There are 8 ways to get from Dollar to Manchester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Alloa to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
5h 29m£33–117Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from North Approach Road to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X24 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
6h 15m£20–46Drive 231.5 mi
- Drive from Dollar to Manchestercar 231.5 mi
4h 4m£56–81Fly Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
5h 30m£56–148Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kinross Park and Ride to Haymarketbus Ember
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
5h 59m£34–181Train
- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Prestontrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Preston to Deansgatetrain Blackpool North - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
7h 39m£69–105Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 6m£46–162Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Alloa to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 54m£47–157
Dollar to Manchester by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dollar to Manchester is to bus which costs £20 - £50 and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Dollar to Manchester is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Dollar to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Mitchell Court and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via North Approach Road and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 15m.
The distance between Dollar and Manchester is 266 miles. The road distance is 232.8 miles.
The best way to get from Dollar to Manchester without a car is to train via Glasgow which takes 5h 29m and costs £30 - £120.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Dollar to Manchester, including transfers.
Dollar to Manchester bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, depart from North Approach Road station.
The best way to get from Dollar to Manchester is to train via Glasgow which takes 5h 29m and costs £30 - £120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £20 - £50 and takes 6h 15m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £150 and takes 5h 30m.
Dollar to Manchester bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dollar to Manchester is 233 miles. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Dollar to Manchester.
What companies run services between Dollar, Scotland and Manchester, England?
You can take a bus from Mitchell Court to Manchester Oxford Road via Shillinghill, Alloa, Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Central, and Preston in around 5h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mitchell Court to Shudehill Interchange via North Approach Road and Buchanan Bus Station in around 6h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Alloa to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–170
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–310
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Deansgate
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from North Approach Road to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Kinross Park and Ride to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–40
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Kinross Park and Ride to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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