There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Grays by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
2h 44m£77–128Bus via West Ham station
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Shudehill Interchange to London Finchley Roadbus FlixBus
5h 11m£33–75Drive 207 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Grayscar 207 mi
4h 7m£52–74Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from London Fenchurch Street to Graystrain
4h 1m£74–239Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Archbus 540 / ...
5h 39m£48–108Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London City Airport (LCY)plane MAN - LCY
5h 11m£180–572Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterlootrain
4h 28m£111–248Fly to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAN - STN
6h 13m£69–207
Manchester to Grays by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Grays is to bus via West Ham station which costs £30 - £75 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Grays is to train which takes 2h 44m and costs £75 - £130.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Grays. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Ebbsfleet International via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 44m.
The distance between Manchester and Grays is 207 miles. The road distance is 208.2 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Grays without a car is to train which takes 2h 44m and costs £75 - £130.
It takes approximately 2h 44m to get from Manchester to Grays, including transfers.
Manchester to Grays train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Grays is to train which takes 2h 44m and costs £75 - £130. Alternatively, you can bus via West Ham station, which costs £30 - £75 and takes 5h 11m, you could also fly, which costs £180 - £600 and takes 5h 11m.
Manchester to Grays train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Grays is 208 miles. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Manchester to Grays.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Grays, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston every 30 minutes. Tickets cost £65–110 and the journey takes 2h 6m. Alternatively, Tilausliikenne Himanen operates a bus from Manchester Shudehill Interchange to London Finchley Road hourly, and the journey takes 4h 5m. FlixBus also services this route every 2 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–350
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–380
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 744 4422
- contact@c2crail.co.uk
- Website
- c2c-online.co.uk
Train from London Fenchurch Street to Grays
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0400 153884
- myynti@tilausliikennehimanen.fi
- Website
- tilausliikennehimanen.fi
Bus from Manchester Shudehill Interchange to London Finchley Road
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Tilausliikenne Himanen
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester Shudehill Interchange to London Finchley Road
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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