There are 3 ways to get from Liverpool to Durham by train, car, or plane
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Liverpool to Durham by train
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The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Durham is to drive which costs £30 - £50 and takes 2h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Durham is to drive which takes 2h 48m and costs £30 - £50.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Durham. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 13m.
The distance between Liverpool and Durham is 170 miles. The road distance is 137.7 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Durham without a car is to train which takes 3h 13m and costs £45 - £80.
The train from Liverpool Lime Street to Durham takes 3h 13m including transfers and departs hourly.
Liverpool to Durham train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Durham is to train which takes 3h 13m and costs £45 - £80. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £80 - £230 and takes 5h 15m.
Liverpool to Durham train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Durham station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Durham is 138 miles. It takes approximately 2h 48m to drive from Liverpool to Durham.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Durham, England?
TransPennine Express operates a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Durham hourly. Tickets cost £45–80 and the journey takes 3h 13m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Newcastle (NCL) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from Liverpool to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from Liverpool to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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