Trains from Barnsley to Manchester

Barnsley to Manchester train information

Which operators can I use?

The trip between Barnsley, located in England and Manchester, situated in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.

How far is it by train?

There are 32 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Barnsley to Manchester is approximately 1h30m. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Manchester from Barnsley, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.

What is the price of the train?

Prices may vary quickly. We suggest you to make a search to look at the latest available offers.

Best prices for Barnsley to Manchester train tickets

Barnsley - Manchester prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Barnsley to Manchester by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Barnsley - Manchester: the best time to book cheap trains

Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

Buying your train ticket in advance is often cheaper than leaving it to the day you travel. Yet, as you can notice in the chart above, the cost of train tickets Barnsley to Manchester tend to remain approximately the same and cost £20.

Best prices for Barnsley to Manchester trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Barnsley and Manchester by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Manchester to Barnsley and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Barnsley - Manchester train tickets

National Railcards can bring you great savings if you're taking the train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you might want to get one of the 5 different railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can enable you to make great savings for your Barnsley Manchester train ticket.

• If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to assess the number of journeys you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

  For your evaluation, you need to include the cost of your railcard, i.e £30, how much you're saving on each journey (i.e.: 34%) as well as the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Barnsley Manchester ticket is £50.00 (1).

  Divide the cost of your railcard by the discount: £30/34%= £88. Then divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. You will need to make approximately 2 trips from Manchester to Barnsley (one way trip) with your railcard to be profitable.

• Railcards enable you to save 34% off most train fares for 12 months. A Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the five other ones £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey