49 km | |
Train or coach | |
€4 - €5 | |
Train • €4 • 38 min | |
Train • €4 • 38 min | |
National Express or Northern Rail (3) |
Take a train or coach to travel 49 km to Liverpool from Manchester. 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.
How to get from Manchester to Liverpool by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Manchester to Liverpool is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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.
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.
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.
You can travel by travel to Liverpool from Manchester with National Express, FlixBus and Northern Rail (3). When you search Omio for times and tickets, we’ll show you the best deals available.
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.
There are 2 travel options from Manchester to Liverpool. You can take a train or coach.
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Liverpool is by taking a train with average ticket prices of €4 compared to other travel options to Liverpool:
Taking a train costs €1 less than taking a coach, which costs on average €5 for the same trip.
The quickest way to travel to Liverpool from Manchester is by train, which takes on average 38 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Coach takes on average 1 h 5 min.
You should expect to travel around 49 km from Manchester to Liverpool.
The average frequency per day from Manchester to Liverpool is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Manchester 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 for travellers from Manchester to Liverpool:
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Yes, there are direct routes from Manchester to Liverpool with the following travel companies:
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 journey.
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