Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
1 h
Average
1 h 16 m
Buses per day
4
Distance
47 km
Of the 4 buses that leave Bradford for Manchester every day 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 29 miles | |
Average coach duration | 1 h | |
Average coach ticket price | £5 (€6) | |
Coach frequency | 8 a day | |
Direct coach | Yes, there are 8 direct coaches a day | |
Coach companies | National Express |
Coaches from Bradford to Manchester cover the 29 miles long journey taking on average 1 h with our travel partners like National Express. Normally, there are 8 coaches operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this journey costs around £5, you can find the cheapest coach ticket for as low as £5. Travellers depart most frequently from Bradford Interchange and arrive in Manchester, Coach Station.
Buy your official National Express coach tickets between Bradford and Manchester from £5 with Omio. Find coach times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies to compare and book the most affordable trip.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance coach provider operating over 550 coaches per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates coach services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express coaches have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most coaches come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your coach from Bradford to Manchester, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
Bradford to Manchester coach information with National Express:
Buses from Bradford to Manchester run 24 hours per day with National Express, with at least one running every two-three hours, with approximately 13 direct services per day. Journey time between these two cities is just 1 hour via National Express coach. Services depart from Bradford Interchange, the city's main rail, bus and coach hub and run directly to Manchester without any stops. Coaches then arrive at Manchester Coach Station which is situated to the southwest of the city centre near Chinatown, a 5 minute walk to the most central point of the city and a 5 minute walk to Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station.
When taking a coach from Bradford, you have a couple of coach stations you can depart from including Bradford, Interchange Station, Bradford, William Street and Bradford, Bridge Street (stop S15). When you arrive in Manchester, your coach can arrive in coach stations including Manchester, Coach Station, Manchester, Arena and Manchester, Etihad Stadium.
Omio customers travelling this route book their coaches from Bradford Interchange to Manchester, Coach Station.
You can find the most popular departure coach station for this journey, Bradford Interchange, located approximately 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from the city centre of Bradford. The most popular arrival coach station in Manchester, called Manchester, Coach Station, is located around 0.8 miles (1.3 km) away from its city centre.
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