Trains to Manchester
130 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
130 places connect to Manchester by Trains, across 1 country, run by 12 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 41 km away to 308 km, with a median of 93 km.
Arriving in Manchester
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
- 130Places you can arrive from
- 130Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 12Operators
Manchester sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Rooms within reach of Manchester Piccadilly
Sort by distance from Manchester Piccadilly and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 102 | 78% | Huyton, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 28 | 22% | Luton, 216 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Manchester that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 130 | 100% |
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | On board |
|---|---|
| Arriva Cross Country | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| Arriva Rail North | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| Avanti West Coast | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| Caledonian Sleeper | Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi |
| Cross Country | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 East Midlands | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 London North Eastern Railway | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 Lumo | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| North TransPennine | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 Northern | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| TransPennine Express | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 Transport for Wales | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Manchester
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Manchester
- Manchester Piccadilly
- Reddish South
- Salford Central
Leaving Manchester
Common questions about Trains to Manchester
Where can I travel to Manchester by Trains from?
130 places connect to Manchester by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 41 km away in a straight line and the furthest 308 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Manchester cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Manchester is €11.88 for one passenger, across 130 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 93 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Manchester take?
The fastest Trains journey into Manchester is 1h 10m door to door. The median origin sits 93 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Manchester?
12 operators run Trains services into Manchester on our network: Arriva Cross Country, Arriva Rail North, Avanti West Coast, Caledonian Sleeper, Cross Country. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Manchester use?
Trains services into Manchester use 3 named terminals, among them Manchester Piccadilly, Reddish South, Salford Central. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Manchester
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Manchester Piccadilly
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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