How To Get To Manchester

Travelling to Manchester

Manchester is one of the UK’s largest and busiest cities, in the North-West of England and linked by road, rail and air to every major destination in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

By rail, it takes 2hrs 15mins from London to get there, 3hrs 30mins from Edinburgh (with 1 change), 3hrs 15mins from Cardiff and 1hr 30mins from Birmingham.
By road, take the M62 or the M6 to get to Manchester. The M62 is joined by the A1 (North) and the M1 (South) from the East side of the country, whilst the M6 runs both North and South of Lancashire on the UK’s West side.
Manchester International Airport (MAN) handles a huge amount of national and international air traffic.

Check out our up to date list of travel options below

To help you out, we have compiled some information to help you get to Manchester. Of course, you can always give us a call at anytime for help or advice - 0845 260 2800!

Which airlines fly into Manchester?

Where are you flying from?:

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Liverpool John Lennon - LPL

34 miles from Manchester

Can we provide airport transfers? No

Customerr Services, Administration Offices, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Liverpool, L24 1YD, United Kingdom

+44 (0)870 129 8484

Manchester - MAN

11 miles from Manchester

Can we provide airport transfers? No

Manchester Airport, Manchester, M90 1QX, United Kingdom

+44 (0) 9010 10 10 00

How far is Manchester from you?

Please check the grid below for your nearest local town. This will give you a rough idea of how long it will take you and your mates to get to Manchester by road.

Local Town	Distance (miles)	Time (hours/mins)
Aberdeen	348	5:40
Birmingham	84	1:37
Brighton	256	4:25
Bristol	165	3:00
Cardiff	184	3:23
Edinburgh	211	3:53
Glasgow	215	3:32
Inverness	372	6:22
Leeds	44	0:56
Leicester	103	2:04
Liverpool	34	0:45
London	197	3:46
Manchester	NA	NA
Newcastle	146	2:30
Norwich	185	4:01
Nottingham	81	1:44
Plymouth	278	4:43
Southampton	222	3:51

Are you travelling by rail?

If so, you can get your tickets from thetrainline.com. Please remember, the earlier you buy your train tickets, the cheaper they will be (we think - we can never figure out how those bloody APEX tickets work)!

Manchester is serviced by the following train station(s):