Transfer~1h 02 est. drive
Leedsany addressManchesterany address
door to door
Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer
Route
Leeds to Manchester
2 ways to get from Leeds to Manchester
Leedsany addressManchesterany address
- Regional train
- 1h 04 published
- Distance
- 72.2 km by road
- Operators
- TransPennine Express
- Transfer ~1h 02 est. drive
- Regional train 1h 04
LeedsManchester
- Transfer~1h 02 est.any addressany address
- Regional train1h 04Leeds railway stationManchester Piccadilly
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Journey times and carriers on this route.
Regional train1h 04
LeedsLeeds railway stationManchesterManchester Piccadilly
direct, trans-Pennine route, very high frequency with around 103 trains per day
TransPennine Express
Before you land
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Hours
TransPennine Express's own site states a fastest journey time of 1 hour 4 minutes and roughly 103 trains a day, one of the highest-frequency corridors in this file - the equivalent London-Leeds and London-Birmingham corridors elsewhere run at lower daily counts.
tpexpress.co.uk · checked 2026-09-10
Easy to get wrong
This is a separate service from Manchester's own Manchester Airport-Manchester Piccadilly corridor already documented in this file - Leeds-Manchester trains do not automatically continue to the airport.
tpexpress.co.uk · checked 2026-09-10