There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Shotts by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 266 bus
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Motherwelltrain Manchester Airport - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the bus from Pollock Street to Easter Roadbus 266
4h 3m£66–106Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
5h 37m£32–48Bus, line 266 bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Easter Roadbus 266
5h 26m£37–60Drive 205.4 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Shottscar 205.4 mi
3h 34m£52–74Fly Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
5h 14m£63–174Train
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Prestontrain Manchester Airport - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 32m£56–141Fly Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Shottstrain
6h 1m£67–172Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
5h 19m£65–156Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Shottstrain
5h 35m£78–179
Manchester to Shotts by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Shotts is to bus which costs £30 - £50 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Shotts is to drive which takes 3h 34m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Shotts. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at Easter Road via Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Shotts. However, there are services departing from Manchester Oxford Road and arriving at Shotts via Preston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 32m.
The distance between Manchester and Shotts is 225 miles. The road distance is 206.6 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Shotts without a car is to train and line 266 bus which takes 4h 3m and costs £65 - £110.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Manchester to Shotts, including transfers.
Manchester to Shotts bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to Shotts train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Manchester Oxford Road station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Shotts is to bus and line 266 bus which takes 5h 26m and costs £35 - £60. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £60 - £180 and takes 5h 14m, you could also train, which costs £55 - £150 and takes 4h 32m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Shotts, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Easter Road via Bus Station in around 5h 26m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–410
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Shotts
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Shotts
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- ScotRail
- 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
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Pollock Street to Easter Road
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Bus Station to Easter Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
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
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Shotts bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
Manchester to Shotts train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Shotts is 207 miles. It takes approximately 3h 34m to drive from Manchester to Shotts.
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