The cheapest buses from Colchester to Manchester
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.
The average ticket from Colchester to Manchester will cost around £ 58 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only £ 39.
Timetable Colchester to Manchester
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The fastest buses from Colchester to Manchester
Fastest Journey
8 h 55 m
Average
10 h 2 m
Buses per day
6
Distance
276 km
It's difficult to get from Colchester to Manchester without changing at least once.
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Coach Information from Colchester to Manchester
 | Distance | 171 miles (275 km) |
 | Average coach duration | 8 h 55 min |
 | Average coach ticket price | £25 (€29) |
 | Direct coach | Yes |
 | Coach companies | National Express |
Coaches from Colchester to Manchester cover the 171 miles (275 km) long journey taking on average 8 h 55 min with our travel partners like National Express. There are direct coach services available. While the average ticket price for this route costs around £25, you can find the cheapest coach ticket for as low as £16. Travellers depart most frequently from Colchester and arrive in Manchester, Shudehill Interchange.
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Coach between Colchester and Manchester with National Express
Buy your official National Express coach tickets between Colchester and Manchester from £16 with Omio. Find coach times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies to compare and book the most convenient route.
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 Colchester to Manchester, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
- Average Price: £16
Please follow the recommendations outlined by National Express when booking your coach tickets from Colchester to Manchester due to the coronavirus:
- Cashless payments recommended
- Online booking and check-in recommended
- Pre-reservation / seat allocation
- Verification of ticket with valid ID
- Exceptions to waive change or cancellation fees policy
- For journeys between July 1st and October 31, 2020, the following change and refund policies apply:
- Restricted ticket: One change is allowed free of charge
- Standard ticket: Full refund or one change is allowed free of charge
- Fully flexible ticket: Unlimited changes to time or date are allowed
- All change and refund requests must be made at least 24 hours before the original outbound journey. Partial refunds are not allowed.
Travel Tips
Some of the Colchester coach stations to Manchester you can start your journey from include Colchester, East Hill / High Street and Colchester, Stanwell Street. Similarly, some of the arrival coach stations in Manchester include Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, Manchester, Coach Station and Manchester, Shudehill Interchange.
When travelling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Colchester and arriving in Manchester, Shudehill Interchange.
Passengers board their coach most frequently from Colchester and travel around 1 mile (s) / 1 km from the city centre to this coach station.
Passengers travelling this route most often arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and need to travel approximately 0 mile (s) / 0 km from the coach station to the city centre in Manchester.
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