There are 10 ways to get from Cambridge to Bootle 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 Cambridge to King's Crosstrain Kings Lynn - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
4h 52m£94–160Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Jennens Roadbus Uk083
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus Uk021 / ...
6h 52m£26–41Drive 187.1 mi
- Drive from Cambridge to Bootlecar 187.1 mi
3h 35m£47–68Fly London Stansted Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane STN - LPL
5h 33m£67–231Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Cambridge to Birmingham New Streettrain Stansted Airport - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Birmingham New Street - Liverpool Lime Street
5h 21m£88–164Train #2
- Take the train from Ely to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street
6h 43m£92–145Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LTN - LPL
6h 15m£72–213Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
6h 33m£121–347Fly London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane STN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
7h 9m£75–279Train to London City Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LCY - LPL
6h 20m£348–666
Cambridge to Bootle by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Bootle is to bus which costs £26 - £45 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Bootle is to drive which takes 3h 35m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Cambridge to Bootle. However, there are services departing from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 and arriving at Port of Liverpool via Birmingham - Jennens Road, Liverpool, Liverpool One and Queen Square Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Cambridge to Bootle. However, there are services departing from Cambridge and arriving at Seaforth & Litherland via London Euston and Liverpool Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 52m.
The distance between Cambridge and Bootle is 255 miles. The road distance is 188.2 miles.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Bootle without a car is to train which takes 4h 52m and costs £90 - £160.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Cambridge to Bootle, including transfers.
Cambridge to Bootle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 station.
Cambridge to Bootle train services, operated by Great Northern, depart from Cambridge station.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Bootle is to train which takes 4h 52m and costs £90 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £26 - £45 and takes 6h 52m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £240 and takes 5h 33m.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Bootle, England?
You can take a train from Cambridge to Seaforth & Litherland via King's Cross, London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street, and Liverpool Central in around 4h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Port of Liverpool via Birmingham - Jennens Road, Liverpool, Liverpool One, and Queen Square Bus Station in around 6h 52m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–600
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–600
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- customerservices@greatnorthernrail.com
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £37
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £37
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- 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 Cambridge to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- 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
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Ely to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Jennens Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Cambridge to Bootle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Jennens Road station.
Cambridge to Bootle train services, operated by Great Northern, arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cambridge to Bootle is 188 miles. It takes approximately 3h 35m to drive from Cambridge to Bootle.
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