There are 9 ways to get from St Ives to Birkenhead by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from St Erth to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
8h 43m£171–313Bus via Bristol
cheapest- Take the bus from The Terrace to Bus Stationbus 14
- Take the bus from Truro to Bristol Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
14h 25m£44–75Drive 337.2 mi
- Drive from St Ives to Birkenheadcar 337.2 mi
6h 27m£82–119Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from St Erth to Trurotrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NQY - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
6h 42m£76–192Train via Cardiff
- Take the train from Hayle to Cardiff Centraltrain Penzance - Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Chestertrain Cardiff Central - Holyhead / ...
11h 23m£166–332Bus
- Take the bus from Viaduct to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 104
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Airport The Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170 / ...
14h 54m£77–189Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NQY - LPL
8h 25m£78–199Train to Exeter, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from St Erth to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EXT - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
7h 43m£138–282Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane NQY - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
14h 13m£105–256
St Ives to Birkenhead by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St Ives to Birkenhead is to bus via Bristol which costs £40 - £75 and takes 14h 25m.
The fastest way to get from St Ives to Birkenhead is to drive which takes 6h 27m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from St Ives to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from The Terrace and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Truro, Bristol Bus Station and Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from St Ives to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from St Ives (Cornwall) and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via St Erth, Plymouth and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 43m.
The distance between St Ives and Birkenhead is 383 miles. The road distance is 339.2 miles.
The best way to get from St Ives to Birkenhead without a car is to train which takes 8h 43m and costs £170 - £320.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from St Ives to Birkenhead, including transfers.
St Ives to Birkenhead bus services, operated by Go Cornwall Bus, depart from The Terrace station.
St Ives to Birkenhead train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from St Erth station.
The best way to get from St Ives to Birkenhead is to train which takes 8h 43m and costs £170 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus via Bristol, which costs £40 - £75 and takes 14h 25m, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £200 and takes 8h 25m.
What companies run services between St Ives, Cornwall, England and Birkenhead, England?
You can take a train from St Ives (Cornwall) to Liverpool Lime Street via St Erth, Plymouth, and Birmingham New Street in around 8h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Terrace to Liverpool, Liverpool One via Truro, Bristol Bus Station, and Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway in around 14h 25m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Liverpool via Manchester Airport, Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Exeter to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Manchester Airport, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from St Erth to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from St Erth to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Hayle to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from St Erth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from St Erth to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from St Erth to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from St Erth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportforcornwall.co.uk
Bus from The Terrace to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
- Single
- £3
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Truro to Bristol Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Viaduct to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
St Ives to Birkenhead bus services, operated by Go Cornwall Bus, arrive at Bus Station.
St Ives to Birkenhead train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at Plymouth station.
Yes, the driving distance between St Ives to Birkenhead is 339 miles. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from St Ives to Birkenhead.
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