 | 22:55 | 23:53 |
Times marked ⁺¹ are after midnight
Aigburth Vale to Bootle
| Aigburth Vale Ashfield Road (Stop C) | 18:50 | 19:21 | 19:45 | 20:55 | 21:55 | 22:57 | 23:57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigburth Vale, adj Elmswood Road | 18:51 | 19:22 | 19:46 | 20:56 | 21:56 | 22:58 | 23:58 |
| Aigburth Vale, adj Carnatic Halls | 18:52 | 19:23 | 19:47 | 20:57 | 21:57 | 22:59 | 23:59 |
| Sefton Park, adj Park Avenue | 18:53 | 19:24 | 19:48 | 20:58 | 21:57 | 22:59 | 00:00⁺¹ |
| North Mossley Hill Road (adj) | 18:55 | 19:26 | 19:49 | 20:59 | 21:59 | 23:01 | 00:02⁺¹ |
| Mossley Hill, adj Meredale Road | 18:57 | 19:28 | 19:51 | 21:01 | 22:01 | 23:03 | 00:04⁺¹ |
| Mossley Hill, adj Rose Lane | 18:58 | 19:29 | 19:52 | 21:01 | 22:01 | 23:03 | 00:05⁺¹ |
| Mossley Hill, adj Reedale Road | 18:59 | 19:30 | 19:53 | 21:02 | 22:02 | 23:04 | 00:06⁺¹ |
| Mossley Hill, adj Rose Lane | 19:00 | 19:31 | 19:54 | 21:02 | 22:03 | 23:05 | 00:07⁺¹ |
| Mossley Hill, adj Garthdale Road | 19:00 | 19:31 | 19:54 | 21:03 | 22:03 | 23:05 | 00:07⁺¹ |
| Mossley Hill, adj Mapledale Road | 19:01 | 19:32 | 19:54 | 21:03 | 22:04 | 23:06 | 00:08⁺¹ |
| Mossley Hill, adj Smithdown Place | 19:03 | 19:34 | 19:56 | 21:05 | 22:05 | 23:07 | 00:10⁺¹ |
| Wavertree, opp Beverley Road | 19:04 | 19:35 | 19:57 | 21:06 | 22:06 | 23:08 | 00:11⁺¹ |
| Wavertree, adj Fir Lane | 19:05 | 19:36 | 19:58 | 21:07 | 22:07 | 23:09 | 00:12⁺¹ |
| Wavertree, adj Hunters Lane | 19:05 | 19:36 | 19:58 | 21:07 | 22:07 | 23:09 | 00:12⁺¹ |
| Wavertree, adj Mill Lane | 19:07 | 19:37 | 19:59 | 21:08 | 22:08 | 23:10 | 00:13⁺¹ |
| Wavertree, adj Childwall Road | 19:07 | 19:37 | 19:59 | 21:08 | 22:08 | 23:10 | 00:13⁺¹ |
| Wavertree, adj South Way | 19:09 | 19:38 | 20:00 | 21:09 | 22:09 | 23:11 | 00:14⁺¹ |
| Wavertree, adj Field Way | 19:09 | 19:39 | 20:01 | 21:10 | 22:10 | 23:12 | 00:15⁺¹ |
| Wavertree, adj Thingwall Road | 19:10 | 19:40 | 20:01 | 21:10 | 22:10 | 23:12 | 00:15⁺¹ |
| Wavertree Nook, adj Waldgrave Road | 19:11 | 19:41 | 20:02 | 21:11 | 22:11 | 23:13 | 00:16⁺¹ |
| Stoneycroft Broadgreen Hospital (Stop F) | 19:14 | 19:43 | 20:04 | 21:13 | 22:13 | 23:15 | 00:18⁺¹ |
| Oak Vale Park Broadgreen Interchange (Stop C) | 19:16 | 19:46 | 20:06 | 21:16 | 22:16 | 23:18 | 00:20⁺¹ |
| Oak Hill Park, adj Stapehill Close | 19:18 | 19:47 | 20:08 | 21:17 | 22:17 | 23:19 | 00:21⁺¹ |
| Old Swan, adj Prescot Road | 19:20 | 19:50 | 20:10 | 21:20 | 22:20 | 23:22 | 00:23⁺¹ |
| Old Swan, adj Booth Street | 19:21 | 19:51 | 20:11 | 21:21 | 22:21 | 23:23 | 00:24⁺¹ |
