A woman carrying a bag walks past a large Liverpool sign.

Getting here

There are many ways to travel to Liverpool, whether you are based in the UK or internationally, by road, rail, air or other public transport.

By road

Liverpool City Region is well-connected to the UK motorway network. From the M6 take the M62, M58 or M56 direct to the destination.

From the M62, at the end of the motorway, continue straight ahead onto Edge Lane (A5080 then A5047) and follow signs for Liverpool City Centre and the University. Use the postcode L3 5TR for satellite navigation or online directions.

Public transport

We advise that visitors to the University to use public transport wherever possible – the University campus is a short walk from Liverpool Lime Street station. Take the main exit and turn left onto Lime Street. Then turn left again after the Britannia Adelphi Hotel and continue up Brownlow Hill towards the Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral and Red Brick Building with its clock tower.

The National Express coach station is in Liverpool One Bus Station, Canning Place, Liverpool, L1 8JX, a 25 minute walk from the Campus. From the bus station walk along Hanover Street, pass Liverpool Central Train Station. Cross Renshaw Street onto Brownlow Hill and head towards the Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral.

By air

Liverpool Airport

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Liverpool John Lennon Airport is only nine miles from Liverpool’s city centre and offers over 70 inbound UK and European routes. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is eight miles from the city and is best reached by taxi or the express bus, directly outside the entrance to the airport terminal. You can also get buses 500, 86, 80A and 82A to Liverpool city centre.

More information about bus services can be found on the Liverpool Airport website.

Manchester Airport

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Manchester Airport is just 45 minutes from Liverpool city centre and offers many direct long-haul routes in to the North West. A train service runs between Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime Street station. There is also a direct coach service which takes about one hour.

By rail

Avanti Trains

Travelling to Liverpool by train has never been easier or faster, when it’s only 2 hours 13 minutes from Central

London on Avanti Trains’ state-of-the-art tilting Pendolino trains. Onboard passengers can enjoy space to relax and unwind, Wi-Fi, power sockets and Quiet Zones for those who need a break from their smart devices.

Avanti Trains also offer regular direct services from Stafford and Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street. There are also direct train services from Scarborough, Newcastle, Leeds, York and Manchester with TransPennine Express.

Other Rail Services

London Northwestern Railway, Northern Rail, Transpennine Express and Transport for Wales also run routes to Liverpool from all major UK cities. Once in Liverpool, the Merseyrail train network has good links to other areas of the region and an underground rail service serving 4 city centre stations: Lime Street, James Street, Moorfields and Liverpool Central.

By sea

Liverpool is served by two ferry terminals. The new Isle of Man terminal offers regular ferries connecting Liverpool to Douglas. Additionally, you can travel from Belfast to Birkenhead, Liverpool, with Stena Line. Accessing Liverpool City Centre from Birkenhead requires either driving through the Mersey Tunnels or taking the Mersey Ferry on foot.

Parking

Liverpool Waterfront has an ideally located 1450 space multi-storey car park on Kings Dock adjacent to the Liverpool Exhibition Centre. The car park is secure and open 24 hours a day. It’s within walking distance of the city centre and waterfront attractions.

The Liverpool ONE complex is served by three car parks: Q-Park Strand Street has 2000 underground spaces, Q-Park Gradwell Street has 560 multi-storey spaces and Q-Park John Lewis with 580 multi-storey spaces.

Paddington Village Car Park is the closest one to the university campus, this new car park has 1250 spaces, across 14 storeys. A short walk away you can also find Mount Pleasant Car Park, which has a capacity of 1500 spaces.

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