There are 9 ways to get from Troon to Manchester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Troon to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
4h 21m£61–169Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
6h 49m£27–45Drive 214.6 mi
- Drive from Troon to Manchestercar 214.6 mi
3h 57m£54–78Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Troon to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
5h 1m£66–155Train via Lancaster
- Take the train from Troon to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
4h 25m£93–177Train, bus
- Take the train from Troon to Glasgow Centraltrain Ayr - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
6h 56m£55–127Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Troon to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h£71–211Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Troon to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
6h 15m£72–168Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Troon to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 40m£71–177
Troon to Manchester by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Troon to Manchester is to bus which costs £27 - £45 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Troon to Manchester is to drive which takes 3h 57m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Troon to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Portland Street and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Kilmarnock Bus Station and Glasgow. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Troon to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Troon and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Glasgow Central and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 21m.
The distance between Troon and Manchester is 257 miles. The road distance is 215.9 miles.
The best way to get from Troon to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs £60 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Troon to Manchester, including transfers.
Troon to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Glasgow station.
Troon to Manchester train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Troon station.
The best way to get from Troon to Manchester is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs £60 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £27 - £45 and takes 6h 49m.
What companies run services between Troon, Scotland and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Troon to Manchester Piccadilly via Glasgow Central and Preston in around 4h 21m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange twice daily. Tickets cost £20–35 and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Troon to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Troon to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- 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 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- 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
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- 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
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Troon to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Troon to Manchester train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Troon to Manchester is 216 miles. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Troon to Manchester.
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