Tours, tickets and day trips in Liverpool
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| 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.
Day trips from Liverpool
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool to St Helens | United Kingdom | 17 km (10 mi) | about 16 min |
| Liverpool to Warrington | United Kingdom | 26 km (16 mi) | about 26 min |
| Liverpool to Wigan | United Kingdom | 27 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Liverpool to Bolton | United Kingdom | 41 km (25 mi) | about 40 min |
| Liverpool to Preston | United Kingdom | 43 km (27 mi) | about 42 min |
| Liverpool to Blackpool | United Kingdom | 45 km (28 mi) | about 44 min |
| Liverpool to Salford | United Kingdom | 46 km (29 mi) | about 45 min |
| Liverpool to Manchester | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 48 min |
| Liverpool to London | United Kingdom | 286 km (178 mi) | about 4 h 40 min |
| Liverpool to Birmingham | United Kingdom | 126 km (78 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Liverpool to Dublin | Ireland | 217 km (135 mi) | about 3 h 32 min |
| Liverpool to Glasgow | United Kingdom | 285 km (177 mi) | about 4 h 38 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Liverpool?
Merseyside Maritime Museum, with 945,254 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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.