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Manchester to Bootle train route details

First train
First train
05:53
Last train
Last train
23:49
Departure city
Departure city
Manchester
Arrival city
Arrival city
Bootle
Journey time
Journey time
1h 17m
Distance
Distance
32 miles
Price
Price
£4.40*
Train Operators
Train Operators
Northern, East Midlands Railway, Merseyrail

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17:33
1h 52m, 1 change
Deansgate
19:25
Bootle New Strand
NorthernMerseyrail
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17:41
1h 17m, 2 change
Manchester Oxford Road
18:58
Bootle Oriel Road
East Midlands RailwayMerseyrail
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17:53
1h 20m, 2 change
Manchester Victoria
19:13
Bootle Oriel Road
TransPennine ExpressMerseyrail
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18:00
1h 28m, 2 change
Deansgate
19:28
Bootle Oriel Road
NorthernMerseyrail
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18:08
2h 2m, 1 change
Manchester Victoria
20:10
Bootle New Strand
NorthernMerseyrail
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18:23
1h 20m, 2 change
Manchester Victoria
19:43
Paris
TransPennine ExpressMerseyrail
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