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
6 h 55 m
Average
7 h 55 m
Buses per day
8
Distance
308 km
Of the 8 buses that leave Portsmouth for Manchester every day 8 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 191 miles (308 km) | |
Average coach duration | 7 h 15 min | |
Average coach ticket price | £18 (€20) | |
Direct coach | Yes | |
Coach companies | National Express or Megabus |
Coaches from Portsmouth to Manchester cover the 191 miles (308 km) long route taking on average 7 h 15 min with our travel partners like National Express or Megabus. There are direct coach services available. While the average ticket price for this journey costs around £18, you can find the cheapest coach ticket for as low as £13. Travellers depart most frequently from Portsmouth & Southsea and arrive in Manchester, Coach Station.
Travel between Portsmouth and Manchester from £13 with Omio’s coach partners National Express! You can find the best timetables and tickets when comparing and booking the most affordable journey for you.
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 between Portsmouth and Manchester, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
When taking the coach from Portsmouth to Manchester, you can choose to depart from coach stations like Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange, Portsmouth, St. Colmans Church and Portsmouth, Copnor Road. Your journey can end in coach stations such as Manchester, Coach Station, Manchester, Arena and Manchester, Etihad Stadium.
Omio customers who travel this route most frequently depart from Portsmouth & Southsea and arrive in Manchester, Coach Station.
Passengers booking this trip most frequently board their coaches from Portsmouth & Southsea and need to travel around 0.1 miles (80 m) from the city centre to get to this coach station.
Passengers arriving in Manchester most often arrive at Manchester, Coach Station and need to travel around 0.2 miles (343 m) from this coach station to the city centre.
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