Travelling to Liverpool

226 Destinations

250100 1505025

Non EU

EU

Domestic

77 airlines 17 low cost airlines

217,145 flights per year

= 4 million27.4

million passengers per year

2 International Airports within 45 minutes of Liverpool City Centre

Travelling by Air

Direct Flights from major cities(Number of flights per week in brackets)

Air FranceKLMDeltaAmerican AirlinesBritish AirwaysUS AirwaysCathay PacificFinnairQatar Airways

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

which include the following airlines:

Brussels AirlinesUnitedLufthansaSASSingapore AirlinesTurkish AirlinesUS AirwaysTAPSwissSaudi

under 2 hour flight time

Brussels (64)

Dublin (133)

Frankfurt (30)

Geneva (22)

Milan (25)

Helsinki (7)

Madrid (16)

Marrakech (6)

Istanbul (22)

Stockholm (40)

Prague (12)

Moscow (4)

Cairo (5)

Dubai (22)

Abu Dhabi (15)

Islamabad (10)

Tel Aviv (2)

Chicago (27)

New York (31)

Boston (4)

Sharm el Sheikh (11)

Toronto (11)

Cancun (17)

Goa (3)

Lahore (2)

Jeddah (4)

Doha (14)

Hong Kong (4)

Beijing (4)

Singapore (7)

Mombasa (2)

Las Vegas (10)

Los Angeles (2)

Lisbon (20)

Copenhagen (25)

Bucharest (6)

Rome (18)

Zurich (21)

Paris (68)

Athens (12)

Barcelona (60)

Amsterdam (118)

2-4 hour flight time

4-10 hour flight time

10+ hours flight time

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Direct Flights to Liverpool and Manchester

North America13 destinations

New York ChicagoTorontoLas VegasAtlantaWashington DCPhiladelphiaSan FranciscoVancouver

Central and South America10 destinations

CancunPunta CanaCayo CocoMontego BayAntigua

Africa17 destinations

Sharm el SheikHurghadaMarrakechCairoAgadirMauritiusMombasaTunis

UK15 destinations

BelfastLondon HeathrowAberdeenSouthamptonEdinburghGlasgow

31 flights per week27 flights per week11 flights per week10 flights per week7 flights per week7 flights per week7 flights per week3 flights per week2 flights per week

17 flights per week9 flights per week4 flights per week4 flights per week2 flights per week

11 flights per week8 flights per week6 flights per week5 flights per week4 flights per week3 flights per week2 flights per week1 flight per week

126 flights per week57 flights per week36 flights per week36 flights per week26 flights per week17 flights per week

Europe156 destinations

Dublin AmsterdamParisBrusselsBarcelonaMunichFrankfurtCopenhagenMilanGenevaIstanbulLisbonRomeMadridHelsinki

Asia14 destinations

DubaiAbu DhabiDohaIslamabadSingaporeTel AvivBeijingHong KongJeddahDhakaGoaLahore

Direct flights to London2 hours from Liverpool by rail

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

Sao PauloMexico CitySantiagoRio de JaneiroBuenos Aires

AFRICA

JohannesburgLagosNairobi

22 flights per week15 flights per week14 flights per week10 flights per week7 flights per week5 flights per week4 flights per week4 flights per week4 flights per week3 flights per week3 flights per week2 flights per week

133 flights per week118 flights per week

68 flights per week64 flights per week60 flights per week33 flights per week30 flights per week25 flights per week25 flights per week22 flights per week22 flights per week20 flights per week18 flights per week16 flights per week

7 flights per week

15 flights per week13 flights per week12 flights per week

7 flights per week7 flights per week

ASIA

New DelhiMoscowMumbaiTokyoBangkokShanghaiSeoulKuala Lumpur

48 flights per week44 flights per week37 flights per week30 flights per week27 flights per week25 flights per week22 flights per week22 flights per week

37 flights per week27 flights per week15 flights per week

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Airlines operating from Liverpool and Manchester Airports

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SOUTHPORT

MANCHESTER

LIVERPOOL

M61M6

M57

M62

M56

M60

MANCHESTER AIRPORT

WIRRAL

CHESTER

M58

M53

LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON AIRPORT

Manchester Airport

Journey Time Estimated Cost

Train 40 minutes £12

Coach 50 minutes £7

Taxi 45 minutes £65

Drive 45 minutes n/a

Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Journey Time Estimated Cost

Bus shuttle 25 minutes £3

Taxi 20 minutes £12

Drive 20 minutes n/a

Birmingham

London Euston

Cardi�

Nottingham

Leeds

Newcastle

Belfast/Dublin

ManchesterLiverpool

Edinburgh

Glasgow

visit

Flight Times to Liverpool Train Times to Liverpool

WIRRAL

2h 8m

Transferring to Liverpool

20 minutes Drive 8.6mi / 13.8km

45 minutes Drive 36.3 mi / 57.9km

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Travelling by Rail

• 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

Destination Travel Time

London 2 hours 8 minutes

Manchester 47 minutes

Birmingham 1 hour 34 minutes

Leeds 1 hour 49 minutes

Sheffield 1 hour 49 minutes

Nottingham 2 hours 46 minutes

Glasgow 3 hours 22 minutes

Edinburgh 3 hours 36 minutes

Newcastle 3 hours 33 minutes

Cardiff 3 hours 45 minutes

Brighton 3 hours 56 minutes

Brussels (Eurostar) 4 hours 17 minutes

Paris (Eurostar) 4 hours 45 minutes

Local Travel

• 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. 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

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Visa RequirementsThe 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.

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AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBelarusBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia HerzegovinaBurkina FasoBurmaBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadPeople’s Republic of ChinaColombiaComorosCongoCubaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaFijiGabonGambia

GeorgiaGhanaGuineaGuinea BissauGuyanaHaitiIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIvory CoastJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKenyaKorea (North)KosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNepalNigerNigeria

OmanPakistanPeruPhilippinesQatarRussiaRwandaSao Tome e PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSurinamSwazilandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Please Note: No responsibility is taken by ACC Liverpool for the accuracy of this information. Please check with your local embassy.