Walking
The Cathedral is a short walk from the heart of the city centre, up a slight hill, Mount Pleasant, and then turn right onto Hope Street. Continue along Hope Street until the junction with Upper Duke Street. Turn right (down the hill), and the Cathedral main driveway and pedestrian entrance can be found approx 200 yards on your left. Alternatively, walk along Renshaw Street (look for the former old, grand, Lewis's Department Store on the corner, the name is still on the building, or the Adelphi Hotel just a little before Renshaw Street commences) and then turn right into Berry Street - look for bomb damaged church, St Luke's, on the corner. Continue to follow signs for Liverpool Cathedral along Berry Street. Turn left into Upper Duke Street. The main pedestrian entrance is approx 200 yards uphill on the right. If walking from the Albert Dock, walk towards Hanover Street, turn right into Duke Street and then continue on into Upper Duke Street. This is also an uphill walk.
Cycling
The Cathedral provides secure/anchored cycle racks so why not take advantage and keep yourself fit as well as helping to improve your carbon footprint by cycling to the cathedral whether individually, as a family, with a group of friends or with your local cycling organisation. Simply ask at the Constable's /Security lodge on the main Cathedral access road off Upper Duke Street on arrival and you will be directed to the cycle racks. Many of the Liverpool city streets and roads are cycle friendly with lanes and crossing points clearly marked. Just visiting the city? - Well - You can even hire a cycle if you wish to enjoy the frredom to explore and the fresh air rather than using public transport
Public Transport
From City Centre - No.82 or 86 bus from Lime Street to Berry Street and walk along Rodney Street, or Citylink route C3 from Queens Square Bus Station or Marybone, which connects the main city hospitals, the city centre shops and the 2 cathedrals (stops close to both Cathedrals).
Visitor Transport
2 x hop-on, hop-off tours of the city centre may be used to get to the Cathedral – alight and rejoin at any of the marked bus stops including the Cathedral with City Sightseeing or City Explorer Bus Tour.
By Rail
The nearest main line station is Liverpool Lime Street. Walk along Renshaw Street (look for the former old, grand, Lewis's Department Store on the corner, the name is still on the building, or the Adelphi Hotel just a little before Renshaw Street commences) and then turn right into Berry Street (look for bomb dmaged church, St Luke's, on the corner). Continue to follow signs for Liverpool Cathedral. Turn left into Upper Duke Street and the main entrance is approx 200 yards uphill on the right. The nearest Merseyrail station is Central Station; a 15 minute walk up Bold Street and Berry Street will bring you to the Cathedral.
By Car/coach
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From M6 North or South, leave at Junction 21A and take M62 (West) for Liverpool. At the end of the M62, follow signs for City Centre and for ‘Cathedrals’ and then the specific signs for 'Liverpool Cathedral'.
From Cheshire, follow signs to Liverpool via Tunnels (Wallasey or Birkenhead Tunnels), there is a £1.50 toll each way for private vehicles and a much higher charge for coaches/mini-coaches. Other vehicles/motorcycles also attract a different rate. When reaching Liverpool follow signs to city centre and ‘Cathedrals’ and then the specific signs for 'Liverpool Cathedral'
The Cathedral provides a COACH WELCOME SCHEME which offers a personalised welcome to the city, with free city centre maps and free coach parking bays in adjacent Upper Duke Street. For other suitable locations see the associated coach parking map & key on the right of this page.
Car parking
Limited visitor parking for cars only is available at the Cathedral, and uses a pay-on-exit system.
- Visits up to 1/2 hour are FREE,
- Up to 1 hour £2.00,
- Up to 3 hours £3.00
- 3 - 5 hours £5.00
- All-day parking is £6.00.
To prevent unnecessary queues and delays, please remember to pay for parking at the PAY STATIONS BEFORE you proceed to the EXIT barrier. All cars enter the cathedral grounds at the Upper Duke Street entrance and exit onto Upper Parliament Street. Public multi storey car parking is available in Mount Pleasant and some covered ground floor parking in neighbouring Duke Street. Each is followed by a walk of up to 10 mins to the Cathedral. Very limited adjacent street parking is also available, some free, but mostly on a pay-and-display basis.