There are 8 ways to get from Cumbernauld to Liverpool by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Motherwell to Prestontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Blackpool North - Liverpool Lime Street
4h 24m£47–144Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170 / ...
7h 16m£33–64Drive 214.4 mi
- Drive from Cumbernauld to Liverpoolcar 214.4 mi
3h 53m£52–75Fly Glasgow Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
4h 50m£56–168Train, bus, line 310 bus
- Take the train from Greenfaulds to Prestontrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Bus Stationbus 2A
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Queen Square Bus Stationbus 310
5h 36m£39–68Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Croy to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
5h 10m£76–190Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
5h 21m£62–177Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Croy to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
5h 41m£84–209
Cumbernauld to Liverpool by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cumbernauld to Liverpool is to bus which costs £30 - £65 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cumbernauld to Liverpool is to drive which takes 3h 53m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Cumbernauld to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Town Centre Stances and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Buchanan Bus Station, Hanover Street and Manchester Central Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Cumbernauld to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Cumbernauld and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Motherwell and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 24m.
The distance between Cumbernauld and Liverpool is 226 miles. The road distance is 215.7 miles.
The best way to get from Cumbernauld to Liverpool without a car is to train which takes 4h 24m and costs £45 - £150.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Cumbernauld to Liverpool, including transfers.
Cumbernauld to Liverpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Cumbernauld to Liverpool train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Motherwell station.
The best way to get from Cumbernauld to Liverpool is to train which takes 4h 24m and costs £45 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £65 and takes 7h 16m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £170 and takes 4h 50m.
What companies run services between Cumbernauld, Scotland and Liverpool, England?
You can take a train from Cumbernauld to Liverpool Lime Street via Motherwell and Preston in around 4h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Town Centre Stances to Liverpool, Liverpool One via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Hanover Street, Charlotte Street, and Manchester Central Coach Station in around 7h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Greenfaulds to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Croy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Croy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Railway Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Bus Station to Queen Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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More Questions & Answers
Cumbernauld to Liverpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Cumbernauld to Liverpool train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cumbernauld to Liverpool is 216 miles. It takes approximately 3h 53m to drive from Cumbernauld to Liverpool.
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