There are 3 ways to get from Manchester to Hawkshead by train, car ferry, car, or bus
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Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the carferry from Ferry Nab to Far Sawreycarferry
2h 35mDrive 88 mi
cheapest- Drive from Manchester to Hawksheadcar 88 mi
1h 43m£22–32Train, line 505 bus
- Take the train from Deansgate to Windermeretrain Manchester Airport - Windermere
- Take the bus from Bus Rail Interchange to Tourist Information Centrebus 505
3h 54m£29–51
Manchester to Hawkshead by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Hawkshead is to drive which costs £21 - £35 and takes 1h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Hawkshead is to drive which takes 1h 43m and costs £21 - £35.
The distance between Manchester and Hawkshead is 88 miles. The road distance is 88.5 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Hawkshead without a car is to train and line 505 bus which takes 3h 54m and costs £29 - £55.
It takes approximately 2h 35m to get from Manchester to Hawkshead, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Hawkshead is 88 miles. It takes approximately 1h 43m to drive from Manchester to Hawkshead.
There are 3309+ hotels available in Hawkshead.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Hawkshead, Cumbria, England?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Hawkshead. However, you can take the train to Oxenholme Lake District, take the train to Windermere, drive to Ferry Nab, take the car ferry to Far Sawrey, then drive to Hawkshead. Alternatively, you can drive from Manchester to Hawkshead in around 1h 43m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Deansgate to Windermere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bus Rail Interchange to Tourist Information Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
- Phone
- 0300 373 3300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westmorland and Furness Council
Car ferry from Ferry Nab to Far Sawrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Westmorland and Furness Council
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