There are car parking facilities at over 40 stations across our network that can be used free of charge.
Using Merseyrail is a hassle-free way to travel. Simply park at one of our park and ride sites, buy your ticket and hop on the train, which are every 15 minutes. Better still, you’ll beat the traffic and save money too, by not paying car parking costs at your end destination.
Pay and display parking is available at Hooton, Chester and Southport Stations.
Please be aware, cars cannot be left overnight at our park and ride sites.
You'll find the stations with car parks and the number of spaces available listed below.
Station | Number of spaces | Paid? | Journey time to Liverpool |
Aigburth | 16 | Free | 9 minutes |
Ainsdale | 56 | Free | 33 minutes |
Aintree | 104 | Free | 14 minutes |
Birkdale | 90 | Free | 38 minutes |
Blundellsands and Crosby | 101 | Free | 18 minutes |
Bootle New Strand | 32 | Free | 10 minutes |
Bootle Oriel Road | 4 | Free | 9 minutes |
Brunswick | 35 | Free | 4 minutes |
Cressington | 17 | Free | 11 minutes |
Formby | 126 | Free | 27 minutes |
Freshfield | 82 | Free | 29 minutes |
Hall Road | 107 | Free | 20 minutes |
Hunts Cross | 30 | Free | 17 minutes |
Kirkby | 174 | Free | 15 minutes |
Kirkdale | 2 disabled | Free | 6 minutes |
Liverpool South Parkway | 311 | Free | 14 minutes |
Maghull | 275 | Free | 19 minutes |
Maghull North | 156 | Free | 22 minutes |
Ormskirk | 108 | Free | 31 minutes |
Seaforth & Litherland | 48 | Free | 13 minutes |
Southport | 419 | Pay & display | 42 minutes |
St Michaels | 4 | Free | 7 minutes |
Town Green | 52 | Free | 26 minutes |
Walton | 10 | Free | 9 minutes |
Station | Number of spaces | Paid? | Journey time to Liverpool |
Bache | 61 | Free | 36 minutes |
Bebington | 24 | Free | 13 minutes |
Bidston | 198 | Free | 13 minutes |
Birkenhead Central | 0 | NA | 5 minutes |
Birkenhead North | 630 | Free | 10 minutes |
Birkenhead Park | 0 | NA | 8 minutes |
Bromborough | 87 | Free | 21 minutes |
Bromborough Rake | 0 | Free | 19 minutes |
Capenhurst | 24 | Free | 30 minutes |
Chester | 83 | Pay & display | 39 minutes |
Eastham Rake | 101 | Free | 23 minutes |
Ellesmere Port | 109 | Free | 35 minutes |
Green Lane | 60 | Free | 7 minutes |
Hooton | 418 | Pay & display | 26 minutes |
Hoylake | 167 | Free | 25 minutes |
Meols | 62 | Free | 21 minutes |
Moreton | 34 | Free | 18 minutes |
New Brighton | 3 | Free | 21 minutes |
Rock Ferry | 25 | Free | 10 minutes |
Spital | 136 | Free | 17 minutes |
Wallasey Grove Road | 168 | Free | 17 minutes |
West Kirby | 0 | NA | 28 minutes |
Trains run every 15 minutes 7am - 7pm Monday and Saturday, on all lines except the Ellesmere Port line. Outside of these hours and on Sundays frequency of trains varies. Trains on the Southport line run every 15 minutes from start to end of service Monday - Saturday. On Sundays trains run every 30 minutes.
To check train times for your journey use the Journey Planner below.
If found to be in contravention of Merseyrail Byelaw 14 and a person in charge of a motor vehicle, bicycle or any other conveyance shall leave it in any manner that it is deemed to be causing an obstruction they may be liable for a fine of £30.00 and could also face Prosecution.
This includes parking within a designated bay without displaying a valid pass or permit and not parking within a marked bay.
Overnight parking at Merseyrail stations is not allowed. Vehicles remaining 15 minutes or more after the last train has departed the station, will be deemed to be in breach and might incur a penalty fine of £30.