There are 10 ways to get from Portree to Manchester by bus, train, car, plane, or taxi
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station915
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station915
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
10h 24m£58–178Bus, train via Lancaster
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Spean Crescent915
- Take the train from Spean Bridge to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Oxford Road
11h 14m£72–195Drive 422.8 mi
- Drive from Portree to Manchester422.8 mi
7h 50m£103–149Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station Stance 3
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)INV - MAN
6h 49m£107–251Bus
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station915
- Take the bus from An Aird One to Buchanan Bus StationE5
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
11h 11mTaxi, train
- Take the taxi from Portree to Kyle of Lochalsh
- Take the train from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Oxford Road
11h 48m£161–318Bus via Manchester Central Coach Station
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station915
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station590 / ...
12h 42m£59–91Bus, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station
- Take the bus from An Aird One to Terminal Building
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)GLA - MAN
10h£85–173Bus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station Stance 3
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ABZ - MAN
9h 18m£106–256Bus, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station
- Take the bus from An Aird One to Terminal Building
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
11h 1m£81–197
Portree to Manchester by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portree to Manchester is to bus via Manchester Central Coach Station which costs £55 - £95 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Portree to Manchester is to bus and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs £100 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Portree to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Somerled Square and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via An Aird One and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 11m.
The distance between Portree and Manchester is 437 miles. The road distance is 425.3 miles.
The best way to get from Portree to Manchester without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 24m and costs £55 - £180.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Portree to Manchester, including transfers.
Portree to Manchester bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Somerled Square station.
Portree to Manchester bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portree to Manchester is 425 miles. It takes approximately 7h 50m to drive from Portree to Manchester.
There are 3473+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Portree, Scotland and Manchester, England?
You can take a bus from Somerled Square to Shudehill Interchange via Bus Station, An Aird One, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 11h 11m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–210
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Spean Bridge to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Spean Bridge to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
- 1st Class
- £45–65
Train from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- 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 Somerled Square to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Somerled Square to Spean Crescent
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from An Aird One to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from An Aird One to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from An Aird One to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- £70–90
Executive Cabs Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 755 224 0041
- Website
- executivecabsglasgow.co.uk
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