There are 8 ways to get from The Kelpies to Liverpool by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Haymarket to Prestontrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Blackpool North - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
5h 48m£74–139Line 2 bus, train, bus, line 310 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tweed Street to Station Hotelbus 2
- Take the train from Larbert to Prestontrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Bus Stationbus 2A
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Queen Square Bus Stationbus 310
7h 49m£36–69Bus
- Take the bus from North Approach Road to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X24 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 802
6h 26m£39–74Drive 226.9 mi
- Drive from The Kelpies to Liverpoolcar 226.9 mi
4h 4m£56–81Fly Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
4h 55m£62–181Train
- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Prestontrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Blackpool North - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
6h 42m£56–93Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
6h 36m£64–185Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
5h 30m£62–180
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from The Kelpies to Liverpool is to line 2 bus and train and bus and line 310 bus which costs £35 - £70 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from The Kelpies to Liverpool is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from The Kelpies to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Kerse Bridge and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via North Approach Road and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from The Kelpies to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Falkirk Grahamston and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Haymarket and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between The Kelpies and Liverpool is 252 miles. The road distance is 228.2 miles.
The best way to get from The Kelpies to Liverpool without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 5h 48m and costs £70 - £140.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from The Kelpies to Liverpool, including transfers.
The Kelpies to Liverpool bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, depart from North Approach Road station.
The Kelpies to Liverpool train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Haymarket station.
The best way to get from The Kelpies to Liverpool is to train via Edinburgh which takes 5h 48m and costs £70 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £75 and takes 6h 26m, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £190 and takes 4h 55m.
What companies run services between The Kelpies, Scotland and Liverpool, England?
You can take a vehicle from The Kelpies to Liverpool Lime Street via West Mains Industrial Estate, Weir Street, Falkirk Grahamston, Haymarket, and Preston in around 5h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from The Kelpies to Liverpool, Liverpool One via Kerse Bridge, North Approach Road, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 6h 26m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- 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 Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- 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
- 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 Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Larbert to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- 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
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from North Approach Road to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Tweed Street to Station Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Railway Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Bus Station to Queen Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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Booking & Getting There
The Kelpies to Liverpool bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
The Kelpies to Liverpool train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between The Kelpies to Liverpool is 228 miles. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from The Kelpies to Liverpool.
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