There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Staffin by train, car, bus, or plane
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Strathcarrontrain
- Drive from Strathcarron to Staffincar
12h 12m£166–289Bus via Inverness
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Portree Squarebus
15h 2m£65–100Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus 915
13h 25m£67–119Drive 439.9 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Staffincar 439.9 mi
8h 16m£109–157Fly 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 Somerled Squarebus
10h 5m£114–270Train, bus via Glasgow
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Spean Bridgetrain
- Take the bus from Spean Crescent to Somerled Squarebus 915
13h 32m£110–230Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort Williamtrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus 915
14h 58m£122–197Fly 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 Somerled Squarebus
12h 29m£129–330Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus
13h 6m£104–225
Manchester to Staffin by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Staffin is to bus via Inverness which costs £65 - £100 and takes 15h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Staffin is to drive which takes 8h 16m and costs £100 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Staffin. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Staffin Stores via Buchanan Bus Stn, Bus Station and Somerled Square. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 25m.
The distance between Manchester and Staffin is 538 miles. The road distance is 442.4 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Staffin without a car is to bus which takes 13h 25m and costs £65 - £120.
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Manchester to Staffin, including transfers.
Manchester to Staffin bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Staffin bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Staffin is 442 miles. It takes approximately 8h 16m to drive from Manchester to Staffin.
There are 441+ hotels available in Staffin.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Staffin, Highland, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Staffin Stores via Buchanan Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Stn, Bus Station, and Somerled Square in around 13h 25m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- 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
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 33 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
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- 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
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Strathcarron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Spean Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- 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
- £60–100
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- 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
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Portree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £20–40
Bus from Bus Station to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £20–40
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £21–45
Bus from Spean Crescent to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Bus Station to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £20–40
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £21–45
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £20–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
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