With a population of just under 500,000, Liverpool is an affordable and welcoming place for international students, with good employment opportunities and one of the lowest costs of living in the UK. Students usually live around the Smithdown Road area, but an area of ​​Kensington is also very popular.

It’s no wonder that so many students around the world choose Liverpool for their undergraduate or graduate studies. The city has an intense nightlife and cultural life, with the second largest collection of museums and art galleries in England, second only to London. The Liverpool Museum, for example, is one of the most visited attractions across the UK. The place is also well served by restaurants, pubs and trade in general. Public transport is efficient and based on buses and trains.

DISCOVER HOW LIVERPOOL’S PUBLIC TRANSPORT WORKS AND HOW TO GET AROUND THE CITY USING THE SUBWAY, BUS, BOAT, BICYCLE, TAXI AND UBER.

BUSES

Traveling by bus is certainly the best way to cross Liverpool and discover its architectural peculiarities. Buses are cheap and punctual and there are many discounts depending on the age of the passenger, while at the two main stations in the center, Liverpool ONE and Queen Square, you will find a qualified team that will indicate the fare that best suits your needs.

LIVERPOOL SUBWAY

Liverpool’s underground has 120km of railway lines and transports around 100,000 people every day.

TRAIN RIDE

Trains in Liverpool, England and throughout Europe are divided into classes, as is the plane. The difference is that, in addition to being land, you don’t need to wait for your bag when you leave, nor do you have to arrive too early at the time of departure. The control is also similar to what is done on the plane, the suitcase goes through a scanner and inside the train there is a specific place for luggage. A tip is to arrive a little early to try to get your luggage in a nearby location, as each car has a luggage rack at its beginning and space to put it on top of the seats, just like on the plane.

TOURIST BUS

A common tour in all major cities is to take a hop on hop off bus tour of the city. The main company is the Sightseeing Liverpool Tour Bus, which goes through Liverpool’s main sights, explaining each one of them in a fun way.

HELPFUL TIPS

In addition to public transport and taxi services, Liverpool has a very efficient Uber service that gives you the possibility to reach any desired point in the city in a short time: via the App on your ​​smartphone, it takes a few seconds to get around the city quickly. it’s trustable.

Liverpool Waterfront Architecture

This region of the esplanade facing the River Mersey, called the Waterfront or Pier Head, has some of the most beautiful buildings in Liverpool. Starting with the Three Graces, which are three commercial buildings from the early 20th century that transformed the city’s look.

The second is the Cunard Building, which is influenced by Italian architecture and, in 2017, started to house the British Music Experience.

The third is the Edwardian Baroque-style Port of Liverpool Building, famous for its church-like dome. In fact, it was originally designed for a cathedral, but ended up in the design of this building… lol!

British Music Experience

The British Music Experience is an interactive museum that started in London in 2009, but moved to Liverpool in 2017. Multimedia galleries tell the story of British pop and rock since the 1940s – through Pink Floyd, The Smiths, Eric Clapton, Sex Pistols, Oasis, Amy Winehouse and whoever else you can imagine.

In Liverpool, summer is pleasant and partly overcast; the winter is long, very cold, with strong winds and an almost overcast sky. Throughout the year, the temperature generally varies from 3 °C to 20 °C and is rarely below -2 °C or above 25 °C.

The warm season lasts 3.1 months, from June 11th to September 14th, with average daily maximum temperature above 17 °C. The warmest month of the year in Liverpool is July, with a high of 20 °C and a low of 13 °C on average.

The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 19th to March 17th, with maximum daily temperature averaging below 10 °C. The coldest month of the year in Liverpool is January, with a high of 3 °C and a low of 7 °C on average.

The Cavern Club is where the Beatles story begins. It opened in 1957 and became the band’s home in 1961, having received a total of 292 performances by the group. The bar was demolished in 1973 and rebuilt in 1984 with bricks taken from the original bar.

The Cavern Club is on Mathew Street, and directly across from the bar is the Cavern Pub, which features a statue of John Lennon and bricks carved with the names of legendary bands and musicians. For a Beatles and rock’n’roll fan, being in that place is something unique and magical.