City to city
London to Liverpool by train
London Euston → Liverpool Lime Street
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 16m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 29m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains, TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales
Trains link London (London Euston) and Liverpool (Liverpool Lime Street) in about 2h 16m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Avanti West Coast — 286 km, typically 2 h 8 min — one of 744 routes plotted in the TrainRouter atlas.
How long does the train from London to Liverpool take?
The fastest trains cover London to Liverpool in about 2h 16m; a typical journey takes around 2h 29m.
Is there a direct train from London to Liverpool?
Yes — direct trains run between London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street.
Which operators run trains from London to Liverpool?
Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains, TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales.
This corridor in the atlas
- Avanti West Coast Fast tilting Pendolinos finish at Liverpool Lime Street, opened 1836 and one of the world’s oldest grand terminus stations still in daily use.
Legendary routes through London or Liverpool
- Eurostar London → Paris
- LNER Azuma London → Edinburgh
- Caledonian Sleeper London → Fort William
- Avanti West Coast London → Glasgow
Sleepers too: night trains from London.
More trains from London
- London → Cambridge ≈ 49 min · direct
- London → Birmingham ≈ 1h 16m · direct
- London → Lille ≈ 1h 21m · direct
- London → York ≈ 1h 46m · direct
- London → Bristol ≈ 1h 47m
- London → Brussels ≈ 1h 57m · direct
More train routes in United Kingdom · France.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data — exact times vary by day; always check the operator when booking.