There are 9 ways to get from Tollcross to Manchester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain Preston - Manchester Airport / ...
3h 54m£44–217Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
5h 39m£18–35Drive 208.4 mi
- Drive from Tollcross to Manchestercar 208.4 mi
3h 29m£52–74Fly Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
4h 29m£52–160Bus via Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
6h 17m£28–40Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Shettleston to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
5h 31m£70–176Fly Glasgow Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 29m£52–179Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 22m£60–200Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Shettleston to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 59m£79–231
Tollcross to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tollcross to Manchester is to bus which costs £18 - £35 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Tollcross to Manchester is to drive which takes 3h 29m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Tollcross to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Causewayside Street and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Tollcross to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Shettleston and arriving at Manchester Oxford Road via Glasgow Central and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 54m.
The distance between Tollcross and Manchester is 226 miles. The road distance is 209.6 miles.
The best way to get from Tollcross to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 3h 54m and costs £40 - £220.
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Tollcross to Manchester, including transfers.
Tollcross to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Tollcross to Manchester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Tollcross to Manchester is to train which takes 3h 54m and costs £40 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £18 - £35 and takes 5h 39m, you could also fly, which costs £50 - £160 and takes 4h 29m.
What companies run services between Tollcross, Glasgow City, Scotland and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Shettleston to Manchester Oxford Road via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level, Glasgow Central, and Preston in around 3h 54m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange every 2 hours. Tickets cost £18–35 and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £93–97
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–65
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £70–100
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120–180
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–50
- 1st Class
- £65–85
Train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £10–16
- 1st Class
- £22–27
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £10–15
- 1st Class
- £21–26
- 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
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6–9
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6–9
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Shettleston to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £11–15
- 1st Class
- £19–27
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9–15
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–70
- 1st Class
- £80–120
- 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
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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Tollcross to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Tollcross to Manchester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tollcross to Manchester is 210 miles. It takes approximately 3h 29m to drive from Tollcross to Manchester.
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