John Lennon Airport is well connected to public buses, taxis and several car rental companies.
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Buses to Liverpool
There are many bus routes directly from the airport to Liverpool city centre and the surrounding cities that form a conurbation with Liverpool.
Tickets are the same price on all routes. For transport planning in the Liverpool region, use the website: merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets-and-pricing.
- GBP2 - one journey (no change)
- GBP4.90 - daily limit (valid within a calendar day)
How and where to buy tickets?
The easiest way is to pay with your own contactless card. Just put your card to the reader whenever you board the bus. The card is not attached to the reader when you get off the bus.
An alternative option is to pay the fare in cash at the driver's desk, but in this case only a single ride ticket is available.
The last option is to buy a day ticket online at book.distribusion.com. Here you can only purchase a day ticket.
Buses on ONE Bus Station
You can reach the central bus station "ONE" in the middle of Liveprool by the following lines.
In the "operating hours" box, we list the time of the first bus from the centre to the airport and the last bus from the airport to the centre.
| Line | Running time | Frequency | Operating hours | Timetable and map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 40 minutes | 30 minutes | 4:26 - 23:59 | merseytravel.gov.uk/500 |
| 80A | 55 minutes | 30 minutes | 7:05 - 22:49 | merseytravel.gov.uk/80a |
| 82A | 40 minutes | 30 minutes | 7:12 - 20:06 | merseytravel.gov.uk/82a |
| 86A | 60 minutes | 15 minutes | 4:17 - 23:01 Sunday: from 5:37 |
merseytravel.gov.uk/86a |
Buses to Liverpool South Parkway
The nearest train station, Liverpool South Parkway, can be reached on average 4-5 times an hour by several bus routes.
The station is about 15 minutes from the airport and offers quick and convenient access to cities such as Manchester, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham. Find and buy train tickets on trainline.com, which compares all train services in Britain.
| Line | Journey times | Frequency | Operating Hours | Timetable and map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80A | 55 minutes | 30 minutes | 7:35 - 22:49 | merseytravel.gov.uk/80a |
| 86A | 60 minutes | 15 minutes | 4:30 - 23:01 Sunday: up from 5:37am |
merseytravel.gov.uk/86a |
Other destinations
You can also take the bus from the airport to other places around Liveprool without changing buses.
- Liverpool Central Station - lines 86A, 500
- Liverpool Lime Street Station - line 500
- Bootle - line 81A
- St Helens, Whiston - line 89
- Widnes, Runcorn - line 82A
- East Liverpool (Huyton) - line 3A
Car Hire
Car hire bays are located directly in the arrivals hall.
Weekly rental rates in the summer season are around 250 gbp.
Taxi, Uber
Prices for official taxis are high and you'll pay around 25 gbp to get to Liverpool city centre. You can also pay by card without any problem.
For significantly lower prices, taxis will be offered through the Uber mobile app, which is very popular in Liverpool. This is why availability of cars is not a problem even in the early morning or late evening.
Approximate Uber prices from the airport are as follows:
- Liverpool city centre - from GBP 15
- Birkenhead - from GBP 25
- Chester - from GBP 40
- St. Helens - from GBP 23
