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✓ Short walk from Kings Cross station, handy for travellers
🏖️ 2.72 miles from The Serpentine - Hyde Park (Good water quality)
London
Manchester to London
How to get from Manchester to London by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
3h 52m · 200 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Manchester to the heart of London. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 0 Redbank Service Station
- mile 15 Cheshireways
- mile 18 Knutsford Services Southbound Moto towing-friendly
- mile 18 Knutsford Services Northbound Moto towing-friendly
- mile 18 Tabley Hill Service Station
- mile 30 RoadChef Sandbach Services RoadChef towing-friendly
- mile 30 RoadChef Sandbach Services RoadChef towing-friendly
- mile 35 Crewe Services
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of London: London Charing Cross · from Manchester Piccadilly
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in London
hub by Premier Inn London Clerkenwell hotel
🏖️ 2.89 miles from The Serpentine - Hyde Park (Good water quality)
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Drive times from OpenRouteService; live trains from National Rail Enquiries. Times are typical, not a promise — check before you set off.