There are 7 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 Tauntontrain Manchester Piccadilly - Paignton
- Take the bus from Little Meadow to The Paradebus 28
5h 32mDrive 221.5 mi
cheapest- 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 44mTrain, line 28 bus via Birmingham
- 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 11mTrain, drive
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central / ...
- Drive from Rhoose to Mineheadcar
6h 47m£93–156Train
- 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 30m£90–161Fly 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£69–217
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 5h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 32m 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 664+ 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 30m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cardiff Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Little Meadow to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/somerset/
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