There are 9 ways to get from Poole to Birkenhead by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via London
best- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain Weymouth - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
5h 6m£61–273Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 035
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
8h 51m£21–80Drive 223.7 mi
- Drive from Poole to Birkenheadcar 223.7 mi
4h 51m£55–79Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
4h 58m£80–186Train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Wolverhamptontrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Birmingham New Street - Liverpool Lime Street
6h 36m£39–367Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Meeting House Lanebus X6
- Take the train from Salisbury to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Chestertrain
9h 38m£95–140Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Poole to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
6h 34m£93–267Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BRS - LPL
8h 9m£95–264Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SOU - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
7h 14m£126–359
Poole to Birkenhead by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poole to Birkenhead is to bus which costs £20 - £80 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Poole to Birkenhead is to drive which takes 4h 51m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Poole station to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from Seldown Coach Station and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Newhall St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Poole to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from Poole and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Waterloo station and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 6m.
The distance between Poole and Birkenhead is 309 miles. The road distance is 225 miles.
The best way to get from Poole to Birkenhead without a car is to train via London which takes 5h 6m and costs £60 - £280.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Poole to Birkenhead, including transfers.
Poole to Birkenhead bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Seldown Coach Station.
Poole to Birkenhead train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Poole station.
The best way to get from Poole to Birkenhead is to train via London which takes 5h 6m and costs £60 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £20 - £80 and takes 8h 51m.
What companies run services between Poole, England and Birkenhead, England?
You can take a train from Poole to Liverpool Lime Street via London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 5h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seldown Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Newhall St in around 8h 51m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–22
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–310
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Wolverhampton to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Salisbury to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £41–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1202 338420
- enquiries@morebus.co.uk
- Website
- morebus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Meeting House Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.morebus.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Poole to Birkenhead bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Poole to Birkenhead train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Poole to Birkenhead is 225 miles. It takes approximately 4h 51m to drive from Poole to Birkenhead.
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