There are 8 ways to get from Looe to Manchester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Streettrain Plymouth - Sheffield / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain Banbury - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
7h 16m£61–317Bus via Bristol
cheapest- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Cabot Circusbus Falc / ...
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Uk071
10h 19m£15–38Drive 297.7 mi
- Drive from Looe to Manchestercar 297.7 mi
5h 10m£72–104Train to Exeter, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Liskeard to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EXT - MAN
5h 27m£90–343Line 10 bus, train
- Take the bus from The Square to Railway Stationbus 10
- Take the train from Plymouth to Manchester Piccadillytrain Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly
7h 26m£72–332Bus
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 120 / ...
11h 7m£36–95Bus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NQY - MAN
5h 42m£61–245Bus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NQY - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
10h 31m£75–324
Looe to Manchester by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Looe to Manchester is to bus via Bristol which costs £15 - £40 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Looe to Manchester is to drive which takes 5h 10m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Looe to Manchester. However, there are services departing from The Square and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Plymouth Coach Station and Bristol Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 19m.
The distance between Looe and Manchester is 325 miles. The road distance is 299.4 miles.
The best way to get from Looe to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs £60 - £320.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Looe to Manchester, including transfers.
Looe to Manchester bus services, operated by Stagecoach South West, depart from Plymouth Coach Station.
The best way to get from Looe to Manchester is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs £60 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus via Bristol, which costs £15 - £40 and takes 10h 19m.
Looe to Manchester bus services, operated by Stagecoach South West, arrive at Cabot Circus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Looe to Manchester is 299 miles. It takes approximately 5h 10m to drive from Looe to Manchester.
What companies run services between Looe, England and Manchester, England?
You can take a bus from Bridge to Manchester Piccadilly via Railway Station, Liskeard, Plymouth, and Birmingham New Street in around 7h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Square to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Railway Station, Plymouth Coach Station, Cabot Circus, and Bristol Bus Station in around 10h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Liverpool via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–140
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Liskeard to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £60–90
Train from Plymouth to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Liskeard to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £2–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Cabot Circus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/south-west
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Cabot Circus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- 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 Bristol Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- ask@gocornwallbus.co.uk
- Website
- transportforcornwall.co.uk
Bus from The Square to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Post Office to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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