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Compare train, flight and coach for Hitchin to Manchester
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Hitchin to Manchester among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £54. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 52m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £54, and a train costs an average of £54.
Distance: 216 km
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6h 20m Average total duration 5h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 22m Average total duration Fastest 2h 52m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Hitchin to Manchester
How to get to Manchester from Hitchin by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Hitchin to Manchester is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
20:350h55Hitchin21:30Manchester£1171One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Hitchin to Manchester
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This is compared to other travel options from Hitchin to Manchester:
A coach is £30 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Hitchin to Manchester costing on average £84.
A coach is £76 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Hitchin to Manchester costing on average £131.
Other travel options to Manchester take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 52m.
Coach takes on average 5h 50m.
- Around 12 flights per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Hitchin and Manchester as scheduled services by train, flight and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Hitchin station (HIT) and arrive in Manchester Piccadilly (MAN).
- Flights mostly depart from London Heathrow Airport and arrive in Manchester Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Stevenage, A602 (Stevenage Railway Station) and arrive in Manchester, Shudehill Interchange.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, Transpennine Express, Thameslink, Great Northern to go to Manchester by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, Arriva UK to go to Manchester by coach.
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