There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Edinburgh by train, bus, rideshare, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train • 3h 13m
Cheapest option
Rideshare • 4h 23m
7 alternative options
Train via Wigan Wallgate • 4h 30m
Bus • 5h 45m
Drive • 3h 50m
Fly Manchester to Edinburgh • 4h 37m
Manchester to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Edinburgh is to rideshare which costs £15 - £25 and takes 4h 23m.
The quickest way to get from Manchester to Edinburgh is to train which costs £85 - £200 and takes 3h 13m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 45m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Manchester Oxford Road and arriving at Edinburgh. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 13m.
The distance between Manchester and Edinburgh is 176 miles. The road distance is 215.1 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 3h 13m and costs £85 - £200.
The train from Manchester Oxford Road to Edinburgh takes 3h 13m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Manchester to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Edinburgh train services, operated by TransPennine Express Service, depart from Manchester Oxford Road station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Edinburgh is to train which takes 3h 13m and costs £85 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £29 - £40 and takes 5h 45m, you could also fly, which costs £35 - £170 and takes 4h 37m.
- Distance: 176 miles
- Duration: 3h 13m
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
TransPennine Express Service operates a train from Manchester Oxford Road to Edinburgh every 4 hours. Tickets cost £85 - £200 and the journey takes 3h 13m. Alternatively, Megabus UK operates a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost £25 - £35 and the journey takes 5h 45m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £220
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £220
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £220
Flights from Birmingham to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Birmingham to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55 - £220
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £220
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £220
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £220
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £170
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £420
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £460
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £420
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £800
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £550
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £190
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £190
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £190
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £200
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £420
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £420
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £550
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £4,100
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85 - £200
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £85 - £130
- Anytime 1st Class
- £140 - £200
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £15 - £23
- Anytime 1st Class
- £20 - £28
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Wigan Wallgate
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5 - £7
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £5 - £7
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6 - £9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6 - £9
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75 - £190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £75 - £110
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £130 - £190
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30 - £110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £30 - £50
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £70 - £110
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45 - £130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45 - £70
- 1st Class
- £85 - £130
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- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12 - £17
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £38 - £42
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £38 - £42
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £170 - £200
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £55 - £75
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25 - £35
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35 - £50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29 - £40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Book at
- https://shop.global.flixbus.com/
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Manchester to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15 - £25
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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There is no direct flight from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport. The quickest flight takes 2h 40m and has one stopover.
Manchester to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Bus Station.
Manchester to Edinburgh train services, operated by TransPennine Express Service, arrive at Edinburgh station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Edinburgh is 215 miles. It takes approximately 3h 50m to drive from Manchester to Edinburgh.
KLM, Ryanair UK, Loganair and five other airlines offer flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
Book your Manchester to Edinburgh train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Manchester to Edinburgh bus tickets online with Omio, Distribusion and FlixBus.
There are 1587+ hotels available in Edinburgh. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Manchester to Manchester Airport is to train which takes 21 min and costs £4 - £11.