There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Benbecula Island by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Benbecula (BEB)plane MAN - BEB
7h 27m£74–327Bus, ferry via Oban
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
16h 38m£66–242Train, bus, ferry via Glasgow
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
15h 12m£93–294Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Uig Pierbus 915
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminalferry
16h 7m£70–175Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Benbecula (BEB)plane LPL - BEB
8h 55m£87–365Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Benbecula (BEB)plane GLA - BEB
5h 47m£229–467Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Oban Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
15h 33m£118–311
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Benbecula (BEB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Benbecula Island is to bus and ferry which costs £70 - £180 and takes 16h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Benbecula Island is to train and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs £220 - £470.
The distance between Manchester and Benbecula Island is 359 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Benbecula Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Glasgow which takes 15h 12m and costs £90 - £300.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Manchester to Benbecula Island, including transfers.
There are 64+ hotels available in Benbecula Island.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Benbecula Island, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Benbecula (BEB) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–450
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–490
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Benbecula
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Benbecula
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–320
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Uig Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £40–85
Bus from Haymarket to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £23–45
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £18–35
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Haymarket to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
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