There are 8 ways to get from Birkenhead to Falkirk by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to PrestonLiverpool Lime Street - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to HaymarketLondon Euston - Edinburgh / ...
4h 53m£35–154Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station802 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Grahamston StationX37
5h 44mDrive 225.6 mi
- Drive from Birkenhead to Falkirk225.6 mi
4h 1m£55–80Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
5h 8m£77–234Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LPL - GLA
4h 46m£69–189Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MAN - EDI
5h 45m£74–181Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
5h 13m£59–163Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
5h 10m£49–158
Birkenhead to Falkirk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birkenhead to Falkirk is to drive which costs £55 - £80 and takes 4h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Birkenhead to Falkirk is to drive which takes 4h 1m and costs £55 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Birkenhead to Falkirk station. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Grahamston Station via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Birkenhead to Falkirk. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Falkirk Grahamston via Preston and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 53m.
The distance between Birkenhead and Falkirk is 249 miles. The road distance is 226.9 miles.
The best way to get from Birkenhead to Falkirk without a car is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs £30 - £160.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Birkenhead to Falkirk, including transfers.
Birkenhead to Falkirk bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Birkenhead to Falkirk train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Birkenhead to Falkirk is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs £30 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 44m, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £240 and takes 5h 8m.
What companies run services between Birkenhead, England and Falkirk, Scotland?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Falkirk Grahamston via Preston and Haymarket in around 4h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Grahamston Station via Buchanan Bus Station in around 5h 44m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- 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
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Grahamston Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Birkenhead to Falkirk bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Birkenhead to Falkirk train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Birkenhead to Falkirk is 227 miles. It takes approximately 4h 1m to drive from Birkenhead to Falkirk.
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