Opening Hours
Friday March 20: 9:30am – 3:00pm
Saturday March 21: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Taking a school group to the event?
Please arrive 20 minutes before your pre-booked timeslot.
Map & Directions
The Liverpool What Career Live? and What University Live? event takes place at:
Exhibition Centre Liverpool
Kings Dock
Liverpool Waterfront
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4FP
Coaches
All groups travelling by coach or minibus will be dropped off and collected from outside the venue. There is limited coach and minibus parking at the venue which is pay and display. This is first come first served and cannot be booked. The Exhibition Centre is less than 20 minutes from the UK motorway network and adjacent to Liverpool’s main through road.
We offer bursaries to group bookings of over 40 students from outside Merseyside. This is awarded on a first come, first served basis. See the full Terms & Conditions below.
Parking
The Exhibition Centre is less than 20 minutes from the UK motorway network and adjacent to Liverpool’s main through road.
Parking is available in many locations close to the Exhibition Centre. You can find out more about where to park here.
Train
Exhibition Centre Liverpool is a short bus or taxi trip from Liverpool Lime Street station
Bus
Many bus routes serve the bus station at the Liverpool ONE retail development, just a five-minute walk from Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Air
Liverpool John Lennon Airport features charter and low-cost scheduled flights to a range of domestic, European and international destinations.
Subsidised transport
Groups with a minimum of 40 visitors travelling to Exhibition Centre Liverpool, from outside of Merseyside are eligible (subject to availability) to receive £200 towards travel costs.
These are awarded on a first come, first served basis
To be eligible you must adhere to the following conditions:
- Groups attending must be travelling from outside Merseyside; neighbouring counties are subject to approval.
- A group of 40 or more needs to be registered and attend What Career Live? and What University Live? on either the 20 or 21 March at Exhibition Centre Liverpool. This can include students, advisors (teachers, lecturers or other) and accompanying adults. The transport subsidy will be paid based on the number that attend (i.e. if 40 people are registered for the event and 33 attend; no subsidy will be paid).
- Subsidies are only available for groups of students from Year 11 and above.
To apply for the distance travel bursary, please complete this form and send it to whatlive@vmgl.com
LIVERPOOL Travel Bursary Form
Terms and Conditions
