There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Halstead by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Braintreetrain London Liverpool Street - Braintree
5h 4m£87–136Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Coach Stationbus 737
9h 14m£41–64Drive 193.7 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Halsteadcar 193.7 mi
3h 45m£48–70Fly Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAN - STN
6h 13m£58–242Train via Hinckley
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Stansted Airporttrain Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport / ...
6h 35m£94–141Train via Ely
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Elytrain Liverpool Lime Street - Norwich / ...
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport / ...
6h 44m£96–139Train to Liverpool, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LPL - STN
6h 58m£64–217Fly Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Braintreetrain
- Take the bus from Bus Interchange to High Streetbus
6h 1m£96–324Fly Manchester Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London City Airport (LCY)plane MAN - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Braintreetrain
7h 31m£226–362
Manchester to Halstead by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Halstead is to bus which costs £40 - £65 and takes 9h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Halstead is to drive which takes 3h 45m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Halstead. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at High Street via Milton Keynes Coachway, Coach Station and Bus Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Halstead. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Braintree via Euston station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 4m.
The distance between Manchester and Halstead is 240 miles. The road distance is 194.8 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Halstead without a car is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs £85 - £140.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Manchester to Halstead, including transfers.
Manchester to Halstead bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to Halstead train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Halstead is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs £85 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £65 and takes 9h 14m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £250 and takes 6h 13m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Halstead, Essex, England?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to High Street via London Euston, Euston station, Moorgate station, London Liverpool Street, Braintree, and Bus Interchange in around 5h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to High Street via Milton Keynes Coachway, Coach Station, and Bus Interchange in around 9h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–340
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from London Liverpool Street to Braintree
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Braintree
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Braintree
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Nuneaton to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01376 503050
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stephensons of Essex
Bus from Bus Interchange to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stephensons of Essex
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hedingham
Bus from Bus Interchange to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Hedingham
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- [email protected]
- Website
- First Essex
Bus from Bus Interchange to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- First Essex
- Phone
- +44 1376 320501
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flagfinders
Bus from Bus Interchange to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Flagfinders
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Halstead bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Manchester to Halstead train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Halstead is 195 miles. It takes approximately 3h 45m to drive from Manchester to Halstead.
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