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Travel to Liverpool
Flying to Liverpool
Airlines operating flights to Liverpool from other UK cities include easyJet and Flybe. There are no direct flights from London, but it's easy to travel between the two cities by train. Alternatively, Manchester Airport is around an hour away from Liverpool by direct train. If travelling from the USA, you can fly to Liverpool with KLM, changing in Amsterdam. Prices for domestic flights are fairly consistent year-round, although they tend to rise over the summer holidays and Christmas. International flights are usually cheaper outside July and August.
From Belfast - 50 minutes; New York - 12 hours (including stopover); Los Angeles - 18 hours (including stopover); Toronto - 12 hours (including stopover); Sydney - 28 hours (including stopovers).
City Airports:
Telephone:+44 871 521 8484
Website:www.liverpoolairport.com
Location:
Money:
Luggage:
Website:www.liverpoolairport.com
Location:
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is located 13km (8 miles) to the southeast of Liverpool.
Money:
There are a number of currency exchange booths and ATMs located throughout the terminal, in both the public and departures areas.
Luggage:
Left-luggage facilities (tel: +44 871 521 8484) are available at a charge from the information desk on the ground floor, from 0830 to 1700. A lost and found service (tel: +44 151 907 2001) is also available here, on hand to assist with queries regarding luggage misplaced within the terminal.
Travel by road
Summary:
Traffic in the UK drives on the left. The speed limits are 113kph (70mph) on motorways, 97kph (60mph) on single-lane main roads and 48kph (30mph) in built-up areas.
Roads in the UK are well maintained. Non-British national driving licences and International Driving Permits are valid in the UK for up to one year; drivers must be over 17 years. Insurance is mandatory. Overseas visitors bringing their own cars should carry registration documents and check with their insurance company as to whether a Green Card is needed.
Breakdown service, traffic updates and general motoring information are available from the AA (tel: +44 121 275 3746; www.theaa.com) and the RAC (tel: +44 844 891 3111; www.rac.co.uk).
Emergency breakdown service:
AA (tel: 0800 887 766, in the UK); RAC (tel: 0800 828 282, in the UK).
Routes:
Liverpool is easily accessible via road and is situated close to the motorways and other major northern cities. Liverpool is signposted from the M6 and the M62 if travelling from the south and the M58 if travelling from the north.
Driving times:
From London - 4 hours; Manchester- 1 hour; Birmingham- 2 hours; Newcastle - 3 hours 15 minutes; Leeds - 1 hour 30 minutes.
Coaches:
National Express (tel: +44 871 781 8181; www.nationalexpress.com) operates regular coach services connecting Liverpool with various destinations in the UK including Victoria Coach Station in London. The National Express terminal is located in the centre of the city on Norton Street within easy walking distance of Lime Street railway station in the northeast of the city.
Travel by rail
Services:
Liverpool Lime Street station is the city's main railway station located in the northeast of the city centre. Liverpool is well connected to other UK cities by an efficient rail service.
Operators:
Virgin Trains (tel: +44 871 977 4222; www.virgintrains.co.uk) operates numerous services to Liverpool including a fast service from London using tilting Pendolino trains.
Other rail operators running services to Liverpool include East Midlands Trains (tel: +44 3457 125 678; www.eastmidlandtrains.co.uk), London Midland (tel: 0844 811 0133; www.londonmidland.com), Northern (tel: +44 333 222 0125; www.northernrail.org) and Transpennine Express (tel: +44 345 600 1671; www.tpexpress.co.uk).
For all train information, contact National Rail Enquiries (tel: +44 3457 484 950; www.nationalrail.co.uk).
Journey times:
From London - 2 hours 15 minutes; Manchester - 50 minutes; Birmingham - 1 hour 35 minutes; Newcastle - 3 hours.
Travel over water
Summary:
Liverpool has three different ferry ports: Pier Head, off St Nicholas Place, Princes Parade; Gladstone Dock in Bootle, and Twelve Quays, Tower Road, Birkenhead.
Ferry services:
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (tel: +44 8722 992 992; www.steam-packet.com) provides services from Douglas to Pier Head in 2 hours 45 minutes year-round and winter-only services to Twelve Quays in 4 hours 15 minutes.
Stena Line (tel: +44 844 770 7070; www.stenaline.co.uk) provides services from Belfast to Twelve Quays in 8 hours.
P&O Ferries (tel: +44 800 130 0030; www.poferries.com) offers services from Dublin to Gladstone Dock in around 8 hours.
Port website:
www.cruise-liverpool.com
Transport to the city:
From Twelve Quays, it is a short walk to Hamilton Square railway station (Birkenhead) where services connect to Liverpool in less than 10 minutes. From Gladstone Dock, ferry passengers should get a taxi for the journey into the city. From Pier Head, there are bus services which connect the terminal to Liverpool Lime Street station and other parts of the city.
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