There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Coatbridge by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Motherwelltrain Manchester Airport - Glasgow Central / ...
3h 42m£79–132Bus via Buchanan Bus Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
5h£24–40Drive 207.7 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Coatbridgecar 207.7 mi
3h 32m£52–74Fly Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
4h 44m£55–149Train via Preston
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Prestontrain Manchester Airport - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 1m£48–136Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
5h 35m£41–95Fly Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Maxim Business Parkbus
4h 46m£56–138Train to Liverpool, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
5h 13m£59–176Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Maxim Business Parkbus
4h 53m£63–149Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
4h 56m£61–150
Manchester to Coatbridge by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Coatbridge is to bus via Buchanan Bus Station which costs £24 - £40 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Coatbridge is to drive which takes 3h 32m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Coatbridge. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Bus Stance via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Coatbridge. However, there are services departing from Manchester Oxford Road and arriving at Whifflet via Preston and Motherwell. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 1m.
The distance between Manchester and Coatbridge is 218 miles. The road distance is 208.9 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Coatbridge without a car is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs £75 - £140.
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from Manchester to Coatbridge, including transfers.
Manchester to Coatbridge bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Coatbridge train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Manchester Oxford Road station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Coatbridge is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs £75 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus via Buchanan Bus Station, which costs £24 - £40 and takes 5h, you could also fly, which costs £50 - £150 and takes 4h 44m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Coatbridge, Scotland?
TransPennine Express operates a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Motherwell every 4 hours. Tickets cost £75–130 and the journey takes 2h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station every 2 hours. Tickets cost £19–35 and the journey takes 4h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Maxim Business Park
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Coatbridge bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Manchester to Coatbridge train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Coatbridge is 209 miles. It takes approximately 3h 32m to drive from Manchester to Coatbridge.
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