There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria by train, rideshare, plane, or car
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Train via Manchester Piccadilly
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
3h 27m£66–108Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Edinburgh to Manchester209.3 mi
4h 35m£15–28Fly to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
5h 17m£62–156Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
3h 31m£65–110Train via Wigan Wallgate
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Westerntrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Wigan Wallgate to Manchester Victoriatrain Wigan Wallgate - Todmorden / ...
3h 35m£75–119Drive 209.6 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Manchester Victoriacar 209.6 mi
3h 51m£52–75Fly to Liverpool
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
5h 47m£70–192Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 42m£66–170
Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria is to rideshare which costs £15 - £28 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria is to train via Manchester Piccadilly which takes 3h 27m and costs £65 - £110.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Manchester Oxford Road. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 10m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Manchester Victoria is 223 miles. The road distance is 210.8 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria without a car is to train via Manchester Piccadilly which takes 3h 27m and costs £65 - £110.
It takes approximately 3h 27m to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria is to train via Manchester Piccadilly which takes 3h 27m and costs £65 - £110. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £60 - £160 and takes 5h 17m.
Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Manchester Piccadilly station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria is 211 miles. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Manchester Victoria, England?
TransPennine Express operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly every 4 hours. Tickets cost £65–110 and the journey takes 3h 15m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Wigan Wallgate to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
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- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Edinburgh to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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