There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Liverpool by car ferry, car, bus, busferry, tram, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Drive from Holyhead to Liverpool
5h 21m£61–75Fly Cork Airport to Manchester Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ORK - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Edge Hill Station
5h 1m£32–133Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
17h 1mTram to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the tram from Tallaght to Red Cow
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)DUB - LPL
3h 18m£35–134Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)BFS - LPL
4h 45m£45–132Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)BHD - LPL
4h 13m£46–152Fly Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)ORK - LPL
4h 15m£66–158Fly Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DUB - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Edge Hill Station
5h 9m£36–109
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Liverpool is to fly and bus which costs £35 - £110 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Liverpool is to tram and fly which takes 3h 18m and costs £35 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Grand Parade and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Shudehill Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 1m.
The distance between Ireland and Liverpool is 164 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Liverpool without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 17h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Ireland to Liverpool, including transfers.
Ireland to Liverpool bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Ireland to Liverpool bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
There are 2108+ hotels available in Liverpool.
What companies run services between Ireland and Liverpool, England?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Phone
- 00353 1 4614911
- info@luas.ie
- Website
- luas.ie
Tram from Tallaght to Red Cow
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Luas
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Edge Hill Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £38–39
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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