There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Lybster by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotelbus
11h 27m£135–240Fly Manchester Airport to Wick
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wick (WIC)plane MAN - WIC
9h 32m£50–258Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotelbus
11h 59m£66–113Drive 450 mi
- Drive from Manchester to Lybstercar 450 mi
8h 17m£112–161Fly Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotelbus
7h 38m£107–239Bus via Manchester Central Coach Station
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotelbus
13h 3m£63–95Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotelbus
13h 13m£105–155Fly Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotelbus
10h 19m£117–299Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHX - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotelbus
9h 23m£94–281
Manchester to Lybster by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Lybster is to bus via Manchester Central Coach Station which costs £60 - £100 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Lybster is to fly and bus which takes 7h 38m and costs £100 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Lybster. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Lybster Portland Arms Hotel via Buchanan Bus Station and Inverness Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 59m.
The distance between Manchester and Lybster is 504 miles. The road distance is 452.7 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Lybster without a car is to train and bus via Edinburgh which takes 11h 27m and costs £130 - £240.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Manchester to Lybster, including transfers.
Manchester to Lybster bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Lybster is to bus which takes 11h 59m and costs £65 - £120. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £50 - £260 and takes 9h 32m.
Manchester to Lybster bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manchester to Lybster is 453 miles. It takes approximately 8h 17m to drive from Manchester to Lybster.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Lybster, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Lybster Portland Arms Hotel via Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 3, and Inverness Union Street in around 11h 59m. Alternatively, Loganair, AIS Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wick (WIC) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- aisairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via Dublin, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via Belfast City, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Lybster Portland Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
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