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Compare train and bus for Liverpool to Ipswich
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Liverpool to Ipswich among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $53. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 35m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $53, and a train costs an average of $59.
Distance: 196 miles (316 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$117 Average price | $74 Average price Cheapest | $103 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 5m Average total duration Fastest 4h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 3m Average total duration 8h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 26m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.3 - 0.8kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Liverpool to Ipswich:
A bus is $43 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Liverpool to Ipswich costing on average $117.
Other travel options to Ipswich take longer:
Bus takes on average 8h 33m.
Travel optionsfrom Liverpool to Ipswich
How to get from Liverpool to Ipswich by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Liverpool to Ipswich is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- NX541 · NXA8 · NX71711:00 AM12h25Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place11:25 PMIpswich, Quadling Street (Cardinal Park Cinema)$531One-way2 transfers
Cheapest
- NX541 · NXA8 · NX71711:00 AM12h25Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place11:25 PMIpswich, Quadling Street (Cardinal Park Cinema)$531One-way2 transfers
Fastest
- W34170+
P01250+
Tube from London Euston to London Liverpool Street8:43 AM4h23Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)1:06 PMIpswich station (IPS)$1071One-way2 transfers
Other options
- W33955+P01245+Tube from London Euston to Stratford (London)8:07 AM4h29Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)12:36 PMIpswich station (IPS)$1071One-way2 transfers
- W34170+P01341+Tube from London Euston to Stratford (London)8:43 AM4h41Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)1:24 PMIpswich station (IPS)$1071One-way2 transfers
- W34249+P01254+Tube from London Euston to London Liverpool Street+
C169259:12 AM4h24Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)1:36 PMIpswich station (IPS)$1141One-way3 transfers
- NX541 · NXA8 · NX71711:00 AM12h25Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place11:25 PMIpswich, Quadling Street (Cardinal Park Cinema)$531One-way2 transfers
- NX541 · NXA8 · NX7176:00 AM14h30Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place8:30 PMIpswich, Quadling Street (Cardinal Park Cinema)$531One-way2 transfers
- NX541 · NXA8 · NX7172:20 PM12h00Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place2:20 AMIpswich, Quadling Street (Cardinal Park Cinema)$661One-way2 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Liverpool to Ipswich:
A bus is $43 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Liverpool to Ipswich costing on average $117.
Other travel options to Ipswich take longer:
Bus takes on average 8h 33m.
- Around 7 buses per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Liverpool and Ipswich as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Liverpool Lime Street (LIV) and arrive in Ipswich station (IPS).
- Buses mostly depart from Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place and arrive in Ipswich, Quadling Street (Cardinal Park Cinema).
- Travel with National Express to go to Ipswich by bus.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, Greater Anglia, East Midlands Railway, Transpennine Express, CrossCountry to go to Ipswich by train.
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