How to travel from Manchester to Liverpool

There are 4 ways that you can travel between Manchester and Liverpool. You can take a coach, flight, ferry or train.

A train service offers the cheapest way to travel from Manchester to Liverpool, which costs on average €7.

This is compared to other ways of getting to Liverpool:

A train is €4 less than a coach for this journey with tickets for a coach from Manchester to Liverpool costing on average €11.

The fastest way from Manchester to Liverpool is by train with an average journey time of 47 min.

Other travel options to Liverpool from Manchester can usually take longer:

In comparison, travelling by coach can take you on average 1 h.

Liverpool is approximately 49 km away from Manchester.

The average frequency per day from Manchester to Liverpool is:

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

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route from Manchester to Liverpool as scheduled services by coach, flight, ferry or train can vary by season or day of the week.

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

• Most travellers board their coach from Manchester, Coach Station and arrive in Liverpool, Liverpool One.
• Most travellers take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street.

If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Manchester to Liverpool, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:

• National Express can get you to Liverpool by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with National Express from Manchester to Liverpool for €11 on Omio.
• Travel with Northern Rail to go to Liverpool by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Northern Rail Manchester to Liverpool tickets on Omio for €7.

Yes, there are direct services available from Manchester to Liverpool with the following travel operators:

• You can find around 2 direct coaches per day and book this direct coach with Flixbus, National Express or Megabus.
• You can travel directly by train with Northern Rail, Transpennine Express or East Midlands Railway with 69 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 change in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Manchester to Liverpool.

Before travelling from Manchester to Liverpool, it’s good to know what ticket you can buy and how much it will cost in the next 7 days:

• The price of a coach ticket is on average €11 one way for this route.
• The price of a train ticket is €7 one way on average for this route.

But we recommend booking Manchester to Liverpool tickets online a few months before your planned travel date to score the best deals and save money on your trip.