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Compare coach, train and flight for Manchester to Dunfermline
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Manchester to Dunfermline among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £27. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 32m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £27, and a train costs an average of £65.
Distance: 299 km
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How to get to Dunfermline from Manchester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Manchester to Dunfermline is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
6:263h51Manchester10:17Dunfermline£941One-way1 change
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6:263h51Manchester10:17Dunfermline£941One-way1 change
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6:263h51Manchester10:17Dunfermline£941One-way1 change
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14:243h51Manchester18:15Dunfermline£941One-way1 change
12:243h53Manchester16:17Dunfermline£941One-way1 change
16:253h55Manchester20:20Dunfermline£941One-way1 change
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FAQs: Manchester to Dunfermline
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This is compared to other travel options from Manchester to Dunfermline:
A coach is £10 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Manchester to Dunfermline costing on average £68.
A coach is £53 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Manchester to Dunfermline costing on average £111.
Other travel options to Dunfermline take longer:
Flight takes on average 4h 37m.
Coach takes on average 5h 50m.
- Around 13 flights per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Manchester and Dunfermline as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arrive in Dunfermline, Halbeath Park and Ride.
- Trains mostly depart from Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) and arrive in Dunfermline City (DFE).
- Flights mostly depart from Manchester Airport and arrive in Edinburgh Airport.
- Travel with Transpennine Express, Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, Northern Trains Limited to go to Dunfermline by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Dunfermline by coach.
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