There are 8 ways to get from Inverness to Birkenhead by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport, bus
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
4h 44m£92–225Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170 / ...
10h 52m£46–76Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
7h 54m£130–291Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Queensferry Streetbus M90
- Take the train from Haymarket to Wigan North Westerntrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
8h 31m£100–169Drive 364.1 mi
- Drive from Inverness to Birkenheadcar 364.1 mi
6h 46m£89–129Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Liverpool (LPL)plane INV - LPL
6h 28m£115–182Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ABZ - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
7h 12m£120–298Train
- Take the train from Inverness to Prestontrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Blackpool North - Liverpool Lime Street
8h 56m£110–196
Inverness to Birkenhead by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Birkenhead is to bus which costs £45 - £80 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Birkenhead is to fly and bus which takes 4h 44m and costs £90 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from Inverness Union Street and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Buchanan Bus Station, Hanover Street and Manchester Central Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Haymarket and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 54m.
The distance between Inverness and Birkenhead is 343 miles. The road distance is 366.2 miles.
The best way to get from Inverness to Birkenhead without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 7h 54m and costs £130 - £300.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Inverness to Birkenhead, including transfers.
Inverness to Birkenhead bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Inverness Union Street station.
Inverness to Birkenhead train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Birkenhead is to train via Edinburgh which takes 7h 54m and costs £130 - £300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £110 - £190 and takes 6h 28m, you could also bus, which costs £45 - £80 and takes 10h 52m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Birkenhead, England?
You can take a train from Inverness to Liverpool Lime Street via Haymarket and Preston in around 7h 54m. Alternatively, Aer Lingus, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Liverpool (LPL) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–180
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester Airport to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Airport to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Queensferry Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Birkenhead bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Buchanan Bus Stn station.
Inverness to Birkenhead train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Inverness to Birkenhead is 366 miles. It takes approximately 6h 46m to drive from Inverness to Birkenhead.
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