There are 7 ways to get from Penicuik to Manchester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford RoadEdinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
4h 53m£32–122Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station900
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill InterchangeUk030 / ...
7h 49m£23–57Drive 201 mi
- Drive from Penicuik to Manchester201 mi
3h 32m£51–73Fly to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)EDI - MAN
5h 41m£71–171Line 37 bus, train
- Take the bus from Angle Park to Princes Street37 / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North WesternEdinburgh - London Euston / ...
5h 49m£33–136Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)EDI - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
6h 32m£80–220Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
6h 17m£65–165
Penicuik to Manchester by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penicuik to Manchester is to bus which costs £22 - £60 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Penicuik to Manchester is to drive which takes 3h 32m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Penicuik to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Angle Park and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Edinburgh, Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 49m.
The distance between Penicuik and Manchester is 232 miles. The road distance is 202.1 miles.
The best way to get from Penicuik to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs £30 - £130.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Penicuik to Manchester, including transfers.
Penicuik to Manchester bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Penicuik to Manchester is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs £30 - £130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £22 - £60 and takes 7h 49m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £180 and takes 5h 41m.
Penicuik to Manchester bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Penicuik to Manchester is 202 miles. It takes approximately 3h 32m to drive from Penicuik to Manchester.
What companies run services between Penicuik, Scotland and Manchester, England?
TransPennine Express operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Road every 4 hours. Tickets cost £30–120 and the journey takes 3h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Angle Park to Shudehill Interchange via Edinburgh, Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station in around 7h 49m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Angle Park to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
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