Liverpool: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Liverpool is a city of 496,770 people in United Kingdom (England), 30 m (98 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Liverpool Central railway station. Our booking partner lists 1,732+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Liverpool runs from about 7 h 34 min a day in late December to 17 h 6 min in late June (computed for 53.41° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Liverpool is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,497 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Manchester Airport (MAN, 47 km).
Flights to Liverpool: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Liverpool Central railway station, Liverpool South Parkway railway station, Wavertree Technology Park railway station, Mossley Hill railway station, Moorfields railway station, Rice Lane railway station. Trains to Liverpool
Buses to Liverpool · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,732+ places to stay in Liverpool (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 625 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (326), and 11 are five-star. Across 415 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 519,637 reviews in total.
Hotels in Liverpool: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 10 hostels in Liverpool, out of 1,732 places to stay of every kind — 0.6% of everywhere it lists in the city, a small share: this is a city where nearly everything on offer is a hotel or an apartment. Across 6 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.3 out of 10, 1.1 below the 8.4 its hotels average. Guests have left 9,311 reviews across them.
Hostels in Liverpool: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Merseyside Maritime Museum | 945,254 | — |
| World Museum | 605,601 | — |
The busiest is Merseyside Maritime Museum at 945,254 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Liverpool
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 286 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Birmingham, 126 km — tours
- Dublin, 217 km (Ireland) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Glasgow, 285 km — trains · tours
- Manchester, 50 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Sheffield, 100 km — trains · tours
- Leeds, 104 km
- Edinburgh, 283 km — tours
- Bristol, 219 km — tours
- Cardiff, 215 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Shanghai, Varna, Dublin, Odesa, Rotterdam, Cologne, Rio de Janeiro, Guadalajara, Rosario, Guiyang.
Common questions
Which airport serves Liverpool?
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Liverpool?
About 496,770 people live in Liverpool, across 112 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Liverpool in?
Europe/London, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Liverpool?
The Pound (GBP). Traffic drives on the left.
Are there hostels in Liverpool?
10 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Liverpool.
How many hotels are there in Liverpool?
Our booking partner lists 1,732 or more places to stay in Liverpool, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Liverpool?
London (286 km), Birmingham (126 km), Dublin (217 km), Glasgow (285 km), Manchester (50 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.