There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Liverpool by train, bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended
Train
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Wigan North Western
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Take the train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street
Cheapest
Bus
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Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Manchester Shudehill Interchange
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Take the bus from Manchester Shudehill Interchange to Liverpool One
Train via Preston
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Preston
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Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
Drive
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Drive from Edinburgh to Liverpool
Fly to Liverpool
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)
Fly to Manchester, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Manchester (MAN)
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Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
Fly to Birmingham, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Birmingham (BHX)
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Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
Edinburgh to Liverpool by train
The train journey time between Edinburgh and Liverpool is around 3h 47m and covers a distance of around 227 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 22 min. Operated by Avanti West Coast, Northern Rail and TransPennine Express Service, the Edinburgh to Liverpool train service departs from Edinburgh and arrives in Liverpool Lime Street. Typically 42 trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Liverpool is to bus which costs £21 - £35 and takes 7h 50m.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to Liverpool is to train which costs £85 - £290 and takes 3h 47m.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Bus Station and arriving at Liverpool One via Manchester Shudehill Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Wigan North Western. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 47m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Liverpool is 177 miles. The road distance is 216.2 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Liverpool without a car is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs £85 - £290.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Edinburgh to Liverpool, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Liverpool bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Edinburgh Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Liverpool train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Edinburgh station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Liverpool is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs £85 - £290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £21 - £35 and takes 7h 50m, you could also fly, which costs £25 - £200 and takes 5h 8m.
- Distance: 176.8 miles
- Duration: 3h 47m
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Liverpool, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh to Liverpool via Wigan North Western in around 3h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh to Liverpool One via Manchester Shudehill Interchange in around 7h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £380
Flights from Edinburgh to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £380
Flights from Edinburgh to Liverpool via Bristol, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £380
Flights from Edinburgh to Liverpool via London Luton, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £380
Flights from Edinburgh to Liverpool via London Luton, Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £380
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £260
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £260
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £260
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160 - £550
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85 - £480
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160 - £550
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22 - £240
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19 - £140
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21 - £170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160 - £550
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160 - £550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £850
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £850
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £650
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200 - £2,200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85 - £310
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75 - £270
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £75 - £110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £200 - £270
Train from Edinburgh to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70 - £250
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £70 - £95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £180 - £250
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8 - £15
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £8 - £11
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £10 - £15
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14 - £24
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £14 - £18
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £17 - £24
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16 - £28
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £16 - £21
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £20 - £28
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11 - £18
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £7 - £11
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £8 - £13
- Anytime Day Single
- £11 - £18
Train from Edinburgh to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55 - £90
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £22 - £35
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £40 - £65
- Anytime Day Single
- £55 - £90
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15 - £24
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £9 - £13
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £11 - £17
- Anytime Day Single
- £15 - £24
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £33 - £37
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single/Anytime Advance
- £7 - £10
- Anytime Day Single
- £33 - £37
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- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Manchester Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11 - £23
- Website
- Megabus UK
Bus from Manchester Shudehill Interchange to Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7 - £12
- Website
- Megabus UK
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More Questions & Answers
There is no direct flight from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 30m and has one stopover.
Edinburgh to Liverpool bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Liverpool One station.
Edinburgh to Liverpool train services, operated by Northern Rail, arrive at Liverpool Lime Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Liverpool is 216 miles. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from Edinburgh to Liverpool.
Loganair, Ryanair and easyJet offer flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool Airport.
Book your Edinburgh to Liverpool train tickets online with Omio.
There are 1037+ hotels available in Liverpool. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Edinburgh Airport is to tram which takes 32 min and costs £1 - £6.