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Compare train, coach and flight for Manchester to Barnstaple
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Manchester to Barnstaple among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £43. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 33m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £43, and a train costs an average of £56.
Distance: 294 km
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£54 Average Price Cheapest | £69 Average Price |
7h 56m Average total duration 7h 26m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 3m Average total duration Fastest 5h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Barnstaple from Manchester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Manchester to Barnstaple is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
NX120 · NX100 · NX502Cheapest
NX120 · NX100 · NX502Fastest
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This is compared to other travel options from Manchester to Barnstaple:
A flight is £1 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Manchester to Barnstaple costing on average £43.
A flight is £13 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Manchester to Barnstaple costing on average £56.
Other travel options to Barnstaple take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 58m.
Coach takes on average 9h 25m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
- Around 2 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Manchester and Barnstaple as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) and arrive in Barnstaple station (BNP).
- Coaches mostly depart from Manchester, Coach Station and arrive in Barnstaple, Silver Street (Bus Station).
- Flights mostly depart from Manchester Airport and arrive in Newquay Cornwall Airport.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Transport for Wales, Cross Country, Avanti West Coast to go to Barnstaple by train.
- Travel with Megabus, National Express to go to Barnstaple by coach.
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