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National Express Coaches to and from Manchester Airport

National Express offer coaches from The Station at Manchester Airport which can be accessed via the Skylink walkways from both terminals. You can use a National Express Coach to get you to or from Manchester Airport to or from 98% of the UK. National Express coaches run day and night so you can travel at a time that suits your flight.

Travelling by coach is often the cheapest way to travel around the UK. The luxury of clean and comfortable coaches may result in you considering to use a Eurolines coach to get to and around Europe.

Using a coach saves you money on airport parking and means you do not have to walk to where your car is parked, which is often so far you have to take a shuttle bus just to get there. National Express coaches drop you off right outside the Manchester Airport terminals so no trekking your luggage for miles. Using the coach will also save you money on airport parking.

Drivers will assist with your luggage and place it in their under carriage where they will be safe and secure for the duration of the trip. All National Express coaches include a washroom to make your journey as comfortable as possible.

Latest Coach Travel Offers from National Express

Destinations & Departure Points

National Express offer coaches to destinations all over the UK including Manchester centre, Newcastle, Leeds and Sheffield.

In fact National Express coaches will transport you to locations throughout the North of England and Scotland. Services usually operate 24 hours a day 7 days a week but check their timetables for local schedules.

Below you can see a selection of popular destinations with services operating to and from Manchester Airport. National Express offer other routes than those listed below, these are just an example.

Popular Manchester Airport Routes and Journey Times

Travel Between Journey Time Notes
Manchester Airport-Manchester Coach Station 20 minutes Direct Service, Twice every hour
Manchester Airport-Liverpool 45 minutes
Manchester Airport-Wolverhampton 1 hour 25 minutes Direct Service
Manchester Airport-Leeds 1 hour 50 minutes
Manchester Airport-Sheffield 2 hours Some Direct Services
Manchester Airport-Birmingham 2 hours 5 minutes
Manchester Airport-Nottingham 3 hours 25 minutes Via Sheffield coach station
Manchester Airport-Oxford 4 hours Via Birmingham coach station
Manchester Airport-London 4 hours 15 minutes Direct Service
Manchester Airport-Glasgow 5 hours 30 minutes 1 change at Manchester Coach station

Discounted & Concessionary Coach Fares

Family Coachcard

When travelling as a family on National Express it is worth purchasing a Family Coachcard. The advantage of a Family Coachcard is that children can travel free. With the Family 1plus1 Coachcard you pay £8, and an accompanied child will travel free for all journeys you take in that year. If you have two children then you can pay £16 and two children will travel free for the year.

Find out more about Family Coachcards and buy tickets from National Express.

Students and Young People

For full time students and young people aged 16-26 National Express offer some brilliant discounts and special offers though their Young Persons Coachcard. The Young Persons Coachcard it's just £10 a year (plus £1.50 p&p) and will save 1/3 off all standard fares throughout the UK for 12 months. No restrictions on peak and off peak travel times, including public holidays, bank holidays and weekends. Also, if you are planning a trip to an event or festival, the Young Persons Coachcard can now save you 10% off. So if you fall into this category and travel by coach regularly or are planning a few trips, you could save a lot of money!

Apply for a Young Persons Coachcard.

Over 60's

If you are over 60 years old, you will qualify for an automatic discount on coach travel with National Express. The Senior Coachcard saves you 1/3 on standard fares to hundreds of UK towns, cities and airports for just £10 (plus £1.50 p&p) a year. No restrictions on peak and off peak travel times, including public holidays, bank holidays and weekends. Buy a Senior Coachcard online and save money every time you visit your family and friends.

Find out more and apply for a Senior Coachcard.

Brit Xplorer

Brit Xplorer offers unlimited National Express passes so you can explore the UK cheaply and in your own time. National Express offer visitors to the UK the following passes:

Find out more and get your Brit Xplorer pass.

Eurolines Coaches

Enjoyed your National Express journey in the UK? Well have you ever considered using their coaches to go abroad? National Express run European coach trips via National Express Eurolines. Althought the journey can be longer than flying, the coaches are much cheaper and you can choose to get an overnight coach so you can have a relaxing sleep before waking up in your chosen European location!

You can travel to fantastic destinations such as Paris, Lille or Amsterdam and Dublin from as little as £9 one way!

As Europe's largest regular coach network, you can get connected to over 500 destinations throughout Europe and Ireland at the lowest price possible!

Eurolines offer their customers "Funfares", these are cheap fares to European cities. To make the most of these deals you will need to book online and in advance. You will receive an e-ticket for a Funfare ticket so you can simply print it off and have it available when you want to travel.

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Coach

National Express are pleased to be the greener form of transport and more environmentally friendly when compared to flying. They are so proud of their green status they allow you to calculate how much CO2 emissions you will save travelling with them by using their emissions calculator.