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Coach Information to Manchester from Stansted
 | Distance | 149 miles (240 km) |
 | Average coach duration | 7 h 45 min |
 | Average coach ticket price | £26 (€30) |
 | Direct coach | Yes |
 | Coach companies | National Express |
Coaches from Stansted to Manchester cover the 149 miles (240 km) long route taking on average 7 h 45 min with our travel partners like National Express. There are direct coach services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around £26, you can find the cheapest coach ticket for as low as £25. Travellers depart most frequently from Stansted Airport and arrive in Manchester, Shudehill Interchange.
Coach companies
National Express coaches from Stansted to Manchester
Buy your official National Express coach tickets between Stansted and Manchester from £25 with Omio. Find coach times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies to compare and book the most affordable journey.
National Express is the leading coach operator for routes throughout the United Kingdom, operating over 550 coaches a day and serving over 900 destinations across the country. National Express even offers routes to and from major UK airports like Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol 24 hours a day at affordable prices for the budget traveller in mind. All National Express coaches are air-conditioned and provide free WiFi and onboard entertainment. Most coaches are equipped with seat belts and power outlets in each seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select between three ticket types for the Stansted - Manchester coach: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. Refundable tickets provide more flexibility than other ticket options, meaning you can cancel or change your ticket easily, should you need to.
- Average Price: £25
National Express has the following ticket policies due to COVID-19, which you should be aware of when booking and travelling by coach from Stansted to Manchester:
- 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
When taking the coach between Stansted and Manchester, you can choose to depart from coach stations like Stansted, London Stansted Airport and London, Stansted Airport Coach Station. Your journey can end in coach stations such as Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, Manchester, Coach Station and Manchester, Shudehill Interchange.
Omio customers who travel this route most frequently depart from Stansted Airport and arrive in Manchester, Shudehill Interchange.
Passengers booking this journey most frequently board their coaches from Stansted Airport and need to travel around 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from the city centre to get to this coach station.
Passengers arriving in Manchester most often arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and need to travel around 0.3 miles (489 m) from this coach station to the city centre.
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