There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Dingwall by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 1 to Hill Streetbus
4h 47m£97–232Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus Uk093
9h 1m£55–100Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
8h 37m£139–290Drive 375.6 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Dingwallcar 375.6 mi
6h 38m£94–135Fly Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
7h 24m£123–310Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHX - INV
6h 37m£95–298Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain Manchester Airport - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain London Euston - Inverness
10h 23m£115–198Bus via Manchester Central Coach Station
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus Ember
10h 32m£60–127
Manchester to Dingwall by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Dingwall is to bus which costs £50 - £100 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Dingwall is to fly and bus which takes 4h 47m and costs £95 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Dingwall. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Hill Street via Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station Stance 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 1m.
The distance between Manchester and Dingwall is 332 miles. The road distance is 377.8 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Dingwall without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 8h 37m and costs £130 - £290.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Manchester to Dingwall, including transfers.
Manchester to Dingwall bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Dingwall is to train via Edinburgh which takes 8h 37m and costs £130 - £290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £100 and takes 9h 1m.
Manchester to Dingwall bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Dingwall is 378 miles. It takes approximately 6h 38m to drive from Manchester to Dingwall.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Dingwall, Scotland?
You can take a train from Manchester Oxford Road to Hill Street via Haymarket, Inverness, and Bus Station Stance 1 in around 8h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Hill Street via Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station Stance 1 in around 9h 1m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- 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
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
- +44 345 528 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
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 1 to Hill Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 1520 722205
- Website
- bustimes.org.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 1 to Hill Street
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://bustimes.org.uk/operators/LCGG
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
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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