Travelling to Liverpool
2 International Airports within 45 minutes of Liverpool City Centre Travelling by Air Liverpool and Manchester Airports provide a combined 4,175 flights per week by 77 airlines. Manchester Airport is home to 3 main worldwide alliances; Star Alliance, Sky Team and One World 226 which include the following airlines: Brussels Airlines United Lufthansa SAS Singapore Airlines Turkish Airlines US Airways TAP Swiss Saudi EU Non EU Domestic Destinations 25 50 100 150 Air France KLM Delta American Airlines British Airways US Airways Cathay Pacific Finnair Qatar Airways 250 Direct Flights from major cities 27.4 million (Number of flights per week in brackets) = 4 million Toronto (11) Singapore (7) passengers per year Amsterdam (118) Athens (12) Beijing (4) Barcelona (60) Mombasa (2) Brussels (64) Los Angeles (2) Dublin (133) Las Vegas (10) 77 airlines 17 low cost airlines 10+ hours Jeddah (4) Hong Kong (4) 217,145 flights per year Copenhagen (25) under 2 hour Frankfurt (30) Geneva (22) Goa (3) Milan (25) Cancun (17) Paris (68) Abu Dhabi (15) Helsinki (7) Cairo (5) Lisbon (20) 4-10 hour Chicago (27) Doha (14) Madrid (16) 2-4 hour Marrakech (6) Dubai (22) Istanbul (22) Islamabad (10) Prague (12) Lahore (2) Moscow (4) Rome (18) Bucharest (6) Boston (4) Sharm el Sheikh (11) New York (31) Tel Aviv (2) Stockholm (40) Zurich (21)
Direct Flights to Liverpool and Manchester New York Chicago Toronto Las Vegas Atlanta Washington DC Philadelphia San Francisco Vancouver North America 13 destinations 31 flights per week 2 11 flights per week 10 flights per week Central and South America 10 destinations Cancun Punta Cana Cayo Coco Montego Bay Antigua 1 9 flights per week Belfast London Heathrow Aberdeen Southampton Edinburgh Glasgow UK 15 destinations Sharm el Sheik Hurghada Marrakech Cairo Agadir Mauritius Mombasa Tunis 126 flights per week 5 36 flights per week 36 flights per week 26 flights per week 1 Africa 17 destinations 11 flights per week 8 flights per week 6 flights per week 5 flights per week 1 flight per week Dublin Amsterdam Paris Brussels Barcelona Munich Frankfurt Copenhagen Milan Geneva Istanbul Lisbon Rome Madrid Helsinki Europe 156 destinations 13 118 flights per week 68 flights per week 6 60 flights per week 3 30 flights per week 25 flights per week 25 flights per week 20 flights per week 18 flights per week 16 flights per week Dubai Abu Dhabi Doha Islamabad Singapore Tel Aviv Beijing Hong Kong Jeddah Dhaka Goa Lahore Asia 14 destinations 15 flights per week 1 10 flights per week 5 flights per week Direct flights to London 2 hours from Liverpool by rail CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA Sao Paulo Mexico City Santiago Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires AFRICA Johannesburg Lagos Nairobi 15 flights per week 1 1 3 2 15 flights per week ASIA New Delhi Moscow Mumbai Tokyo Bangkok Shanghai Seoul Kuala Lumpur 48 flights per week 4 3 30 flights per week 2 25 flights per week
Airlines operating from Liverpool and Manchester Airports Transferring to Liverpool Manchester Airport Journey Time Estimated Cost Train 40 minutes 12 Coach 50 minutes 7 Taxi 45 minutes 65 Drive 45 minutes n/a Glasgow Edinburgh Newcastle Belfast/Dublin Liverpool John Lennon Airport Leeds Liverpool Journey Time Manchester Estimated Cost Nottingham Bus shuttle 25 minutes 3 Taxi 20 minutes 12 Drive 20 minutes n/a Birmingham SOUTHPORT 2h 8m Cardiff London Euston M61 M6 Flight Times to Liverpool Train Times to Liverpool M58 MANCHESTER M57 LIVERPOOL M60 M62 WIRRAL M53 visit LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON AIRPORT M56 20 minutes Drive 8.6mi / 13.8km CHESTER MANCHESTER 45 AIRPORT minutes Drive 36.3 mi / 57.9km
Travelling by Rail Local Travel Liverpool Lime Street Station is the city s mainline railway station located in the heart of Liverpool City centre Liverpool has a high speed rail link from London with a journey time of just over 2 hours Virgin Trains can offer a discounted rate for delegates travelling from London Liverpool has direct services to all major UK city s, (see table below for travel times), Scotland, North Wales and the Lake District Britrail pass available for international delegates to purchase Easy transfer to mainland Europe via Eurostar Liverpool is a walkable city - all major hotels, venues and attractions are within a 20 minute walk Circular shuttle buses connect the waterfront and city centre, running every 12-15 minutes, at a cost of around 2/ 3 Black Cab Taxis are all licensed and metered, with taxi ranks throughout city Merseyrail provide a comprehensive underground system across Liverpool. Below is a list of city centre stations serving ACC Liverpool. Destination London Manchester Birmingham Leeds Sheffield Nottingham Glasgow Edinburgh Newcastle Cardiff Brighton Brussels (Eurostar) Paris (Eurostar) Travel Time 2 hours 8 minutes 47 minutes 1 hour 34 minutes 1 hour 49 minutes 1 hour 49 minutes 2 hours 46 minutes 3 hours 22 minutes 3 hours 36 minutes 3 hours 33 minutes 3 hours 45 minutes 3 hours 56 minutes 4 hours 17 minutes 4 hours 45 minutes Liverpool Lime Street Station (Main Line, City Line and Wirral Line) 20 minute walk to ACC Liverpool 5-10 minute taxi ride to ACC Liverpool Wirral Line train to James Street James Street Station (Wirral Line) 10-15 minute walk to ACC Liverpool 2-5 minute taxi ride Central Station (Northern Line and Wirral Line) 20 minute walk 5 minute taxi ride Moorfields Station (Northern Line and Wirral Line) 20 minute walk 5 minute taxi ride
Visa Requirements The UK regularly hosts major cultural and business events attracting delegations and individuals to attend from across the world. Recent examples include the 2012 Olympic Games, the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2014 International Festival for Business, the latter was held in Liverpool. It is recommended that all those wishing to attend a conference in the UK should check the visa requirements and timelines well in advance. The UK Border Agency provides a step-by-step guide to applying for a visa via their website www.gov.uk/ government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration. They also provide assistance via their Consulate and UK Embassies worldwide. To ensure satisfactory compliance with UK regulations, the advice would be to apply for a visa as a business visitor. This is the category for those attending meetings, which have been arranged before coming to the United Kingdom, or conferences. Passport holders from the countries listed below need to apply for a specific UK visa when wishing to travel to the UK. Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People s Republic of China Colombia Comoros Congo Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Peru Philippines Qatar Russia Rwanda Sao Tome e Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Surinam Swaziland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Please Note: No responsibility is taken by ACC Liverpool for the accuracy of this information. Please check with your local embassy.