There are 5 ways to get from Liverpool to Lanark by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestontrain Liverpool Lime Street - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 20m£48–147Drive 196.8 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to Lanarkcar 196.8 mi
3h 21m£48–70Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lanarktrain
5h 21m£68–185Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carstairstrain
6h 33m£71–188Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lanarktrain
5h 42m£71–186
Liverpool to Lanark by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Lanark is to drive which costs £45 - £70 and takes 3h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Lanark is to drive which takes 3h 21m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool to Lanark. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Lanark via Preston and Motherwell. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Liverpool and Lanark is 230 miles. The road distance is 197.9 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Lanark without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs £45 - £150.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Liverpool to Lanark, including transfers.
Liverpool to Lanark train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
Liverpool to Lanark train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Lanark is 198 miles. It takes approximately 3h 21m to drive from Liverpool to Lanark.
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What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Lanark, Scotland?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Lanark via Preston and Motherwell in around 4h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Lanark
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Lanark
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
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