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Compare train and coach for Birmingham to Birkenhead
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Birmingham to Birkenhead among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £14. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 46m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £14, and a train costs an average of £124.
Distance: 126 km
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£136 Average Price | £14 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 16m Average total duration Fastest 1h 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 25m Average total duration 2h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Birmingham to Birkenhead
How to get to Birkenhead from Birmingham by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Birmingham to Birkenhead is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
3:252h40Birmingham6:05Birkenhead£261One-way0 changes
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3:252h40Birmingham6:05Birkenhead£261One-way0 changes
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3:252h40Birmingham6:05Birkenhead£261One-way0 changes
Other options
5:353h00Birmingham8:35Birkenhead£261One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Birmingham to Birkenhead:
A coach is £110 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Birmingham to Birkenhead costing on average £124.
Other travel options to Birkenhead take longer:
Coach takes on average 2h 10m.
- Around 14 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Birmingham and Birkenhead as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Birmingham New Street (BHM) and arrive in Birkenhead Hamilton Square (BKQ).
- Coaches mostly depart from Birmingham, Coach Station and arrive in Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Birkenhead by coach.
- Travel with West Midlands Trains, Cross Country, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains to go to Birkenhead by train.
- 2 direct coaches per day with National Express, FlixBus.
- 0 direct trains per day with West Midlands Trains.
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