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LPL

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Transport to and from Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Liverpool, United KingdomIATA: LPLICAO: EGGP
Current airport: LPL

3 options to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, showing where you arrive.

Transport

Train

Train via Liverpool South Parkway

To and from the airport
Where
Liverpool South Parkway station, approximately three miles from the airport (outside the airport)
Connection
Liverpool South Parkway is the closest train station, approximately three miles from the airport. The 80A and 86A buses run between the airport and the station as often as every 7 to 8 minutes.

Good to know

  • Merseyrail, London Northwestern Railway, Northern, East Midlands Railway, TfW Wales, TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast all have services operating to and from Liverpool South Parkway.
  • Through tickets are available to the airport from anywhere on the rail network via Liverpool South Parkway and the 80A and 86A bus services: look for 'Liverpool Airport Bus' as the final destination when booking.

Transport

Bus

Arriva bus 500

To and from the airport
Where
Liverpool John Lennon Airport bus stop

Good to know

  • Arriva's 500 bus service is the fastest bus service between Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Liverpool city center, via Liverpool ONE Bus Station and Great Charlotte Street (for Lime St Rail Station). It also provides easy connections with the National Express coach network at Liverpool ONE bus station.
  • Buses run up to every 15 minutes between 4 a.m. and midnight daily; frequency varies by day of the week and time of day. The earliest bus from the city center departs at 03:59 and arrives at the airport at 05:03.

Other bus routes

To and from the airport
Where
Liverpool John Lennon Airport bus stop

Good to know

  • The 80A runs via Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool ONE Bus Station every 20 minutes, and the 86A on the same route approximately every 10 minutes during the day, Monday to Friday. The 81A runs to Bootle Bus Station and the 82A between Murdishaw, Runcorn, Widnes, the airport and Liverpool ONE Bus Station, both every 30 minutes.
  • The X3 Metro Express service and the 89 Metro (every 20 minutes) run to St Helens Bus Station; the 3A runs via Halewood to Fazakerley/Huyton every 60 minutes.

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Go to the official travel page of Liverpool John Lennon AirportOfficial external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.