How to travel from Manchester to Edinburgh

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Travel Information from Manchester to Edinburgh

distanceDistance281 km
modeAvailable travel modesTrain, coach or flight
priceTicket price range€11 - €88
cheapestCheapest modeCoach • €11 • 6 h 23 min
fastestFastest modeTrain • €23 • 3 h 13 min
carriersPopular travel companiesMegabus, 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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from Manchester to Edinburgh

How to get from Manchester to Edinburgh by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation
bus

The best way to travel from Manchester to Edinburgh is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
11:50AM9h45
Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
09:35PMEdinburgh, Bus Station
331One-way
1 transfer
Cheapest
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
11:50AM9h45
Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
09:35PMEdinburgh, Bus Station
331One-way
1 transfer
Fastest
TransPennine ExpressC26820
08:24AM3h13
Manchester Oxford Road (MCO)
11:37AMEdinburgh Waverley (EDB)
711One-way
0 transfers
Other options
Northern Rail (3)Y02642+Avanti West CoastW10500
08:38AM3h42
Deansgate (DGT)
12:20PMEdinburgh Waverley (EDB)
791One-way
1 transfer
Megabusundefined · undefined
01:50PM7h31
Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
09:21PMEdinburgh, Bus Station
441One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
07:50AM9h45
Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
05:35PMEdinburgh, Bus Station
471One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
03:30PM7h55
Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
11:25PMEdinburgh, St Andrew's House
451One-way
1 transfer
British AirwaysBA1389 · BA1444
10:50AM3h50
Manchester Airport (MAN)
02:40PMEdinburgh Airport (EDI)
5821One-way
1 transfer
British AirwaysBA1383 · BA1436
07:50AM4h15
Manchester Airport (MAN)
12:05PMEdinburgh Airport (EDI)
5821One-way
1 transfer
British AirwaysBA1387 · BA1444
09:05AM5h35
Manchester Airport (MAN)
02:40PMEdinburgh Airport (EDI)
5821One-way
1 transfer

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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.

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