Trvelln to Lverpool TRAVELLING TO TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL Travelling by Air

2 International Airports Liverpool and Manchester Airports provide a within 45 minutes of combined 4,175 flights per week by 77 airlines. Manchester Airport is home to 3 main worldwide alliances; Star Alliance, Sky Team and One World which include the following airlines:

Brussels Airlines Air France EU United KLM Lufthansa Delta SAS American Airlines Non EU Singapore Airlines British Airways Turkish Airlines US Airways US Airways Cathay Pacific Domestic TAP Finnair Swiss Qatar Airways 226Destinations Saudi 25 50 100 150 250 Direct Flights from major cities (Number of flights per week in brackets) 27.4 = 4 million Toronto (11) Amsterdam (118) million Singapore (7) Athens (12) passengers per year Beijing (4) Barcelona (60) Mombasa (2) Brussels (64) Los Angeles (2) Dublin (133) Las Vegas (10) Copenhagen (25) 10+ hours under 2 hour Jeddah (4) Frankfurt (30) flight time flight time 77 airlines Hong Kong (4) Geneva (22) Goa (3) Milan (25) Cancun (17) 17 low cost 217,145 Paris (68) airlines flights per year Abu Dhabi (15) Helsinki (7) Cairo (5) Lisbon (20) Madrid (16) Chicago (27) 4-10 hour 2-4 hour Doha (14) flight time flight time Marrakech (6)

Dubai (22) Istanbul (22)

Islamabad (10) Prague (12) Lahore (2) Rome (18) Moscow (4) Boston (4) Bucharest (6) Sharm el Sheikh (11) Stockholm (40) Zurich (21) New York (31) Tel Aviv (2) TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL

Direct Flights to Liverpool and Manchester

UK Europe 15 destinations 156 destinations Belfast 126 flights per week Dublin 133 flights per week London Heathrow 57 flights per week Amsterdam 118 flights per week Aberdeen 36 flights per week Paris 68 flights per week Southampton 36 flights per week Brussels 64 flights per week 26 flights per week Barcelona 60 flights per week Glasgow 17 flights per week Munich 33 flights per week Frankfurt 30 flights per week North America Copenhagen 25 flights per week Milan 25 flights per week 13 destinations Geneva 22 flights per week New York 31 flights per week Istanbul 22 flights per week Chicago 27 flights per week Lisbon 20 flights per week Toronto 11 flights per week Rome 18 flights per week Las Vegas 10 flights per week Madrid 16 flights per week Atlanta 7 flights per week Helsinki 7 flights per week Washington DC 7 flights per week Asia 7 flights per week San Francisco 3 flights per week 14 destinations Vancouver 2 flights per week Dubai 22 flights per week Abu Dhabi 15 flights per week Doha 14 flights per week Islamabad 10 flights per week Africa Singapore 7 flights per week 17 destinations Tel Aviv 5 flights per week Sharm el Sheik 11 flights per week Beijing 4 flights per week Central and South America Hurghada 8 flights per week Hong Kong 4 flights per week 10 destinations Marrakech 6 flights per week Jeddah 4 flights per week Cairo 5 flights per week Dhaka 3 flights per week Cancun 17 flights per week Agadir 4 flights per week Goa 3 flights per week Punta Cana 9 flights per week Mauritius 3 flights per week Lahore 2 flights per week Cayo Coco 4 flights per week Mombasa 2 flights per week Montego Bay 4 flights per week Tunis 1 flight per week Antigua 2 flights per week

Direct flights to London 2 hours from Liverpool by rail

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ASIA Sao Paulo 15 flights per week New Delhi 48 flights per week Mexico City 13 flights per week Moscow 44 flights per week Santiago 12 flights per week Mumbai 37 flights per week Rio de Janeiro 7 flights per week Tokyo 30 flights per week Buenos Aires 7 flights per week Bangkok 27 flights per week AFRICA Shanghai 25 flights per week Seoul 22 flights per week Johannesburg 37 flights per week Kuala Lumpur 22 flights per week Lagos 27 flights per week Nairobi 15 flights per week TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL

Airlines operating from Liverpool and Manchester Airports Transferring to Liverpool

Manchester Airport

Journey Time Estimated Cost

Train 40 minutes £12 Coach 50 minutes £7 Glasgow Edinburgh Taxi 45 minutes £65 Drive 45 minutes n/a

Newcastle

WIRRAL

Belfast/Dublin

Liverpool John Lennon Airport Leeds

Liverpool Manchester Journey Time Estimated Cost Nottingham Bus shuttle 25 minutes £3 Birmingham Taxi 20 minutes £12 2h 8m Drive 20 minutes n/a SOUTHPORT Cardi London Euston

