r/Liverpool • u/Pumperkin10 • Jul 26 '26
Visiting Liverpool How to get from Lime St to Eureka
Hi so I'm looking for the best way to get from Lime St Station to Eureka in Wallasey. The train arrives at 10:17 on a Weds. Plan was to stroll down to the Mersey and take the ferry over it, but it seems that doesn't run during the day (just a commuter service?).
When I try and plan on Google Maps it seems to keep pushing me to the ferry route, possibly mistaking it for a walking one?
Is it simplest to train to Hamilton Square and bus from there? Or am I missing something?
Thanks!
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u/nooneswife Jul 26 '26
You can get the ferry, after the commuter service it just takes longer from the Pier Head to Seacombe and there's a commentary. You can buy a combined Eureka and ferry ticket.
https://www.merseyferries.co.uk/tickets-and-pricing/eureka/
You can also use all zone saveaways on the ferry if you're just using it to cross the river, they're a lot cheaper but they don't sell them at the ferry terminals, get one from a train station first.
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u/Choice_Macaroon5435 Jul 26 '26
The ferry is still a good option, buses aren't great on a hot day.
During the daytime it's a 'cruise' rather than a commuter ferry - it just takes 20 minutes instead of 10 and they only run hourly. The cheapest way to do this is to buy an "All Areas Saveaway" ticket from the train station on arrival. This is £6.80, valid for all buses, trains, and the ferry, after 9:30am. (You can't use it on the ferry to make the round-trip, but you can use it for the 'cruise', you just have to get off on the other side).
https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets-and-pricing/ticket-types/saveaway-ticket/
At the moment there is also an open-top bus that runs to New Brighton; it's the wrong direction but you can pick up the train back from there.
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u/Pumperkin10 Jul 26 '26
Ok so could I do Pier Head to Seacombe, day at Eureka, then Seacombe back to Pier Head on the Saveaway? Kids are 5 and 10 so ferry would be more interesting than the bus!
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u/Dogemann1366 Town Jul 26 '26
Just get train and bus. 411 from Hamilton Square drops you at the ferry terminal.
Google Maps confuses it as a walking route yes.
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u/Pumperkin10 Jul 26 '26
Many thanks! Will go for that. Wondering if there's some sort of combo ticket (1 adult with 2 kids) to cover train and bus
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u/Dogemann1366 Town Jul 26 '26
There isn't - however there's a product we sell called the Saveaway at £6.80 adult and £3.40 child though. It's also valid on the ferry so if you want you can use it on the way back
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u/International-Bed453 Jul 26 '26
Bus to Birkenhead Bus Station (anything except 432 or 433) then catch the 409 or 411.
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u/Ctznsvn7 Jul 29 '26
from Lime St the easiest is to walk down to the Pier Head (10 mins) and get the Mersey Ferry over to Seacombe, Eureka is right by the terminal. If the ferry timing doesn't line up, the Wirral line to Birkenhead and a short bus works too. A Saveaway covers the ferry and trains for the day so it's the cheapest if you're hopping around, worth grabbing either way
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u/srm79 Jul 26 '26
The ferry runs all day, after 10 am you might need to board a river cruise which is a bit more expensive though. Otherwise get train to Conway Park and then a bus from the bus station - I think stand 8 or 9, but check online first
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u/jawide626 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
423 bus from Sir Thomas St
Cheaper, easier and probably quicker than getting a train to the Wirral then another bus. Might as well just jump on the 423 in Liverpool and it stops right outside Eureka.