There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Forfar by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarkettrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Haymarket Station to Lidlbus E1
5h 42mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hebrides Drivebus M9
6h 55m£33–66Drive 277.8 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Forfarcar 277.8 mi
4h 56m£68–99Fly Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the bus from Adelphi to Lidlbus
4h 57mTrain, bus via Wigan Wallgate
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station Gate F-Stance 11 to Dundee Seagate Bus Stationbus megabus M92
7h 40m£50–146Fly Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Lidlbus
6h 16mTrain 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 Lidlbus
6h 23mTrain 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 Adelphi to Lidlbus
6h 39mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
7h 12m£48–222
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Forfar is to bus which costs £30 - £70 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Forfar is to drive which takes 4h 56m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Forfar. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at The Cross via Buchanan Bus Station and Hebrides Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 55m.
The distance between Manchester and Forfar is 302 miles. The road distance is 279.4 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Forfar without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Manchester to Forfar, including transfers.
Manchester to Forfar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Forfar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Forfar is 279 miles. It takes approximately 4h 56m to drive from Manchester to Forfar.
There are 465+ hotels available in Forfar.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Forfar, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to The Cross via Buchanan Bus Station and Hebrides Drive in around 6h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket Station to Lidl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Adelphi to Lidl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Lidl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hebrides Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hebrides Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station Gate F-Stance 11 to Dundee Seagate Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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