| Stanley, opp Bolan Street | 19:24 | 19:53 | 20:14 | 21:23 | 22:23 | 23:25 | 00:26⁺¹ |
| Stanley, opp Sark Road | 19:25 | 20:15 | 21:24 | 22:24 | 23:26 | ||
| Old Swan, opp Woburn Hill | 19:25 | 20:15 | 21:24 | 22:24 | 23:26 | ||
| Tuebrook, adj Sutton Street | 19:27 | 20:17 | 21:26 | 22:25 | 23:27 | ||
| Tuebrook, adj Santon Avenue | 19:28 | 20:18 | 21:27 | 22:27 | 23:28 | ||
| Tuebrook, adj New Road | 19:29 | 20:19 | 21:28 | 22:28 | 23:30 | ||
| Tuebrook, adj Rocky Lane | 19:32 | 20:22 | 21:30 | 22:29 | 23:31 | ||
| Tuebrook, opp August Road | 19:32 | 20:22 | 21:31 | 22:30 | 23:32 | ||
| Tuebrook, adj Richmond Park | 19:33 | 20:23 | 21:31 | 22:30 | 23:32 | ||
| Cabbage Hall, adj Hanwell Street | 19:35 | 20:25 | 21:32 | 22:31 | 23:33 | ||
| Anfield, adj Feltwell Road | 19:36 | 20:26 | 21:34 | 22:33 | 23:34 | ||
| Anfield, adj Priory Road | 19:36 | 20:26 | 21:34 | 22:33 | 23:34 | ||
| Anfield Road (adj) | 19:36 | 20:26 | 21:34 | 22:33 | 23:34 | ||
| Anfield, opp Liverpool FC | 19:36 | 20:26 | 21:34 | 22:33 | 23:34 | ||
| Anfield, adj Venice Street | 19:36 | 20:26 | 21:34 | 22:33 | 23:34 | ||
| Anfield, adj Burleigh Road North | 19:36 | 20:26 | 21:34 | 22:33 | 23:34 | ||
| Kirkdale, adj Florence Street | 19:36 | 20:26 | 21:34 | 22:33 | 23:34 | ||
| Kirkdale, adj Walton Lane | 19:36 | 20:26 | 21:34 | 22:33 | 23:34 | ||
| Walton, opp Eton Street | 19:38 | 20:28 | 21:35 | 22:34 | 23:36 | ||
| Walton, adj Arundel Street | 19:39 | 20:29 | 21:37 | 22:36 | 23:37 | ||
| Walton on the Hill, adj Makin Street | 19:40 | 20:30 | 21:38 | 22:37 | 23:39 | ||
| Walton on the Hill, adj Bedford Road | 19:42 | 20:32 | 21:40 | 22:39 | 23:40 | ||
| Walton York Street (Stop E) | 19:43 | 20:33 | 21:42 | 22:40 | 23:41 | ||
| Walton Clock Tower Drive (Stop C) | 19:45 | 20:35 | 21:43 | 22:42 | 23:43 | ||
| Walton, adj Rawcliffe Road | 19:48 | 20:38 | 21:46 | 22:45 | 23:46 | ||
| Walton Rice Lane Interchange (Stop A) | 19:49 | 20:39 | 21:48 | 22:46 | 23:47 | ||
| Walton Rice Lane Interchange (Stop B) | 19:49 | 20:39 | 21:48 | 22:46 | 23:47 | ||
| Walton, adj Hornby Close | 19:50 | 20:40 | 21:49 | 22:47 | 23:48 | ||
| Bootle, adj Southport Road | 19:51 | 20:41 | 21:50 | 22:48 | 23:49 | ||
| Bootle, adj Fernhill Road | 19:52 | 20:42 | 21:51 | 22:49 | 23:50 | ||
| Bootle, adj Hawthorne Road | 19:52 | 20:42 | 21:51 | 22:49 | 23:50 | ||
| Bootle Bus Station (adj) | 19:54 | 20:44 | 21:53 | 22:51 | 23:52 |
Times marked ⁺¹ are after midnight
Timetable data from Arriva UK Bus/Bus Open Data Service (BODS),
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