Trains from Manchester to Macclesfield

Manchester to Macclesfield train information

• The trip between Manchester, located in England and Macclesfield, situated in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• There are 16 miles between Manchester to Macclesfield. Taking the train is often the fastest option to get to Macclesfield from Manchester, and it’s also a greener option than driving your car or flying.
• Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the price of the ticket will vary.

Best prices for Manchester to Macclesfield train tickets

Manchester - Macclesfield prices calendar

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Best prices for Manchester to Macclesfield trains

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

Discount Manchester - Macclesfield train tickets

The easiest way to spend less on your Manchester Macclesfield train ticket is probably to buy a railcard. While regional railcards are available in some areas, National railcards enable you to spend less on most rail fares across the UK. Everyone is eligible to at least a certain railcard, even non-UK citizens. National railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Senior discount card, Two together railcard, Family and Friends discount card and Disabled persons railcard.

• If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to evaluate how many trips 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 railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Manchester Macclesfield ticket is £50.00 (1).

  Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. It will take you approximately 2 trips from Macclesfield to Manchester (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

• All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard for which you will pay £20. Railcards give you 34% off most adult fares, hence you will save 1/3 on most train tickets.

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