--- title: "Manchester Greater Manchester to Wem – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Manchester Greater Manchester to Wem is 73 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 28m. Cheapest: drive from £8. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/manchester-greater-manchester-to-wem" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/manchester-greater-manchester-to-wem.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Manchester Greater Manchester to Wem [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem) [Wem to Manchester Greater Manchester](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/wem-to-manchester-greater-manchester) **Fastest:** 1h 28m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £8\ by car\ **Distance:** 73 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 10\ 4 ways, Sun 25 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 73 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 25 Oct, 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£9 cheaper than the train and about as quick. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 28m£8–11 Estimated 90 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem) - [**Train** Least hassle 1h 35m£11–46 Estimated 5 departures · Transport for Wales](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem) - [**Bus** 3h 22m£54–159 Estimated 5 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem) - [**Taxi** 1h 28m£125–180 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [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. [09:10 → 10:45 1h 35m · 2 changes · Bee Network 150£12–41](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:43 → 12:04 2h 21m · 3 changes · Bee Network 142£12–46](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [11:01 → 13:58 2h 57m · 2 changes · Bee Network 42B£11–40](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [11:52 → 13:58 2h 6m · 3 changes · Bee Network 25£12–41](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [12:14 → 16:49 4h 35m · 1 change · National Express 541£54–90](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [13:01 → 15:58 2h 57m · 2 changes · Bee Network 42B£11–40](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [05:09^+1 → 08:31^+1 3h 22m · 1 change · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK980£74–114](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 8. [05:58^+1 → 10:17^+1 4h 19m · 2 changes · Warrington's Own Buses 9A£107–159](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Manchester+Greater+Manchester&to=Wem&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 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 Manchester Greater Manchester to Wem? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 28m door to door. The straight-line distance is 73 km. What is the cheapest way from Manchester Greater Manchester to Wem? Drive is the cheapest, from £8. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Manchester Greater Manchester to Wem? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 1h 35m. How much is the bus from Manchester Greater Manchester to Wem? Buses take about 3h 22m and cost £54–159 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Wem from Manchester Greater Manchester by road? About 90 km, roughly 1h 28m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £8–11; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Bee Network - National Express - FlixBus-gb - D & G Bus - Warrington's Own Buses - Hotspur - Arriva North West - Arriva Wales - Pat's Coaches Railways - Transport for Wales - Northern Rail Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Wem Town and civil parish in Shropshire, England Wem is a market town in the civil parish of Wem Urban, in Shropshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) north of Shrewsbury and 9 miles (14 km) south of Whitchurch. [The Wem guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/wem) Worth your time - Hawkestone Follies Weston Under Redcastle, SY4 5UY (Just 3 miles from Wem). 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