Difference between revisions of "Workshop2015:logistics"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | = Location Info = | ||
| + | |||
Place: Liverpool, UK | Place: Liverpool, UK | ||
| Line 4: | Line 6: | ||
Dates: 10-13 November 2015 | Dates: 10-13 November 2015 | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | = Travel Info = | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Airports == | ||
| + | There are two airports providing access to the city of Liverpool. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === LPL - Liverpool John Lennon Airport === | ||
| + | [http://www.liverpoolairport.com/ Liverpool John Lennon Airport] is located 14km from Liverpool city centre. | ||
| + | <br>There is no rail link at this airport but there are frequent bus services to [http://www.merseyrail.org/plan-your-journey/stations/liverpool-south-parkway.aspx Liverpool South Parkway] railway station. A combined bus/train ticket to Liverpool can be purchased at the airport. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The bus services direct to Liverpool are numbered [https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/services/500---liverpool-john-lennon-airport-to-liverpool/?direction=outbound ( 500 )], [http://www.merseyrail.org/media/95000/86A%20Liverpool%20-%20Liverpool%20John%20Lennon%20Airport%20%28from%2016%20September%202012%29.pdf ( 86, 86A, 86D, 86E] and [https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/services/80-80a---liverpool-john-lennon-airport--speke-to-liverpool/?direction=outbound ( 80, 80A ) ]. | ||
| + | <br> These are operated by Arriva Bus and also go via Liverpool South Parkway station. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Journey time to Liverpool is about 30 minutes. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | === MAN - Manchester Airport === | ||
| + | [http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/ Manchester Airport] is located 57km from Liverpool city centre. | ||
| + | <br>There is a rail link at this station with trains operated by Northern Rail direct to Liverpool Lime Street station leaving every hour, [http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/timetables/20150517/15.pdf (Timetable)]. The journey time to Liverpool is approximately 1 hour. | ||
Revision as of 10:35, 5 August 2015
Location Info
Place: Liverpool, UK
Venue: Open Labs next to the Astrophysics Research Institute
Dates: 10-13 November 2015
Travel Info
Airports
There are two airports providing access to the city of Liverpool.
LPL - Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is located 14km from Liverpool city centre.
There is no rail link at this airport but there are frequent bus services to Liverpool South Parkway railway station. A combined bus/train ticket to Liverpool can be purchased at the airport.
The bus services direct to Liverpool are numbered ( 500 ), ( 86, 86A, 86D, 86E and ( 80, 80A ) .
These are operated by Arriva Bus and also go via Liverpool South Parkway station.
Journey time to Liverpool is about 30 minutes.
MAN - Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is located 57km from Liverpool city centre.
There is a rail link at this station with trains operated by Northern Rail direct to Liverpool Lime Street station leaving every hour, (Timetable). The journey time to Liverpool is approximately 1 hour.
