Trains to Manchester Victoria

Since its opening in 1844, Manchester Victoria has undergone many renovations. For instance, its resplendent Edwardian frontage dates back to 1909 and still looks outstanding today.

More recently, the station underwent a thorough renaissance when it was modernised in 2015. This programme breathed a new lease of life into the station and scrupulously updated its décor. Nevertheless, it retains some features of its former self, such as the baroque-style Edwardian façade carrying the original Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway signage near the station’s main exit.

Manchester Victoria provides a host of services and amenities for its passengers, including:

• A ticket office at the main concourse (opening times: Monday to Saturday: 6.30am – 10.00pm; Sunday: 8am – 10.15pm). You can book train tickets as well as monthly and annual season tickets at the ticket office.
• Self-service ticket machines and accessible ticket machines. Plus, you can collect tickets you have bought online from the self-service machines.
• Step-free access to all platforms.
• Boards to check the real-time train timetable.
• ATMs, shops, and hospitality.
• Post boxes.
• 38 bicycle storage stands are near the lifts at platform 3.

Victoria Train Station is located right in the city centre. It adjoins Manchester Arena, is close to the Manchester Cathedral, and is only a few minute’s walk from the Arndale Centre, the city’s premier shopping mall. Of course, this means it’s very easy to get to.

It’s excellently served by public transport, including taxis, local buses, and Metrolink trams. Manchester Coach Station is only a few minutes' walk away. If you need to get to the airport, you could walk to Manchester Piccadilly or hop on a train that will get you there in around six minutes. From Piccadilly, you can take the Manchester Express straight to the airport.

Manchester Victoria connects destinations across Greater Manchester like Altrincham, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, East Didsbury, and Southport, alongside other destinations in the north of England like Leeds, Newcastle, York, and Blackpool.

Bolton to Manchester Victoria

It only takes twenty-four minutes to get from Bolton to Manchester Victoria with Northern. Trains leave around every twenty minutes.

Leeds to Manchester Victoria

Getting from Leeds to Manchester Victoria takes approximately fifty-four minutes with TransPennine Express, or one hour and seventeen minutes with Northern. Trains leave every few minutes.

Hebden Bridge to Manchester Victoria

It takes thirty to forty minutes to get from Hebden Bridge to Manchester Victoria with Northern.

York to Manchester Victoria

The journey from York to Manchester Victoria takes around one hour and fifteen minutes with the TransPennine Express. Alternatively, you can take a Northern train to Leeds and then change trains.

Northern and TransPennine Express serve Manchester Victoria. Northern broadly serves the north of England with trains running to destinations like Huddersfield, York, Newcastle, Southport, Liverpool and Chester.

Meanwhile, TransPennine Express runs from Manchester Victoria to Leeds, stopping at stations like Huddersfield, Batley, and Ashton-Under-Lyme.

There are so many things to do near Manchester Victoria, as the station opens you up to the city centre. The National Football Museum is just outside the main entrance, and the entertainment hotspot, The Printworks, has many restaurants, pubs, bars, and a cinema.

South-east of the station, you’ll find the legendary Northern Quarter, a cool and trendy area of the city that’s doused in cafes, vintage shops, classy independent boutiques, record stores like Piccadilly Records, and fashion mecca Affleck’s Palace that’s been dressing the hip residents of Manchester since the early 1980s.

Look no further than the People’s History Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, or Chetham’s Library for a spot of history and culture.

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What’s the postcode for Manchester Victoria?

The station's address is Station Approach, Todd Street, Greater Manchester, M3 1WY.

How close are Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly?

The two stations are only one mile apart and the distance is perfectly walkable if you’re able. If you need help, you could get a taxi, a train, or a Metrolink tram from either station.

What area is Manchester Victoria in?

Manchester Victoria is situated north of the city centre on Hunts Bank, near Manchester Cathedral.

*Information is subject to change. Please check the latest train timetable before your trip.