M61 M6

Flight Times to Liverpool Train Times to Liverpool M58 MANCHESTER

M57

LIVERPOOL M60

M62

WIRRAL

visit LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON MANCHESTER AIRPORT M53 M56 45 AIRPORTminutes Drive 20 minutes Drive 36.3 mi / 57.9km 8.6mi / 13.8km

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Travelling by Rail Local Travel

• Liverpool is a walkable city - all major hotels, venues and attractions are within a 20 minute walk • Liverpool Lime Street Station is the city’s mainline • Liverpool has direct services to all major UK city’s, • Circular shuttle buses connect the waterfront and city centre, running every 12-15 minutes, at a cost of railway station located in the heart of Liverpool (see table below for travel times), Scotland, North around £2/€3 City centre and the Lake District • Black Cab Taxis are all licensed and metered, with taxi ranks throughout city • Liverpool has a high speed rail link from London • Britrail pass available for international delegates to with a journey time of just over 2 hours purchase provide a comprehensive underground system across Liverpool. Below is a list of city centre stations • Virgin Trains can offer a discounted rate for • Easy transfer to mainland Europe via Eurostar serving ACC Liverpool. delegates travelling from London

Liverpool Lime Street Station (Main Line, and Wirral Line) Destination Travel Time • 20 minute walk to ACC Liverpool • 5-10 minute taxi ride to ACC Liverpool London 2 hours 8 minutes • Wirral Line train to James Street Manchester 47 minutes Birmingham 1 hour 34 minutes James Street Station (Wirral Line) Leeds 1 hour 49 minutes • 10-15 minute walk to ACC Liverpool 1 hour 49 minutes • 2-5 minute taxi ride Nottingham 2 hours 46 minutes Glasgow 3 hours 22 minutes Central Station (Northern Line and Wirral Line) Edinburgh 3 hours 36 minutes • 20 minute walk • 5 minute taxi ride Newcastle 3 hours 33 minutes Cardiff 3 hours 45 minutes Moorfields Station (Northern Line and Wirral Line) Brighton 3 hours 56 minutes • 20 minute walk Brussels (Eurostar) 4 hours 17 minutes • 5 minute taxi ride Paris (Eurostar) 4 hours 45 minutes TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL

Visa Requirements

The UK regularly hosts major cultural and business They also provide assistance via their Consulate and events attracting delegations and individuals to attend UK Embassies worldwide. from across the world. Recent examples include the 2012 Olympic Games, the 2014 Commonwealth To ensure satisfactory compliance with UK regulations, Games, the 2014 International Festival for Business, the advice would be to apply for a visa as a ‘business the latter was held in Liverpool. visitor’. This is the category for those ‘attending meetings, which have been arranged before coming to It is recommended that all those wishing to attend the United Kingdom, or conferences’. a conference in the UK should check the visa requirements and timelines well in advance. Passport holders from the countries listed below need to apply for a specific UK visa when wishing to travel The UK Border Agency provides a step-by-step guide to the UK. to applying for a visa via their website www.gov.uk/ government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration.

Afghanistan Georgia Oman Albania Ghana Pakistan Algeria Guinea Peru Angola Guinea Bissau Philippines Armenia Guyana Qatar Azerbaijan Haiti Russia Bahrain India Rwanda Bangladesh Indonesia Sao Tome e Principe Belarus Iran Saudi Arabia Benin Iraq Senegal Bhutan Ivory Coast Serbia Bolivia Jamaica Sierra Leone Bosnia Herzegovina Jordan Somalia Burkina Faso Kazakhstan South Africa Burma Kenya South Sudan Burundi Korea (North) Sri Lanka Cambodia Kosovo Sudan Cameroon Kuwait Surinam Cape Verde Kyrgyzstan Swaziland Central African Republic Laos Syria Chad Lebanon Taiwan People’s Republic of China Lesotho Tajikistan Colombia Liberia Tanzania Comoros Libya Thailand Congo Macedonia Togo Cuba Madagascar Tunisia Democratic Republic of the Congo Malawi Turkey Djibouti Mali Turkmenistan Dominican Republic Mauritania Uganda Ecuador Moldova Ukraine Egypt Mongolia United Arab Emirates Equatorial Guinea Montenegro Uzbekistan Eritrea Morocco Venezuela Ethiopia Mozambique Vietnam Fiji Nepal Yemen Gabon Niger Zambia Gambia Nigeria Zimbabwe

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