Car Hire at Liverpool Airport (LPL)

Part of our guide to car hire in Liverpool.

How to Find Your Car Hire Desk at Liverpool Airport (LPL)

• Book through eCarBookers first: Your booking confirmation from eCarBookers locks in your price and your vehicle class before you arrive. You pay the balance at the desk on collection, and the terms confirmed at booking are the terms you receive. Always confirm your hire in advance to guarantee your price from the moment you collect the keys.
• Where the airport is: Liverpool John Lennon Airport is in south Liverpool, just off Speke Hall Avenue, with the satnav postcode L24 1YD. It is about 8.7 miles from the city centre and links to the M57, M62 and M56.
• Where the desk is: Green Motion describes a transfer service from the terminal, with a representative who meets you and takes you to the car. U-Save lists its branch at Goodlass Road, Liverpool, L24 9HJ, and Flex To Go lists Liverpool Airport, L24 8RQ without further directions. Arrangements differ by supplier, so your booking voucher is the definitive source for the meeting point and contact number. Check it before you travel and follow it on arrival.
• Opening hours: The U-Save and Flex To Go listings show 08:00 to 18:00 every day, and Green Motion does not publish branch hours on the pages reviewed. Choose a flight that lands comfortably inside those hours, and confirm them in your booking confirmation.
• Arriving by bus or train: The bus stop is outside the terminal, and routes 80A and 86A run to Liverpool city centre. Liverpool South Parkway station is about 3 km away, linked to the airport by bus and taxi.
• What to bring: The main driver should carry a valid driving licence, photo identification and a credit card in their own name with a limit high enough to cover the excess hold. Visitors from outside the UK should also carry their passport and, where required, an international driving permit. Some listings show a driver age range of 30 to 65, so check the age limits in your booking confirmation.

Pick-Up, Drop-Off, and Refuelling at Liverpool Airport (LPL)

• Returning the car: Return the car within the branch's opening hours shown in your booking confirmation, and confirm the drop-off instructions with the supplier at collection. A key drop box for out-of-hours returns has not been confirmed for these branches, so ask what arrangement applies if your flight falls outside those hours.
• Nearest petrol stations: BP Speke (Speke Hall Road, L24 9HD) and Go Garston Way (Garston Way, L19 2JA) are both listed as open 24 hours a day. Refuel before you return the car, and allow time to do so before the branch closes.
• Fuel policy: Confirm the fuel type shown on your booking confirmation before you refuel, and ask at collection which fuel policy applies to your hire, so that you return the car as the supplier expects.
• Before you drive away: Photograph the vehicle thoroughly at collection and again at return, including all four sides, the wheels, the windscreen and the interior. Dated photographs give you a clear record of the condition you received.
• Clean air zones: Liverpool has no charging Clean Air Zone, no ULEZ and no Congestion Charge, so no sticker, permit or charge applies to a car on the airport roads or in the city.
• Mersey Tunnel tolls: The Mersey Tunnels to the Wirral are tolled. From 1 April 2026 the Class 1 toll is £2.40, paid by cash, card or contactless at the AUTO lanes, and an unpaid toll carries a £16 administrative charge if it is still outstanding after 14 days. The airport route from the M62 via the A561 is toll-free.

Top Car Hire Agencies at Liverpool Airport (LPL)

Car hire at Liverpool Airport (LPL) is available through Green Motion, U-Save and Flex To Go.

Every booking through eCarBookers shows the excess amount and full price before you confirm, and the balance is paid on arrival at the desk. Optional extras — such as additional drivers, supplemental tyre and glass cover, child seats, or out-of-hours fees — may be available at the desk if required.

Getting from Liverpool Airport (LPL) to Key Destinations

• Liverpool city centre — about 8.7 miles north via Speke Boulevard (A561), in roughly 17 minutes depending on traffic. Many visitors take bus 80A or 86A into the centre and collect a car only for the countryside.
• Manchester — about 33 miles east via the M62, in roughly 40 minutes. The motorway links the two cities directly.
• Chester — about 25 miles south, in roughly 33 minutes. The walled city suits a day trip, and parking is charged by the hour.
• Southport — about 26.5 miles north, in roughly 47 minutes. The coastal town lies on the Lancashire coast, and the drive passes through the north of Merseyside.

How Payment Works for Car Hire at Liverpool Airport (LPL)

Payment is made in two steps. A rental prepayment confirms your booking online, with Instant Confirmation from the supplier. You then pay the balance directly to the supplier on arrival, when you collect the car.

The price and vehicle class shown at booking are the terms you receive at the desk. Because the full rental amount is not charged at the time of booking, you keep flexibility if your plans change, and cancellation is free.

The supplier may place an excess hold on the main driver's credit card at collection, so check that the card in the driver's name has enough available limit. The amount is shown in your booking confirmation.