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Intercultural Cities Conference
Liverpool - 1-3 May 2008
Travel Information
Liverpool is in the North West of England. It is accessible by train from London and has its own airport - though Manchester Airport (30m / 45km away) is much larger and is served by many more airlines (and there are both train and coach services from Manchester Airport to Liverpool city centre.
By Train to Liverpool (Lime Street Station)
St George's Hall is located in Liverpool City Centre and directly opposite Liverpool Lime Street - the City's main train station. Lime Street is a major station and therefore trains operate from there to numerous destinations across the UK. If you are coming from London, trains to Liverpool (and Manchester) depart from London Euston station.
Several of the conference hotels are within walking distance of the station (Marriott, Liner, Adelphi). The Ibis Hotel is definitely a taxi ride, as is the Hard Day's Night (though if you're keen, you can walk it in 20 mins).
By Air to Liverpool John Lennon Airport
http://www.liverpoolairport.com/
See below for European destinations from Liverpool Airport served by budget airlines.
The following are the options for getting from Liverpool Airport to the city centre:
RAIL: Garston and Hunts Cross are the nearest rail stations to the Airport serving the local/regional rail network. Both stations have bus links to the airport and both lead directly to Liverpool Lime Street Station.
BUS: The Bus and Coach stops are located at the front to the Airport terminal building. Services from/to the Airport are
- Express Bus Service 500 - from Airport - Liverpool city centre. City Centre stops include Norton St Coach Station (for National Express connections) and Lime Street Rail Station (for local, regional and mainline rail connections) - Lime Street is closest to the venue and to several of the hotels (see above) though the Norton St Coach Station is just a short walk to the station. Service operates every 20 minutes, Monday to Friday daytimes, and every half an hour during evenings and weekends. The one-way fare for adults is £2.50, and only £1.25 for children.
- Service 80A, from Airport - Liverpool South Parkway - Penny Lane - Liverpool City Centre. This bus also stops near Lime Street which is closest to the venue and to several of the hotels (see above).
By Air to Manchester Airport
http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/
See below for destinations from Manchester Airport served by budget airlines.
The following are the options for getting from Manchester Airport to Liverpool - both train and bus services operate from the Airport Transport Interchange, which is within the airport itself, and accessible from all terminals via an overhead covered walkway.
RAIL: Services run to over 100 destinations in the UK, including Liverpool. There is one direct train per hour from Manchester Airport to Liverpool, which takes about 75 minutes. Alternatively, you can take a train from the airport to Manchester Piccadilly station (about 20 minutes) and connect to rail services to Liverpool (about 60 minutes) - there are 2-3 trains per hour from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool. During the day there are six trains an hour into Manchester city centre and up to four through the night. You can buy tickets at the station from self-service ticket machines or the ticket office.
COACH: Coaches operate to Liverpool and to Manchester city centre - please see http://www.nationalexpress.com/ for more information.
Other Useful Contacts
Local and national rail enquiries:
Telephone +44 (0) 8457 48 49 50
Websites for train tickets: http://www.thetrainline.com/ / http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Train company websites: http://www.northernrail.org/ / http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/ / http://www.merseyrail.co.uk/
European Destinations from Manchester / Liverpool Airports
(served by budget airlines )
For more information and weblinks, visit http://www.flycheapo.com/
FROM/TO LIVERPOOL
Austria: Innsbruck, Salzburg
France: Bergerac, Carcassonne, Grenoble, Limoges, Nantes, Nice, Nimes, Paris (Charles de Gaulle)
Germany: Berlin (Schoenefeld), Friedrichshafen
Greece: Corfu
Hungary: Budapest
Ireland: Cork, Dublin, Shannon
Italy: Alghero, Milan (Orio al Serio), Pisa, Rome (Ciampino), Venice (Treviso)
Latvia: Riga
Lithuania: Kaunas
Netherlands: Amsterdam
Norway: Oslo (Torp)
Poland: Bydgoszcz, Gdansk, Katowice, Krakow, Lodz, Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw
Portugal: Faro, Lisbon, Oporto
Romania: Bucharest (Baneasa)
Spain: Alicante, Barcelona, Fuerteventura, Girona, Granada, Ibiza, Madrid, Mahon, Malaga, Murcia, Palma, Reus, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Tenerife (Sur), Valencia
Sweden: Stockholm (Skavsta)
Switzerland: Basel, Geneva
United Kingdom: Belfast (all airports), Belfast (City), Belfast (International), Derry, Jersey
FROM/TO MANCHESTER
Austria: Innsbruck, Salzburg
Belgium: Brussels (International)
Bulgaria: Bourgas
Croatia: Dubrovnik, Pula
Cyprus: Larnaca, Paphos
Czech Republic: Prague
France: Bordeaux, Brest, Chambery, Figari, La Rochelle, Marseille, Nice, Paris (Charles de Gaulle), Perpignan, Rennes
Germany: Bremen, Cologne-Bonn, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (International), Hamburg (Fuhlsbuettel), Hanover, Paderborn, Stuttgart
Greece: Heraklion, Kavala, Kos, Rhodos, Samos, Santorini, Thessaloniki, Zakinthos
Hungary: Budapest
Ireland: Cork, Dublin, Knock, Shannon
Italy: Milan (all airports), Milan (Malpensa), Milan (Orio al Serio), Naples, Pisa, Rome (Fiumicino), Venice (Marco Polo)
Malta: Malta
Morocco: Agadir, Marrakech
Poland: Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw
Portugal: Faro, Funchal
Slovakia: Bratislava
Spain: Alicante, Almeria, Arrecife, Barcelona, Fuerteventura, Girona, Ibiza, La Palma, Las Palmas, Mahon, Malaga, Murcia, Palma, Reus, Tenerife (Sur)
Switzerland: Geneva
Turkey: Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman
United Kingdom: Belfast (all airports), Belfast (City), Belfast (International), Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow (International), Guernsey, Inverness, Isle of Man, Jersey, Newquay, Norwich, Plymouth, Southampton
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