The average bus between Manchester and Southwold takes 14h 44m and the fastest bus takes 12h. There is at least one bus per day from Manchester to Southwold. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between Manchester and Southwold. The earliest departure is at 2:50 AM at night, and the last departure from Manchester is at 2:50 AM which arrives into Southwold at 2:50 PM. All services require a transfer at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway and take an average of 14h 44m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Southwold. However, there are services departing from Manchester station and arriving at Southwold station via Newhall St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 44m.
Manchester to Southwold bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Southwold bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kings Head station.
The distance between Manchester and Southwold is 292.3 km. The road distance is 462 km.
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Kings Head via Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway, Norwich, and St Stephens Street in around 9h 10m.