Why go
- City in Merseyside, England.
- Served by Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL).
History
Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles (286 km) north-west of London. It had an estimated population of 508,961 in 2024. The city is within the larger Liverpool City Region, a combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 4 airlines, 48 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 33 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bergerac, Bratislava, Carcassonne, Connaught, Cork, Dublin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kos, Krakow, Limoges, Londonderry, Malaga, Malta, Nimes, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Porto, Poznan, Reus, Rhodos, Sandefjord, Shannon, Szczecin, Tenerife, Vilnius, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 22 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Arrecife, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bodrum, Faro, Fuerteventura, Geneva, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Krakow, Larnaca, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Rhodos
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 2 routes: Gdansk, Warsaw
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Isle Of Man
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 9 direct destinations
- Jet2.com LS (73C, 737-300) · 7 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Dalaman, Faro, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Aer Lingus EI (AT4) · 1 route: Dublin*
- Star1 Airlines V9 (L4T) · 1 route: Isle Of Man
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 2 direct destinations
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL). Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: LPL has direct flights to 48 destinations on 4 airlines (incl. Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Faro, Fuerteventura…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: Isle of Man Ferry Terminal, 0.6 mi); routes include Mersey Ferry, Isle of Man - Liverpool, Dublin - Liverpool.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Liverpool, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.