Routes
Birmingham to Manchester same day courier
About 90 road miles, 1 hour 45 minutes on the road. Collected within 30 to 60 minutes of booking, delivered the same day on a dedicated van.
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How this route works
Book online or by phone, any hour of the day. A driver from our Smethwick base collects within 30 to 60 minutes, loads with the tail-lift, and drives straight to Manchester with no depot stops and no other customers' goods on board. You get a photo and a signed proof of delivery as soon as the goods are off the van.
M6 and M56 most of the way. Clean air zone charges do not apply to vans in Greater Manchester at present. Greater Manchester has no charging clean air zone for vans, there are no tolls on the M6, M56 or M60, and the main constraint is loading time in the pedestrian streets around Market Street and Deansgate.
Where we deliver in Manchester
Retail stock and e-commerce returns to Trafford Park, broadcast and event kit for MediaCity and the city's venues, airport freight, and pallets of components for the engineering firms along the Ship Canal.
- Trafford Park
- Manchester Airport World Freight Terminal
- Salford Quays and MediaCity
- Heywood Distribution Park
- Sharston Industrial Estate
- Carrington
Trafford Park and Heywood are busy collection points, so we often pair a Birmingham delivery with a same-day pick-up for the Midlands.
The price for this route is shown straight away when you enter your exact postcodes, for every van size. Lorries are quoted by the team.
Vehicles on the Birmingham to Manchester run
- Small van: up to 1 pallet, 400 kg. Parcels, boxes, samples and documents. Fits one pallet or a few boxes.
- Short wheelbase van: up to 2 pallets, 800 kg. Up to two pallets or a mixed load of boxes and cases.
- Long wheelbase van: up to 3 pallets, 1,200 kg. Three pallets, long items, exhibition kit and machine parts.
- Extra long wheelbase van: up to 4 pallets, 1,000 kg. Four pallets or long, awkward loads that need the full length.
- Luton van: up to 6 pallets, 1,000 kg. Our main vehicle. Six pallets, box or curtain-sided. No forklift needed on site.
- 7.5 tonne to articulated lorry: through our carriers network, booked and managed by us.
What we carry between Birmingham and Manchester
Pallets, crates, machinery and parts, exhibition and event kit, print, retail stock, and dangerous goods carried in line with the UK regulations by our ADR-trained drivers. Timed and booked-in deliveries to distribution centres in Greater Manchester are run on the same dedicated basis.
Questions about this route
How long does a dedicated delivery from Birmingham to Manchester take?
About 1 hour 45 minutes driving once the van is loaded, around 90 road miles. We collect within 30 to 60 minutes of booking, so a same-day delivery is normal.
Can you deliver to the World Freight Terminal at Manchester Airport?
Yes. Give us the handling agent and the air waybill number and we deliver to the named shed. The driver carries photo ID and allows time for the security check.
Do you deliver to exhibitions at Manchester Central?
Yes. We need the stand number, the organiser's delivery schedule and the hall entrance. Our vans suit build-up days with no forklift.
Can you collect in Manchester and deliver to Birmingham?
Yes. Trafford Park and Heywood are busy collection points, so we often pair a Birmingham delivery with a same-day pick-up for the Midlands.
Get a price for your next load
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