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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Coventry to Manchester is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
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Cross Country C87181 | 05:47 Coventry station (COV) | 2h12 | 07:59 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
Avanti West Coast C86982 | 05:56 Coventry station (COV) | 2h29 | 08:25 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
Cross Country C87185 | 06:15 Coventry station (COV) | 2h14 | 08:29 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
Cross Country C87188 | 06:45 Coventry station (COV) | 2h14 | 08:59 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
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Fastest Journey
2 h 12 m
Average
2 h 17 m
Trains per day
4
Distance
129 km
To travel from Coventry to Manchester you need to make at least one change.
Distance 128 km |
Average train duration 2h 9m |
Cheapest ticket price £18 |
Trains per day 5 |
Direct trains 1 |
Train providers 2 |
Fastest train 1h 59m |
First train 01:11 |
Last train 23:00 |
Find the best trains to Manchester from Coventry with Omio's travel partners CrossCountry, Virgin Trains and West Midlands Trains from £26. We can find you the best deals, timetables and tickets when comparing and booking the best trip.
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CrossCountry from Coventry to Manchester train information:
The 80 mile route from Coventry to Manchester is readily served by many direct services, making rail travel easy. Services between the two cities operate on a frequent daily basis, although some routes requires up to 2 changes. Even with transfers, the average time taken is still around two and a half hours.
Train services operating between Coventry and Manchester are currently offered by Virgin Trains, West Midlands Railway and Cross Country Rail. Services provided by Cross Country Rail are currently the quickest, with journey times of just less than two hours.
The quickest trains operating from Coventry to Manchester Piccadilly take around 1 hour and 58 minutes. Slower journeys can take up to 2.5 hours. Journeys where changes are required tend to change at Birmingham New Street and frequent trains to Manchester mean there is never a long wait for connections. Where two changes are required, passengers will transfer at Nuneaton and Crewe.
There are over 30 trains from Coventry to Manchester on weekdays and these operate from the early hours of the morning until just after 9:00 p.m. in the evening. No sleeper services operate between the two cities. There are slightly less trains running over weekends and it is also essential for passengers to make one or two changes when travelling on Saturdays or Sundays. Passenger can expect at least one direct departure per hour throughout the day.
Departure train station: The train station in Coventry is located at Station Square, and has easy to access via local public transport and national coach services. Coventry railway station provides an accessible car park to make it easier for wheelchair users to travel by train. Amenities at the station include a First Class Lounge, ATMs, WiFi and kiosks selling refreshments.{/p>
Arrival train station: Manchester Piccadilly, located on London Road, is one of the major northern rail hubs. It offers plenty of shopping and dining facilities, accessible toilets and baby change facilities, luggage trolleys, photo booths and bicycle hire. There are good public transport links across the wider Manchester area, including free bus services 1, 2, 3 and 47, as well as local tram services.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Coventry, which is located around 0.8 miles (1.3 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Manchester Piccadilly, located 0.5 miles (767 m) away from the city centre.
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