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See below for information
on travel into Liverpool by air, train,
bus, road
LSA 2008 conference
sessions and accommodation are located in in Liverpool town centre
near Liverpool Lime Street Train Station.
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Conference sessions
Liverpool John Moores University,
John Foster Building
98 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5UZ [(B) on map opposite]
Contact: Conference & Event Services, tel. 0151 231 3511
Emergency messages only: 07929 99 93 23
Residential
accommodation
Unite Grand Central, Skelhorne
Street, Liverpool L3 5GA
[(A) on map opposite]
contact: 24 hour reception
desk tel. 0151 709 5185
Keys will be issued at the 24
hour reception desk of Unite Grand Central.
For arrivers by train into
Liverpool Lime Street Train Station:
After alighting from your train please make your way to the left
hand side entrance which is located past platforms 7 & 8.
Exit the station out onto Skelhorne Street directly ahead of
you and proceed along Skelhorne Street. Turn left into Copperas
Lane for about 100 yards to the 24 hour reception of Unite Grand
Central where you will collect your keys.
Continental Breakfasts will be
delivered to the kitchen areas of each of the flats each morning.
From accommodation to conference
sessions Exit
Unite Grand Central (A) onto Hawke Street and then turn left
onto Brownlow Hill, then turn right onto Clarence Street and
at the next set of traffic lights go left on Mount Pleasant about
150 yards to the John Foster Building (B)
directly opposite the Feathers Hotel.
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A = Train station and Unite Grand Central
B = John Foster Building, conference sessions
PARKING
RESIDENTIAL delegates arriving by car can park in
NCP car park, Skelhorne Street at a cost of £13.00
per 24 hours.
NON-RESIDENTIAL delegates arriving by car can park in
NCP car park located at the bottom of Mount Pleasant at a cost
of £6.00 per day
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General information
about getting to Liverpool . . .
By Air
- Manchester Airport serves a
wide variety of destinations and is a 90 minute train journey
from Liverpool.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport
is located in the suburb of Speke, 8 miles from the City Centre.
It has regular scheduled flights within the U.K. and mainland
Europe. Outside the arrivals area there are bus stops and taxis
to the city centre.
By Train
(Rail) get
specific schedules on www.nationalrail.co.uk
- Trains are available from major
towns and cities into Liverpool Lime Street Station which is
located in the heart of the city centre.
- From London to Liverpool Liverpool
Lime Street Station the journey takes about two-and-a-half hours,
and there is a train about every hour.
- From Manchester Airport to Liverpool
Lime Street Station there is a direct train every hour at peak
times (around 06:30-19:30).
By Bus (Coach)
- National Express www.nationalexpress.com,
the U.K.'s largest scheduled coach company, has a bus station
a short walk from Liverpool City Centre.
By Road
From
the M6 the city is reached via the M58, M56 & M62 motorways.
Liverpool city centre is approximately 45 minutes from Chester,
Manchester and North Wales; just over 1 hour from Blackpool,
the Lake District, Yorkshire Moors and the Peak District National
Parks; just over 4 hours from London.
More specific information
. . .
To Liverpool Lime Street Train Station
from Manchester Airport
By Car Head northeast
on Domestic approach and at the roundabout take the 4th exit
out onto Outwood Lane. Merge onto M56 via the ramp to Chester
/ Warrington / Birmingham / M6 / Preston / Liverpool / M62. At
junction 9 exit onto M6 toward Preston / Liverpool / M62 / Warrington
then at junction 21a exit onto M62 toward Liverpool / Southport
/ Warrington / (North) / M57. Continue on A5080 / Bowring Park
Road and follow A5080, followed by A5047 / Edge Lane Dr. Continue
to follow A5047 and turn left at Towerlands Street. Continue
to follow A5047 until you arrive at Lime Street.
By Taxi It's easy to take
a taxi to Manchester Airport or arrange for one to collect you
on arrival. Taxi ranks are to be found just outside all three
Terminals, making it simple to find and arrange a cab. How much
will it cost? For journeys outside Manchester, there is a published
tariff of maximum fares. This is displayed at taxi ranks, and
your driver will advise you of the fare before beginning the
journey.
For more information, please call: +44 (0) 161 489 2313 or +44
(0) 161 499 9000
Taxi Buses Airportcarz
offers a Taxibus service that operates at all three terminals.
Journeys by Taxibus must be pre-booked at the Airportcarz desk
inside the arrivals hall in any of the terminals. For more information
please call: +44 (0) 161 489 5577
Booking Your Own Taxi You may,
of course, use any other taxi service of your choice, provided
it's booked in advance. It's advisable to meet your driver inside
the arrivals hall as waiting restrictions apply on the roads
around the terminals.
By Coach (National Express) A large number
of coach services operate daily from The Station, the airport's
integrated transport hub, linking Manchester Airport with major
UK cities. Coach travel is a cost-effective way of getting to
and from the airport, and most coaches are equipped with reclining
seats, air-conditioning and onboard toilet and washroom facilities.
Buying COACH Tickets at Manchester
Airport The National Express ticket
desk is open daily at The Station from 7am to 10pm. However to
guarantee a seat it's advisable to book your coach ticket in
advance.
