Liverpool to London
How to get from Liverpool to London by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
3h 58m · 212 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Liverpool to the heart of London. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 6 Childwall Valley Service Station
- mile 6 Earlsfield Services Shell
- mile 9 Rainhill Service Station
- mile 17 Burtonwood Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 17 Gemini Service Station
- mile 20 Oakwood Gate Service Station
- mile 20 Warrington Service Station EG On the Move
- mile 26 Lymm Services Moto towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of London: London Charing Cross · from Liverpool Lime Street
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in London
Duke of Leinster Hotel
✓ Short walk from Paddington Station and Hyde Park
🏖️ 0.83 miles from The Serpentine - Hyde Park (Good water quality)
London
Park Avenue Inn Craven Hotel
🏖️ 0.7 miles from The Serpentine - Hyde Park (Good water quality)
London
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Drive times from OpenRouteService; live trains from National Rail Enquiries. Times are typical, not a promise — check before you set off.