There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Assen by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Gouda to Assentrain
9h 49m€190–592Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 814
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central stationbus N44 / ...
21h 22m€84–140Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Assencar
10h 50mFly Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, drive
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MAN - AMS
- Drive from Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS to Assencar
5h 54m€85–247Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Assentrain
12h 36m€145–390Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Assencar
12h 3m€197–286Train to Liverpool, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, drive
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LPL - AMS
- Drive from Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS to Assencar
6h 37m€95–279Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, drive
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LBA - AMS
- Drive from Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS to Assencar
7h 42m€104–297Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, drive
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BHX - AMS
- Drive from Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS to Assencar
7h 26m€104–337Fly Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Assentrain
7h 50m€121–346Train to Humberside Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, drive
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HUY - AMS
- Drive from Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS to Assencar
8h 40m€84–351
Manchester to Assen by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Assen is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 21h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Assen is to fly and drive which takes 5h 54m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Assen. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at Assen, Maasstraat via London Victoria, Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Groningen, Hoofdstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Assen. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Assen via London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal and Gouda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 49m.
The distance between Manchester and Assen is 1024 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Assen without a car is to train which takes 9h 49m and costs €190 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Manchester to Assen, including transfers.
Manchester to Assen bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to Assen train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Assen is to train which takes 9h 49m and costs €190 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 21h 22m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Assen, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Assen via London Euston, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal, and Gouda in around 9h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Assen, Maasstraat via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Groningen central station, and Groningen, Hoofdstation in around 21h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Liverpool to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Humberside Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Humberside Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €80–110
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €140–200
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €35–55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €85–120
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
Train from Gouda to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €60–110
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–310
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- 1st Class
- €35–65
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- 1st Class
- €24–40
Train from Zwolle to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- 1st Class
- €24–40
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €110–160
- Comfort
- €130–180
- Premium
- €170–220
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €38–42
Train from Zwolle to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €17–19
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €25–30
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €45–60
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €11–17
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €9–12
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €95–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Assen bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Assen is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 9:55 PM in Manchester and 10:55 PM in Assen.
Manchester to Assen train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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