For National Express enquiries, reservations and credit card
bookings, please contact:
Tel : +44 (0) 8705 80 80 80 (a
telephone booking fee applies) or Web: www.nationalexpress.com
By Rail The Station, Manchester
Airport's integrated transport hub, offers fast and frequent
train services linking the airport with over 100 destinations
across the North of England and beyond. Up to 6 trains an hour
link the airport to Manchester Piccadilly station in the city
centre, where you can connect to fast rail services countrywide.
Once you arrive at The Station, it's easy to reach the terminal
buildings using the Skylink moving walkways. If you're flying
into Manchester Airport you can book your onward rail tickets
online and collect them from the self-service ticket machines
in the baggage reclaim halls. Alternatively, you can buy your
tickets from the booking office in The Station.
Contact
National Rail Enquiries Tel: 08457 48 49 50 Web:
www.nationalrail.co.uk
TransPennine Express Web: www.tpexpress.co.uk
Northern Rail Web: www.northernrail.org
GMPTE Web: www.gmpte.com
To Liverpool Lime Street
Train Station from Liverpool John Lennon Airport
By Car Head West and go through 1 roundabout. Take the
2nd exit onto Speke Hall Ave and go through 1 roundabout. Turn
left at A561 / Speke Road and continue to follow A561. Go through
1 roundabout and turn left at A561 / Dingle Lane. Turn right
at A561 / Park Road and continue to follow A561. Continue on
A5038 / Great George Street and continue to follow A5038. Continue
onto Renshaw Street and make a slight left at St George's Pl.
Then make a sharp right at Roe Street and slight right at A5039
/ St John's Lane. Continue to follow A5039 until you arrive at
Lime Street.
By Bus The Bus and Coach stops are located at the front
of the Airport Terminal Building. For more information on bus
times please visit www.traveline.org.uk or ring Traveline on
0871 200 22 33.
Airlink 500 : John Lennon Airport - Liverpool City Centre City
Centre stops include Norton St Coach Station (for National Express
connections) and Lime Street Station (for local, regional and
mainline rail connections). Operates every 20 minutes, Monday
to Friday daytimes, and every half an hour during evenings and
weekends. The one-way fare for adults is £2.50, and only
£1.25 for children.
Service N86 Airport - Garston, Speke Rd - Liverpool South Parkway
- Liverpool City Centre
Service 86A Airport - Garston, Speke Rd - Penny Lane - Liverpool
City Centre.
Service 80A Airport - Liverpool South Parkway - Penny Lane -
Liverpool City Centre
Service 82A Airport - Aigburth Vale- Liverpool City Centre
By Rail For more information on train times and stations,
please visit www.traveline.org.uk
or ring Traveline on 0871 200 22 33.
- Liverpool South Parkway - Liverpool
John Lennon Airport (Bus Link)
Liverpool South Parkway is the main train station which serves
Liverpool John Lennon Airport and offers links to Liverpool City
centre, Warrington, Manchester and the Midlands on City Line
trains, and Bootle, Formby and Southport on Northern Line trains.
- Liverpool South Parkway is accessible
by taxi or by using the following bus services:
- 80A Arriva bus operates every
7 to 8 minutes Mondays to Saturdays in the daytimes, and every
30 minutes in the evenings and on Sundays.
- 86A Arriva bus operates every
5 minutes Mondays to Saturdays in the daytimes, and every 10
minutes in the evenings and on Sundays.
- N86 Arriva bus operates every
30 minutes between midnight and 5am, Monday to Sunday.
Liverpool Lime Street Station.
Rail services from Liverpool Lime Street connect the city of
Liverpool to the UK's main rail network.
Connect to Liverpool Lime Street using the AirLink 500 bus, which
runs from Liverpool John Lennon Airport every 20 minutes Monday
to Friday daytime, or every 30 minutes in the evenings and at
weekends, or take a taxi.
Liverpool Central - Hunts Cross (Merseyrail train service)
Liverpool Central - Brunswick - St. Michaels - Aigburth - Cressington
- Liverpool South Parkway - Hunts Cross. Operates at 14, 29,
44, 59 minutes past the hour. Journey time: 15 minutes. Alight
at Liverpool South Parkway or Hunts Cross for bus services to
Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
Save time at the Train Station
- Buy Your Rail Tickets @ LJLA! It is now possible to purchase
tickets for journeys on the national rail network from Liverpool
John Lennon Airport's automated ticket machine, located on Level
1 of the Terminal Building, adjacent to the Information Desk.
Please note that these tickets do not yet include the cost of
transport to the train station.
To Liverpool Lime Street
Train Station from Southport
By Car Head southwest on
A565 / Lord Street Boulevards toward A570 / Albert Square. Continue
to follow A565 and go through 5 roundabouts. Turn left at A565
/ Liverpool Road and continue to follow A565. Make a slight left
at Millers Bridge and continue on A5058 / Balliol Road. Turn
right at A567 / Stanley Road, and right again at A59/Scotland
Road. Continue to follow A59 and at the roundabout take the 1st
exit onto Old Haymarket. Continue on A5039 / St John's Lane and
follow A5039 until you reach Lime Street.
By Bus For bus times please
go to www.arriva.co.uk
or www.stagecoachbus.com
By Rail For train times
please go to www.nationalrail.co.uk
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