There are 10 ways to get from John O' Groats to Liverpool by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Edinburgh
best- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
13h 14m£137–258Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 802
13h 45m£77–137Drive 477.6 mi
- Drive from John O' Groats to Liverpoolcar 477.6 mi
9h 15m£118–170Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
10h 21m£113–259Bus, train
- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
14h£162–247Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Wick to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
14h 46m£191–348Train
- Take the train from Wick to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
15h 51m£161–248Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Liverpool (LPL)plane INV - LPL
13h 11m£117–317Bus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ABZ - LPL
14h 24m£131–327Bus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ABZ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
12h 59m£127–319
John O' Groats to Liverpool by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from John O' Groats to Liverpool is to bus which costs £75 - £140 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from John O' Groats to Liverpool is to drive which takes 9h 15m and costs £110 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from John O' Groats to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Post Office and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Caithness General Hospital, Bus Station Stance 3 and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from John O' Groats to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Wick and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Inverness, Haymarket and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 46m.
The distance between John O' Groats and Liverpool is 538 miles. The road distance is 480.4 miles.
The best way to get from John O' Groats to Liverpool without a car is to bus and train via Edinburgh which takes 13h 14m and costs £130 - £260.
It takes approximately 13h 14m to get from John O' Groats to Liverpool, including transfers.
John O' Groats to Liverpool bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Caithness General Hospital station.
John O' Groats to Liverpool train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Wick station.
The best way to get from John O' Groats to Liverpool is to bus which takes 13h 45m and costs £75 - £140. Alternatively, you can train via Edinburgh, which costs £190 - £350 and takes 14h 46m.
What companies run services between John O' Groats, Scotland and Liverpool, England?
You can take a bus from Post Office to Liverpool, Liverpool One via Town Hall, Caithness General Hospital, Inverness Union Street, Bus Station Stance 3, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 13h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Post Office to Liverpool Lime Street via Town Hall, Wick, Inverness, Haymarket, and Preston in around 14h 46m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool via Birmingham, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–230
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Darlington to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Caithness General Hospital to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
John O' Groats to Liverpool bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Inverness Union Street station.
John O' Groats to Liverpool train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Inverness station.
Yes, the driving distance between John O' Groats to Liverpool is 480 miles. It takes approximately 9h 15m to drive from John O' Groats to Liverpool.
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