There are 9 ways to get from Shotts to Liverpool by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Westerntrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
4h 46m£73–134Train, line 47 bus
cheapest- Take the train from Whifflet to Prestontrain Southbound
- Take the bus from Southport Interchange to Queen Square Bus Stationbus 47 / ...
7h 44m£42–71Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 802
6h 48m£44–72Drive 203.6 mi
- Drive from Shotts to Liverpoolcar 203.6 mi
3h 51m£51–73Fly Glasgow Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
5h 41m£62–190Line 266 bus, train
- Take the bus from King Street to Hamilton Roadbus 266
- Take the train from Motherwell to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
5h 3m£45–122Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Shotts to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
5h 47m£76–199Fly 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 37m£62–174Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Shotts 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 57m£75–203
Shotts to Liverpool by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shotts to Liverpool is to train and line 47 bus which costs £40 - £75 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Shotts to Liverpool is to drive which takes 3h 51m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Shotts to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from King Street and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Stewarton Street and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Shotts to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Shotts and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Glasgow Central and Wigan North Western. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 46m.
The distance between Shotts and Liverpool is 246 miles. The road distance is 204.8 miles.
The best way to get from Shotts to Liverpool without a car is to train which takes 4h 46m and costs £70 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Shotts to Liverpool, including transfers.
Shotts to Liverpool bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Shotts to Liverpool train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Shotts to Liverpool is to train which takes 4h 46m and costs £70 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £75 and takes 6h 48m, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £190 and takes 5h 41m.
What companies run services between Shotts, Scotland and Liverpool, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western hourly. Tickets cost £65–110 and the journey takes 2h 37m. TransPennine Express also services this route 3 times a day. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One twice a week. Tickets cost £35–60 and the journey takes 4h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- 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
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Whifflet to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- 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
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Shotts to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Shotts to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- 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
- £26–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- 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
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from King Street to Hamilton Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Southport Interchange to Queen Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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Booking & Getting There
Shotts to Liverpool bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Shotts to Liverpool train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Wigan North Western station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shotts to Liverpool is 205 miles. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Shotts to Liverpool.
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