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Manchester To London Trains
Finding Cheap Train Ticket To London From Manchester


Travel the smart way from Manchester to London by train and save money. Get cheap train tickets to London From Manchester Piccadilly Station by making an early purchase.

Make no mistake about buying tickets online and in good time. On average, customers can save 43% if they book online compare to at the station on the day of travel.

You can buy cheap train tickets from Manchester to London here and save on your travel cost. The prices shown are generally for the very fast trains. Remember to follow th elink for slower trains and save even more, if you are not in a rush to get to London. You can also buy tickets for the London Underground Travelcard in one go and save time.

The distance from Manchester to London is about 164 miles or 264 kilometer as the crow flies. You can make this journey in about 2 to 3 hours by train.

Virgin trains travel directly from Manchester Piccadilly train station to London Euston station in a journey that takes about two and a half hours to three hours. Fast trains make this journey in about 127 minutes (2hours 7 minutes).

Plan your journey and check train times from London to Manchester or vis-visa to see the best train and travel time using the box above. Just put in your destination (From Manchester ANY to London ANY).


For cheap trains to London from Manchester, the best option is to book directly with or Virgin Trains. Booking online with Virgin Trains, you could find £1.00 fare to London Euston station from Manchester Piccadilly train station by train. You will need to be very flexible though, and book well in advance...sometimes up to 12 weeks in advance. If you cannot find the £1.00 train ticket from Manchester to London, look out for other tickets between £2 to £30. With any of these, be sure you are still landing yourself a great bargain.

The standard cost of train ticket from London to Manchester or Manchester down to London, is in the range of £69.00 to £399.00 return at supper off peak times to peak times respectively by train.

Travel Cheap To London From Manchester By Bus or Coach

If you are really keen on saving money on travel or operating a shoe string budget, then travel from Manchester to Victoria station or Euston in London by bus or train.

You are guaranteed a fare of less than a tenner if you book on time. Go Megabus and save mega bucks! You can travel to London from Manchester from £1.00 on this no-frill bus and less than £10.00 in most cases.

If you are looking to travel in more comfort, and willing to pay a bit more, travel to London on the National Express Coach Service. National Express offers an extensive choice of coach travels to and from many destinations, including Manchester Piccadilly to London and more, but without the hassle of queuing at a coach station.

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Top Travel Tips
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National Express Coaches




UK rail fares have gone up again. This time by more than 6%. Looking for ways of saving on transport fare will help cushion the hardship predicted for this year 2011.

We bring you some practical tips and tricks to helps save you pounds on you journey!

  1. Buy Advance Ticket before you travel. You could save well over 40% even up to the night before traveling. Just Look for train ticket offers online or call your nearest train station to make a reservation for advance ticket up to the night before you travel.

    It is always better to book advance train tickets as soon as you know you will travel, up to 12 weeks before, to get the best deal

  2. Look for singles instead of return tickets. They are sometimes cheaper than buying the full return tickets. A full return ticket from London to Manchester return for example will cost from £76 to 285 for a non first class travel return. If bought as singles, you could pay only £48 total for the same journey!

  3. Consider splitting your ticket purchase for the journey. You can try this here at The Trainline Site before buying
  4. What about going travelling by Megabus instead of train, if you have the time to spare? You can get 10,000 free seats on Megabus - special offer till April 2011 to many destinations in the UK, or even pay from £1 to $5 for journeys any where in the UK. Go to their site and look for deals
  5. Travelling to Scotland or over and across the channels to Europe? Consider taking the Eurolines to Europe and National Express to over a 1000 UK destinations and save on travel money.