Trains from Edinburgh to Liverpool

Edinburgh to Liverpool train information

• The trip between Edinburgh, located in Scotland and Liverpool, situated in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• The train is a quick and simple solution to travel to Liverpool from Edinburgh. The average train time from Edinburgh to Liverpool is 3h50m to cover the 176 miles.
• We found tickets from £23.78 to travel in the next month. Prices can vary depending on when you travel or how long in advance you buy your ticket.

Best prices for Edinburgh to Liverpool train tickets

Edinburgh - Liverpool prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Edinburgh to Liverpool by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Train times Edinburgh to Liverpool

When are the next trains to Liverpool?

The table above only shows the remaining services for today and will display a maximum of 10 train departures.

See all departures: Today / Tomorrow

Looking at our data, 5 trains from Edinburgh to Liverpool are being operated today and 0 tomorrow. The first Edinburgh Liverpool train departs at 06:52 while the last train departs at 18:52. The first and last departure hours might change from one day to another and there might be less trains during weekends and bank holidays. Train companies can as well adapt the number of trains during school holidays or depending on the demand.

Edinburgh - Liverpool: the best time to book cheap trains

Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

The graph above shows the best prices found over the last six months depending on how much time in advance the train ticket is booked. Buying your train from Edinburgh to Liverpool in advance can enable you to save money for your journey.

Tickets are available from £25 when buying your seat 7 days in advance which is 36% cheaper than the best fare we found when booking on the day you're travelling.

Best prices for Edinburgh to Liverpool trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Edinburgh and Liverpool by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Liverpool to Edinburgh and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Edinburgh - Liverpool train tickets

Do you want to travel at the lowest fares? Many railcards and tricks can be obtained to spend less for your Edinburgh Liverpool train ticket and save even more money on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are different types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

• To understand the savings that you can make with a railcard, you need to calculate how many trips you need to make earnings. You will see that commonly only a few trips are needed.

  For your calculation, you must include the railcard cost, for instance £30, the discount on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average cost of a Edinburgh Liverpool ticket is £92.92 (1).

  Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £92.92: £88/£92.92 = 0.95. It will take you on average 1 trips from Liverpool to Edinburgh (one way journey) with your railcard to start saving money.

• Railcards enable you to save 34% off most train fares for 12 months. A Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the five other ones £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey