There are 8 ways to get from Whitburn to Manchester by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Heartlands Services Southbound to Buchanan Bus Station902
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill InterchangeUkn30 / ...
5h 23m£22–50Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cross to Haymarket StationX18
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester PiccadillyEdinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
5h 34m£42–72Drive 205.2 mi
- Drive from Whitburn to Manchester205.2 mi
3h 31m£50–73Fly Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)EDI - MAN
5h 11m£59–166Bus via Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station590 / ...
7h 12m£30–50Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Bathgate to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)GLA - MAN
5h 47m£67–145Fly Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)EDI - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
5h 46m£64–215Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
5h 47m£56–155
Whitburn to Manchester by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitburn to Manchester is to bus which costs £22 - £50 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Whitburn to Manchester is to drive which takes 3h 31m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Whitburn to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Heartlands Services Southbound and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 23m.
The distance between Whitburn and Manchester is 239 miles. The road distance is 206.3 miles.
The best way to get from Whitburn to Manchester without a car is to bus which takes 5h 23m and costs £22 - £50.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Whitburn to Manchester, including transfers.
Whitburn to Manchester bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Heartlands Services Southbound station.
The best way to get from Whitburn to Manchester is to bus which takes 5h 23m and costs £22 - £50. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £170 and takes 5h 11m.
Whitburn to Manchester bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Whitburn to Manchester is 206 miles. It takes approximately 3h 31m to drive from Whitburn to Manchester.
What companies run services between Whitburn, Scotland and Manchester, England?
You can take a bus from Heartlands Services Southbound to Shudehill Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station in around 5h 23m. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
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 Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Bathgate to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- £6–22
- 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
- £7–21
- 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 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 Heartlands Services Southbound to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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
- 0131 554 4494
- mail@lothianbuses.com
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Cross to Haymarket Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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