Trains from Durham to Manchester

Durham to Manchester train information

The journey from Durham, situated in England and Manchester, which is 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.

The train duration to get to Manchester from Durham will vary depending if your train is direct or with stops. There are 93 miles between the 2 cities.

Fares may change depending on the travel date as well as how much time in advance you book your ticket.

Best prices for Durham to Manchester train tickets

Durham - Manchester prices calendar

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

Durham - Manchester: the best time to book cheap trains

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

The chart above illustrates the best prices found over the last six months depending on how much time in advance the ticket is purchased. Buying your train from Durham to Manchester in advance will enable you to pay less for your train.

The cheapest tickets we found were from £19 when purchasing your train 15 days in advance which is 58% cheaper than the best price we found when purchasing your seat on the day you're travelling.

Best prices for Durham to Manchester trains

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

Discount Durham - Manchester train tickets

National Railcards can save you a lot if you're using the train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you are able 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 pay less for your Durham Manchester train ticket.

The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to break even.

You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets in a year for the card to break-even. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you purchase afterwards, you will spare money.

As an example, train tickets from Durham to Manchester cost on average £50.00 (1). When dividing £88 by £50.00 (£88/£50.00 = 1.76), you can see that after only 2 one way journeys from Manchester to Durham, the railcard will have paid for itself.

Railcards enable you to save 34% off most rail 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