Manchester ▸ Glasgow

Direct buses · no change

• 00:45 → 06:45

  National Express 181 ☾ Overnight

  Manchester Airport, The Station → Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station · via Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle, Hamilton

  6h004 stops

  Runs: DailyBook on National Express ↗
• 01:35 → 06:45

  National Express 181 ☾ Overnight

  Manchester, Central Coach Station → Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station · via Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle, Hamilton

  5h104 stops

  Runs: DailyBook on National Express ↗
• 02:10 → 06:15

  FlixBus UKN30

  Manchester (Shudehill Interchange) → Glasgow (Buchanan Bus Station)

  4h05nonstop

  Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
• 15:40 → 20:15

  National Express 590

  Manchester, Central Coach Station → Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station · via Penrith, Carlisle, Hamilton

  4h353 stops

  Runs: Daily except FriBook on National Express ↗
• 15:55 → 20:45

  National Express 590

  Manchester, Central Coach Station → Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station · via Penrith, Carlisle, Hamilton

  4h503 stops

  Runs: Only Fri 30 Oct, Fri 6 Nov, Fri 13 Nov, Fri 20 NovBook on National Express ↗
• 16:10 → 21:10

  FlixBus UK030

  Manchester (Shudehill Interchange) → Glasgow (Buchanan Bus Station) · via Preston, Lancaster

  5h002 stops

  Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: National Coach Services Dataset (Department for Transport) (file of 23 Oct 2026), FlixBus (file of 25 Oct 2026) and FlixBus UK (file of 25 Oct 2026). Checked Thu 29 Oct 2026; they cover 29 Oct to 25 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. A bus from a company that publishes no open timetable may be missing. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: the National Coach Services Dataset (Department for Transport), taken from the Bus Open Data Service website. How we build this.