Preston → Manchester
Preston to Manchester by bus
Preston
Manchester
A direct bus runs from Preston to Manchester, scheduled from 45 min, with 52 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 45 min (typically 1 h 04 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 52
- Operators
- FlixBus, National Express
- Stations
- Bus Station → Shudehill Interchange
- Straight-line distance
- 54 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inManchester →- 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 Preston to Manchester; 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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