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Compare coach and train for Liverpool to St Ives
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Liverpool to St Ives among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £35. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 8h 1m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £35, and a train costs an average of £81.
Distance: 396 km
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£37 Average Price Cheapest | £82 Average Price |
12h 13m Average total duration 11h 43m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 31m Average total duration Fastest 8h 1m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to St Ives from Liverpool by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Liverpool to St Ives is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
13:337h57Liverpool21:30St IvesFind prices4 changes
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FAQs: Liverpool to St Ives
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This is compared to other travel options from Liverpool to St Ives:
A coach is £46 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Liverpool to St Ives costing on average £81.
Other travel options to St Ives take longer:
Coach takes on average 17h 30m.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Liverpool and St Ives as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Liverpool Lime Street (LIV) and arrive in St Ives station (SIV).
- Coaches mostly depart from Liverpool, University and arrive in St Erth, A30.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains to go to St Ives by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to St Ives by coach.
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