How to get to ACC Liverpool
ACC Liverpool is close to two international airports, 20 minutes from the UK motorway network, and closer still to trains and ferries.
The full address for ACC Liverpool is:
Kings Dock,
Liverpool Waterfront,
Liverpool,
Merseyside, L3 4FP.
Arriving by road
From the southApproaching from the south, leave the M6 at junction 21A and take the M62 to Liverpool.
At the end of the M62 follow signs for Liverpool City Centre along Edge Lane, picking up and following signs for The Waterfront. The Kings Dock Car Park and all other on site parking is signposted “Waterfront” on the “available spaces” signs that are found across the city.
From the northApproaching from the north, leave the M6 at junction 26 and follow signs for M58 Liverpool.
Follow to the end of the M58 and then take signs for A59 Liverpool. Continue to follow Liverpool City Centre until picking up signs for the Waterfront. The Kings Dock Car Park and all other on site parking is signposted “Waterfront” on the “available spaces” signs that are found across the city.
Arriving by train
Avanti West Coast operates direct services from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street, with a journey time of just over two hours. Other long-distance rail services also operate into Liverpool Lime Street station.
ACC Liverpool is a 20-minute walk from Lime Street or a short taxi ride. You can also transfer at Lime Street onto the underground Wirral Line trains to James Street station (10-minute walk) or catch the CityLink bus which runs every 12 minutes as a circular service around the city centre and stops at both Liverpool Lime Street and ACC Liverpool. If travelling from outside Merseyside, you can catch an underground train to James Street station from Lime Street, inclusive in the cost of your ticket.
Arriving by plane
Liverpool John Lennon airportLiverpool John Lennon Airport features low-cost and charter flights to domestic, European and International destinations. Manchester Airport, just 45 minutes away, brings even more domestic and international destinations within reach.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) is one of the UK’s top 10 busiest airports and handled over 4.5 million passengers in 2012. Passenger numbers have increased 10-fold since the mid-1990s. It features flights to approximately 75 destinations in the UK and across Europe.
Airlines at JLA include two of Europe’s largest low cost airlines, easyJet and Ryanair, both of whom have large bases at JLA. A taxi from the airport to the city centre will take approximately 20 minutes or the express bus service Route 500 will take approximately 25 minutes, dropping you off within a five-minute walk of ACC Liverpool.
Manchester airportJust 45 minutes away via the motorway network, Manchester Airport has an even more extensive network of flights, with long haul destinations including America and the Far East served with direct flights.