There are 10 ways to get from Brussels to Manchester by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
4h 43m£139–325Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
11h 50m£32–41Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brussels to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
7h 39mFly Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
3h 52m£56–188Bus via London
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 540 / ...
14h 35m£48–77Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brussels to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
8h 45m£122–179Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Manchester Airport
- Drive from Brussels to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane AMS - MAN
3h 56m£74–224Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CRL - MAN
4h 39m£34–171Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Liverpool, train
- Drive from Brussels to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane AMS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 6m£84–253Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Drive from Brussels to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane AMS - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
6h 8m£92–265
Brussels to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Manchester is to bus which costs £30 - £45 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Manchester is to fly which takes 3h 52m and costs £55 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Brussel Eurolines Busstation and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Newhall St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 43m.
The distance between Brussels and Manchester is 416 miles.
The best way to get from Brussels to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs £130 - £330.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Brussels to Manchester, including transfers.
Brussels to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Manchester train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Manchester is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs £130 - £330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £45 and takes 11h 50m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £190 and takes 3h 52m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Manchester Piccadilly via London St Pancras Intl and London Euston in around 4h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Shudehill Interchange via Birmingham and Newhall St in around 11h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £70–110
- Comfort
- £85–120
- Premium
- £110–150
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £65–95
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120–180
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £10–15
- 1st Class
- £21–26
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9–15
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6–9
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7–11
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Brussels to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Manchester is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 11:45 AM in Brussels and 10:45 AM in Manchester.
Brussels to Manchester train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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