There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Minehead by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 28 bus
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Tauntontrain
- Take the bus from Little Meadow to The Paradebus 28
6h 1mBus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Sophia Gardensbus Cpa
- Drive from Sophia Gardens to Mineheadcar
6h 9m£55–117Drive 221.5 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Mineheadcar 221.5 mi
4h 6m£55–79Fly to Exeter, train, line 28 bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Exeter (EXT)plane MAN - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Tauntontrain
- Take the bus from Little Meadow to The Paradebus
5h 3mTrain, drive
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central / ...
- Drive from Rhoose to Mineheadcar
6h 44m£97–161Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newport (S Wales)train Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central / ...
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Tauntontrain Cardiff Central - Exeter St Davids / ...
7h 7m£93–170Fly to Cardiff Airport, drive
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane MAN - CWL
- Drive from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Mineheadcar
7h 6m£69–217Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train, line 28 bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Tauntontrain
- Take the bus from Little Meadow to The Paradebus
6h 21m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Exeter (EXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Minehead is to drive which costs £50 - £80 and takes 4h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Minehead is to drive which takes 4h 6m and costs £50 - £80.
The distance between Manchester and Minehead is 243 miles. The road distance is 222.8 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Minehead without a car is to train and line 28 bus which takes 6h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Manchester to Minehead, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Minehead is 223 miles. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Manchester to Minehead.
There are 668+ hotels available in Minehead.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Minehead, England?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to The Parade via Newport (S Wales), Taunton, Taunton Rail Station Stop 1 South Side, and Little Meadow in around 7h 7m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cardiff Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cardiff Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Little Meadow to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/somerset/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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