Getting to the Lancaster District

Details of how to get to the Lancaster district. For town hall and customer service centre locations please see our Contact page.

By rail

Lancaster Station is on the (Virgin) West Coast Line and is easily accessible from stations along this line.

Northern Rail and Trans Pennine express also operate trains on this line to stations between Manchester and Barrow-in-Furness, as well as to the lake District and Cumbria. Morecambe, Bare, Heysham and Carnforth are all accessible by train.

• For timetable enquiries ring 08457 48 49 50 or go to the national rail website or take a look at the Live Departure Board for Lancaster.

By road

M6 motorway to Junction 33 (for Lancaster South and the University), Junction 34 (for Lancaster Centre, Morecambe, Port of Heysham and the Lune Valley), or Junction 35 and 35A (for Lancaster North, Morecambe, Port of Heysham and Carnforth)

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By coach and bus

National Express nationwide coach services stop at Lancaster Bus Station and Lancaster University.

• For coach timetable enquiries and bookings call 08705 80 80 80 or visit the National Express website.
• For public transport information call Traveline on 0870 608 2 608 or visit the Traveline website

By air

Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon Airports are just over an hour's drive away. There is a frequent direct rail service between Lancaster and Manchester Airport.

• Manchester Airport - for flight enquiries call 0161 489 3000 or go to Manchester Airport website
• Liverpool John Lennon Airport - for flight enquiries call 0870 750 8484 or go to Liverpool John Lennon Airport website
• Blackpool Airport - for flight enquiries call 01253 343434 or go to Blackpool Airport website

By sea

For details of sailings between the Isle of Man and the Port of Heysham - call the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company on 01624 661 661 or visit the Steampacket website.