There are 9 ways to get from Guildford to Birkenhead by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Guildford to London Waterlootrain Guildford - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
4h 1m£78–134Bus via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 to Birmingham - Jennens Roadbus Uk920
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus Uk021 / ...
7h 54m£27–40Bus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 802
6h 49m£38–63Drive 209.8 mi
- Drive from Guildford to Birkenheadcar 209.8 mi
4h 5m£52–75Fly London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
4h 24m£64–239Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Guildford to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
4h 58m£77–154Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Guildford to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
5h 25m£72–162Fly London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LHR - LPL
5h 26m£106–462Train to London City Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Guildford to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LCY - LPL
5h 53m£438–632
Guildford to Birkenhead by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Guildford to Birkenhead is to bus via Birmingham which costs £27 - £45 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Guildford to Birkenhead is to train which takes 4h 1m and costs £75 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Guildford station to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from Guildford station and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Guildford to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from Guildford and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Waterloo station and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 1m.
The distance between Guildford and Birkenhead is 226 miles. The road distance is 211 miles.
The best way to get from Guildford to Birkenhead without a car is to train which takes 4h 1m and costs £75 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Guildford to Birkenhead, including transfers.
Guildford to Birkenhead bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Guildford to Birkenhead train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Guildford station.
The best way to get from Guildford to Birkenhead is to train which takes 4h 1m and costs £75 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 6h 49m, you could also fly, which costs £100 - £470 and takes 5h 26m.
What companies run services between Guildford, England and Birkenhead, England?
You can take a train from Guildford to Liverpool Lime Street via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 4h 1m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Liverpool, Liverpool One once daily. Tickets cost £35–60 and the journey takes 4h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £340–490
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–600
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–600
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Guildford to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–23
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Guildford to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–23
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Guildford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Guildford to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Guildford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- 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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 to Birmingham - Jennens Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Guildford to Birkenhead bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Guildford to Birkenhead train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Guildford to Birkenhead is 211 miles. It takes approximately 4h 5m to drive from Guildford to Birkenhead.
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