Extra buses and Merseyrail services to run during Eurovision
100,000 extra visitors are expected over the week of the competition
Last updated 3rd May 2023
Additional late-night buses and trains have been announced to help visitors get around Liverpool during the week of Eurovision.
Merseyrail services will run into the early hours after the Grand Final, which finishes at 12.30am on Saturday (May 13).
Services will also run until after midnight on the night of the Big Eurovision Welcome event on May 7.
City Region buses will also continue on key routes until the early hours following the events on 7 and 13 May.
However, visitors are being asked to check before they travel if using the region's National Rail services, with industrial action due next week.
Mersey Ferries will be available to help people across the river on the evening of May 7 and 13, while a park and ride scheme and shuttle bus service is also set to operate.
Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said :
“The chance to host a global spectacle like the Eurovision Song Contest is an opportunity that doesn’t come around very often – especially for a city in the UK – that’s why so many others tried but were unsuccessful in bidding to host it.
“We’re expecting tens of thousands of visitors to descend on the Liverpool City Region for a week-long celebration of music, dance, fun and frivolity. A world class spectacular deserves world class transport, and visitors will be able to enjoy the best that our region has to offer.
“I’m enormously proud of the investments we’ve made to deliver a publicly-owned, public transport network run in the interests of the public, including our £500m trains and fleet of new hydrogen buses.
“By organising these additional late-night services in our region, we’re ensuring that Eurovision fans and locals will get the service they deserve and won’t have to cut the party short!”