There are 8 ways to get from Cooktown to Manchester by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cooktown Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CTN - MAN
28h 20m£419–1,238Fly Cooktown Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)CTN - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
30h 45m£514–1,557Fly Cooktown Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Liverpool (LPL)CTN - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
29h 2m£433–1,057Bus to Cairns, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Smithfield
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CNS - MAN
32h 31m£588–1,056Bus to Cairns, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Smithfield
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)CNS - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
34h 35m£639–1,863Bus to Cairns, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Smithfield
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)CNS - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
34h 55m£543–1,675Bus to Cairns, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Smithfield
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)CNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
33h 17m£516–3,183Bus to Cairns, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Smithfield
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Liverpool (LPL)CNS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
33h 12m£472–1,175
Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cooktown to Manchester is to fly and train which costs £430 - £1,100 and takes 29h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cooktown to Manchester is to fly which takes 28h 20m and costs £410 - £1,300.
The distance between Cooktown and Manchester is 9352 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 20m to get from Cooktown to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 10h behind Cooktown. It is currently 3:23 AM in Cooktown and 5:23 PM in Manchester.
There are 3442+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Cooktown, QLD, Australia and Manchester, England?
Hinterland Aviation, Singapore Airlines, and Cathay Pacific fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Manchester Airport (MAN) once daily.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Liverpool via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–3,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Liverpool via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Liverpool via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Singapore Changi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Manchester Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £380–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,800
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,200
Flights from Cairns to London Gatwick Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–2,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–3,200
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Cairns, Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Manchester Airport via Cairns, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,300
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,500
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- 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
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Smithfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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