There are 8 ways to get from Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadillytrain Barrow-in-Furness - Manchester Airport / ...
3h 48m£65–125Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Glasgow to Manchester211.3 mi
4h 38m£13–35Bus via Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
4h 19m£27–39Drive 213.7 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchestercar 213.7 mi
3h 38m£53–77Fly to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
4h 47m£56–181Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 590 / ...
4h 59m£35–60Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 48m£62–197Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 16m£56–145
Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester is to rideshare which costs £13 - £35 and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester is to drive which takes 3h 38m and costs £50 - £80.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Buchanan Bus Station station and arriving at Manchester Central Coach Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Lancaster. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 48m.
The distance between Glasgow and O2 Apollo Manchester is 224 miles. The road distance is 214.9 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester without a car is to train which takes 3h 48m and costs £65 - £130.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester, including transfers.
Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester is to train which takes 3h 48m and costs £65 - £130. Alternatively, you can bus via Shudehill Interchange, which costs £27 - £40 and takes 4h 19m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £190 and takes 4h 47m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and O2 Apollo Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to O2 Apollo Manchester via Lancaster and Manchester Piccadilly in around 3h 48m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange 5 times a day. Tickets cost £25–40 and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- 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
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Glasgow to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Lancaster station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester is 215 miles. It takes approximately 3h 38m to drive from Glasgow to O2 Apollo Manchester.
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