Liverpool has good transport links, making it easy to visit us.
By car
From the M62, follow signs for City Centre A5047. Continue past Edge Lane retail park and follow signs for Cathedrals and University, taking the left hand lane and turning left at the top of the hill. Take the right hand lane and keep right, around the bend, down the hill and straight ahead at the next lights with the University of Liverpool Sherrington Building ahead on the left and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital (RLUH) ahead on the right. Continue straight ahead, through a pedestrian crossing adjacent to Liverpool University Dental School. After the next set of traffic lights, the LSTM buildings will be seen on your left immediately after Brownlow Street, where there is short stay, pay on exit visitor car park. The RLUH multi-storey Q-Park facility is located in Epworth Street, opposite the hospital, a five minute walk from reception.
From Edge Lane, follow signs for City Centre rather than University and pick up signs for Hospital parking from Hall Lane. Exit on foot, turning right down Prescot Street, then left at the crossroads into Daulby Street. Turn right at the top and LSTM will be on your left.
By train
LSTM is a fifteen minute walk from Lime Street Station, with frequent local and national direct train services. London is just over two hours away by train. For details of timetables, tickets and other rail information, please call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 (+44 (0)20 7278 5240 from overseas) or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.
From the Lime Street exit, turn right at the bottom of the stairs and walk along Lime Street, past the Empire Theatre, turning right into London Road. Continue up London Road, crossing over Seymour Street and staying on the right hand side. At the top of the hill is a large glass building, the Centre for Tropical and Infectious Diseases, with Well Travelled Clinics Ltd on the opposite side. Main reception is located at the end of this building, with revolving and accessible door entry.
By bicycle
If you are travelling to and from LSTM by bicycle or if you are thinking about cycling as a healthy and more environmentally friendly alternative to other means of transportation, take a look at the cycling map of Liverpool available here.
Cycling facilities at LSTM
Across our campus we have a number of cycle storage areas (many of which are monitored by CCTV), as well as changing rooms and lockers for students, staff, and visitors upon request – call in at reception +44(0)151 705 3100 or email fm@lstmed.ac.uk
Citybike hire scheme
Citybikes can be hired for as little as £1 a day/£5 a week. If you join as an annual member for £55 you can make as many 30-minute bike rides you like for free (that’s as little as 15p a day). Students are eligible for a discounted membership of £50/year which entitles you to unlimited free 30-minute rides. Citybike installations are positioned at key locations around the city which you can view at this link.
For further details about cycling to LSTM, you can contact the LSTM Bike User Group (BUG) BUG@lstmed.ac.uk
By coach
The National Express Coach station is at Liverpool One Bus Station, Canning Place, Liverpool, L1 8JX For more information and timetables, please call National Express on 0871 781 8181or visit www.nationalexpress.com.
Liverpool and Manchester airports are both within easy reach and provide a range of scheduled and budget airline connections.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is located in Speke, less than ten miles from LSTM. An express bus service leaves the airport for Liverpool City Centre (AirLink 500) every half hour and stops on London Road and at Lime Street Station. An express service to Liverpool South Parkway rail interchange (AirLink 501) leaves every twenty minutes.
For more information on Liverpool John Lennon Airport, please call +44 (0)871 521 8484 or visit www.liverpoolairport.com.
Manchester Airport is some 30 miles to the east of LSTM. There are direct trains and coach services to Liverpool from the airport.
For more information, please call +44 (0)871 271 0711 or visit www.manchesterairport.co.uk.