There are 8 ways to get from Forfar to Manchester by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Forfar to Haymarketbus Ember
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
6h 27m£27–207Bus
- Take the bus from Dundee Seagate Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 55bus megabus M9 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
7h 54m£28–64Drive 278 mi
- Drive from Forfar to Manchestercar 278 mi
4h 54m£67–97Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Forfar to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
6h 12m£47–190Bus, train via Wigan Wallgate
- Take the bus from Mill O Mains to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M92
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Westerntrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
7h 24m£41–154Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Forfar to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ABZ - MAN
4h 54m£72–213Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Forfar to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 48m£40–189Bus, train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Forfar to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
6h 49m£90–296
Forfar to Manchester by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forfar to Manchester is to bus which costs £28 - £65 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Forfar to Manchester is to bus and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs £70 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Forfar to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Council Offices and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Dundee Seagate Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 54m.
The distance between Forfar and Manchester is 302 miles. The road distance is 279.6 miles.
The best way to get from Forfar to Manchester without a car is to bus and train which takes 6h 27m and costs £27 - £210.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Forfar to Manchester, including transfers.
Forfar to Manchester bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Dundee Seagate Bus Station.
Forfar to Manchester bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 55.
Yes, the driving distance between Forfar to Manchester is 280 miles. It takes approximately 4h 54m to drive from Forfar to Manchester.
There are 3543+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Forfar, Scotland and Manchester, England?
You can take a bus from Council Offices to Shudehill Interchange via Dundee Seagate Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 55, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 7h 54m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- 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
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–180
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–70
- 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
- £29–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Forfar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–40
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Forfar to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–35
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Forfar to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–40
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Dundee Seagate Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 55
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.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
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Mill O Mains to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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