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4.6Travel optionsfrom Manchester to Ilfracombe
How to get to Ilfracombe from Manchester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Manchester to Ilfracombe is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
NX541 · NX100 · NX50210:009h25Manchester, Coach Station19:25Barnstaple, Silver Street (Bus Station)£581One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- NX541 · NX100 · NX50210:009h25Manchester, Coach Station19:25Barnstaple, Silver Street (Bus Station)£581One-way2 changes
Fastest
LM037114:050h50Manchester Airport14:55Exeter International Airport£1441One-way0 changes
Other options
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W29862+Y415208:306h55Manchester Piccadilly (MAN)15:25Barnstaple station (BNP)£781One-way3 changes- G38873+G15046+W29868+Y415249:306h56Manchester Piccadilly (MAN)16:26Barnstaple station (BNP)£781One-way3 changes
- G38874+W35187+G01148+Y4153210:307h54Manchester Piccadilly (MAN)18:24Chapelton station (CPN)£781One-way3 changes
U271114:251h05Manchester Airport15:30Newquay Cornwall Airport£1271One-way0 changes- BA784114:050h50Manchester Airport14:55Exeter International Airport£1461One-way0 changes
- LM00218:251h10Manchester Airport9:35Newquay Cornwall Airport£2581One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Manchester to Ilfracombe:
A coach is £7 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Manchester to Ilfracombe costing on average £60.
A coach is £57 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Manchester to Ilfracombe costing on average £110.
Other travel options to Ilfracombe take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 26m.
Coach takes on average 9h 30m.
- Around 14 trains per day.
- Around 3 flights per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Manchester and Ilfracombe as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Manchester Airport and arrive in Newquay Cornwall Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Manchester, Coach Station and arrive in Barnstaple, Silver Street (Bus Station).
- Trains mostly depart from Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) and arrive in Barnstaple station (BNP).
- Travel with CrossCountry to go to Ilfracombe by train.
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