Travelling to City Campus
Buildings
- James Parsons Building, Liverpool, L3 3AF
- Tithebarn Building, Liverpool, L2 2ER
Lime Street Station to City Campus
Get Directions to City Campus. The City Campus is just a few minutes walk from Liverpool City Centre, located close to the World Museum and Central Library.
Travelling to Mount Pleasant Campus
Buildings
- Student Life Building, Liverpool, L3 5AH
- Redmonds Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5UG
- John Lennon Art and Design Building, Duckinfield Street, Liverpool, L3 5RD
- John Foster Building, 80-98 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5UZ
- Education Building, Maryland St, Liverpool, L1 9DE
- Hardman House (Business Clinic and Legal Advice Centre), Liverpool, L1 9AS
Lime Street Station to the Mount Pleasant Campus
Get directions to the Mount Pleasant Campus. The building is adjacent to the Metropolitan Cathedral and can be entered from Brownlow Hill or from Mount Pleasant.
Rail discounts for visitors
Reduced train fares with Avanti West Coast
Planning on travelling to an LJMU Open Day or Applicant Day by train on an Avanti West Coast route? We have teamed up with Avanti West Coast to offer you a 20% special fare discount exclusive to those travelling to the LJMU Open Day or Applicant Day from locations such as:
- London Euston (two hours and 21 minutes)
- Milton Keynes Central (one hour and 49 minutes)
- Tamworth (one hour and nine minutes)
- Lichfield (one hour and one minute)
- Crewe (40 minutes)
For more detail and participating dates, visit the Avanti West Coast website.
Please note:
This offer is only redeemable for visits to LJMU open days and applicant days.
Hotel discounts for visitors
To help you plan your visit to our Open Day and Applicant Day, we have partnered with excellent city-centre hotels, both located within easy walking distance of the university.
Hope Street Hotel and School Lane Hotel visitor discounts
Hope Street Hotel and School Lane Hotel are offering open day and applicant day visitors an exclusive 20% discount off bedroom rates.
Making your hotel booking
Please note:
the discounted rate is applied automatically when you book using the links below.
Questions about your hotel booking
Please use the following details to contact the hotel directly.
Hope Street Hotel
School Lane Hotel
Please note:
This offer is only redeemable for visits to LJMU open days and applicant days.
Novotel Liverpool Centre
40 Hanover Street, L1 4LN
We have partnered up with Novotel to offer visitors to open day and applicant days a preferential offer of 15% off best available rates.
Making your hotel booking
Access the below links and the discount will be applied for you.
Undergraduate Open Days
Questions about your hotel booking
Please use the following details to contact the hotel directly.
Please note:
This offer is only redeemable for visits to LJMU open days and applicant days.
Parking details and parking discounts for visitors
While there is no onsite parking at the University, there are plenty of car parking options in the immediate area within easy walking distance.
LJMU have teamed up with Q-Park to offer all visitors exclusive discount on city centre parking.
Whether you are arriving on the day of an event or plan to stay a little longer and make the most of your time in our vibrant city of Liverpool, you can save money on your parking with Q-Park.
Save 20% at the following Q-Park car parks:
Apply the code 'LJMU20' to pre-book your parking on the Q-Park website.
Simply enter the code in the discount code box before paying for your parking. Read the Pre-booking instructions.
If you have any questions about parking at Q-Park, you can contact customerservices@q-park.co.uk or press the intercom for assistance for any barrier issues on the day.
Please note:
This discount is redeemable at all LJMU events
Blue badge parking
If you are a blue badge holder, please email us at recruitmentevents@ljmu.ac.uk if you have not already included this information upon booking and a member of our events team will be in touch to ensure that we can assist you as best we can. Please give us at least 48 hours notice so that we can provide you will all the details you need prior to parking and can inform our Campus Services.
Please note:
Make sure to check the closing time for any car parks you are thinking of using on the day.
Disabled students
There is limited disabled parking on site. If you require additional support including parking please call 0151 231 5090
Arriving by road
From the M62: at the end of the motorway continue straight ahead onto Edge Lane (A5080 then A5047) and follow signs for Liverpool City Centre and the Metropolitan Cathedral.
Concerned about road works impacting on your journey? See updates on the latest building works taking place in Liverpool.
Rail
Both the Mount Pleasant Campus and the City Campus are within walking distance from Liverpool Lime Street. There will be staff/student helpers on hand.
As with any trip, it's really important that you plan your journey in advance and take into account any disruption to roads, buses, or rail. Local updates can be found on the Merseytravel website.
National Rail Enquiries: +44 (0)8457 484 950
Coach
The coach station is located at Liverpool One Bus Station, Canning Place, Liverpool L1 8LB, in the heart of Liverpool's city centre.
If you're headed to the Mount Pleasant Campus, it's best to walk up Hanover Street, onto Ranelagh Street and up Brownlow Hill. For our City Campus, proceed via Paradise Street (retail area) and onto Whitechapel. Continue past St George's Hall/St. John's Gardens for our buildings on Byrom Street or turn left up Old Haymarket and then up Hatton Garden for the Tithebarn Building.
National Express Coaches: +44 (0)871 781 8181
Megabus
Ferry
Mersey Ferries operates services between Pier Head and Birkenhead/Wallasey on the Wirral. You can also sail between Liverpool and Belfast and the Isle of Man. Once in Liverpool, follow signs for the Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral, or for Lime Street Station, then follow directions to the university from the station, as listed above.
Mersey Ferries: 0151 639 0609 (UK only)
Email: info@merseyferries.co.uk
Air
If you're flying into Liverpool John Lennon Airport, there are plenty of bus routes available. The 500 bus service travels between Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Liverpool ONE bus station, which is located in the heart of the city centre.
Alternatively, for a shorter walk to our university buildings, you can catch a bus to Liverpool South Parkway station and arrive into Liverpool Lime Street station by rail.
Travelling from Manchester Airport is just as easy with both train and coach options.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Customer Assistance: +44 (0) 871 521 8484
Public transport advice
Merseyside has a comprehensive public transport network serving Liverpool city centre and the surrounding area. Public transport options include buses, trains and the famous Mersey Ferries and are a great way of getting around locally and seeing more of the wider region.
For ticketing, timetables and a route planner go to the MerseyTravel website or call Traveline on 0871 200 2230.
