Workshop2015:logistics
Location Info
Place: Liverpool, UK
Dates: 10-13 November 2015
Venue: Open Labs next to the Astrophysics Research Institute
The location of the Astrophysics Research Institute is marked in blue and the provisional Gaia 2015 venue is marked in red. To view in more detail goto Google maps.
Streetview shown below as viewed from Mount Pleasant. Building is directly ahead. Access from Great Orford St:
Travel
Airport Travel
These are a couple of useful flight search engines.
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.
Airlines flying to Liverpool airport are easyJet, RyanAir, Blue Air, Wizz Air, Czech Airlines, Thomson and Aer Lingus.
Although here is no rail link at the airport there are frequent bus services to Liverpool South Parkway railway station, which is 10km from the city centre.
Liverpool South Parkway is a double railway station providing two separate rail routes into Liverpool Lime Street or Liverpool Central stations, which are in the city centre.
After 9:30am a SaveAway combined bus+train ticket can be purchased at the Information Desk on the lower level of the airport.
A SaveAway ticket including Zones A,B,C & D is suitable for a single journey to destinations in the city of Liverpool and costs £3.90.
The Arriva bus services from the airport direct to Liverpool are 500, 80A, and 86A, click on numbers to view routes and stops. These buses terminate at the Liverpool One bus station.
Services 80A and 86A go via Liverpool South Parkway railway station if you wish to travel into Liverpool city by train.
The journey time into Liverpool by bus/train is approximately 25-45 minutes.
A taxi to Liverpool city centre costs around £15.00 - £20.00 and takes approximately 20 minutes.
MAN - Manchester Airport
- Manchester Airport is located 57km from Liverpool city centre.
This airport is larger than Liverpool so a greater number of airlines fly to this destination.
The rail link at this airport is Manchester Airport [MIA] station. Trains operated by Northern Rail go direct to Liverpool Lime Street station every hour. Timetable.
The journey time is approximately 1 hour.
An alternative train route is from the airport station to Manchester Piccadilly [MAN] station and change there for trains to Liverpool Lime Street [LIV].
Several train companies operate this alternative route. The journey time is approximately 1.5 hours.
Refer to National Rail Enquiries for train times, you can enter three letter abbreviation [TLA] railway station IDs as shown.
A taxi from Manchester airport to Liverpool city centre costs around £60. Journey is normally about 1 hour but will be longer if travelling during the rush hour.
Rail Travel
National Rail Enquiries is useful for planning rail travel with all UK train companies and for checking on delays or cancellations. The Trainline.com is a search engine for finding low cost tickets.
In Liverpool
- Liverpool Lime Street [LIV] is the main railway station destination located in the city.
- Liverpool Central [LVC] station located in the city and is a local commuter destination for Merseyrail trains.
- Liverpool South Parkway [LPY] station is located 10km from the city and 4.5km from Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
The railway system local to Liverpool is operated by Merseyrail. The stations in and around the city can be view on this map.
From London
Trains to Liverpool Lime Street leave from London Euston [EUS]. There are a few trains direct but most require a change at Crewe [CRE] station.
Virgin Trains operate the fastest service from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street, the journey takes approximately 2.5 hours. Travelling Off-Peak between 09:27 → 15:00 and after 18:45 is much cheaper. The cheapest tickets type is Advance booking and can be purchased online up to 12 weeks prior to travel but are limited in availability and only valid for travel on the booked train. Tickets can be collected at the station but you must have the original credit/debit card used when purchasing.
London Midland Trains operate a slower but cheaper train service. Travelling to Liverpool always requires a change of train at either Stafford [STA] or Crewe [CRE] and the journey time is approximately 3.5 hours.
Eurostar
Eurostar trains to the UK terminate at London St. Pancras International [STP] which is 1km from London Euston where train to Liverpool Lime Street depart.
St. Pancras to Euston is a 12 minute walk or via the London Underground on the Victoria Line or Northern Line.
Bus Travel
Merseytravel has general information about public transport in Liverpool.
They provide a bus route planner and a map of Liverpool City Centre bus routes.
Car Parking
There is no free street parking near the University and metered street parking, marked by blue and red lines, is expensive. Recommended parking close the venue is Mount Pleasant Car Park. This is a multi-story car park, marked P on the map and is a 5 minute walk from the Gaia venue. All day parking costs £4, it is open from 7:00am until 20:00pm Mon-Fri, motorcycles and disabled are free. The entrance to the car park is at the lower end of Mount Pleasant, marked by the green dot on bottom of the £4 symbol. The car park has a one way system and the exit is onto Brownlow Hill.
Full details are available from Mount Pleasant Car Park. The address is:-
38 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool
L3 5TB
More information about parking in Liverpool is available from Parkopedia.
