Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Manchester to London is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
2 h 6 m
Average
2 h 10 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
262 km
Of the 5 trains that leave Manchester for London every day 5 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
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Distance | 261 km | |
Average train duration | 2 h 6 min | |
Average train ticket price | €70 (€70) | |
Train frequency | 39 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there are 39 direct trains a day | |
Train companies | Northern Rail, Cross Country, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Railway, Avanti West Coast or Chiltern Railways |
Trains from Manchester to London cover the 261 km long route taking on average 2 h 6 min with our travel partners like Northern Rail, Cross Country, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Railway, Avanti West Coast or Chiltern Railways. Normally, there are 39 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as €47, but the average price of train tickets is €70. Travellers depart most frequently from Manchester Piccadilly and arrive in London Victoria.
Travel between Manchester and London from €47 with Omio’s train partners CrossCountry, Chiltern Railways and Northern Rail (3)! You can find the best timetables and tickets when comparing and booking the most convenient route for you.
Northern Trains is a publicly owned train operator in the United Kingdom, headquartered in York. The train provider operates local and regional trains across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. Tickets such as Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day are available to purchase for routes with Northern. There is only one class option on Northern trains: Standard.
When departing from Manchester, you have various train station options to start your journey from including Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport and Manchester Victoria. When arriving in London, you can end your route in train stations like London Victoria, London St Pancras International and London Euston.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Manchester Piccadilly, which is located around 0.6 miles (954 m) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at London Victoria, located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away from the city centre.
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