There are 8 ways to get from Waterloo Station to Formby by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
3h 44m£74–140Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 550 / ...
8h 54m£27–127Bus via London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)
- Take the bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus Ukn21 / ...
8h 1m£34–71Drive 218.3 mi
- Drive from Waterloo Station to Formbycar 218.3 mi
3h 54m£55–79Subway to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the subway from Waterloo station to Paddington stationsubway
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Central to Formbytrain
4h 44m£84–282Fly London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LHR - LPL
6h 15m£125–430Fly London City Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LCY - LPL
5h 58m£239–695Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
5h 16m£117–255
Waterloo Station to Formby by subway, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterloo Station to Formby is to bus via London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) which costs £30 - £75 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Waterloo Station to Formby is to train which takes 3h 44m and costs £70 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Waterloo Station station to Formby. However, there are services departing from Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road and arriving at School Lane via London Victoria, Liverpool, Liverpool One and Queen Square Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Waterloo Station station to Formby. However, there are services departing from Waterloo station and arriving at Formby via London Euston and Liverpool Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 44m.
The distance between Waterloo Station and Formby is 208 miles. The road distance is 219.6 miles.
The best way to get from Waterloo Station to Formby without a car is to train which takes 3h 44m and costs £70 - £140.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Waterloo Station to Formby, including transfers.
Waterloo Station to Formby bus services, operated by National Express, depart from London Victoria station.
Waterloo Station to Formby train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from London Euston station.
The best way to get from Waterloo Station to Formby is to train which takes 3h 44m and costs £70 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus via London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant), which costs £30 - £75 and takes 8h 1m, you could also fly, which costs £120 - £430 and takes 6h 15m.
What companies run services between Waterloo Station, Greater London, England and Formby, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street hourly. Tickets cost £65–120 and the journey takes 2h 21m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Liverpool, Liverpool One 5 times a day. Tickets cost £20–40 and the journey takes 6h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–360
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–490
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–490
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–490
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–360
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–490
- 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
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Waterloo station to Paddington station
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–9
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- 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
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Waterloo Station to Formby bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Waterloo Station to Formby train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Liverpool Lime Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterloo Station to Formby is 220 miles. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from Waterloo Station to Formby.
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