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3 ways to the airport

The airport recommends arriving at least two hours before your flight's scheduled departure. Passengers checked in online with hand baggage only go straight to security. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. The Bus to Liverpool South Parkway, then Merseyrail is 8 minutes quicker for £4.50 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

Bus 500 to Liverpool ONE

500 · Arriva
35 min rideEvery 30 min04:31–00:32
Great Charlotte StreetLiverpool John Lennon Airport
Non-stop
£2total for 1 adult£2 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Great Charlotte Street, a short walk from Lime Street station; the 500 also calls at Liverpool ONE bus station six minutes earlier

£2 for an adult single, paid to the driver by cash or card; £1.40 for a child. Up to three children under five travel free with a fare-paying passenger. The 500 is inside England's £3 cap, so the single cannot cost more than £3.

Hours. Every 30 minutes, every day, from Great Charlotte Street; about four minutes earlier from Liverpool ONE.

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Bus

Bus 86A via Liverpool South Parkway

86A · Arriva
58 min rideEvery 8 min04:20–00:13
Liverpool ONE bus stationLiverpool John Lennon Airport
Non-stop
£2total for 1 adult£2 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Liverpool ONE bus station

£2 for an adult single, paid to the driver by cash or card; £1.40 for a child. Up to three children under five travel free with a fare-paying passenger. The 86A is inside England's £3 cap.

Hours. Monday to Friday. Saturdays 05:28 to 00:01; Sundays 05:28 to 23:53.

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Train

Bus to Liverpool South Parkway, then Merseyrail

86A80AMerseyrail · Arriva and Merseyrail
23–33 min rideEvery 15 min06:28–23:13
Liverpool CentralLiverpool John Lennon Airport
1 change
£6.50total for 1 adult£6.50 eachBuy ticketOn Arriva and Merseyrail
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Liverpool Central, Merseyrail to Liverpool South Parkway; then the 80A or 86A

One through ticket from "Liverpool Airport Bus" to Liverpool Lime Street, Central, James Street or Moorfields: £6.50 Anytime Day Single, £3.25 for a child, valid on the bus and on any train from Liverpool South Parkway. Bought separately it is the same: £2 on the bus and £4.50 for the train.

Hours. Monday to Friday, every 15 minutes. Sundays from 08:14.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Pre-booked private transfer. Every way from Liverpool airport into Liverpool

How do I get from Liverpool city centre to Liverpool airport?

For one traveler the Bus 500 to Liverpool ONE is the way we recommend: £2 in total, 35 min, boarding at Great Charlotte Street. The first one leaves at 04:31 and is at the airport by about 05:06; the last leaves at 00:32. The airport recommends arriving at least two hours before your flight's scheduled departure. Passengers checked in online with hand baggage only go straight to security.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Bus 500 to Liverpool ONE

First 04:31 from Great Charlotte Street, at the airport by about 05:06.

Bus 86A via Liverpool South Parkway

First 04:20 from Liverpool ONE bus station, at the airport by about 05:18.

Bus to Liverpool South Parkway

First 06:28 from Liverpool Central, at the airport by about 06:55.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first 500 leaves Great Charlotte Street at 04:31 and reaches the airport at 05:03, every day. The first 86A leaves Liverpool ONE at 04:20 on weekdays and 05:28 at weekends.

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How early to be there

The airport recommends arriving at least two hours before your flight's scheduled departure. Passengers checked in online with hand baggage only go straight to security.

Early flights

The first 500 leaves Great Charlotte Street at 04:31 and reaches the airport at 05:03, every day. The first 86A leaves Liverpool ONE at 04:20 on weekdays and 05:28 at weekends.

Where the bus leaves from

The 500 to the airport leaves Liverpool ONE bus station and then Great Charlotte Street, a short walk from Lime Street station; from Great Charlotte Street it takes about 35 minutes. The 86A leaves from Liverpool ONE bus station.

Tickets

By train, buy to "Liverpool Airport Bus": £6.50 from Liverpool Central or Lime Street covers the train to Liverpool South Parkway and the 80A or 86A on to the terminal. On the direct buses, pay the driver £2.

Questions

When is the first Bus 500 to Liverpool ONE from Great Charlotte Street?

04:31. It reaches the airport at about 05:06.

How early should I be at Liverpool airport?

The airport recommends arriving at least two hours before your flight's scheduled departure. Passengers checked in online with hand baggage only go straight to security.

Where does the Bus 500 to Liverpool ONE leave from in Liverpool?

Great Charlotte Street, a short walk from Lime Street station; the 500 also calls at Liverpool ONE bus station six minutes earlier. First departure 04:31, last 00:32.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first 500 leaves Great Charlotte Street at 04:31 and reaches the airport at 05:03, every day. The first 86A leaves Liverpool ONE at 04:20 on weekdays and 05:28 at weekends.

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