There are 5 ways to get from Leith to Liverpool by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Westerntrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Wigan North Western - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
3h 39m£78–134Drive 210.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Leith to Liverpoolcar 210.5 mi
4h 16m£52–75Fly to Liverpool
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
5h£56–162Fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
6h 4m£52–176Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
5h 24m£68–182
Leith to Liverpool by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leith to Liverpool is to drive which costs £50 - £75 and takes 4h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Leith to Liverpool is to train which takes 3h 39m and costs £75 - £140.
No, there is no direct train from Leith to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Wigan North Western. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 39m.
The distance between Leith and Liverpool is 226 miles. The road distance is 211.7 miles.
The best way to get from Leith to Liverpool without a car is to train which takes 3h 39m and costs £75 - £140.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Leith to Liverpool, including transfers.
Leith to Liverpool train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Leith to Liverpool is to train which takes 3h 39m and costs £75 - £140. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £170 and takes 5h.
Leith to Liverpool train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Wigan North Western station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leith to Liverpool is 212 miles. It takes approximately 4h 16m to drive from Leith to Liverpool.
What companies run services between Leith, Scotland and Liverpool, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Liverpool Lime Street via Wigan North Western in around 3h 39m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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
- 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
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