Trains from Plymouth to Manchester

Plymouth to Manchester train information

• There are a lot of rail operators across the United Kingdom & Europe but the trains from Plymouth in England to Manchester in England are provided by Cross Country.
• The train is a fast and simple solution to travel to Manchester from Plymouth. The average train duration between Plymouth to Manchester is 6h32m to travel the 230 miles.
• The cheapest ticket price we've found for the next 180 days is £195.70 one way.

Best prices for Plymouth to Manchester train tickets

Plymouth - Manchester prices calendar

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

Plymouth - 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. Purchasing your train from Plymouth to Manchester in advance will enable you to pay less for your train.

The cheapest tickets we found were from £69 when purchasing your train 1 month in advance which is 16% cheaper than the best price we found when purchasing your seat on the day you're travelling.

Best prices for Plymouth to Manchester trains

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

Discount Plymouth - Manchester train tickets

The easiest way to spend less on your Plymouth Manchester 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.

To understand the savings that you can make with a railcard, you need to estimate the number of journeys you need to make earnings. You will see that commonly only a few trips are needed.

For your calculation, you must include the cost of your railcard, i.e £30, the discount on each journey (i.e.: 34%) as well as the cost of your ticket. The average cost of a Plymouth Manchester ticket is £198.27 (1).

Divide the cost of your railcard by the discount: £30/34%= £88. Then divide £88 by £198.27: £88/£198.27 = 0.44. You will need to make on average 1 trips from Manchester to Plymouth (one way trip) with your railcard to start saving money.

Railcards enable you to get a third off most adult fares for a year. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other railcards £30.

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