Trains from Bournemouth to Manchester

Bournemouth to Manchester train information

• The journey from Bournemouth, 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.
• There are 191 miles between both cities and the average train duration connecting Bournemouth to Manchester is normally 5h11m. Travelling by train is normally the quickest solution to go to Manchester from Bournemouth, and it's also more environmentally friendly than taking your car or using the plane.
• Depending how far in advance you purchase your ticket and the travel date, the price of the ticket can vary.

Best prices for Bournemouth to Manchester train tickets

Bournemouth - Manchester prices calendar

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

Bournemouth - 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 Bournemouth to Manchester in advance will enable you to pay less for your train.

The cheapest tickets we found were from £29 when purchasing your train 2 months in advance which is 35% cheaper than the best price we found when purchasing your seat 15 days in advance.

Best prices for Bournemouth to Manchester trains

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

Discount Bournemouth - Manchester train tickets

National Railcards can offer great value for money if you're travelling by train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you can get one of the 5 different railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can enable you to save money for your Bournemouth Manchester train ticket.

• The main benefit of getting a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to earn as much money as you spent.

  You will need to pay at least £88 of train tickets across the whole year for the card to be worthwile. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you book afterwards, you will make savings.

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

• The price to purchase a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to get the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most train fares for one year.

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