Find buses from Manchester to Birmingham

If you need a bus from Manchester to Birmingham for this week you can find options from £6 one-way.

Arrive at your destination quickly by taking a 1h 35m bus from Manchester to Birmingham. For this route, you may experience slight differences in travel time depending on the bus you book. Look for nonstop options when searching if possible. Consider Megabus for the quickest available option to your destination.

You can find bus tickets for Megabus, FlixBus, and National Express which service this route currently. Megabus is the cheapest option recently available with prices starting at £12 round-trip.

While Birmingham is 70.4 mi from Manchester, the distance by bus is longer and depends on the route taken. The bus takes 1h 35m, normally.

Getting a bus from Manchester to Birmingham has a carbon footprint of 12lb, on average. This is around 87% less than taking a plane (97lb). By train, carbon emissions are around 19lb.

We’ve found that taking a train from Manchester to Birmingham with Cross Country is more time-efficient when based simply on travel duration. A flight from Manchester to Birmingham or a bus from Manchester to Birmingham can take you longer than a 1h 30m train.

Planning to book a bus from Manchester to Birmingham can be a safe bet when looking for a low-cost deal to your destination. Currently, a flight and a train are priced higher than the cost of a bus. You can search prices for a flight from Manchester starting at £106 to Birmingham or a train from Manchester to Birmingham starting at £29 if that is your preferred method of transportation.