There are 9 ways to get from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Parktrain Welwyn Garden City - Moorgate / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
3h 12m£77–141Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hatfield station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 737
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
6h 32m£37–90Drive 166.3 mi
- Drive from Welwyn Garden City to Manchestercar 166.3 mi
3h 34m£41–59Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Parktrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
3h 54m£84–337Train via Doncaster
- Take the train from Stevenage to Doncastertrain London Kings Cross - Bradford Forster Square / ...
- Take the train from Doncaster to Manchester Piccadillytrain Cleethorpes - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
4h 30m£58–118Train via Peterborough
- Take the train from Stevenage to Peterboroughtrain Horsham - Peterborough / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Manchester Piccadillytrain Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
5h 25m£89–173Fly from Luton Airport
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LTN - MAN
5h 34m£56–138Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
4h 38m£114–257Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Welwyn Garden City to Cambridge Southtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane STN - MAN
6h 8m£71–217
Welwyn Garden City to Manchester by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester is to bus which costs £35 - £90 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester is to train which takes 3h 12m and costs £75 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Welwyn Garden City station to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Hatfield station and arriving at Manchester Central Coach Station via Milton Keynes Coachway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Welwyn Garden City and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Finsbury Park station and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 12m.
The distance between Welwyn Garden City and Manchester is 205 miles. The road distance is 167.3 miles.
The best way to get from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 3h 12m and costs £75 - £150.
It takes approximately 3h 12m to get from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester, including transfers.
Welwyn Garden City to Manchester bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Hatfield station.
Welwyn Garden City to Manchester train services, operated by Great Northern, depart from Welwyn Garden City station.
The best way to get from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester is to train which takes 3h 12m and costs £75 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £90 and takes 6h 32m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £140 and takes 5h 34m.
What companies run services between Welwyn Garden City, England and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester Piccadilly via Finsbury Park, Finsbury Park station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 3h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester Central Coach Station via Hatfield (Herts), Hatfield station, and Milton Keynes Coachway in around 6h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Manchester Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Stevenage to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Cambridge South
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Stevenage to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stevenage to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Stevenage to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Stevenage to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Peterborough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Hatfield station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
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More Questions & Answers
Welwyn Garden City to Manchester bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Welwyn Garden City to Manchester train services, operated by Great Northern, arrive at Finsbury Park station.
Yes, the driving distance between Welwyn Garden City to Manchester is 167 miles. It takes approximately 3h 34m to drive from Welwyn Garden City to Manchester.
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