There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Banff by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus 35 / ...
8h 38m£125–240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus 35 / ...
10h 8m£41–66Drive 373.4 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Banffcar 373.4 mi
6h 39m£93–134Fly Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus
5h 34m£77–218Train, bus via Dundee
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Take the train from Dundee to Huntlytrain
- Take the bus from The Square to Low Streetbus 301
10h 14m£144–279Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Rochdale to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus 35 / ...
11h 23m£204–298Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus
7h 13m£110–285Fly Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport to Huntlytrain
- Take the bus from The Square to High Streetbus
7h 10m£118–271
Manchester to Banff by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Banff is to bus which costs £40 - £70 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 5h 34m and costs £75 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Banff. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Low Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Union Square Bus Station, The Square and Union Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 8m.
The distance between Manchester and Banff is 397 miles. The road distance is 375.6 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Banff without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 38m and costs £120 - £240.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Manchester to Banff, including transfers.
Manchester to Banff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Banff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Banff is 376 miles. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Manchester to Banff.
There are 217+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Banff, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Low Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Union Square Bus Station, The Square, and Union Road in around 10h 8m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Huntly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness Airport to Huntly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Rochdale to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from The Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from The Square to Low Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from The Square to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
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