There are 10 ways to get from Armagh to Manchester by train, plane, ferry, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
best- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Great Central
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BHD - MAN
4h 5m£39–145Train, ferry
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly0
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Oxford Road
10h 59m£77–132Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Armagh Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 2251 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
12h 32mBus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Armagh Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 2251 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
13h 24mLine 251 bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Armagh Bus Station to Portadown station
- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Great Central
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BFS - MAN
4h 33mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Great Central
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
5h 28m£43–144Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Great Central
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
4h 55m£44–164Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Southern Regional College Armagh to Dublin Airport T2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DUB - MAN
4h 50mTrain to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Great Central
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)BHD - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
5h 37m£64–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Armagh to Belfast
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Drive from Cairnryan to Manchester
7h 17m£91–140
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Armagh to Manchester is to train and fly which costs £35 - £150 and takes 4h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Armagh to Manchester is to train and fly which takes 4h 5m and costs £35 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Armagh station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Armagh Bus Station and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 32m.
The distance between Armagh and Manchester is 222 miles.
The best way to get from Armagh to Manchester without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 59m and costs £75 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from Armagh to Manchester, including transfers.
Armagh to Manchester bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Armagh Bus Station.
Armagh to Manchester bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Grand Central Station Stand 2.
There are 3473+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Armagh, Northern Ireland and Manchester, England?
There is no direct connection from Armagh to Manchester. However, you can take the line 251 bus to Portadown station, walk to Portadown, take the train to Belfast Great Central, walk to Grand Central Bus Stand 20, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, then take the train to Manchester Piccadilly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Armagh Bus Station to Manchester Oxford Road via Portadown station, Portadown, Dublin Connolly, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead, Holyhead, and Chester in around 10h 59m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Portadown to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Portadown to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £4–6
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £11–16
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Armagh Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Armagh Bus Station to Portadown station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Southern Regional College Armagh to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £165–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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