There are 10 ways to get from Ostend to Liverpool by bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Bus, train via Lille
best- Take the bus from Bruges to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
7h 7m£147–273Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bruges to Calaisbus
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
15h 25m£44–130Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ostend to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Liverpoolcar
6h 27m£200–246Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
7h£77–243Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bruges to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
16h 19m£56–106Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ostend to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Liverpoolcar
7h 28m£91–173Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CRL - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
7h 42m£53–222Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane AMS - LPL
7h 4m£109–300Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane AMS - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
7h 55m£106–293Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane AMS - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
9h 14m£139–367
Ostend to Liverpool by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ostend to Liverpool is to bus which costs £40 - £130 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ostend to Liverpool is to drive and Eurotunnel which takes 6h 27m and costs £200 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostend to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Oostende Gouwelozestraat and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Bruges, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 25m.
The distance between Ostend and Liverpool is 418 miles.
The best way to get from Ostend to Liverpool without a car is to bus and train via Lille which takes 7h 7m and costs £140 - £280.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Ostend to Liverpool, including transfers.
Ostend to Liverpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bruges station.
Ostend to Liverpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Calais station.
Liverpool is 1h behind Ostend. It is currently 11:51 PM in Ostend and 10:51 PM in Liverpool.
There are 2207+ hotels available in Liverpool.
What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Liverpool, England?
You can take a bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Liverpool, Liverpool One via Brugge Station perron C7, Bruges, Calais, and London Victoria in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–130
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bruges to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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