There are 5 ways to get from Greater Manchester to Oil Terminal by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Manchester Airport, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)MAN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Take the bus from Esplanade to Junction
8h 54mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the bus from Shetland Hotel to Oil Terminal23
25h 37mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Take the bus from Esplanade to Junction
11h 10mBus, ferry via Glasgow
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus StationM9
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the bus from Shetland Hotel to Junction23
27h 8mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Take the bus from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Aberdeen Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the bus from Shetland Hotel to Junction23
30h 21m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Greater Manchester and Oil Terminal is 525 miles.
The best way to get from Greater Manchester to Oil Terminal without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 25h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Greater Manchester to Oil Terminal, including transfers.
Oil Terminal is 1h ahead of Greater Manchester. It is currently 3:39 AM in Greater Manchester and 4:39 AM in Oil Terminal.
There are 10+ hotels available in Oil Terminal.
What companies run services between Greater Manchester, England and Oil Terminal, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Greater Manchester to Oil Terminal. However, you can take the line 43 bus to Chester Street, walk to Manchester Oxford Road, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the bus to Harrison Square, walk to Esplanade, take the bus to Junction, then walk to Oil Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Horton Road to Oil Terminal via Chester Street, Manchester Oxford Road, Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal, and Shetland Hotel in around 25h 37m.
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- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £250–470
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- 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
- £250–290
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 1950 477573
- jagdnicolson@btinternet.com
- Website
- nicolsonsgroup.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- JA+GD Nicolson
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Esplanade to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Shetland Hotel to Oil Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Shetland Hotel to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Aberdeen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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