There are 6 ways to get from Liverpool to Motherwell by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwelltrain Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central
3h 5m£35–90Drive 206.4 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to Motherwellcar 206.4 mi
3h 26m£51–73Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
4h 40m£54–249Train via Preston
- 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 / ...
3h 35m£37–198Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
6h 15m£66–246Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
5h 8m£62–292
Liverpool to Motherwell by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Motherwell is to drive which costs £50 - £75 and takes 3h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Motherwell is to train which takes 3h 5m and costs £35 - £90.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Motherwell. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 5m.
The distance between Liverpool and Motherwell is 214 miles. The road distance is 207.7 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Motherwell without a car is to train which takes 3h 5m and costs £35 - £90.
The train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwell takes 3h 5m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Liverpool to Motherwell train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Motherwell is to train which takes 3h 5m and costs £35 - £90. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £50 - £250 and takes 4h 40m.
Liverpool to Motherwell train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Motherwell station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Motherwell is 208 miles. It takes approximately 3h 26m to drive from Liverpool to Motherwell.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Motherwell, Scotland?
TransPennine Express operates a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwell twice daily. Tickets cost £35–90 and the journey takes 3h 5m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 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 Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £75–90
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £11–16
- 1st Class
- £23–28
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £65–80
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7–10
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £65–95
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120–170
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £30–45
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £70–110
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–17
- 1st Class
- £21–30
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–45
- 1st Class
- £40–55
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- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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