Travel to Birkenhead
Every way to reach Birkenhead: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Birkenhead is reachable from 50 places across 1 country by 3 modes, on services run by 12 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 44 km away.
How people reach Birkenhead
Every mode that actually calls at Birkenhead, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 90 | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 287 km | 10 |
| Coach | 48 | €10.07 | 1h 32m | 346 km | 1 |
| Ferry | 2 | €25.64 | 9h 42m | 233 km | 1 |
- 50Places you can arrive from
- 50Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 12Operators
The train gets you into Birkenhead. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Birkenhead
Sort by distance from Birkenhead Dock railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 90 | 64% | Bolton, 44 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 50 | 36% | Swansea, 207 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Birkenhead that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 140 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Birkenhead
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Dock railway station
- Birkenhead Park railway station
- Birkenhead Town railway station
- Holywell Bus Station
- Woodside Bus Station
- 12 Quays Terminal
- Woodside (Mersey Ferry)
The cheapest journeys into Birkenhead
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford to Birkenhead bus | €10.07 | 2h 19m | 94 km |
| Leeds to Birkenhead bus | €10.07 | 2h 26m | 107 km |
| Manchester to Birkenhead bus | €10.07 | 1h 38m | 52 km |
| Sheffield to Birkenhead bus | €10.07 | 2h 27m | 103 km |
| Preston to Birkenhead bus | €10.07 | 1h 32m | 46 km |
| Birmingham to Birkenhead bus | €10.63 | 2h 49m | 126 km |
| Nottingham to Birkenhead bus | €11.18 | 2h 50m | 134 km |
| Derby to Birkenhead bus | €11.18 | 2h 33m | 115 km |
| Manchester to Birkenhead train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 52 km |
| Preston to Birkenhead train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 46 km |
| Stockport to Birkenhead train | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 57 km |
| Salford to Birkenhead train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 49 km |
| Blackburn to Birkenhead train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 53 km |
| Coventry to Birkenhead bus | €12.28 | 3h 7m | 149 km |
| Leicester to Birkenhead bus | €12.28 | 3h 12m | 151 km |
| Oldham to Birkenhead train | €12.44 | 1h 22m | 62 km |
We cannot promise Birkenhead Dock railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Birkenhead?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Birkenhead
Common questions about Travel to Birkenhead
How can I get to Birkenhead?
Birkenhead is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 50 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 12 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Birkenhead?
The cheapest way into Birkenhead is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 50 origins we sell into Birkenhead over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Birkenhead?
The fastest journey into Birkenhead is by Train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 44 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Birkenhead have?
Birkenhead has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Birkenhead Dock railway station, Birkenhead Park railway station, Birkenhead Town railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Birkenhead from within 200 km?
90 of the routes we sell into Birkenhead start within 200 km. The nearest is Bolton, 44 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Birkenhead in United Kingdom?
Birkenhead connects to 50 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 346 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Birkenhead are the half people leave until last.
Things to do in Birkenhead
Day trips that leave Birkenhead in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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