There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Melbourn by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London EustonManchester Piccadilly - London Euston
- Take the train from King's Cross to MeldrethLondon Kings Cross - Cambridge / ...
3h 46m£49–211Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachway540 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Drummer St Bus Station905
7h 14m£26–48Drive 166.6 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Melbourn166.6 mi
3h 7m£41–59Fly Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Hitchin
- Take the train from Hitchin to Meldreth
4h 24m£91–246Train via Doncaster
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to DoncasterLiverpool Lime Street - Cleethorpes / ...
- Take the train from Doncaster to StevenageBradford Forster Square - London Kings Cross / ...
4h 3m£51–106Train #2
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to PeterboroughLiverpool Lime Street - Norwich / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to CambridgeBirmingham New Street - Stansted Airport / ...
5h 5m£61–150Fly Manchester Airport to Luton Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Luton Airport (LTN)MAN - LTN
6h 20m£60–156Fly Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)MAN - STN
5h 52m£64–168Train to Liverpool, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)LPL - STN
6h 27m£69–155
Manchester to Melbourn by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Melbourn is to bus which costs £25 - £50 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Melbourn is to drive which takes 3h 7m and costs £40 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Melbourn. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at Vicarage Close via Milton Keynes Coachway, Bus Station and Drummer St Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Melbourn. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Meldreth via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 46m.
The distance between Manchester and Melbourn is 233 miles. The road distance is 167.6 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Melbourn without a car is to train which takes 3h 46m and costs £45 - £220.
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Manchester to Melbourn, including transfers.
Manchester to Melbourn bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to Melbourn train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Melbourn is to train which takes 3h 46m and costs £45 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £25 - £50 and takes 7h 14m, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £160 and takes 6h 20m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Melbourn, England?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Meldreth via London Euston and King's Cross in around 3h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Vicarage Close via Milton Keynes Coachway, Bus Station, and Drummer St Bus Station in around 7h 14m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- 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
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Meldreth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Hitchin to Meldreth
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Hitchin
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Advanced Single
- £28–40
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- Super Off-Peak Single
- £50–70
- Off-Peak Single
- £55–65
- Anytime Single
- £60–75
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Drummer St Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Melbourn bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Manchester to Melbourn train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Melbourn is 168 miles. It takes approximately 3h 7m to drive from Manchester to Melbourn.
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