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The journey from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street on the fastest train in 37m, usually 1h 19m. Each day, 35 trains leave from Manchester Victoria, starting at 00:01 and ending at 23:24. Get real-time updates on train schedules, delays, and cancellations. Save time, effort, and money with TrainPal.
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| Departs | Arrives | Status | Duration | Operator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
07:57 Manchester Victoria | 09:27 Liverpool Lime Street | On time | 1h 30m | Northern | Find tickets | |
08:23 Manchester Victoria | 09:03 Liverpool Lime Street | On time | 40m | TransPennine Express | Find tickets | |
08:40 Manchester Victoria | 10:01 Liverpool Lime Street | On time | 1h 21m | TransPennine Express | Find tickets | |
10:01 Manchester Victoria | 11:24 Liverpool Lime Street | On time | 1h 23m | Northern | Find tickets | |
10:22 Manchester Victoria | 11:01 Liverpool Lime Street | On time | 39m | TransPennine Express | Find tickets |
Experience seamless journey planning from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street. Explore the earliest and latest train times, departure and arrival stations, distance, journey time, and pricing options to optimise your trip.
| First train | 00:01 |
|---|---|
| Last train | 23:24 |
| Departure station | Manchester Victoria |
| Arrival station | Liverpool Lime Street |
| Distance | 31 miles (49 km) |
| Journey time | From 37m |
| Price | From £1.85 |
| Train operators | Northern, TransPennine Express |
Explore more about stations Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street, including addresses, facilities, live times, and updates. We offers real-time train updates, ensuring you are well informed about your departure and arrival stations for a stress-free journey.
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Travel from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street on fast, direct TransPennine Express trains.
The quickest way to get from Manchester to Liverpool by train is on a TransPennine Express direct service, which travels between these two major cities in just 38 minutes.
With no need to change, sit back and enjoy the journey through rolling green fields, taking in the beautiful countryside views from your window. You’ll enjoy the ride even more when booking in advance with TrainPal, knowing you can buy cheap train tickets at the best price with railcard discounts, split tickets and advance fares.
TransPennine Express is a popular provider of fast trains in the North of England, connecting cities with journeys like Leeds to Huddersfield, Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds, Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central and Newcastle to Leeds.
A well-connected station just a few minutes’ walk north of the city centre, Manchester Victoria is an accessible and convenient starting point for efficient services from Manchester to Liverpool.
Located next to the AO Arena and within a short walk of Manchester Cathedral, Manchester Victoria Station is well equipped with seating areas and station facilities while you wait to board.
Getting to Manchester Victoria is easy on the 'First' and 'Stagecoach' local bus routes around Manchester city and Greater Manchester or on the Manchester 'Metrolink' tram network, which connects Victoria station with Manchester Piccadilly, Bury, and Manchester Deansgate.
A busy timetable of trains from Manchester Victoria takes passengers to cities and towns like Leeds, Newcastle, Rochdale, Blackburn, Southport, Chester and Wigan. Popular operators include TransPennine and Northern, which both run extensive networks from Manchester Victoria.
On the way from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street, you will usually stop just twice, with calling points typically at Newton-Le-Willows and Lea Green. Of course, stops may vary depending on the date and route.
To the East of Liverpool city centre, Liverpool Lime Street is the main station for the city centre of Liverpool and a busy hub connecting rail passengers in England, Scotland and Wales.
Onward rail services from Liverpool Lime Street include trains across the UK to places like Chester, Birmingham New Street, Cleethorpes, Blackpool North, Norwich, Wigan North Western, Glasgow Central and Warrington Central. Travel on services operated by West Midlands Trains, Merseyrail, East Midlands Railway, Northern and Transport for Wales, as well as TransPennine Express.
Frequent buses call at Liverpool Lime Street to take passengers around Liverpool and into nearby towns. For further services, Liverpool's main bus station (on Roe Street) is only a few minutes’ walk from Lime Street station. Alternatively, a station taxi rank can be found on the Skelhorne Street side of the station.
While in Liverpool, you’ll be able to enjoy the vibrant nightlife at iconic venues including The Cavern Club and walk along the famous Royal Albert Dock.
From Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street, you’ll enjoy a comfortable journey on either of two different train classes:
*Information is subject to change. Please check the latest train timetable before your trip.
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