There are 7 ways to get from Liverpool to Whitburn by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarket
- Take the bus from Haymarket Station to CrossX18
5h 39m£35–171Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationUk030
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heartlands Services Northbound902
8h 17m£24–45Drive 209.8 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to Whitburn209.8 mi
3h 35m£52–75Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
5h 2m£59–234Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LPL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Bathgate
5h 44m£73–200Train 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 16m£45–154Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Bathgate
6h 14m£53–155
Liverpool to Whitburn by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Whitburn is to bus which costs £24 - £45 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Whitburn is to drive which takes 3h 35m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Whitburn. However, there are services departing from Leeds Street and arriving at Heartlands Services Northbound via Leicester Street, Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between Liverpool and Whitburn is 249 miles. The road distance is 211 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Whitburn without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 39m and costs £30 - £180.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Liverpool to Whitburn, including transfers.
Liverpool to Whitburn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Whitburn is to bus which takes 8h 17m and costs £24 - £45. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £240 and takes 5h 2m.
Liverpool to Whitburn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Whitburn is 211 miles. It takes approximately 3h 35m to drive from Liverpool to Whitburn.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Whitburn, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Leeds Street to Heartlands Services Northbound via Leicester Street, Bus Station, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 8h 17m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
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
- 3h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- 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
- £6–20
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–150
- 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
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Bathgate
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–14
- 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
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- mail@lothianbuses.com
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Haymarket Station to Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heartlands Services Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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