There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Arena by train, rideshare, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
3h 32m£80–140Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Edinburgh to Manchester209.3 mi
4h 36m£15–28Fly to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
5h 24m£58–136Train via Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
3h 35m£82–138Train via Wigan Wallgate
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Westerntrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Wigan Wallgate to Manchester Victoriatrain Wigan Wallgate - Leeds / ...
3h 43m£80–132Drive 209.7 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Manchester Arenacar 209.7 mi
3h 51m£52–75Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoriatrain
5h 32m£70–170Fly 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
5h 35m£64–154
Edinburgh to Manchester Arena by train, tram, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Arena is to rideshare which costs £15 - £28 and takes 4h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Arena is to train which takes 3h 32m and costs £80 - £140.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Manchester Oxford Road. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 10m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Manchester Arena is 223 miles. The road distance is 210.9 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Arena without a car is to train which takes 3h 32m and costs £80 - £140.
The train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Road takes 3h 10m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Edinburgh to Manchester Arena train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Manchester Arena is to train which takes 3h 32m and costs £80 - £140. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £140 and takes 5h 24m.
Edinburgh to Manchester Arena train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Manchester Piccadilly station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Manchester Arena is 211 miles. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Edinburgh to Manchester Arena.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Manchester Arena, England?
TransPennine Express operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Road every 4 hours. Tickets cost £80–140 and the journey takes 3h 10m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Wigan Wallgate to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- 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
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Edinburgh to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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