How long is train journey Manchester to London?

The average journey time by train between Manchester and London is 2 hours and 50 minutes, with around 79 trains per day. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays, so use our Journey Planner on this page to search for a specific travel date.



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Home to world-famous football, renowned art galleries and a music scene that brought Oasis to centre stage – there's lots to love about Manchester. Once the world's manufacturing powerhouse, its former industrial buildings now bounce with energy.

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Across the continent, trains are on average twice as expensive as flying, but in the U.K. they are four times more expensive, the research notes. To reach its conclusions, Greenpeace compared the cost of train and plane tickets for 112 routes between large cities in 27 European countries.

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While airlines pay no kerosene tax or VAT across Europe, train operators pay energy taxes, VAT and high rail tolls in most European countries. In the U.K., operators are relieved of VAT, but are notorious for imposing some of the highest ticket prices in Europe.

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Taking the train is the most convenient way to get to Manchester, because you can travel from city center to city center and won't need to deal with burdensome airport transfers. Avanti West Coast trains leave from London Euston Station daily and arrive at Manchester Piccadilly Station in about two hours, 10 minutes.

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The average journey time by train between Manchester and London is 2 hours and 50 minutes, with around 79 trains per day. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays, so use our Journey Planner on this page to search for a specific travel date.

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Tuesday is by far the cheapest day to make the trip to London, so save on your flights while making a week of it and enjoy the lull before the storm that is England's capital on a Friday night.

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Skyscanner UK, also way back in 2019, reached a similar conclusion. They found that Sunday was typically the cheapest day to book your flight – while flying out on a Friday would usually help keep costs low.

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Why are UK trains so expensive? One of the main reasons the price of train tickets keeps rising is the privatisation of rail networks, with every private company striving to make a profit.

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