--- title: "Maer Staffordshire to Manchester Greater Manchester – 4 ways by car, bus, train | Mixroutes" description: "Maer Staffordshire to Manchester Greater Manchester is 55 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 10m. Cheapest: drive from £7. Real timetables, prices labelled live…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/maer-staffordshire-to-manchester-greater-manchester" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/maer-staffordshire-to-manchester-greater-manchester.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Wyld%2C_William_-_Manchester_from_Kersal_Moor%2C_with_rustic_figures_and_goats_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/1920px-Wyld%2C_William_-_Manchester_from_Kersal_Moor%2C_with_rustic_figures_and_goats_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" --- ![Manchester Greater Manchester](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Wyld%2C_William_-_Manchester_from_Kersal_Moor%2C_with_rustic_figures_and_goats_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/1920px-Wyld%2C_William_-_Manchester_from_Kersal_Moor%2C_with_rustic_figures_and_goats_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) # How to get from Maer Sta­f­f­o­r­d­s­h­ire to Manchester Greater Manchester [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester) [Manchester Greater Manchester to Maer Staffordshire](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/manchester-greater-manchester-to-maer-staffordshire) [Wyld, William (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wyld%2C_William_-_Manchester_from_Kersal_Moor%2C_with_rustic_figures_and_goats_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) **Fastest:** 1h 10m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £7\ by car\ **Distance:** 55 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 13\ from 08:00, Fri 6 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 55 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 6 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 30m quicker than the bus and £51 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 10m£7–10 Estimated 80 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester) - [**Bus** 2h 42m£58–86 Estimated every 15 min · D & G Bus · shortest 1h 45m](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester) - [**Train** Least hassle 1h 14m£61–105 Estimated every 6 min · Avanti West Coast](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester) - [**Taxi** 1h 10m£110–160 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from United Kingdom; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in United Kingdom** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gbr.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:08 → 10:50 2h 42m · 1 change D & G Bus 38£100–146](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tzatwyu) 2. [08:11 → 10:50 2h 39m · 2 changes D & G Bus 94£93–135](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t6rytrc) 3. [08:13 → 09:27 1h 14m · direct Avanti West Coast Avanti£61–105](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1lkh60w) 4. [08:24 → 09:48 1h 24m · direct Northern Rail Northern£73–120](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t10o9bcy) 5. [08:34 → 10:02 1h 28m · 1 change First Potteries 103£87–135](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1kp5v5a) 6. [08:50 → 10:08 1h 18m · direct CrossCountry£61–105](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t5tz5me) 7. [09:03 → 10:19 1h 16m · direct Transport for Wales TfW Rail£82–127](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1a0e3o2) 8. [09:32 → 11:17 1h 45m · direct FlixBus UK980£58–86](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tcdeuj8) [And 5 more in the planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Manchester+Greater+Manchester) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Maer Staffordshire to Manchester Greater Manchester? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 10m door to door. The straight-line distance is 55 km. What is the cheapest way from Maer Staffordshire to Manchester Greater Manchester? Driving is the cheapest, from £7. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. Is there a direct train from Maer Staffordshire to Manchester Greater Manchester? Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, 6 are direct, the fastest taking 1h 14m; more may run later in the day. Fares run £61–105 across classes. How much is the bus from Maer Staffordshire to Manchester Greater Manchester? Buses take about 1h 45m and cost £58–86 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 5 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How far is Manchester Greater Manchester from Maer Staffordshire by road? About 80 km, roughly 1h 10m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £7–10; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - D & G Bus - First Potteries - FlixBus Railways - Avanti West Coast - Northern Rail - CrossCountry - Transport for Wales Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Manchester Greater Manchester City and metropolitan borough in England Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in North West England, at the centre of the eponymous county of Greater Manchester. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. 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