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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from York 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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Northern Rail W45900 | 21:23 York station (YRK) | 2h07 | 23:30 Manchester Victoria (MCV) | 1 change | |
Transpennine Express P13051 | 21:47 York station (YRK) | 1h27 | 23:14 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 0 changesDirect | |
Transpennine Express P13382 | 21:59 York station (YRK) | 1h41 | 23:40 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 0 changesDirect | |
Transpennine Express P13795 | 22:05 York station (YRK) | 1h17 | 23:22 Manchester Victoria (MCV) | 0 changesDirect | |
Transpennine Express C66554 | 23:20 York station (YRK) | 1h42 | 01:02 Manchester Victoria (MCV) | 0 changesDirect | |
Transpennine Express C66494 | 23:39 York station (YRK) | 1h49 | 01:28 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 0 changesDirect | |
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Fastest Journey
1 h 17 m
Average
1 h 41 m
Trains per day
6
Distance
93 km
Of the 6 trains that leave York for Manchester every day 5 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance 92 km |
Average train duration 1h 59m |
Cheapest ticket price £8 |
Trains per day 11 |
Direct trains 8 |
Train providers 4 |
Fastest train 1h 12m |
First train 00:01 |
Last train 23:58 |
Travel from York to Manchester from £8 with Omio’s train partners TransPennine Express, Northern Rail (3) and East Midlands Trains! You can find the best timetables and tickets when comparing and booking the most popular route for you.
Transpennine Express is a train company based in the United Kingdom. It operates services from Manchester and Liverpool to Scotland, the North East and Yorkshire. It offers a range of services, including express, regional and local trains. Express trains are the fastest, with journey times of up to three hours. Regional trains are slower, but offer more stops and a more relaxed atmosphere. Local trains are the slowest, but offer the most stops. Transpennine Express offers a range of ticket types, including single, return, group and season tickets. Onboard facilities include free Wi-Fi, power sockets, comfortable seating and a range of food and drink options. The most popular routes for Transpennine Express are Manchester to Edinburgh, Liverpool to Leeds and Manchester to York. These routes offer a convenient and comfortable way to travel between the cities.
York to Manchester train information with TransPennine Express:
Trains from York to Manchester leave throughout the day and evening. Trains run overnight, with early morning services departing the city of York in the early hours of the morning, arriving in Manchester approximately two hours later. The last train leaves just before midnight, but trains are also available in the early hours of the morning. Trains leave roughly every half an hour, although this is reduced to one service every 2 hours overnight. Trains between York and Manchester are provided by TransPennine Express.
The train station in York is located just a few minutes walk from the city centre, on Station Road. It is a large station that provides trains to destinations across the country. When arriving at the station, Coaches and buses pull in directly outside the entrance. Buses from the city centre to the station run during the day and finish around midnight. National Express coach services also arrive at the station. There is parking available, and a taxi rank is located in front of the main entrance.
Manchester is known around the world for its cultural heritage and cosmopolitan city centre. Tourists can visit a large number of museums, or can attend a concert in the city's giant arena. Trains from York to Manchester arrive at two stations; Victoria and Piccadilly. Piccadilly is the more central station, and it is located closer to Manchester Coach Station. Both stations have large taxi ranks situated outside the entrances, and both are served by bus services that run during the day and the evening. The city centre is a short walk or taxi ride from each station.
Passengers board the train most frequently from York, which is located around 0.5 miles (787 m) 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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