There are 3 ways to get from Manchester to Bala Lake by train, taxi, bus, or car
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chestertrain Manchester Airport - Llandudno / ...
- Take the taxi from Wrexham General to Bala Laketaxi
2h 23m£85–115Drive 81.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Manchester to Bala Lakecar 81.7 mi
1h 43m£20–29Train, line 1 bus, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chestertrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Wrexham Bus Station 7bus 1
- Take the bus from Wrexham Bus Station 5 to Glanllyn Caravan Parkbus T3 / ...
4h 36m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Bala Lake is to drive which costs £19 - £29 and takes 1h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Bala Lake is to drive which takes 1h 43m and costs £19 - £29.
The distance between Manchester and Bala Lake is 84 miles. The road distance is 82.2 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Bala Lake without a car is to train and taxi which takes 2h 23m and costs £80 - £120.
It takes approximately 2h 23m to get from Manchester to Bala Lake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Bala Lake is 82 miles. It takes approximately 1h 43m to drive from Manchester to Bala Lake.
There are 625+ hotels available in Bala Lake.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Bala Lake, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Bala Lake. However, you can take the train to Chester, take the train to Wrexham General, then take the taxi to Bala Lake. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glanllyn Caravan Park via Chester, Railway Station, and Wrexham Bus Station 5 in around 4h 36m.
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7–11
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Railway Station to Wrexham Bus Station 7
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
- Phone
- +44 1654 702100
- info@lloydscoaches.com
- Website
- lloydscoaches.com
Bus from Wrexham Bus Station 5 to Glanllyn Caravan Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://lloydscoaches.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- £65–85
Yellow Cars Wrexham
- Phone
- +44 1978 286 286
- Website
- yellowcars.taxi
Station Cars
- Phone
- +44 1978 363 661
Speedie Cars
- Phone
- +44 1978 262 829
- Website
- wrexhamtaxi.co.uk
Apollo Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1978 26 26 26
- Website
- apollo-wrexham.co.uk
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