Getting to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and parking
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is situated on East Prescot Road in the West Derby area of Liverpool, a five-minute drive from the M62 and is easily accessible by public transport.
You can get directions to Alder Hey from Google Maps
Sat nav postcodes to the hospital car parks
Hospital multi-storey – L14 5AB
Emergency Department – L12 2AP
Please note
From Friday 5th December 2025, our A&E car park and drop off zone is moving location. Find out more here.
Sat nav – Main entrance
The main entrance to Alder Hey is on East Prescot Road. If you’re travelling by car, please use the sat-nav postcode L14 5AB.
Cars should enter the hospital site from East Prescot Road and use the drop-off facilities near the East Prescot Road entrance, or use the multi-storey car park, which has its own entrance to the hospital via the lifts/stairs. The multi-storey car park has seven levels. The entrance to the hospital from the multi-storey car park is on the ground level.
Sat nav – Emergency Department
To access the Emergency Department by car, access via Eaton Road where there is a short-stay car park and drop-off facility. Please use the sat-nav postcode L12 2AP.
Parking for our Emergency Department is very limited and is pay and display with a cost of £4 per visit.
Parking for Catkin Centre and Sunflower HouseInstitute in the Park
Visitors to the Institute in the Park should park in the hospital multi-storey car park unless instructed otherwise. Once you have parked and made your way down to the hospital entrance on the ground level, you should find yourself in the hospital atrium. Make your way towards the WH Smith entrance and walk past our Emergency Department on your left and across the small road. The Institute in the Park is the brown wooden building straight ahead of you.
Please use this entrance as the entrance adjacent to Eaton Road is closed. Once you have entered the Institute, please report to our reception who will be happy to assist.
About the Institute in the ParkCar Parking
Please note: There is a height restriction of 2.2 metres for our multi-storey car park.
The hospital has a multi-storey car park which is open 24/7 and has 1184 spaces, including 52 spaces for blue badge holders situated on the lower ground, 1st floor and 2nd floor, as well as 14 electric charging points for electric vehicles. Please ensure your blue badge is clearly displayed.
Blue badge holders are not required to pay for parking.
Charges for parking are applied at an hourly rate. These tariffs bring us in line with the parking charges already in place at other local hospitals:
| Time | Charge |
|---|---|
| 0 to 30 minutes | FREE |
| 30 minutes to 2 hours | £3.50 |
| 2 to 6 hours | £5.00 |
| 6 to 8 hours | £6.00 |
| 8 to 24 hours | £8.00 |
| Blue badge holders | Free |
Paying
We are now using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) at our multi-storey car park. When you arrive, you will be let in automatically (or issued a ticket if your vehicle registration is not picked up).
To pay for your parking, simply pay at the pay station situated in the atrium. Enter your vehicle registration number and the charge for your stay will be displayed. You can pay for your parking in cash or with a debit/credit card.
If you are a Blue Badge holder, please have this to hand to scan on the exit barrier.
Any income generated through parking is used to cover any costs incurred to run and maintain the multi-storey car park. Any remainder will be invested back into our hospital services.
Overnight/long stay patients
For frequent outpatient visitors, parking will be provided free to all those who come to our hospital for an appointment at least 3 times within a month, and for an overall period of at least 3 months. A ‘month’ is defined as a period of 30 days.
Please report to concierge desk to log your vehicle details.
Drop-off and Taxis
There is a drop-off section on East Prescot Road, which can be used for pick-up and drop-off only. The maximum wait time in the drop-off area is 20 minutes. Taxis can also be taken from here.
Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
To avoid issues with accessing the multi-storey car park, please use the entrance on Eaton Road and park large wheelchair-accessible vehicles there. You’ll find several WAV parking bays on your right-hand side as you turn in, just outside of our Institute building.
Public transport
The following buses stop at East Prescot Road, outside Alder Hey and other surrounding roads.
No. 15 (Eaton Road)
No. 61 (East Prescot Road)
No. 61A (East Prescot Road)
No. 102 (Eaton Road)
No. 8 (East Prescot Road)
No. 9 (East Prescot Road)
No. 10 (East Prescot Road)
No. 10A (East Prescot Road)
Broad Green station is approximately 1.5 miles away and connects with Liverpool Lime Street, Wigan and Manchester. We recommend using Merseyside Journey Planner to find the best route for you.
Merseyside Journey PlannerClaiming Fares and Expenses
Guidance on how to claim back fares and expenses, including information on who is able to claim and what documents you will need to show, can be found on our Claiming Fares and Expenses Guidance page.