Trains from Glasgow to Liverpool

Glasgow to Liverpool train information

Which train company can I use?

The journey from Glasgow, situated in Scotland and Liverpool, which is in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.

How long is the train?

On average, it takes approximately 3h44m by train covering a distance of 178 miles to get to Liverpool from Glasgow. The duration may change depending if the train is direct or if you need to make a change.

What is the price of the train?

Fares may change depending on the travel date as well as how much time in advance you book your ticket.

Best prices for Glasgow to Liverpool train tickets

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Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Glasgow to Liverpool tend to increase the closer you get to your departure day. Based on our data, if you purchase your ticket 1 month in advance, the price of the ticket starts at £13 whereas when booking on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £34 for your trip. Thus, you will save 63% on the price of your ticket by buying your ticket 1 month in advance as opposed to on the day you're travelling.

The data are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Glasgow to Liverpool trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Glasgow and Liverpool by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Liverpool to Glasgow and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Glasgow - Liverpool train tickets

The best way to spend less on your Glasgow Liverpool train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK citizens. National railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Senior discount card, Two together railcard, Family and Friends discount card and Disabled persons railcard.

The main benefit of getting a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to earn as much money as you spent.

You will need to pay at least £88 of train tickets across the whole year for the card to be worthwile. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you book afterwards, you will make savings.

As an example, train tickets from Glasgow to Liverpool cost on average £50.00 (1). By dividing £88 by £50.00 (£88/£50.00 = 1.76), it appears that after only 2 one way journeys from Liverpool to Glasgow, the railcard will have paid for itself.

The price to buy a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to have the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most adult fares for one year.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey