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Merseytravel — Liverpool City Region

Liverpool, Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley, Sefton and Halton

Merseytravel — Liverpool City Region bus
Arriva Merseyside LJ67DNX. Photo: Kk70088, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Merseytravel is the transport body for the Liverpool City Region, responsible for travel information, bus stations, the Mersey Ferries and the Merseyrail network, alongside a bus network run by Arriva, Stagecoach and independents.

Tickets

Walrus is the region's smartcard, and Solo and Saveaway tickets cover multiple operators. Merseyrail integration makes multi-modal tickets particularly useful here.

Change ahead

The Liverpool City Region is moving to a franchised bus network under the Combined Authority, with a new regional identity, following the pattern set in Greater Manchester.

Tracking Merseyside buses

Operators publish live positions, so realtime coverage across the city region is good.

See Merseytravel — Liverpool City Region on the live map How our tracking works

Fares, ticket ranges and network arrangements change — always check the operator's or authority's own website before travelling. Live tracking coverage depends on what each operator publishes as open data.