Manchester → Carlisle
Manchester to Carlisle by coach
Manchester
Carlisle
A direct coach runs from Manchester to Carlisle, scheduled from 3 h 05 min, with 21 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 3 h 05 min (typically 3 h 26 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 21
- Operator
- National Express
- Stations
- Manchester Airport The Station → Bus Station (Ca)
- Straight-line distance
- 177 km
What this is based on
Arrive inCarlisle →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 7 Dec 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Manchester to Carlisle; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): UK BODS (bus/coach, all operators). How Head Your Way works.
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Direct connections from Carlisle
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Airports: Carlisle Airport (CAX) · Stations: Carlisle
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