Bus 500 to Liverpool ONEorBus to Liverpool South Parkway, then Merseyrail?

500 · ArrivaBus 500 to Liverpool ONE

From

The bus stops outside the terminal

To

Liverpool ONE bus station, then Great Charlotte Street for Lime Street station six minutes later, via Aigburth and the riverside

Runs

03:59–23:59

Journey

28–41 min

The airport's own page says "every 15 minutes"; the operator's registered timetable runs one every 30 minutes, at :29 and :59 past most hours.

It is a loop: from Liverpool ONE it carries on to Great Charlotte Street and back out to the airport, so stay on for Lime Street and get off at Liverpool ONE for the waterfront and the shops.

The 86A costs the same and comes every 8 minutes by day, but takes about 57 minutes against 34.

Bus 500 to Liverpool ONE: price for every party size

86A/80A→Merseyrail · Arriva and MerseyrailBus to Liverpool South Parkway, then Merseyrail

From

The 80A or 86A from outside the terminal to Liverpool South Parkway, about 13 minutes

To

Liverpool Central, 14 minutes from Liverpool South Parkway on Merseyrail; other trains run to Lime Street

Runs

05:43–23:02

Journey

23–33 min

It costs £6.50 against £2 on the 500, and with the wait at Liverpool South Parkway it takes 32 to 55 minutes against the 500's 34.

Buy the ticket to "Liverpool Airport Bus" if you are coming the other way, or already hold a rail ticket from elsewhere: then the bus leg costs nothing more.

Bus to Liverpool South Parkway, then Merseyrail: price for every party size