There are 7 ways to get from Porthcawl to Liverpool by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Bridgend to Crewetrain Milford Haven - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Birmingham New Street - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
5h 22m£63–117Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sarn Odeon to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 112
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 541 / ...
9h 10m£42–72Drive 172 mi
- Drive from Porthcawl to Liverpoolcar 172 mi
3h 51m£43–62Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Bridgend to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BRS - LPL
7h 37m£69–180Bus, train
- Take the bus from Porthcawl Library to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2bus X2
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Chestertrain Cardiff Central - Holyhead / ...
6h 34m£63–103Fly Cardiff Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CWL - LPL
7h 6m£73–171Fly Cardiff Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CWL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
8h 5m£54–234
Porthcawl to Liverpool by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Porthcawl to Liverpool is to bus which costs £40 - £75 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Porthcawl to Liverpool is to drive which takes 3h 51m and costs £40 - £65.
No, there is no direct bus from Porthcawl to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Griffin Park and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Bridgend Bus Station Stand 4, Sarn Odeon and Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Porthcawl to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Bridgend and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 22m.
The distance between Porthcawl and Liverpool is 202 miles. The road distance is 173 miles.
The best way to get from Porthcawl to Liverpool without a car is to train which takes 5h 22m and costs £60 - £120.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Porthcawl to Liverpool, including transfers.
Porthcawl to Liverpool bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sarn Odeon station.
Porthcawl to Liverpool train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Bridgend station.
The best way to get from Porthcawl to Liverpool is to train which takes 5h 22m and costs £60 - £120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £75 and takes 9h 10m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £180 and takes 7h 6m.
What companies run services between Porthcawl, Wales and Liverpool, England?
You can take a bus from Northways to Liverpool Lime Street via Bridgend Bus Station Stand 9, Bridgend, and Crewe in around 5h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Griffin Park to Liverpool, Liverpool One via Bridgend Bus Station Stand 4, Sarn Odeon, and Birmingham Coach Station in around 9h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Manchester Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Liverpool via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bridgend to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bridgend to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bridgend to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Sarn Odeon to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- First South & West Wales
Bus from Porthcawl Library to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- First South & West Wales
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Porthcawl to Liverpool bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Porthcawl to Liverpool train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Porthcawl to Liverpool is 173 miles. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Porthcawl to Liverpool.
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