Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly Timetable

Summer 2026 (until Saturday 12th December unless otherwise indicated - see service detail)

Monday to Friday

  • TP 📅

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

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  • NT

  • TP

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  • NT

  • TP

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  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM 📅

  • EM 📅

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM 📅

  • EM 📅

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP 📅

  • TP 📅

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • NT

  • TP

  • NT

Saturday

  • TP

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

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  • NT

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  • NT

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  • NT

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  • NT

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  • NT

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  • NT

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  • NT

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  • NT

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  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • EM

  • NT

  • TP

  • NT

  • TP

  • NT

Sunday

  • TP

  • NT

  • TP

  • TP

  • NT

  • TP

  • TP

  • NT

  • EM

  • TP

  • EM

  • TP

  • NT

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  • TP

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  • TP

  • NT

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  • TP

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  • NT

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  • NT

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  • NT

  • TP

Train Operators
EM
NT
TP
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Does not run daily or interim schedule

First and Last Service

On weekdays the first train departs Liverpool Lime Street at 06:00 arriving at Manchester Piccadilly at 07:02. The last train departs Liverpool Lime Street at 00:18 arriving at Manchester Piccadilly at 00:49. These timings are based on the "railway day" which begins at 04:30.

Journey Time

On trains operated by East Midlands Railway (EM) the average journey time is 50 minutes. On trains operated by Northern (NT) the average journey time is 1 hour and 1 minute. On trains operated by TransPennine Express (TP) the average journey time is 51 minutes. The overall average journey time between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly is 54 minutes.

Timetable data under licence from RSP / Rail Delivery Group