There are 9 ways to get from Guildford to Leigh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Guildford to London Waterlootrain Guildford - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
4h 55m£77–135Bus via Heathrow Terminal 2
cheapest- Take the bus from Guildford station to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra2
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Uk980 / ...
8h 56m£27–40Bus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 802
6h 47m£34–55Drive 204.5 mi
- Drive from Guildford to Leighcar 204.5 mi
3h 47m£51–74Fly London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport, train, line 34 bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Newton-le-Willowstrain
- Take the bus from Newton-le-Willows Interchange to Leigh Bus Stationbus
4h 26mTrain, line 35 bus
- Take the train from Guildford to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Piccadilly Gardens to Leigh Bus Stationbus 35
6h 14m£88–141Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Guildford to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
6h 51m£72–163Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Guildford to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LGW - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Newton-le-Willowstrain
6h 35m£74–206Fly London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LHR - LPL
7h 17m£106–472
Guildford to Leigh by train, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Guildford to Leigh is to bus via Heathrow Terminal 2 which costs £27 - £45 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Guildford to Leigh is to drive which takes 3h 47m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Guildford station to Leigh station. However, there are services departing from Guildford station and arriving at Leigh Bus Station via Heathrow Terminal 5 and St Peter's Square. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Guildford to Leigh. However, there are services departing from Guildford and arriving at Newton-le-Willows via Waterloo station, London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 55m.
The distance between Guildford and Leigh is 237 miles. The road distance is 205.7 miles.
The best way to get from Guildford to Leigh without a car is to train which takes 4h 55m and costs £75 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Guildford to Leigh, including transfers.
Guildford to Leigh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Guildford to Leigh train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Guildford station.
The best way to get from Guildford to Leigh is to train which takes 4h 55m and costs £75 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £60 and takes 6h 47m, you could also fly, which costs £100 - £480 and takes 7h 17m.
What companies run services between Guildford, England and Leigh, Wigan, England?
You can take a train from Guildford to Leigh Bus Station via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Newton-le-Willows, and Newton-le-Willows Interchange in around 4h 55m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Manchester Central Coach Station once daily. Tickets cost £29–50 and the journey takes 3h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Guildford to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–23
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Airport to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Guildford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Guildford to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Guildford to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Guildford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- National Express
- Website
- Metro Network
Bus from Newton-le-Willows Interchange to Leigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Metro Network
- Phone
- +44 161 244 1000
- hello@beenetwork.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Piccadilly Gardens to Leigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- Bee Network
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- First Berkshire & The Thames Valley
Bus from Guildford station to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- First Berkshire & The Thames Valley
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Guildford to Leigh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Guildford to Leigh train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Guildford to Leigh is 206 miles. It takes approximately 3h 47m to drive from Guildford to Leigh.
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