There are 12 ways to get from Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhoftrain Re3
11h 49m€283–667Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhoftrain
9h 1m€79–387Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Trier, Hauptbahnhofbus L32 / ...
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar, Pappelstraßebus 800
19h 39mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Liverpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Idar-Obersteincar
10h 22m€292–372Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhoftrain
7h 40m€106–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourgtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar, Pappelstraßebus 800
12h 48mBus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Trier central train stationbus N36
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar, Pappelstraßebus 800
23h 57mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Idar-Obersteincar
11h 29m€167–284Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MAN - LUX
- Take the bus from Trier, Theodor-Heuss-Allee to Idar, Pappelstraßebus
8h 30mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BHX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhoftrain
8h 29m€149–359Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhoftrain
9h 18m€131–388Train to London City Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane LCY - LUX
- Take the bus from Trier, Theodor-Heuss-Allee to Idar, Pappelstraßebus
9h 48m
Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein is to bus and fly and train which costs €100 - €240 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Idar, Pappelstraße via London Victoria Green Line Station, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg and Trier, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
The distance between Liverpool and Idar-Oberstein is 1189 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein without a car is to train which takes 11h 49m and costs €280 - €700.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein, including transfers.
Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein is to train which takes 11h 49m and costs €280 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 19h 39m.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Idar-Oberstein, Germany?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Idar, Eltwerk via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf, Frankfurt, Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof, and Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof in around 11h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Idar, Pappelstraße via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, Luxembourg, and Trier, Hauptbahnhof in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
Train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
Train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
Train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
Train from Frankfurt to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Trier central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Luxembourg to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +49 (6765) 270
- [email protected]
- Website
- scherer-reisen.de
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar, Pappelstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vrminfo.de
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar, Pappelstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vrminfo.de
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar, Pappelstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vrminfo.de
Bus from Trier, Theodor-Heuss-Allee to Idar, Pappelstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vrminfo.de
Bus from Trier, Theodor-Heuss-Allee to Idar, Pappelstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vrminfo.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Idar-Oberstein is 1h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 10:42 PM in Liverpool and 11:42 PM in Idar-Oberstein.
Liverpool to Idar-Oberstein train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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