There are 4 ways to get from Bootle to Southport by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Bootle to Southport by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bootle to Southport is to bus which costs £2 - £4 and takes 50 min.
The fastest way to get from Bootle to Southport is to taxi which takes 25 min and costs £30 - £40.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Durham Road and arriving at Duke Street. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 50 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Seaforth & Litherland and arriving at Southport. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 32 min.
The distance between Bootle and Southport is 14 miles. The road distance is 14.5 miles.
The best way to get from Bootle to Southport without a car is to train which takes 32 min and costs £8 - £9.
The train from Seaforth & Litherland to Southport takes 32 min including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Bootle to Southport bus services, operated by Arriva North West, depart from Durham Road station.
Bootle to Southport train services, operated by Merseyrail, depart from Seaforth & Litherland station.
The best way to get from Bootle to Southport is to train which takes 32 min and costs £8 - £9. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £2 - £4 and takes 50 min.
What companies run services between Bootle, England and Southport, England?
Merseyrail operates a train from Seaforth & Litherland to Southport every 20 minutes. Tickets cost £8–9 and the journey takes 32 min. Alternatively, Arriva North West operates a bus from Durham Road to Duke Street hourly. Tickets cost £2–4 and the journey takes 50 min. Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire also services this route every 2 hours.
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Seaforth & Litherland to Southport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.merseyrail.org/
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- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Durham Road to Duke Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/
Bus from Durham Road to Duke Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- £30–40
New Brighton Taxis
- Phone
- +44 151 639 6666
Handy Cars
- Phone
- +44 151 630 2020
One Call Taxis
- Phone
- +44 151 928 3535
- Website
- onecalltaxis.com
LCR Black Cab Taxis Liverpool
- Phone
- +44 151 345 6050
- Website
- lcrtaxis.co.uk
Delta Taxis
- Phone
- +44 151 922 7373
- Website
- deltataxis.net
Comcab Liverpool
- Phone
- +44 151 298 2222
- Website
- comcab.co.uk
JT Transfers
- Phone
- +44 7783 184310
- Website
- jttransfers.co.uk
Hackney Direct
- Phone
- +44 1516018888
- Website
- hackneydirect.com
Chester Taxi Services
- Phone
- +44 1244421024
- Website
- taxis-in-chester.co.uk
Newtown Cabs
- Phone
- +44 151 546 5555
Kirkby Cabs
- Phone
- +44 151 546 9317
Alpha Taxis
- Phone
- +44 151 546 4444
- Website
- alpha-taxi.co.uk
Phoenix Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1704 878 585
Formby Village Radio Cars
- Phone
- +44 1704 877 777
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More Questions & Answers
Bootle to Southport bus services, operated by Arriva North West, arrive at Duke Street station.
Bootle to Southport train services, operated by Merseyrail, arrive at Southport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bootle to Southport is 15 miles. It takes approximately 25 min to drive from Bootle to Southport.
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