How to travel from Glasgow to Liverpool
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4.6Travel Information from Glasgow to Liverpool
 Distance | 285 km |
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 Available travel modes | Train or coach |
 Ticket price range | €10 - €23 |
 Cheapest mode | Coach • €10 • 5 h 26 min |
 Fastest mode | Train • €23 • 3 h 20 min |
 Popular travel companies | National Express or Avanti West Coast |
Travel 285 km by train or coach to Liverpool from Glasgow. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are National Express or Avanti West Coast among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Glasgow to Liverpool.
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How to get from Glasgow to Liverpool by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Glasgow to Liverpool is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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All travel companies: Train and Coach Companies from Glasgow to Liverpool
Find the best route to Liverpool from Glasgow with National Express, ScotRail and CrossCountry. Comparing timetables and prices and booking the most affordable journey has never been easier with over 1000 travel operators on Omio.
Scotrail is a train operating company in Scotland, providing rail services throughout the country. It operates a wide range of services, from commuter trains to long-distance intercity services. The company operates a variety of train types, including the Class 380, Class 385, Class 156, Class 158 and Class 170. These trains offer a range of onboard facilities, such as free Wi-Fi, power sockets, and comfortable seating. Scotrail also offers a range of ticket types, including Advance, Off-Peak, and Anytime tickets. The most popular routes for Scotrail include Glasgow to Edinburgh, Glasgow to Inverness, and Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
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 Glasgow - 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: Travel from Glasgow to Liverpool
There are 2 travel options from Glasgow to Liverpool: train or coach.
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Liverpool is by taking a coach with average ticket prices of €10 compared to other travel options to Liverpool:
Taking a coach costs €12 less than taking a train, which costs on average €23 for the same trip.
The fastest way to get to Liverpool from Glasgow is by train with an average travel time of 3 h 20 min.
Other travel options to Liverpool take longer:
Taking a coach requires on average 5 h 26 min of travel time.
You should expect to travel around 285 km from Glasgow to Liverpool.
The average frequency per day from Glasgow to Liverpool is:
- 8 coaches per day.
- 7 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Glasgow and Liverpool 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 Glasgow to Liverpool:
- Most travellers take a coach from Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One.
- Most travellers board their train from Glasgow Central and arrive in Liverpool Lime Street.
The following travel companies offer services from Glasgow to Liverpool:
- National Express, FlixBus or Megabus can take you to Liverpool by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Glasgow to Liverpool for €10.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, LNER, ScotRail, CrossCountry or first_transpennine_express to go to Liverpool by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Avanti West Coast Glasgow to Liverpool tickets on Omio for €23.
Yes, there are direct routes from Glasgow to Liverpool with the following travel companies:
- You can check for a direct coach to Liverpool with FlixBus with 1 direct coach per day.
Direct services to Liverpool tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.
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