More Mersey Ferry services as lockdown restrictions ease

The additional morning and evening services will be introduced on a phased basis in the coming weeks, in anticipation of a further increase in the number of people needing to travel and get to and from work.

The planned service increases are, as follows:

From today (Monday June 1):

Weekday Commuter Service between 7.20-11am and 3-7pm.

Week beginning Monday, June 8:

Weekday Commuter Service from 7.20am-7pm.

Week beginning Monday June 15:

Weekday Commuter Service between 7.20-7pm.

Weekend hourly cross river service 10am-5pm

By June 15 there will be services running all day and at weekends providing people with more travel choices and to help spread demand on the city region’s transport network as a whole.

Mersey Ferries were temporarily suspended at the beginning of lockdown, as only a handful of passengers were using the services.

A decision was taken to re-instate the weekday commuter services in mid-may in direct response to the easing of lockdown restrictions.

Cllr Liam Robinson, portfolio holder for transport for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, said: "Our iconic Mersey Ferries are back in service to support people travelling and they are a great way to incorporate walking and cycling into your journey.

"The commuter service only takes 10 minutes to cross the river and with social distancing being managed on board and plenty of car park spaces at Seacombe, people should take advantage of this fantastic way to travel.

"There's going to be more people on the move in the coming weeks and our Re Think travel campaign ask us all to consider if, how and when we will travel so that we can help keep everyone safe.

"This means planning our journeys including avoiding the peak and staggering journey times as well as paying by contactless as well as considering different ways to travel such as cycling, walking and the Mersey Ferries."

For timetable details see https://www.merseyferries.co.uk/