There are 8 ways to get from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley by train, bus, rideshare, plane, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh
3h 17m£80–140Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Manchester to Edinburgh209.6 mi
4h 47m£15–25Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Uk090 / ...
5h 55m£30–63Fly Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
4h 53m£56–152Train via Wigan Wallgate
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Wigan Wallgatetrain Todmorden - Wigan Wallgate / ...
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
4h 56m£79–145Drive 210.5 mi
- Drive from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverleycar 210.5 mi
3h 54m£52–74Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
4h 27m£73–173Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 17m£70–203
Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley is to rideshare which costs £15 - £25 and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley is to train which takes 3h 17m and costs £80 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley station. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 55m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 17m.
The distance between Manchester Piccadilly Station and Edinburgh Waverley is 223 miles. The road distance is 211.7 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley without a car is to train which takes 3h 17m and costs £80 - £140.
The train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley takes 3h 17m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley is to train which takes 3h 17m and costs £80 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £65 and takes 5h 55m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £160 and takes 4h 53m.
What companies run services between Manchester Piccadilly Station, England and Edinburgh Waverley, Scotland?
TransPennine Express operates a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley every 4 hours. Tickets cost £80–140 and the journey takes 3h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley via Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, and Edinburgh, Bus Station in around 5h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Victoria to Wigan Wallgate
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–22
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Manchester to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley is 212 miles. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Edinburgh Waverley.
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