There are 7 ways to get from Eastbourne to Manchester by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain Eastbourne - London Victoria / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
4h 10m£92–151Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gildredge Road to Gatwick South Terminalbus 500
- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport South Terminal to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Uk980
9h 51m£31–48Drive 262.3 mi
- Drive from Eastbourne to Manchestercar 262.3 mi
4h 57m£65–94Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
4h 48m£97–304Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LGW - MAN
5h 20m£76–215Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 21m£87–201Train, train to London City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Eastbourne to Haywards Heathtrain
- Take the train from Haywards Heath to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LCY - MAN
6h 32m£248–441
Eastbourne to Manchester by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Eastbourne to Manchester is to bus which costs £30 - £50 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Eastbourne to Manchester is to train which takes 4h 10m and costs £90 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Eastbourne to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Gildredge Road and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Gatwick Airport South Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Eastbourne to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Eastbourne and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Victoria station and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Eastbourne and Manchester is 252 miles. The road distance is 263.8 miles.
The best way to get from Eastbourne to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 4h 10m and costs £90 - £160.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Eastbourne to Manchester, including transfers.
Eastbourne to Manchester bus services, operated by Metrobus, depart from Gildredge Road station.
Eastbourne to Manchester train services, operated by Southern, depart from Eastbourne station.
The best way to get from Eastbourne to Manchester is to train which takes 4h 10m and costs £90 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £50 and takes 9h 51m.
What companies run services between Eastbourne, England and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Eastbourne to Manchester Piccadilly via London Victoria, Victoria station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 4h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gildredge Road to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Gatwick South Terminal and Gatwick Airport South Terminal in around 9h 51m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Eastbourne to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Southern
Train from Eastbourne to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Southern
Train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
Train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
Train from Eastbourne to Haywards Heath
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Southern
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–26
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 1293 449191
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metrobus
Bus from Gildredge Road to Gatwick South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Metrobus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gatwick Airport South Terminal to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Eastbourne to Manchester bus services, operated by Metrobus, arrive at Gatwick South Terminal station.
Eastbourne to Manchester train services, operated by Southern, arrive at London Victoria station.
Yes, the driving distance between Eastbourne to Manchester is 264 miles. It takes approximately 4h 57m to drive from Eastbourne to Manchester.
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