How to get to Birkenhead from Liverpool

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Travel Information from Liverpool to Birkenhead

Distance2 miles
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range£3 - £4
Cheapest modeCoach • £3 • 9 min
Fastest modeTrain • £4 • 3 min
Popular travel companiesArriva North West or Merseyrail

Take a train or coach to travel 2 miles from Liverpool to Birkenhead. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are Arriva North West or Merseyrail among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Liverpool to Birkenhead.

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from Liverpool to Birkenhead

How to get to Birkenhead from Liverpool by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

train

The best way to travel from Liverpool to Birkenhead is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Merseyrail
05:000h05
Liverpool
05:05Birkenhead
£41One-way
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Cheapest

Merseyrail
05:000h05
Liverpool
05:05Birkenhead
£41One-way
0 changes

Fastest

Merseyrail
07:540h03
Liverpool
07:57Birkenhead
£41One-way
0 changes

Other options

Merseyrail
11:270h03
Liverpool
11:30Birkenhead
£51One-way
0 changes
Merseyrail
04:580h07
Liverpool
05:05Birkenhead
£51One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: Liverpool to Birkenhead

Travel to Birkenhead easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Liverpool to Birkenhead.

FAQs

You can get from Liverpool to Birkenhead 2 different ways: train or coach.

The cheapest way to travel from Liverpool to Birkenhead is a coach with an average price of £3.

This is compared to other travel options from Liverpool to Birkenhead:

Taking a coach costs £2 less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of £4.

The fastest way from Liverpool to Birkenhead is by train with an average journey time of 3 min.

There are alternative travel options to Birkenhead that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 9 min of travel time.

Birkenhead is approximately 2 miles away from Liverpool.

The average frequency per day from Liverpool to Birkenhead is:

  • 2 coaches a day.
  • 9 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Liverpool and Birkenhead as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Liverpool to Birkenhead:

  • Most travellers catch their train from Liverpool Lime Street and arrive in Birkenhead Hamilton Square.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Liverpool to Birkenhead:

  • You can take a coach from Liverpool to Birkenhead with Arriva North West or Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire. Cheap tickets can be found for £3 with Arriva North West from Liverpool to Birkenhead.
  • You can travel from Liverpool to Birkenhead by train with Merseyrail. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for £4 with Merseyrail from Liverpool to Birkenhead.

Yes, there are direct services available from Liverpool to Birkenhead with the following travel companies:

  • Direct coaches with Arriva North West or Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire with 2 direct coaches per day.
  • Direct trains with Merseyrail with 9 direct trains per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Birkenhead as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Birkenhead from Liverpool.

Omio customers who travel from Liverpool to Birkenhead often also extend their holiday to go to Manchester, London, Glasgow, Marston Green or Leeds. Omio can help you plan your trip by finding the best connections between Birkenhead and these popular destinations at a great price.

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