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Compare train, coach and flight for Penzance to Manchester
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Penzance to Manchester among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £24. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 10m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £24, and a flight costs an average of £94.
Distance: 437 km
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£83 Average Price | £35 Average Price Cheapest | £128 Average Price |
7h 49m Average total duration 7h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 13h 34m Average total duration 13h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 10m Average total duration Fastest 1h 10m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Penzance to Manchester
How to get to Manchester from Penzance by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Penzance to Manchester is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
NX104 · NX1208:2512h45Penzance, , Station Road (Bus Station)21:10Manchester, Coach Station£401One-way1 change
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NX104 · NX1208:2512h45Penzance, , Station Road (Bus Station)21:10Manchester, Coach Station£401One-way1 change
Fastest
FlixBus · FlixBus12:5010h00Penzance, Station Road22:50Manchester, Princess Road / Moss Lane East£521One-way1 change
Other options
FlixBus · FlixBus12:5010h20Penzance, Station Road23:10Manchester, Shudehill Interchange£521One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus21:2514h25Penzance, Station Road11:50Manchester, Shudehill Interchange£521One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Penzance to Manchester:
A coach is £47 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Penzance to Manchester costing on average £83.
A coach is £92 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Penzance to Manchester costing on average £128.
Other travel options to Manchester take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 19m.
Coach takes on average 13h 4m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 2 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Penzance and Manchester as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Penzance, Station Road and arrive in Manchester, Coach Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Penzance station (PNZ) and arrive in Manchester Piccadilly (MAN).
- Flights mostly depart from Newquay Cornwall Airport and arrive in Manchester Airport.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Manchester by train.
- Travel with easyJet to go to Manchester by flight.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Manchester by coach.
- 2 direct flights per day with easyJet.
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