There are 7 ways to get from Liverpool to Saltcoats by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Saltcoatstrain
4h 39m£66–169Drive 226.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Liverpool to Saltcoatscar 226.9 mi
4h 9m£56–80Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
5h 45m£59–182Train, Steam train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leylandtrain
- Take the train from Leyland to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnocktrain
9h 52mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
6h 20m£77–177Train 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 48m£73–185Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Saltcoatstrain
6h 56m£101–230
Liverpool to Saltcoats by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Saltcoats is to drive which costs £55 - £80 and takes 4h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Saltcoats is to drive which takes 4h 9m and costs £55 - £80.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool to Saltcoats. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Saltcoats via Preston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 39m.
The distance between Liverpool and Saltcoats is 257 miles. The road distance is 228.2 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Saltcoats without a car is to train which takes 4h 39m and costs £65 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Liverpool to Saltcoats, including transfers.
Liverpool to Saltcoats train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Saltcoats is to train which takes 4h 39m and costs £65 - £170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £190 and takes 5h 45m.
Liverpool to Saltcoats train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Saltcoats is 228 miles. It takes approximately 4h 9m to drive from Liverpool to Saltcoats.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Saltcoats, Scotland?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Saltcoats via Preston and Glasgow Central in around 4h 39m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- 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
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leyland
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- 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
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Saltcoats
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Leyland to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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