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Manchesterby bus.

Manchester is the main coach hub for the north of England, with frequent services to London, Birmingham, Scotland and Liverpool. National Express and FlixBus/Megabus use different stations in the city centre.

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Manchester. Photo: Daniel Nisbet from Manchester, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

STATIONS & PICKUPS

Where buses leave and arrive in Manchester.

  • Chorlton Street Coach Station
    Between Chinatown and the Village. Mainly National Express.
  • Shudehill Interchange
    North of the centre. FlixBus and Megabus services, plus local buses.
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Arriving in Manchester

Both stations are in the city centre, within walking distance of Piccadilly and the Northern Quarter.

  • Check which station your ticket names: the two are about 15 minutes' walk apart.

LEAVING MANCHESTER

Buses from Manchester.

United Kingdom

Manchester → Liverpool54 km by roadManchester → Preston59 km by roadManchester → Blackburn61 km by roadManchester → Burnley61 km by roadManchester → Chester62 km by roadManchester → Sheffield62 km by roadManchester → Stoke-on-Trent67 km by roadManchester → Bradford70 km by roadManchester → Leeds78 km by roadManchester → Blackpool88 km by roadManchester → Lancaster91 km by roadManchester → Nottingham120 km by roadManchester → York125 km by roadManchester → Birmingham135 km by roadManchester → Coventry162 km by roadManchester → Leicester167 km by roadManchester → Penrith170 km by roadManchester → Darlington185 km by roadManchester → Carlisle199 km by roadManchester → Durham218 km by roadManchester → Newcastle upon Tyne240 km by roadManchester → Oxford254 km by roadManchester → Luton266 km by roadManchester → Bristol267 km by roadManchester → Cardiff297 km by roadManchester → Greater London317 km by roadManchester → Edinburgh344 km by roadManchester → Glasgow351 km by roadManchester → Southampton358 km by roadManchester → Bournemouth401 km by roadManchester → Brighton411 km by roadManchester → Dundee436 km by roadManchester → Plymouth449 km by roadManchester → Belfast468 km by road

HEADING TO MANCHESTER

Buses to Manchester.

United Kingdom

Stockport → Manchester8 km by roadLiverpool → Manchester54 km by roadPreston → Manchester59 km by roadBurnley → Manchester61 km by roadSheffield → Manchester62 km by roadBrierfield → Manchester64 km by roadDewsbury → Manchester66 km by roadBradford → Manchester70 km by roadLeeds → Manchester78 km by roadSt Annes → Manchester88 km by roadMansfield → Manchester97 km by roadDoncaster → Manchester100 km by roadColwyn Bay → Manchester119 km by roadWalsall → Manchester120 km by roadYork → Manchester125 km by roadBirmingham → Manchester135 km by roadCoventry → Manchester162 km by roadMiddlesbrough → Manchester189 km by roadGloucester → Manchester213 km by roadNorthampton → Manchester215 km by roadAberystwyth → Manchester223 km by roadSunderland → Manchester230 km by roadNewcastle upon Tyne → Manchester240 km by roadOxford → Manchester254 km by roadBristol → Manchester267 km by roadCambridge → Manchester289 km by roadCardiff → Manchester297 km by roadNorwich → Manchester300 km by roadGreater London → Manchester317 km by roadWinchester → Manchester337 km by roadEdinburgh → Manchester344 km by roadGlasgow → Manchester351 km by roadExeter → Manchester381 km by roadPortsmouth → Manchester385 km by roadHavant → Manchester388 km by roadBournemouth → Manchester401 km by roadBrighton → Manchester411 km by roadBelfast → Manchester468 km by roadAberdeen City → Manchester565 km by roadInverness → Manchester604 km by road

NEARBY

Cities near Manchester.

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PLANNING YOUR STAY

Staying in Manchester?

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FOLLOW THE INFORMATION

Sources.

Connections come from 12Go's public route index. Station information reviewed 2026-10-09. Listings change; confirm details with the booking provider.

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