Liverpool John Lennon. Met at the door and in the city centre in twenty to thirty minutes.
One terminal on the Mersey at Speke and a separate executive jet centre, both under an hour from our Manchester base, so your car and chauffeur are normally our own. We track the flight and meet you inside the terminal, or at the jet centre for a private arrival.
The airport
Liverpool John Lennon at a glance
- CodesLPL / EGGPAt Speke on the banks of the Mersey, about 7 to 8 miles south-east of Liverpool city centre.
- TerminalOneA single, compact terminal. Arrivals walk out of one door, which makes meeting straightforward.
- Private aviationThe executive jet centreXLR Executive Jet Centre runs the private terminal, with its own entrance and direct ramp access, separate from the passenger building. Helicopter operators also work from the field.
- RoadsA561 and the M62The riverside road takes you into the city, the M62 and the M56 take you east towards Manchester and south into Cheshire and north Wales.
There is no railway station at the airport. Everything leaves by road, so the car is not a luxury here so much as the only sensible way out with luggage.
Journey times
From Liverpool Airport by road
| To | Quiet roads | Busy periods |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool city centre and the waterfront | 20 to 30 minutes | 30 to 45 minutes |
| Aintree | 30 to 40 minutes | Considerably longer on Grand National days |
| Chester | 35 to 45 minutes | 45 to 60 minutes |
| Hoylake and the Wirral coast | 40 to 55 minutes | 55 to 75 minutes |
| Southport and Birkdale | 50 to 65 minutes | 65 to 85 minutes |
| Manchester Airport | 45 to 60 minutes | 60 to 80 minutes |
| Manchester city centre | 50 to 70 minutes | 70 to 100 minutes |
| Alderley Edge and the Cheshire villages | 50 to 65 minutes | 65 to 90 minutes |
Realistic ranges, not promises. The A561 into the city and the M62 corridor are the two variables, and a home match at either Liverpool ground changes the picture for the whole afternoon.
On the day
How we meet an arrival here
For a scheduled flight the chauffeur meets you inside the terminal, in the arrivals hall, with your name discreetly presented rather than held above his head. For a private arrival the car goes to the executive jet centre instead, which is a different entrance and a different drive, and where the terminal permits it for your movement the car can be brought closer to the aircraft. That is decided on the day by the handling agent, so we confirm the arrangement for each flight.
Either way we track the aircraft rather than the published time. A flight that lands forty minutes early is as much of a problem as one that lands late if nobody is watching, and the point of a chauffeur company is that somebody is.
Because our Manchester base is under an hour away, Liverpool is normally covered by our own car and our own chauffeur rather than by an arrangement. That matters most on the days when things go wrong: a diversion, a long delay, a passenger who needs collecting from somewhere other than the airport they were meant to land at.
Practicalities
Worth knowing
- The Express Drop Off and Pick Up car park opposite the terminal charges around seven pounds for up to ten minutes at the time of writing. There is a free drop off car park a short walk away, and whichever we use appears in your quote rather than afterwards
- Private arrivals use the executive jet centre. Send the tail number and the handling agent and we will confirm which entrance the car should use and where it may wait
- Grand National week at Aintree is the single biggest date in the local calendar and the roads north of the city are unrecognisable on the Saturday. If you are going, see the Grand National and tell us early
- Golf is a common reason to fly in here: the courses along the Sefton coast and on the Wirral are all within an hour, and a day between two of them is an as directed booking rather than a transfer
- Four or more passengers with luggage: ask for a V-Class. Touring parties and crews are a regular booking in this city: see group travel
Onward
Where Liverpool passengers go next
Request a quote
Tell us the journey
The date, the flight or tail number, how many passengers and bags, and where you are going afterwards. If the day involves Manchester as well, send it all and we will build one journey rather than two. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
About Liverpool transfers
Are these your own cars?
Usually yes. Our northern base is Manchester, under an hour away, so Liverpool is normally covered by our own car and our own employed chauffeur. If a particular job is better served another way we will tell you before you book.
Where will my chauffeur meet me?
In the arrivals hall of the single terminal, or inside the executive jet centre for a private arrival. We send the meeting point and the chauffeur's mobile number before you fly.
Can the car come to the aircraft?
Where the jet centre permits it for your movement. Otherwise the car is at the door, which at a terminal this size is a very short walk.
Can you do Liverpool and Manchester in the same day?
Yes, and it is normally simpler and better value than two separate bookings. See long-distance UK travel.
Do you cover north Wales and the Wirral?
Yes. Chester, the Wirral coast and the routes into north Wales are all comfortable runs from this airport and we quote them as one journey.