Manchester to Shropshire
How to get from Manchester to Shropshire by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
1h 42m · 73 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Manchester to the heart of Shropshire. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 0 Redbank Service Station
- mile 16 Cheshireways
- mile 18 Tabley Hill Service Station
- mile 19 Knutsford Services Southbound Moto towing-friendly
- mile 19 Knutsford Services Northbound Moto towing-friendly
- mile 31 RoadChef Sandbach Services RoadChef towing-friendly
- mile 31 RoadChef Sandbach Services RoadChef towing-friendly
- mile 36 Crewe Services
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Shropshire: Shrewsbury · from Manchester Piccadilly
Running right now
- 22:32 → 00:06 direct · 1h 34m · Transport for WalesOn time
- 22:32 → 00:06 change at Crewe · 1h 34m
Where to stay in Shropshire
Abbots Mead Hotel
✓ Family-run Georgian Town House hotel beside the River Severn
🏖️ 0.46 miles from River Severn in Shrewsbury (Poor water quality)
Shrewsbury
Once you're there
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From Manchester to elsewhere
Drive times from OpenRouteService; live trains from National Rail Enquiries. Times are typical, not a promise — check before you set off.