How to travel from Manchester to Edinburgh
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4.6Travel Information from Manchester to Edinburgh
 Distance | 281 km |
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 Available travel modes | Train, coach or flight |
 Ticket price range | €11 - €88 |
 Cheapest mode | Coach • €11 • 6 h 23 min |
 Fastest mode | Train • €23 • 3 h 13 min |
 Popular travel companies | Megabus, British Airways or TransPennine Express |
Travel 281 km by train, coach or flight from Manchester to Edinburgh. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are Megabus, British Airways or TransPennine Express among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Manchester to Edinburgh.
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How to get from Manchester to Edinburgh by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Manchester to Edinburgh is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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All travel companies: All Airlines, Train and Coach Companies from Manchester to Edinburgh
Find the best route to Edinburgh from Manchester with National Express, FlixBus and CrossCountry. Comparing timetables and prices and booking the most convenient journey has never been easier with over 1000 travel operators on Omio.
CrossCountry is a fast speed train company in the United Kingdom and for your next travel between Manchester and Edinburgh you can choose between Standard Class and First Class tickets on Omio.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance travel provider operating over 550 travel per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates travel services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express travel have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most travel come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your travel to Edinburgh from Manchester, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom with its headquarters in London near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Known as a full-service global airline, BA offers low fares year-round to destinations around the globe 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. BA is also the second largest airline based in the UK in terms of its fleet size and number of passengers carried.
FAQs: Travel from Manchester to Edinburgh
There are 3 travel options to Edinburgh from Manchester. You can take a train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Manchester to Edinburgh is a coach with an average price of €11.
This is compared to other travel options from Manchester to Edinburgh:
A coach is €77 less than a flight with an average ticket price of €88 from Manchester to Edinburgh.
Taking a coach costs €12 less than taking a train, which costs on average €23 for the same trip.
The fastest way from Manchester to Edinburgh is by train with an average journey time of 3 h 13 min.
There are alternative travel options to Edinburgh that take longer:
Taking a coach requires on average 6 h 23 min of travel time.
Taking a flight requires on average 3 h 35 min of travel time.
Edinburgh is approximately 281 km away from Manchester.
The average frequency per day from Manchester to Edinburgh is:
- Around 11 coaches per day.
- Around 16 flights per day.
- Around 23 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Edinburgh from Manchester 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 when travelling from Manchester to Edinburgh:
- Most travellers board their coach from Manchester, Coach Station and arrive in Edinburgh, Bus Station.
- Most travellers who book a train ticket from Manchester to Edinburgh depart from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley.
The following travel companies offer services from Manchester to Edinburgh:
- Travel with Megabus, National Express or FlixBus to go to Edinburgh by coach. For a good deal on tickets, you can find FlixBus Manchester to Edinburgh tickets on Omio for €11.
- Travel with British Airways or Azul to go to Edinburgh by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find British Airways Manchester to Edinburgh tickets on Omio for €88.
- Travel with TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, LNER, CrossCountry, Northern Rail (3) or first_transpennine_express to go to Edinburgh by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Avanti West Coast Manchester to Edinburgh tickets on Omio for €23.
Yes, there are direct routes from Manchester to Edinburgh with the following travel companies:
- You'll find 2 direct coaches a day to Edinburgh with National Express or FlixBus.
- You can find 3 direct trains per day to take to Edinburgh with TransPennine Express or first_transpennine_express.
Direct services to Edinburgh 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 journey.
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