By Cycle
The Trans Pennine cycle trail passes through Warrington's suburbs, linking from Liverpool right across to Hull on the East Coast. The route through Warrington consists of old railway tracks, cinder tracks across heathland, canal tow paths and a little tarmac too.
By plane
Liverpool and Manchester airports are within easy reach, by car, taxi or train.
From Liverpool Airport - bus to Liverpool South Parkway, then train to Warrington Central
From Manchester Airport - train to Manchester Piccadilly frequent then change to another train to Warrington Central
By train
Bank Quay station has hourly services between London and Scotland either Glasgow or Edinburgh, journey time to London ranges from 1 hour 40 minutes up to 2 hours for the 190 mile trip. There is also an hourly train to Birmingham. There are also shorter distance trains to Manchester, Llandudno, Chester, Holyhead usually changing at Chester and Liverpool. The Holyhead trains meet the ferries to Ireland.
Warrington Central station offers a more frequent service between Liverpool and Manchester 4 trains per hour, with some of the trains to Manchester extending to Leeds, York, Sheffied, Nottingham, Norwich as well as the North East. It also serves the suburbs of Warrington, Manchester and Liverpool.
It is possible to connect between the two stations, this can either be done on foot taking approx 10 minutes, following signs or by bus Centrelink service, costing 20p operating every 20 minutes and the journey taking about 5 minutes.
By bus
There is a small number of express bus coach services per day serving Warrington. For example, there are 4 buses per day to and from London, taking 4-5 hours. More destinations are available from Liverpool or Manchester.
Liverpool and Manchester can be reached by local stopping bus services but the journey time is over an hour due to frequent stops.
By car
Warrington can be reached via M6 Junction 20, J21 or J22, M56 J10 or J11, or M62 J8, J9 or J11 motorways. There are several car parks in the town centre, though these are costly. The Riverside retail park, 10 minutes walk from the centre, has free parking after 9.30 am. Congestion is a problem that can occur at any time but is worst 8-9 am and 5-6 pm, or when there is a problem on the motorway.