Getting There By Air:Liverpool John Lennon Airport Tel: 0870 750 8484.
Website:
www.liverpooljohnlennonairport.com Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport is located 13km (8 miles) southeast of the city center. Facilities at the airport include disabled access, car rental, currency exchange offices, ATMs, bars, restaurants, shops, prayer room and baby care facilities. Passengers can take advantage of the
Halewood Executive Lounge with complimentary newspapers and refreshments
as well as desks and Internet access. There’s a tourist information center in the main concourse where staff can assist with booking accommodation as well as provide information on the city’s attractions. There are also cycle lockers which are free of charge and allocated on a first come first served basis and are securable with a returnable deposit.
Located off the A561 on Speke Hall Avenue, the airport is easily accessible by car and is signposted from the M6. There is no railway station actually at the airport but Garston and Hunts Cross stations are nearby and easily reached by taxi. A regular express bus service runs between the city center and the airport and there is also a service with a drop off/collection at Garston railway station. Mersey Cabs (tel: (0151) 733 3393; website:
www.merseycabs.co.uk) is located directly outside the passenger terminal at the airport.
Getting There By Road:Liverpool is easily accessible via road and is signposted from the M6 and the M62 if traveling from the south and the M58 if traveling from the north.
Breakdown emergency services: AA (tel: 0800 887766
or 08457 887766 from mobile phones; website:
www.theaa.com)
RAC (tel: 0800 828282; website:
www.rac.co.uk)
National Express (tel: 08705 808080; website:
www.nationalexpress.com) operates regular coach services connecting Liverpool with various destinations in the UK including Victoria Coach Station in London. The National Express terminal is located in the center of the city on Norton Street within easy walking distance of Lime Street railway station in the north of the city.
Getting There By Rail:Lime Street station is the city’s main railway station located in the northeast of the city center.
Virgin Trains (tel: 08457 222 333; website:
www.virgintrains.co.uk) operate numerous services to Liverpool including a fast service from London using the new tilting Pendolino trains capable of speeds of up to 125mph. Other rail operators running services to Liverpool include
Arriva Trains (tel: 08709 000 773; website:
www.arriva.co.uk),
Central Trains (tel: (0121) 634 2040; website:
www.centraltrains.co.uk) and
First Great Western (tel: 0845 7000 125; website:
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk). For all train information contact National Rail Enquiries (tel: 08457 484 950; website:
www.nationalrail.co.uk).
Getting Around:Public TransportMost of the city’s main sites are within easy walking distance so many visitors to Liverpool opt to arm themselves with a comfy pair of shoes and a good map and take to the streets on foot. But the public transport is excellent and is run by
Mersey Travel (tel: 0870 608 2608; website:
www.merseytravel.gov.uk) who operate a comprehensive range of
bus,
train and
ferry services throughout the city. Public transport runs frequently throughout the day and a number of bus services operate at night. The city’s two bus stations are on Roe Street and Paradise Street, closer to the center of the city. There’s also an
underground system that operates between the city’s four main train stations (Lime Street, Central Station, James Street and Moorfields). In 2005 the city introduced a Live Smart (website:
www.livesmart.tv) pass for tourists offering unlimited travel on some of the city’s transport systems including a circular sightseeing bus tour and Mersey Ferries. The card also entitles the bearer to free or discounted entry to a number of the city’s main attractions (see
Sightseeing Overview for more details).
TaxisThere are many taxi ranks throughout the city including at all the major train and bus stations. They can also be hailed anywhere on the street. To pre-book a taxi try
Mersey Cabs (tel: (0151) 733 3393; website:
www.merseycabs.co.uk),
Anfield Taxis (tel: (0151) 263 2222) or
Central Taxis (tel: (0151) 261 0505).
Car HireThere are numerous car hire companies operating in Liverpool.
Avis (tel: 08700 100 287; website:
www.avis.co.uk),
Europcar (tel: (0151) 709 7563; website:
www.europcar.co.uk) and
Mersey Hire (tel: (01925) 243 636
or (0151) 709 3337; website:
www.merseyhire.co.uk) all have offices either at the airport, in the city or both.
Bicycle HireThere is currently nowhere in the city that hires out bicycles. The Merseyside Cycling Campaign (website:
www.merseyworld.com/mcc) can offer information and advice for cycling routes in and around Liverpool.
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