There are 9 ways to get from London to Manchester by train, bus, rideshare, 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.
Recommended option
Train Virgin West Coast Trains • 2 h 4 min
$100 - $170
Cheapest option
Bus • 4 h 40 min
$17 - $50
7 alternative options
Train CrossCountry • 4 h 10 min
$107 - $160
Rideshare • 4 h 2 min
$20 - $35
Drive • 3 h 28 min
$40 - $65
Fly London Heathrow to Manchester • 2 h 36 min
$94 - $294
Train to Southend, fly to Manchester • 3 h 26 min
$86 - $343
Train to Southampton, fly to Manchester • 3 h 30 min
$68 - $185
Fly London Heathrow to Leeds Bradford, train • 3 h 59 min
$103 - $245
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Manchester is to rideshare which costs £16 - £26 and takes 4 h 2 min.
The quickest way to get from London to Manchester is to train which costs £80 - £130 and takes 2 h 4 min.
The distance between London and Manchester is 164 miles. The road distance is 200.5 miles.
The train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly takes 2 h 4 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from London Victoria and arriving at Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St station. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4 h 40 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from London Euston and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly. Services depart every 30 minutes. The journey takes approximately 2 h 4 min.
There are 754+ hotels available in Manchester. Prices start at $60 USD per night.
London to Manchester train services, operated by Virgin West Coast Trains, arrive at Manchester Piccadilly station.
- Distance: 163.6 miles
- Duration: 2 h 4 min
What companies run services between London, England and Manchester, England?
Virgin West Coast Trains operates a train from London to Manchester every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $100 - $170 and the journey takes 2 h 4 min. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from London to Manchester every 3 hours. Tickets cost $17 - $23 and the journey takes 4 h 40 min. Megabus UK also services this route once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 3 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $360
Flights from London Heathrow to Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 2 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $270
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Southend to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 7 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
Flights from Southampton to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 4 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $210
Flights from Southampton to Manchester via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $210
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $100 - $170
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $65 - $100
- Anytime Day Single
- $100 - $170
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 5165
- Website
- chilternrailways.co.uk
Train from London Marylebone to Leamington Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50 - $75
- Website
- chilternrailways.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $28 - $45
- Anytime Day Single
- $50 - $75
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leamington Spa to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55 - $85
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $35 - $55
- Anytime Single
- $55 - $85
- Off-Peak Single
- $45 - $75
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- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17 - $25
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $40
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17 - $24
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $9 - $13
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $15 - $23
- Anytime Day Single
- $17 - $24
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17 - $23
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- [email protected]us.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Belgravia, Victoria Coach Station to Manchester City Centre, Victoria (Victoria Stn)
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27 - $50
- Book at
- uk.megabus.com
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Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from London to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20 - $35
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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