How to travel from London to Manchester
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4.6Travel Information from London to Manchester
 Distance | 261 km |
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 Available travel modes | Train, coach or flight |
 Ticket price range | €6 - €47 |
 Cheapest mode | Coach • €6 • 4 h 5 min |
 Fastest mode | Flight • €47 • 1 h 5 min |
 Popular travel companies | Megabus, British Airways or Avanti West Coast |
Travel 261 km by train, coach or flight from London to Manchester. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are Megabus, British Airways or Avanti West Coast among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from London to Manchester.
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How to get from London to Manchester by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from London to Manchester is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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You can travel by train, coach or flight for as low as €8 (€8). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best route.
Avanti West Coast is a train company based in the United Kingdom. It operates high-speed trains between London and major cities in the UK, including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The company offers a range of ticket types, including Standard, First Class and Advance tickets. Onboard facilities include free Wi-Fi, power sockets, comfortable seating and a range of food and drinks. The most popular routes for Avanti West Coast are London to Birmingham, London to Manchester and London to Glasgow. The company operates a fleet of Pendolino and Super Voyager trains, which offer a smooth and comfortable journey.
London to Manchester travel information with Virgin Trains:
- Average Duration: 2 h 6 min
- Cheapest Price: €33
- Virgin Trains frequency: 51 a day
National Express is the leading travel operator for routes throughout the United Kingdom, operating over 550 travel a day and serving over 900 destinations across the country. National Express even offers routes to and from major UK airports like Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol 24 hours a day at affordable prices for the budget traveller in mind. All National Express travel are air-conditioned and provide free WiFi and onboard entertainment. Most travel are equipped with seat belts and power outlets in each seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select between three ticket types for the London - Manchester travel: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. Refundable tickets provide more flexibility than other ticket options, meaning you can cancel or change your ticket easily, should you need to.
Travel information from London to Manchester with National Express:
- Average Duration: 4 h 15 min
- Cheapest Price: €13
- National Express frequency: 1 a day
British Airways (BA) is the United Kingdom’s flag carrier airline with headquarters in London near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). BA is the second largest UK-based airline in terms of fleet size and number of passengers carried. Known as a full-service global airline, British Airways offers year-round low fares to destinations worldwide and flies to and from centrally-located airports. Its extensive global route network includes more than 170 destinations in nearly 80 countries throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.
British Airways from London to Manchester travel information:
- Average Duration: 1 h
- Cheapest Price: €50
FAQs: Travel from London to Manchester
You can get from London to Manchester 3 different ways: train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to go to Manchester from London is by taking a coach, which costs on average €6.
This is compared to other ways of getting from London to Manchester:
Taking a coach costs €42 less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of €47.
A coach is €29 less than a train for this trip with tickets for a train from London to Manchester costing on average €35.
The quickest way to travel from London to Manchester is by flight, which takes on average 1 h 5 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Getting to Manchester by coach takes 4 h 5 min on average.
Train takes on average 2 h 6 min.
The distance from London to Manchester is approximately 261 km.
The average frequency per day from London to Manchester is:
- 64 coaches a day.
- Around 9 flights per day.
- 12 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Manchester from London as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from London to Manchester:
- Coaches mostly leave from London, Victoria Coach Station and tend to arrive in Manchester, Coach Station.
- Flights mostly depart from London Heathrow Airport and arrive in Manchester Airport.
- Trains from London to Manchester most often leave from London Euston and arrive in Manchester Piccadilly.
The following travel companies offer services from London to Manchester:
- Megabus, National Express, FlixBus or DoggioBus can get you to Manchester by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with National Express from London to Manchester for €6 on Omio.
- British Airways, Cityflyer (British Airways 2), Aer Lingus, KLM or Azul can take you to Manchester by plane. If searching for a good deal on flights, you can find tickets for British Airways from London to Manchester for €47.
- Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains, East Midlands Trains, CrossCountry or Northern Rail (3) can take you to Manchester by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for West Midlands Trains from London to Manchester for €35.
Yes, there are direct routes from London to Manchester with the following travel companies:
- You can find 47 direct coaches per day to Manchester with Megabus, National Express or FlixBus.
- You'll find 6 direct flights a day to Manchester with British Airways.
- You can find 8 direct trains per day to take to Manchester with Avanti West Coast.
Direct services to Manchester tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.
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