There are 8 ways to get from Crawley to Manchester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Crawley to London Victoriatrain Bognor Regis - London Victoria / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
3h 23m£82–148Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Uk980
7h 56m£23–42Train, bus
- Take the train from Crawley to London Victoriatrain Bognor Regis - London Victoria / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 540 / ...
6h 7m£51–117Drive 225.5 mi
- Drive from Crawley to Manchestercar 225.5 mi
4h 13m£56–81Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
3h 46m£81–252Fly London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LGW - MAN
4h 43m£55–191Fly London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 41m£60–198Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Crawley to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
4h 25m£111–241
Crawley to Manchester by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crawley to Manchester is to bus which costs £23 - £45 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Crawley to Manchester is to train which takes 3h 23m and costs £80 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Crawley station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Gatwick Airport North Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Crawley to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Crawley and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Victoria station and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 23m.
The distance between Crawley and Manchester is 217 miles. The road distance is 226.8 miles.
The best way to get from Crawley to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 3h 23m and costs £80 - £150.
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Crawley to Manchester, including transfers.
Crawley to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gatwick Airport North Terminal station.
Crawley to Manchester train services, operated by Southern, depart from Crawley station.
The best way to get from Crawley to Manchester is to train which takes 3h 23m and costs £80 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £23 - £45 and takes 7h 56m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £200 and takes 4h 43m.
What companies run services between Crawley, England and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Crawley to Manchester Piccadilly via London Victoria, Victoria station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 3h 23m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange every 4 hours. Tickets cost £21–40 and the journey takes 6h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Crawley to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Crawley to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Crawley to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Crawley to Manchester train services, operated by Southern, arrive at London Victoria station.
Yes, the driving distance between Crawley to Manchester is 227 miles. It takes approximately 4h 13m to drive from Crawley to Manchester.
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