There are 8 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 Oxford Roadtrain
4h 14m£38–148Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
6h 9m£22–55Drive 214.6 mi
- Drive from Troon to Manchestercar 214.6 mi
3h 57m£53–76Train 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
4h 39m£65–153Train, bus
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Carlisletrain Glasgow Central - Carlisle
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 590 / ...
7h 43m£50–99Train 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
5h 33m£68–182Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Troon to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
6h 27m£84–197Train 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 41m£49–152
Troon to Manchester by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Troon to Manchester is to bus which costs £22 - £55 and takes 6h 9m.
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 Shudehill Interchange via Kilmarnock Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Troon to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Troon and arriving at Manchester Oxford Road via Glasgow Central and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 14m.
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 14m and costs £35 - £150.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Troon to Manchester, including transfers.
Troon to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus 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 14m and costs £35 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £22 - £55 and takes 6h 9m.
What companies run services between Troon, Scotland and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Troon to Manchester Oxford Road via Glasgow Central and Preston in around 4h 14m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange hourly. Tickets cost £15–45 and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- 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
- £80–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- 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
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Troon to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kilmarnock to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £24–35
- 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- 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
- £27–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- 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
- 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
- £5–25
- 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
- £2–21
- 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
- £5–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–60
- 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
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- 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
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Troon to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at 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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