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Runcorn to Bootle Train Route Details

First train
First train
05:14
Last train
Last train
23:55
Departure city
Departure city
Runcorn
Arrival city
Arrival city
Bootle
Journey time
Journey time
49 minutter
Distance
Distance
21 km
Price
Price
19,48 AUD*
Train operators
Train operators
Avanti West Coast, LNR & WMR, Merseyrail

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06:09
49 minutter, 2 change
Runcorn
06:58
Bootle Oriel Road
Transport for WalesMerseyrail
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06:11
1 time 32 minutter, 3 change
Runcorn East
07:43
Bootle Oriel Road
Transport for WalesTransPennine Express
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07:09
49 minutter, 2 change
Runcorn
07:58
Bootle Oriel Road
Transport for WalesMerseyrail
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07:22
51 minutter, 2 change
Runcorn
08:13
Bootle Oriel Road
LNR & WMRMerseyrail
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08:09
49 minutter, 2 change
Runcorn
08:58
Bootle Oriel Road
Transport for WalesMerseyrail
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08:44
59 minutter, 2 change
Runcorn
09:43
Paris
Avanti West CoastMerseyrail
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