Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Burnley to Manchester is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
1 h 45 m
Average
1 h 55 m
Buses per day
2
Distance
35 km
Of the 2 buses that leave Burnley for Manchester every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 22 miles (35 km) | |
Bus frequency | 36 a day | |
Direct bus | Yes, there are 36 direct buses a day | |
Bus providers | Bus or National Express |
Buses from Burnley to Manchester cover the 22 miles (35 km) long trip taking on average 1 h 6 min with our travel partners like Bus or National Express. Normally, there are 36 buses operating per day, including direct services available. Travelers depart most frequently from Burnley, Bus Station and arrive in Manchester, Coach Station.
Find the best trip to Manchester from Burnley with National Express. Comparing schedules and prices and booking the most convenient journey has never been easier with over 1000 travel companies on Omio.
National Express is the leading bus company for routes throughout the United Kingdom, operating over 550 buses a day and serving over 900 destinations across the country. National Express even offers routes to and from major UK airports like Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol 24 hours a day at affordable prices for the budget traveler in mind. All National Express buses are air-conditioned and provide free WiFi and onboard entertainment. Most buses are equipped with seat belts and power outlets in each seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select between three ticket types for the Burnley - Manchester bus: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. Refundable tickets provide more flexibility than other ticket options, meaning you can cancel or change your ticket easily, should you need to.
There are as many as 30 buses a day between Burnley and Manchester, spread over a roughly 14-hour period, giving travellers plenty of choices when it comes to departure times. The daily schedule also offers plenty of fast buses that complete the journey in a little over an hour.
All buses between these two major northern cities are operated by National Express.
All buses from Burnley to Manchester are direct, but even so, travel durations can vary considerably from around 67 minutes to just over two hours at the longest. However, most journeys are closer to the faster time.
On weekdays, there are two or three buses from Burnley to Manchester every hour, from before dawn until late in the evening. Saturdays are much the same, except that the first train leaves about an hour later and travel times are no more than 90 minutes. On Sundays, there are no trains before about 7:00 a.m. and the number of services reduces to around two an hour.
Departure bus station: A modern station less than 20 years old, Burnley bus terminal is only a few minutes on foot from the town centre. As they wait, passengers can buy coffee and snacks or pick up a magazine at the newsagents. Burnley Football Club and the Charter Walk shopping centre are both nearby, and the station is easily accessible by bus or bus from the towns of Bolton, Birmingham, Huddersfield, Preston, Accrington, Blackburn and Todmorden.
Arrival bus station: Manchester Central bus station can be found on Chorlton Street, just north of Canal Street and the Alan Turing Memorial and five minutes from Piccadilly train station. Offering 24-hour service, it has a coffee shop, snack bar and newsagents, as well as charging points for mobile devices. Canal Street, Chinatown and Manchester Art Gallery are all in the immediate neighbourhood, and there are three tram stations within a quarter of a mile to destinations such as Bury and Altrincham. Buses to Chester, Middlesbrough and many other towns depart from the station regularly.
There are a few bus stations in Burnley to start your trip from including Burnley, Bus Station and Burnley. In Manchester you have a few bus station options to choose from for your arrival including Manchester, Coach Station, Manchester, Arena and Manchester, Etihad Stadium.
Omio customers traveling this route depart most frequently from Burnley, Bus Station and arrive in Manchester, Coach Station.
Passengers board their bus most frequently from Burnley, Bus Station and travel around 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from the city center to this bus station.
Passengers traveling this route most often arrive at Manchester, Coach Station and need to travel approximately 0.9 miles (1.5 km) from the bus station to the city center in Manchester.
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