There are 8 ways to get from Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station802 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Three Bridges roundaboutX37
5h 43mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to PrestonLiverpool Lime Street - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to HaymarketLondon Euston - Edinburgh / ...
5h 46m£35–154Drive 223.7 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel223.7 mi
4h£55–80Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
5h 44m£77–227Line 47 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Leeds Street to Leicester Street47 / ...
- Take the bus from Leicester Street to Bus StationX2
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Three Bridges roundaboutX37
9h 3mFly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LPL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Camelon
6h 2m£68–188Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
5h 52m£59–167Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
6h 30m£48–153
Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel is to drive which costs £55 - £80 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel is to drive which takes 4h and costs £55 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Three Bridges roundabout via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 43m.
The distance between Liverpool and Falkirk Wheel is 243 miles. The road distance is 225 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel without a car is to bus which takes 5h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel, including transfers.
Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel is to bus which takes 5h 43m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £35 - £160 and takes 5h 46m, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £230 and takes 5h 44m.
Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel is 225 miles. It takes approximately 4h to drive from Liverpool to Falkirk Wheel.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Falkirk Wheel, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Falkirk Wheel via Buchanan Bus Station and Three Bridges roundabout in around 5h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Falkirk Wheel via Preston, Haymarket, Falkirk Grahamston, St Andrew`s Church, and Ochiltree Terrace Terminus in around 5h 46m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Camelon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Three Bridges roundabout
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds Street to Leicester Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/
Bus from Leicester Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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