There are 5 ways to get from Birkenhead Port to Liverpool by train, ferry, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Birkenhead Hamilton Square to Liverpool Lime Streettrain West Kirby - West Kirby / ...
6 min£1–3Ferry
- Take the ferry from Seacombe Ferry Terminal to Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminalferry Fer
10 minBus
- Take the bus from Birkenhead Bus Station to Queen Squarebus 423 / ...
10 min£1–4Taxi
- Take the taxi from Birkenhead Port to Liverpooltaxi 4.6 mi
12 min£26–31Line 411 bus, train
- Take the bus from Morpeth Wharf to Hamilton Square Interchangebus 409 / ...
- Take the train from Birkenhead Hamilton Square to Liverpool Lime Streettrain West Kirby - West Kirby / ...
13 min£3–6
Birkenhead Port to Liverpool by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Birkenhead Port to Liverpool is to train which costs £1 - £3 and takes 6 min.
The fastest way to get from Birkenhead Port to Liverpool is to train which takes 6 min and costs £1 - £3.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Birkenhead Bus Station station and arriving at Queen Square. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Seacombe Ferry Terminal and arriving at Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Birkenhead Hamilton Square and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 min.
The distance between Birkenhead Port and Liverpool is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Birkenhead Port to Liverpool without a car is to train which takes 6 min and costs £1 - £3.
The train from Birkenhead Hamilton Square to Liverpool Lime Street takes 6 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Birkenhead Port to Liverpool bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from Birkenhead Bus Station.
Birkenhead Port to Liverpool train services, operated by Merseyrail, depart from Birkenhead Hamilton Square station.
What companies run services between Birkenhead Port, England and Liverpool, England?
Merseyrail operates a train from Birkenhead Hamilton Square to Liverpool Lime Street every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £1–3 and the journey takes 6 min. Alternatively, Mersey Ferries operates a ferry from Seacombe Ferry Terminal to Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal hourly, and the journey takes 10 min.
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- Merseyrail
Train from Birkenhead Hamilton Square to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Merseyrail
Train from Birkenhead Hamilton Square to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Merseyrail
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- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Birkenhead Bus Station to Queen Square
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Morpeth Wharf to Hamilton Square Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Birkenhead Bus Station to Queen Square
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
- Phone
- 0151 330 1444
- Website
- Mersey Ferries
Ferry from Seacombe Ferry Terminal to Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mersey Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- £26–31
Chester Taxi Services
- Phone
- +44 1244421024
- Website
- taxis-in-chester.co.uk
Hackney Direct
- Phone
- +44 1516018888
- Website
- hackneydirect.com
JT Transfers
- Phone
- +44 7783 184310
- Website
- jttransfers.co.uk
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Booking & Getting There
The best way to get from Birkenhead Port to Liverpool is to train which takes 6 min and costs £1 - £3. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £1 - £4 and takes 10 min.
Birkenhead Port to Liverpool bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at Queen Square station.
Birkenhead Port to Liverpool train services, operated by Merseyrail, arrive at Liverpool Lime Street station.
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