There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Skibo Castle by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junctionbus X99
10h 8m£140–284Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junctionbus X99
10h 32m£55–99Drive 400 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Skibo Castlecar 400 mi
7h 10m£98–141Fly Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junctionbus
6h 17m£90–227Train, bus via Wigan Wallgate
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junctionbus X99
11h 27m£95–157Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junctionbus X99
11h 53m£133–224Fly Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junctionbus
8h 55m£115–301Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHX - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junctionbus
8h 7m£93–277
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Skibo Castle is to bus which costs £55 - £100 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Skibo Castle is to fly and bus which takes 6h 17m and costs £85 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Skibo Castle. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Junction via Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 32m.
The distance between Manchester and Skibo Castle is 446 miles. The road distance is 402.4 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Skibo Castle without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 8m and costs £140 - £290.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Manchester to Skibo Castle, including transfers.
Manchester to Skibo Castle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Skibo Castle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Skibo Castle is 402 miles. It takes approximately 7h 10m to drive from Manchester to Skibo Castle.
There are 1011+ hotels available in Skibo Castle.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Skibo Castle, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Skibo Castle via Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 3, and Junction in around 10h 32m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- 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
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
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
- £22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Ember
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