There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Tongue by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairgtrain
- Take the bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road Endbus 2
12h 35mDrive 447.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Manchester to Tonguecar 447.3 mi
8h 3m£111–160Bus
- 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 6 to Stationbus 805
- Take the bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road Endbus 2
12h 37mFly Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairgtrain
- Take the bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road Endbus
9h 6mBus via War Memorial
- 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 Bus Station Stance 6 to War Memorialbus 805
- Take the bus from War Memorial to Fire Stationbus 2
13h 47mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairgtrain
- Take the bus from Station to Fire Stationbus 2
14h 23mFly 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 train from Inverness to Lairgtrain
- Take the bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road Endbus
11h 30mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train, 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 train from Inverness to Lairgtrain
- Take the bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road Endbus
10h 52m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Tongue is to drive which costs £110 - £160 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Tongue is to drive which takes 8h 3m and costs £110 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Tongue. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Kirkiboll Road End via Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 6 and Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 37m.
The distance between Manchester and Tongue is 512 miles. The road distance is 449.9 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Tongue without a car is to train and bus via Edinburgh which takes 12h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 35m to get from Manchester to Tongue, including transfers.
Manchester to Tongue bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Tongue bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Tongue is 450 miles. It takes approximately 8h 3m to drive from Manchester to Tongue.
There are 49+ hotels available in Tongue.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Tongue, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Kirkiboll Road End via Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 6, and Station in around 12h 37m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- 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 Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- 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 Lairg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Lairg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Lairg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Lairg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Lairg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- 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 Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- 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
- (01847) 611766
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tranport for Tongue
Bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Tranport for Tongue
Bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Tranport for Tongue
Bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Tranport for Tongue
Bus from War Memorial to Fire Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Tranport for Tongue
Bus from Station to Fire Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Tranport for Tongue
Bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Tranport for Tongue
Bus from Station to Kirkiboll Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Tranport for Tongue
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
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- 01971 511 223
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to War Memorial
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- The Durness Bus
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Ember
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