There are 4 ways to get from Sunderland to Formby by bus, train, car, or plane
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Line 20 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Interchange to Bus Station Stand Dbus 20 / ...
- Take the train from Durham to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
5h 7mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Interchange to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 172 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 171 / ...
7h 35m£21–96Drive 141 mi
- Drive from Sunderland to Formbycar 141 mi
3h 11m£35–51Fly, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NCL - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Centraltrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Central to Formbytrain
5h 55m£61–170
Newcastle (NCL) to Liverpool (LPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Formby is to bus which costs £21 - £100 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Formby is to drive which takes 3h 11m and costs £35 - £50.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunderland to Formby. However, there are services departing from Interchange and arriving at School Lane via Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, Liverpool, Liverpool One and Queen Square Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 35m.
The distance between Sunderland and Formby is 194 miles. The road distance is 141.9 miles.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Formby without a car is to line 20 bus and train which takes 5h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Sunderland to Formby, including transfers.
Sunderland to Formby bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Interchange station.
Sunderland to Formby bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sunderland to Formby is 142 miles. It takes approximately 3h 11m to drive from Sunderland to Formby.
There are 2188+ hotels available in Formby.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Formby, England?
You can take a bus from Interchange to School Lane via Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, Liverpool, Liverpool One, and Queen Square Bus Station in around 7h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £29–190
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Durham to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Central
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–8
- Website
- https://www.merseyrail.org/
Train from Liverpool Central to Formby
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.merseyrail.org/
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Interchange to Bus Station Stand D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Interchange to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Interchange to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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