21 miles (34 km) | |
Train or bus | |
$6 - $7 | |
Train • $6 (€5) • 48 min | |
Train • $6 (€5) • 48 min | |
National Express or Northern Rail (3) |
Travel 21 miles (34 km) by train or bus between Blackburn and Manchester. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are National Express or Northern Rail (3) among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Blackburn to Manchester.
How to get from Blackburn to Manchester by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Blackburn to Manchester is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Travel on National Express and Northern Rail (3) travel from Blackburn to Manchester at great prices. Omio finds you travel times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies all in one place.
Northern Trains is one of many publicly owned travel operating companies in the United Kingdom. The rail network in the UK has been run by over 20 travel companies, but they work together as National Rail with coordinated fares and ticketing. Headquartered in York, Northern operates local and commuter travel across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day tickets can be purchased for Northern travel journeys between Blackburn and Manchester. There is only one class option on Northern travel: Standard.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance travel company operating over 550 travel per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates travel services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express travel have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most travel come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your travel from Blackburn to Manchester, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
There are 2 options to travel between Blackburn and Manchester including taking a train or bus.
The cheapest way to get from Blackburn to Manchester is by taking a train with average ticket prices of $6 (€5) compared to other travel options to Manchester:
Taking a train costs $1 (€1) less than taking a bus, which average ticket prices of $7 (€7).
The fastest way to get to Manchester from Blackburn is by train with an average travel time of 48 min.
Other travel options to Manchester take longer:
Bus takes on average 1 h 10 min.
Manchester is approximately 21 miles (34 km) away from Blackburn.
The average frequency per day from Blackburn to Manchester is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Manchester from Blackburn as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Blackburn to Manchester:
The following travel companies offer services from Blackburn to Manchester:
Yes, there are direct services available from Blackburn to Manchester with the following travel companies:
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Manchester as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Blackburn to Manchester.
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