How to get to Liverpool from Manchester
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4.6Travel Information from Manchester to Liverpool
 Distance | 30 miles |
|---|---|
 Available travel modes | Train or coach |
 Ticket price range | £4 - £4 |
 Cheapest mode | Train • £4 • 38 min |
 Fastest mode | Train • £4 • 38 min |
 Popular travel companies | National Express or Northern Rail (3) |
Take a train or coach to travel 30 miles from Manchester to Liverpool. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are National Express or Northern Rail (3) among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Manchester to Liverpool.
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How to get to Liverpool from Manchester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Manchester to Liverpool is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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General Information About the Journey from Manchester to Liverpool
There are a number of transport options available for the journey from Manchester to Liverpool, however train and bus services are by far the quickest and most convenient options; with a number of direct connections connected the two cities on a daily bases. The two cities are just 55 kilometres apart with the majority of the services taking less than two hours departing from Manchester to Liverpool at frequent intervals.
Buses from Manchester to Liverpool
There are a number of options for getting from Manchester to Liverpool by bus. National Express offers over 30 buses departing over the course of the day. Terravision operates bus services between Manchester Centre Sackville and Liverpool Airport which takes 40 minutes. There are approximately 17 services per day.
Trains from Manchester to Liverpool
There are three stations in Manchester that have direct services to Liverpool Lime Street: Piccadilly, Victoria and Oxford Road. Services start just after 5:00 a.m. and are operated by Northern Rail and Transpennine Express. The journey takes between 45 minutes and 1hr 20mins. The last daily service is just after 11:00 p.m. and there are up to 8 services per hour throughout the day.
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Travel on National Express, FlixBus and Northern Rail (3) travel from Manchester to Liverpool at great prices. Omio finds you travel times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies all in one place.
National Express is the leading travel operator for routes throughout the United Kingdom, operating over 550 travel a day and serving over 900 destinations across the country. National Express even offers routes to and from major UK airports like Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol 24 hours a day at affordable prices for the budget traveller in mind. All National Express travel are air-conditioned and provide free WiFi and onboard entertainment. Most travel are equipped with seat belts and power outlets in each seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select between three ticket types for the Manchester - Liverpool travel: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. Refundable tickets provide more flexibility than other ticket options, meaning you can cancel or change your ticket easily, should you need to.
FAQs: Manchester to Liverpool
There are 2 options to travel from Manchester to Liverpool including taking a train or coach.
The cheapest way to go to Liverpool from Manchester is by taking a train, which costs on average £4.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Manchester to Liverpool:
A train is £1 less than a coach with an average ticket price of £4 from Manchester to Liverpool.
The fastest way to get to Liverpool from Manchester is by train with an average travel time of 38 min.
Other travel options to Liverpool take longer:
Taking a coach requires on average 1 h 5 min of travel time.
Liverpool is approximately 30 miles away from Manchester.
The average frequency per day from Manchester to Liverpool is:
- 25 coaches a day.
- 11 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Liverpool from Manchester 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 for travellers from Manchester to Liverpool:
- Coaches mostly depart from Manchester, Coach Station and arrive in Liverpool, Liverpool One.
- Trains mostly depart from Manchester Piccadilly and arrive in Liverpool Lime Street.
Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Manchester to Liverpool:
- You can go to Liverpool from Manchester by coach with National Express, Megabus or FlixBus. You'll see cheap coach tickets for £4 with FlixBus from Manchester to Liverpool on Omio.
- You can travel by train to Liverpool from Manchester with Northern Rail (3), TransPennine Express, East Midlands Trains, first_transpennine_express or east_midlands_trains, and you can find East Midlands Trains Manchester to Liverpool tickets for £4 on Omio.
Yes, there are direct services available from Manchester to Liverpool with the following travel companies:
- 25 direct coaches per day with National Express or FlixBus.
- Direct trains with Northern Rail (3), TransPennine Express, East Midlands Trains, first_transpennine_express or east_midlands_trains with 11 direct trains per day.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Liverpool as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Liverpool from Manchester.
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